Cotten accuses Texas higher ed panel of political favors for four-year schools
Weatherford Rep. James Cotten charges the Texas Commission on Higher Education is under heavy political pressure to create four-year state schools. He cites recommended lists favoring Houston and Edinburg while denying others, and notes the legislature already raised Midwestern and Tarleton despite no commission support. Cotten argues for scrutiny and fiscal restraint amid tax concerns.
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James Cotten
Weatherford
Texas Commission On Higher Education
Cotten
Texas
Machine Psychiatrist on the Line At Mayo Clinic
Special Correspondent notes IBM 1620 computer applied to a Minnesota test by Dr. Starke Hathaway and J. Charnley McKinley can diagnose a subject in a minute. The author jokes the machine labeled him somewhat eccentric while noting the test is not infallible.
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Bob Considine
Ochester
Minn
IBM
Mayo Clinic
Minnesota
Edward Bennett Williams
Mecca of
Medicine
Park Avenue
Considine
Mont Blanc tunnel fantasies as space age headlines
A column muses on the 1964 Mont Blanc tunnel as a modern miracle not orbiting space. It compares ambitions for a Channel tunnel and lunar milestones, counts the tunnel as a major yet modest headline, and ends with reflections on psych testing and a 1620 computer.
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Inez Robb
Henry L. Mencken
Mont Blanc
English Channel
Channel
France
England
Mars
Venus
Hoover Truman reassessed in Iowa birthday observance
The Iowa celebration of Herbert Hoover’s 88th birthday spurs a fresh look at Hoover and Harry S. Truman. Historians and editors rank Truman as near great and Hoover as average, noting Hoover’s crisis handling and early relief programs while criticizing the political battles that limited his impact.
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Ashington
Herbert Hoover
Harry S. Truman
Iowa
Missouri
Sunday
New York Times
Truman
Washington
Jefferson
Lincoln
Woodrow Wilson
Hoover
Harding
U. S. Grant
Right Decision R Harold Eidinoff Remains In State Hospital
A six member jury at the State Hospital for the Criminally Insane in Rusk ruled R Harold Eidinoff remains mentally ill. The 53 year old El Paso surgeon, jailed since 1959 after fatally shooting attorney Ted Andress at El Paso International Airport, was found in need of continued hospital care. The panel deemed him chronically psychotic and dangerous if released.
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R. Harold Eidinoff
State Hospital
Rusk
el Paso
Lubbock
Ted Andress
el Paso International
Ejidinoff
Longevity Recipes From Centenarians and Baruch Birthday Thought
Iowa centenarian urges activity aggression and corn bread and beans for long life while another centenarian favors quiet easy living and light food. Opinions vary on drink with some avoiding and others approving a nip. Bernard Baruch on his 92nd birthday offers that long life hinges on having good, long‑lived ancestors.
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Iowa
Bernard Baruch
Baruch
N Adult Western Lacks Appeal for Younger Readers
A Western genre item fails to captivate modern audiences as it struggles to hold the attention of younger readers. Critics note dull plot elements and dated sensibilities that diminish engagement.
Politician Needs Gas For Any Road Ahead
Whether he travels the low road or the high road, a politician must have ample gas. The line underscores the stamina and resources required to pursue public service in a demanding political landscape.
Publication details and subscription rates from Lubbock paper 1962
The page lists the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal publication details, editors Parker Pruitt and Charles Guy, pricing for morning and Sunday editions by carrier and mail, and a pledge of allegiance. Noted year is 1962 with page and section markers.
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South Plaine
Lubbock
Chas. A. Guy
United States of America
Sec
Texas
Hidden Truths Behind a Smile and a Utopian Dream
A reflective piece contrasts choosing friends with the harm of betrayal and heartbreak. It critiques fast talking sales pitches that lure people, presenting utopia as a place where no deceit takes root. The tone is admonitory and cautionary.
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Utopia
The Story of Eddie Cantor Eternal Love
A reminiscence by George E. Sokolsky recalls Eddie Cantor from humble immigrant roots in the Lower East Side to Broadway and radio stardom. He highlights Cantor's love for Ida, their long marriage, charity to Surprise Lake camp, and enduring memory after Ida’s death at seventy.
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Sokolsky
Ida Cantor
Eddie
East Side
Lower East Side
America
Lipsky
Ida
Ziegfeld
Beverly Hills
Surprise Lake
Die
Hollywood
Forces Slated To Leave Laos
Avtar Singh of India, head of the three nation control commission, announced that Laos withdrawal under Geneva begins next week. The first group of North Vietnamese advisers and technicians backing the Pathet Lao will depart for Hanoi on Monday, followed by 55 to 60 Filipino technicians with U S forces leaving Wednesday.
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Laos
Avtar Singh
India
Control Commission
Hanoi
U.S
Pakistani Man Explains Walnuts Affected His Judgment
In an English court a 33 year old Pakistani defendant charged with shoplifting claimed that consuming many walnuts had impaired his brain. He argued the mental lapse was temporary and linked to his diet.
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Rangoon
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