Russians Move Ahead in Space Race With Two New Astronauts
The Soviet Union launches Maj. Andrian Nikolayev and Lt. Col. Pavel Popovich, moving ahead of the United States in manned spaceflight. Officials note the lead is provisional as both sides evaluate flights, with U.S. scientists pledging steady progress toward the moon.
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United States
Andrian Nikolayev
Pavel Popovich
Earth
Russia
Kennedy
Senate
U.S
Texas legislator seeks efficiency experts to trim state payroll
Rep. George Preston of Paris urges hiring efficiency experts to find ways to cut state expenses and reduce government staff. He warns federal practice shows merging and replacing positions, with politics hindering genuine cuts.
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Texas
George Preston
Paris
Preston
Anyny
Vermont Livestock Total Tops 383313, Cows Among Them
The Vermont Department of State in Montpelier reports New England state livestock totaling 383313, aiming to puncture the joke about more cows than people. Vermont’s population stood just over 390000 in the 1960 census.
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Vermont Department of State
Montpelier
New England
Vermont
Leisure report says Americans still work long hours
The Twentieth Century Fund concluded that Americans work nearly as long as a century ago but may not label it as work. The finding invites readers with leisure to examine the report.
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Twentieth Century Fund
U.S
Starta The Day On The South Plains notices and rates
An August 14 1962 page from the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal describes the Morning Edition and Sunday edition of the newspaper. It lists subscription rates in advance and notes the paper is part of Avalanche-Journal Publishing Company, with affiliations to the Texas Daily Press League and wire services AP and UP.
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South Plains
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Bs Avelanche-Journal Publishing Company, Inc
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Sth St
Ave. J
Lubbock
Texas
National Asceniins
Texas Daily Press League
Dallas
Associated Press
United Press International
Cee Pregd
Bao Rey
Pryul Ark
Ric Altor
Mellon style predictors prove as fallible as gutter omens
Washington correspondence notes a debate over economic forecasting as experts, like the late Mellon’s gutter prognosticator, rely on fragile indicators. Government data piles up yet offers little clearer guidance than private analyses, while Rep. Wright Patman seeks his own study amid White House and Fed disagreement.
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Washington
Andrew W. Mellon
the Treasury
Harding - Coolidge
Alexander Hamilton
Mellon
Treasury
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White House
House
Ways and Means Committee
Wright Patman
Texas
Joint
Congressional Economic Committee
Federal Reserve Board of Governors
Rep
Patman
Congress
Kennedy Fitness Program Takes Hold Nationwide
The nation's mood appears unsettled as Kennedy's physical fitness plan stands out as the only program gaining broad traction. Public interest centers on daily exercise initiatives and official endorsements amid a climate of health and vitality concerns.
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Kennedy
Story of Two Presidents Compared By Ruth Montgomery
A Washington based piece notes parallels between Teddy Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy, detailing shared traits like youth, fitness, leadership in confronting big business, and energetic family life. It traces their aides, outdoor habits, and efforts to modernize the White House while highlighting similar public images and initiatives.
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Alice Roosevelt
John F. Kennedy
Teddy Roosevelt
Big Business
Teddy
JFK
Big Steel
Kennedy
Air Force
Col
Godfrey McHugh
Archie Butt
Butt
Roosevelt
James R. Garfield
Stewart Udall
Garfield
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Navy
Taft
Orient
Robert Kennedy
Far East
William Howard Taft
Alice
Lee Montgomery
Tourist Man of the Year Nomination Critique
Inez Robb argues Time magazine should nominate the American tourist for Man of the Year, praising travelers as economic lifesavers while noting Caribbean free ports lure purchases and a notorious no singing sign at Port-of-Spain. She highlights vanilla beans bargains and jet travel as symbols of tourist economic influence.
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Inez Robb
Ridgetown
Barbados
Time Magazine
Time
Robb
New York
Port-of-Spain
Trinidad
Caribbean
United States
Antigua
Guadeloupe
Boeing
Desert mascot Pete renamed Patricia after AWOL incident
Las Vegas Army Gunnery School’s desert horned toad mascot Pete disappeared a week ago and was found with 14 baby horned toads. By order of the commanding officer the animal’s name was officially changed to Patricia.
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Lubbock Morning Avalanche
Las Vegas
Pete
Army Gunnery School
Patricia
Hoover an enduring symbol of public service at 88
George E. Sokolski argues Herbert Hoover embodies 19th century liberal ideals in public life. He credits Hoover with moral leadership, opposed to 20th century liberalism's growth of government, and notes Hoover’s roles from engineer to president and his work with Boys Clubs of America.
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George E. Sokolsky
Herbert Hoover
John Stuart Mill
America
Matthew Arnold
Horatio Alger
Commerce
United States
Boys Clubs of America
Cross Named Westinghouse Regional Director for Pakistan Area
Geneva Switzerland UPD P H Cross has been named regional director of the Pakistan area for Westinghouse Electric International He will direct the companys activities in the newly formed sales area covering Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan and will assume the post Monday.
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Switzerland
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P.H. Cross
Pakistan
Westinghouse Electric Internationa
Cross
Tran
Afganistan
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