Debt's Growth Poses Threat to Nation's Solvency
A recent Treasury deficit warning challenges the idea that national debt is only money we owe ourselves. The debt exceeds 300 billion dollars and continues to grow, with yearly interest payments of about 9 billion. It is owed to specific creditors, including foreign holders, not to the public in general. The piece argues debt growth threatens the nation’s solvency and urges prudent financing despite political labels.
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Treasury
Kennedy
Congress
Kennedy Stockings to Fill Santa Letters From VIPs
A Washington special reports that nearing Christmas officials draft wish lists to Santa in triplicate. President Kennedy seeks an all inclusive vote on administration bills and a tax cut. Vice President Johnson wants personal attention before rivals act. Attorney General Kennedy wants a memo pad for family plans. Teddy Kennedy asks for a fast track chairman post. Defense Secretary McNamara asks for a new press secretary.
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Ruth Montgomery
Ashington
Santa
St. Nick
State Department
Kennedy
House
Senate
Department of Urban Affairs
Peace Corps
Lyndon B. Johnson
Bobby
Teddy
White House
Robert Kennedy
Big Brother
Baby John Jr
Teddy Kennedy
Foreign Relations
Defense Sec
Robert McNamara
Enchanted pre Christmas New York City scene and political musings
The piece paints New York City as a festive, bustling pre Christmas showcase with glowing windows, wreaths, and church creches, while noting traffic slows to a crawl and shoppers chase memories and gifts. It ends with a satire list of Kennedy era figures and hypothetical gifts for 1964.
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Midtown
New York
Fifth Avenue
Park and Madison
Santa Claus
Housing Aid Expands Federal Control Across Nation
The Kennedy administration intensifies centralization by tying desegregation of housing to government funds. Critics warn widespread control could reach mortgages and private neighborhoods, echoing a history of government influence over farming welfare and education programs.
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Savings and Loan Association
United States
Franklin Roosevelt
Washington
Status Words to Raise Workers Status Stir Debate in New Jersey
Discussion of efforts to improve worker status through job terminology cites a Rutgers Newark pilot for 44 garbage contractors. Course aims include replacing the term dump with limit and reflects skepticism about the value of labels for janitor and environmental control work.
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New Jersey
Newark
Rutgers
Small Town Knows Its Best Poker Player
In a place where locals pride themselves on card games, residents say the town’s standout poker player is widely recognized for skill and savvy at local gatherings and informal tournaments.
It's Mighty Easy to Reearn for More Than You Earn
A concise adlike line states that increasing earnings beyond actual pay is simple, cautioning readers about overestimating future income. It hints at financial advice or a slogan aimed at workers considering inflated prospects. The piece emphasizes prudent budgeting amid wage expectations.
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Early 1862 Pricing and Pledge
Page 1 of the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Dec 10 1862 prints subscription rates for various delivery options in Lubbock and surrounding areas. It also includes the paper’s pledge of allegiance and notes the edition details. The document lists prices for carriers in Lubbock and outside, plus mail rates, and credits Parker F. Prouty as editor and publisher.
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South Plains
Lubbock
Avalanche-Journal
Avalanche-Journal Publishing Company, Inc
At &Th St
Ave J. Lubbock
Texas
National Advertising Representatives
Texas Daily Press League
Dallas
Associated Press
United Press International
Parker F
United States of America
Republic
Gregory Peck Named Star of the Year by Theater Owners
Hollywood star Gregory Peck, a four time Academy Award nominee, chosen as star of the year by theater owners of America after completing the film To Kill a Mockingbird based on Harper Lee's novel.
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Hollywood
UPI
Gregory Peck
The
Theatre Owners of America
Peck
Tech administration Denies Christmas Vacation Change
Texas Tech student council requests to revise the Christmas break were denied by the administration led by Dr. Clifford B. Jones. The Dec 22 to Jan 6 schedule was set with railroad and bus officials, while a Dec 19 to Jan 4 option urged by students could disrupt timely returns due to transportation limits. Six Gold Star mothers were honored at an Athenaeum Club Christmas program hosted by Mrs. Ray Sawyer at 2211 Main, including Mrs. D. A. Childers, Mrs. O. W. Coats, Mrs. Fred Rogers, Mrs. Mae Paulger, Mrs. L. E. Boren, and Mrs. Mark Peek.
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Texas Tech
Tech
Clifford B. Jones
Jones
Athenaeum Club
Ray Sawyer
Main
D. A. Childers
O. W. Coats
Fred Rogers
Mae Paulger
L. E. Boren
Mark Peek
Man Seeks Escape While Subpoena Server Closes In
A man seeking to get away faces pursuit as a subpoena server tracks him down. The tale centers on legal pressure forcing a potential departure and the tension between personal retreat and court orders.
Moses Resignation Debate Rocks New York Politics
The piece argues Gov. Nelson Rockefeller should not force Robert Moses to resign to aid Laurance Rockefeller. It labels the move as political overreach that worsens state turmoil and questions Rockefeller’s presidential prospects versus Javits.
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Barnett
Bobby
Ross Barnett
Caroline
Daddy
Glen Ora
Nelson Rockefeller
Rocky
White House
Scranton
Romney
Kennedys
Robert Moses
Gov
Moses
Rockefeller
Park Council
Laurance
Rockefellers
Kennedy
Laurance Rockefeller
New York State Park Council
Lehman
Bob Moses
New York State
Gov. Rockefeller
Sen
Jacob Javits
Javits
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York
al Smith
John F. Kennedy
Idea For Bridge Over English Channel Hit
Retired French railway official Albert Drouillaz suggests joining Britain and France with a 200 foot wide isthmus by filling in the Channel rather than building a tunnel or bridge. He claims the project would cost little more than a bridge and be permanent, with ships passing under bridges along the route.
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Paris
Albert Drouillaz
Britain
France
English Channel
Drouillaz
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Phyllis Battelle
York
New York City
Grandmas House
Country
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Salvation Army
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Central Park
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Idlewild
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Stewart Udall
Labor
Willard Wirtz
Arthur Goldberg
Supreme Court
Wirtz
Douglas Dillon
Dillon
Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy
William McKinley
Big Labor
JFK
Harold
Stassen
Richard M. Nixon
Barry Goldwater
Jack
Fidel Castro
Jacqueline Kennedy
Ray Tucker
Democratic Party
States Rights Party
South
Tucker
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Tizzy
By Kate Osann
NEA, Inc
Miss Turner
Curras Das Freiras
Madeira
Bruhl
Germany
Augustusburg
George E. Sokolsky
St. Lawrence River
Triborough Bridge
California
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