Mechem Becomes New Mexico U.S. Senator After Chavez
Ed Mechem of Las Cruces, four time governor, will fill the late Dennis Chavez’s Senate seat. His tenure depends on New Mexico Legislature actions after January as Mechem brings a rugged, calm leadership style and long government experience to the Upper House.
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New Mexico
Ed Mechem
Dennis Chavez
Mechem
Chavez
Las Cruces
Senate
Coke Stevenson
Texas
Washington
Potomac
U.S
Tom Bolack
Regulating Nuclear Weapons Safety After Air Force Threat Incident
The Pentagon credits a sergeant's threat to shoot into a nuclear bomb and other incidents with spurring tighter human-factor rules in the nuclear weapons safety system. Officials say explosions were not possible in those cases, but emphasize the need for rigid safeguards amid possible psychiatric issues among access to weapons.
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Pentagon
Stanford study says Americans favor arts over athletics
The Stanford Research Institute reports more piano players than licensed fishermen and more theater-goers than golfers, suggesting Americans show growing interest in aesthetics. The findings counter foreign critics while affirming no need to abandon athletic pursuits.
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Stanford Research Institute of California
Stanford
Coin Shortage Sparks Call for Five Cent Nickel
A recent report highlights a shortage of coins and jokes that the country needs more nickels and small change, noting dimes and quarters are scarce as holiday shopping begins.
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Publisher Rates From 1982
The notice outlines subscription prices for morning and Sunday editions of the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal and related publications. Rates vary by delivery type and location, with different annual and monthly options for in-town and outside-Lubbock customers. The date shown is December 3, 1982.
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South Pains
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Avalanche-Journal Publishing Company, Inc
Stn St
Ave. J
Lubbock
Texas
Texas Daily Press League
Dallas
Associated Press
United Press International
Texas Ck FF
Guy
Rane and
Gundey
A Lake Michigan Vote Mirror in a Dinner Table Tale
A Mills County tall tale recounts a county official inviting President and Mrs Kennedy on a boat ride amid a storm. Mrs Kennedy volunteers the life preserver while the President offers to helm. A democratic vote wins the life preserver by 7 to 2. A separate note laments missing cash drawers at the new Philharmonic hall in Lincoln Center, prompting a rename to Philanthropic Hall after carpenters fix the issue.
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Bob Considine
York
Cook County
Mill
Kennedy
Lake Michigan
Jacqueline
Helm of State
New Philharmonic Hall
Lincoln Center
Philanthropic Hall
Cash Still Popular for Lunches Among Schoolkids
A long, humorous column jokes that some kids still pay cash for meals while mint officials lament coin shortages. It notes silver dollar money clips and cuff links sold as novelties and pokes fun at the reliance on change and credit cards in modern life.
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Inez Robb
Ead
Institutional Advt
United States
U. S
Red China and Nuclear Ambitions Reshape U S Disarmament Talks
In Washington, Red China's move toward a nuclear capacity within a year complicates Russo American efforts on a ban on tests. Senator Jackson disputes Rusk Foster views, warning that a Soviet United States pact may not deter Mao's regime and Beijing's aggression risks Formosa and Southeast Asia.
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Ray Tucker
Red
China
Sip Cion
Peiping
India
Tucker Washington
Senate Armed Services Committee
Sec. Rusk
Moscow
William C. Foster
Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
Nikita Khrushchev
Mao Tse-tung
REC
Sen
Henry M. Jackson
Washington
Capitol Hill
Pentagon
Sen. Jackson
Red China
United Nations
Nehru
Khrushchev
Fidel Castro
Mao
Bandung
Castro
United States
Formosa
South Korea
Southeast Asia
Backward Country Says No Riots In Its Borders
A peculiar remark notes that the nation remains quiet with no riots inside its territory, contrasting with neighboring regions troubled by unrest. The statement highlights a focus on stability and order amid surrounding tensions.
Submarines Sink Five More Japanese Ships in 1942
American subs sunk five more Japanese vessels including a destroyer, lifting total sinks to 148. Unbeaten Hrdin Simmons agreed to face the Second Army Air Force in the Sun Bowl. Lubbock P T A council earned a wartime certificate of merit at the state convention.
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Hrdin-Simmons
Army Air Force
Lubbock City
Parent-Teacher Council
State Convention of Parent- Teacher Associations
Boundary Tale and Fourth Floor Reflections
The article recounts a legendary tale of two brothers setting a boundary between Cyrene and Libya by racing to meet at the line, then notes a history piece about Cuba in George Sokolsky’s review of Earl E. T. Smith’s The Fourth Floor. It discusses State Department and CIA control, Rubottom Wieland, Fidel Castro, and calls for reforms to firing power over senior officials.
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Afkia
Cyrene
Libya
U.S
Earl E. T. Smith
State Department
CIA
Roy Rubottom
William Wieland
United States
Cuba
Sokolsky
Smith
Fidel Castro
Bogota
Sen. Smathers
Florida
Foreign Service
Peking
Moscow
Berlin
Castro
Colombia
Washington University holds classes on Presidents' Day
ST LOUIS UPI Washington University named for George Washington observed Columbus Day as a holiday but new chancellor Thomas H Eliot said classes would be held on February 22 Presidents Day. Eliot noted he believes the day should be a holiday, yet the university calendar committee decided that academic exigencies made suspending classes on Feb 22 in 1963 impossible.
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ST. Louis
UPI
Washington University
George Washington
Christopher Columbus
New University
Thomas H. Eliot
Persident
Eliot
I'm so tired I can hardly say Charge It
A brief humorous line explores fatigue and a stubborn shopping impulse. The speaker laments exhaustion while nodding to a casual request or action, hinting at impulse spending or payment.
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