Over Russia Freedom Gives Us Advantage
Experts note economic strain in the Soviet Union under Khrushchev while US defense leaders dispute Russia reaching parity in our lifetime. The piece argues that communism stifles initiative, fosters mediocrity and bureaucracy, and that the US advantages from freedom and self-interest despite Soviet tech gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Khrushchev
Robert McNamara
Russia
United States
Senate Armed Services Committee
China
Risky Driving Proves Rougher Than Rocket Flight
A recent test used electronic monitors worn by civilians in heavy traffic to measure stress. The study compared motorist strain to that of Mercury astronauts, showing rush hour driving imposes greater physical and emotional load.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Canaveral
Mercury
Space
Back to the Woodshed Slogan Sparks School Discipline Debate
The Washington Superintendent proposes using paddling in schools and suggests the slogan Back to the Woodshed to emphasize discipline. The piece notes the impracticality of woodsheds given modern heating fuels and questions how a literal implementation could work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ine
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Platform Notes in 1963
A 1963 page from the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal details publication notes, editors, and subscription rates. It lists staff roles, affiliations, and pricing for various delivery options, including carrier and mail subscriptions for different combinations and regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mouth Plains
Lubbock
Sec
Tex
Space budget grows as Hoover-era spend level rivaled
Ruth Montgomery reports that space program funding tops 7.3 billion annually when including Air Force costs, with lawmakers startled by the size of the space race. Rep. James Fulton uses imaginative comparisons to make the figures understandable, likening Saturn C-5 energy and Cape Canaveral plans to everyday scales while noting massive construction and transport projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Montgomery
Washingron
Herbert Hoover
Congress
James Fulton
GOP
House Space Committee
Fulton
Capitol Dome
New York
Chicago
Cape Canaveral
Space Agency
Earth
Pennsylvania
Unlikely Opinions on Beauty and Space Dreams
Phyllis Battelle critiques a Brooklyn College survey asking coeds to rate their looks, arguing vanity defies human nature and noting other studies on gender and leisure. The column shifts to space race prophecies, predicting orbital docking, nuclear strike potential, and a future of space era education and weather monitoring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phyllis Battelle
York
Brooklyn College
Liz Taylor
Judy Garland
Brooklyn
Solons Aid In Budget Fiasco In Kennedy Year
Washington budget skirmish shows Congress eager to defend defense spending while promising cuts. Republicans cite possible savings but back large procurement bills, while Kennedy trims more than $125 million since January. Treasury worries about fiscal responsibility amid partisan optics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Tully
Ashington
Kennedy
Capitol Hill Tully
Pentagon
Treasury
Congress
Treasury Sec
Dillion
Maurice H. Stans
Eisenhower
House
Charles Halleck
GOP
Ben F. Jensen
R.town
Jensen
Interior Department
Canada
Iowa
White House
Able Men in Tough Job Aid Committee Praised
A tribute honors President Kennedys appointment of ten able men to the Clay commission probing foreign aid. Notable figures include Robert Lovett, Robert Anderson, Eugene Black, L. F. McCollum, Herman Phleger, and Howard A. Rusk, praised for candor, foresight, and public service. The piece urges empowering the committee as a standing watchdog on foreign aid.
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Kennedy
Clay
Lucius
D. Taylor Clay
Marshall Obeover
George C. Marshall
Lovett
Gen. Marshall
Marshall
Mr. Lovett
Sec. of the Treasury
Robert B. Anderson
Commission
Eugene R. Black
World Bank
Oklaho
San Francisco
Herman Phleger
State Department
Howard A. Rusk
Korea
Backward Country Lacks Constant Fundraising Campaign
A backward country is described as one without a perpetual fundraising drive. The remark emphasizes the contrast between persistent campaign culture and a more ordinary civic budget approach.
New Members Named to Texas Tech Junior Council
On Memory Lane the Texas Tech Junior Council welcomes new members Glenna Jack Christine Moore Betty Jo Morgan Johnnye Bagwell Helen Mack Hume Mary Lou Metcalfe Trin ka Norman Louis Chamblis Beth Floyd Manda Hamilton Rachel Patterson Betty Herring Betty Grace Pugh Rita Norman Jean Powell Moreene Robertson Carolyn Reynolds Marae Street Anna Baker Josie Lee Barnett joining the women’s service group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Tech Junior Council
Glenna Jack
Christine Moore
Betty Jo Morgan
Johnnye Bagwell
Helen Mack Hume
Mary Lou Metcalfe
Trinka Norman
Louis Chamblis
Beth Floyd
Manda Hamilton
Rachel Patterson
Betty Herring
Betty Grace Pugh
Rita Norman
Jean Powell
Moreene Robertson
Carolyn Reynolds
Marae Street
Anna Baker
Josie Lee Barnett
Marriage Annulment Bid Denied Over Wife’s Work Promise
New York justice rules a man cannot annul a 1961 marriage due to his wife Rosalind failing to continue work. Libbert Summer, 45, sought annulment after claiming she promised to work to supplement a veteran's pension of 108 monthly. Justice Edgar J. Nathan Jr. dismissed the complaint, stating not every false representation to induce marriagejustifies annulment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
State Supreme Court
Edgar J. Nathan Jr
Justice Nathan
Libbert
Rosalind
Nathan
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Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Considine
John Glenn
Mariner
Venus
Moon
Outer Space
University of Cincinnati
Wayne University
Detroit
Gallup
Purdue University
U.S
Solons
Henry J. Taylor
L. F. McCollum
McCollum
By Kate Osann
Driscoll
Kenya
Africa
Thor
Mia Silas
By Galbraith
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