JFK Urges Voluntary Crop Curbs and Farm Program
President Kennedy sent Congress a farm plan to curb grain surpluses raise farm income and cut 10 cents a pound from butter prices. The plan favors voluntary production controls for feed grains and dairy, aims to reduce excess stocks, and would affect cotton prices to aid U S mills. Reactions were mixed with praise and doubts from farm lawmakers and committee chairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Ashington
Kennedy
Congress
Senate
House
U.S
Allen J. Ellender
D-La
Senate Agriculture Committee
Harold D. Coney
D. NC
Houses Agriculture Committee
Canadian crisis erupts over U.S. nuclear policy
In Ottawa a fierce parliamentary clash pits opposition leaders against Prime Minister John Diefenbaker over arming Canadian rockets and planes with American nuclear warheads. The debate ended without a vote, delaying a showdown until Monday as Pearson and Douglas demand full defense policy facts and, possibly, an election.
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Joyce Fairbairn Uawa
UPI
Canada
Western Alliance
U.S
John Diefenbaker
House of Commons
Diefenbaker
Lester B Pearson
United States
Moscow
Peking
Pearson
T. C. Douglas
Socialist New Democratic Party
Robert Thompson
Social Credit
U.S. State Department
Douglas Harkness
Harkness
FDR Jr Named Undersecretary of Commerce by Kennedy
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr., son of the late president, was named by President Kennedy to be undersecretary of commerce, a $21,000 a year post. Dr. Richard H. Holton was chosen for assistant secretary of commerce in charge of economic affairs, a $20,000 post. Both require Senate confirmation. Roosevelt, 48, served two terms in Congress and runs a foreign auto agency in New York. Holton will oversee field activities in economic affairs.
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Associated Press
Ashington
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr
Kennedy
Richard H. Holton
Berkeley
Calif
Senate
Congress
Roosevelt
New York
White House
Edward Gudeman
Holton
Hickman Price Jr
Pierre Salinger
Commerce
Luther H. Hodges
Salinger
Hodges Hodges
Hodges
Office of Business
FDR JR
Unseasonal Heat Ends Wild Weather Month Across Nation
Warm spell grips West Texas with Lubbock record high for Jan 31 at 77 degrees as 45 mph winds churn dust. Forecasters expect mid 70s and blustery winds before a new cold front lows the area. See MERCURY AGAIN Page 14.
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Charles Cullin
Avalanche-Journal
South Plains
Lubbock
Weather Bureau
Midwest
Chicago
Rockies
Texas
West Texas
Movie Star and the Cynical Honeymoon Quote
A columnist quips that a woman whose marriages last nearly as long as others’ honeymoons embodies a modern movie star. The remark reflects gendered social commentary from the era.
Keating cites Cuban Soviet buildup amid Ship arrivals
Sen Keating charges a renewed Soviet defense buildup in Cuba and presses for facts. Defense Department disputes two claims that a Soviet ship carried arms and that missile bases are actively maintained. Keating cites President Kennedy on surveillance and notes two ships Kasimov and Baltica reportedly docked with no confirmed offensive cargo.
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Associated Press
Ashington
Kenneth B. Keating
Senate
Soviet Union
Cuba
Kenney
Defense Department
Keating
Kennedy
Defense’ Department
Kasimov
Baltica
Dunn Testifies In Battle Over Reeves County Hospital Staff
Dr. John Paul Dunn told a hospital board he acted within his duties during a December patient death at Reeves County Memorial Hospital in Pecos. He said nurses misunderstood his joking manner and that he responded by telephone when he could not reach the patient in person.
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Pecos
John Paul Dunn
Reeves County Memorial Hospital
West Texas
Dunn
Sylvian Drumm
Sylvia Gonzales
1963 Lub bock license plates go on sale
More than 100000 tags ready for 1963 plates as state and county revenue tops 2.3 million. New black on white plates go on sale in the tax assessor collector office and Slaton substation at 8:30 a.m. First BT numbers available, mail-order option ongoing.
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Lubbock
Counent
Slaton
Russell S. Hardin
Lubbock County
Texas Highway Department
Highway Department
Hardin
Melba Garner
Ave. U
Substations Planned for License Tag Sales
The notice details a 1962 receipt of registration and a money order with 50 cents postage to the Lubbock County Tax Assessor-Collector. It states additional sub stations for license tag sales will open in the final weeks of the sale.
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Lubbock County
Prayer request for guidance and protection on commutes and healing
A brief prayer asks for divine guidance for loved ones traveling to and from work and protection during work. It also prays for healing for the sick and deeper understanding of God. The message ends with anonymous authorship.
Debated Fourth Court Move for City in Lubbock
Thursday night discussion in United Fund headquarters explored creating a new court in Lubbock County. Consensus favored a court of domestic relations over a general jurisdiction court, with seven agencies represented and a second meeting planned for 7:30 p.m. Thursday.
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Vaughn Hendrie
Avalanche-Journal
Legislative Committee
Lubbock County
United Fund
Bill Crenshaw
Lubbock
Lubbock Family Service Assn
Police Juvenile Division
Lubbock Youth Council
Lubbock County Child Welfare Unit
Queen Elizabeth Flight Reaches Powerful Pacific Storm
A jet liner carrying Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip from Edmonton to Honolulu turned back near mid flight due to gale winds over Hawaii. Pilot received weather warnings as gusts up to 70 mph battered the Hawaiian Islands causing heavy damage from high seas.
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Honolulu
Queen Elizabeth
Prince Philip
Edmonton
Canada
Hawaii
Vancouver
B.C
Hawaiian Islands
Twist Victims Lieon Dance Floor in Lodz
In Warsaw a 19 year old girl Eva was carried off the dance floor after a knee sprain during a Socialist youth newspaper event. The report, headlined First Sacrifice to the Twist in Lodz, comes from Lytandar Mlodych.
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Warsaw
Poland
Lodz
Lytandar Mlodych
Eva
Loan Shark Hearing Tests High Interest Proposals
State senators heard a loan man defend rates up to 245 percent as necessary to keep lenders in business. Lt. Gov. Preston Smith and Sen. Culp Krueger opposed high rates, and a Senate subcommittee will study bills from Don Kennard Bruce Reagan and Criss Cole, with a two week deadline for a ready bill.
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William Clayton Astin
UPI
Preston Smith
Culp Krueger
el Campo
United Press International
Senate
Krueger
Smith
Senate Banking Committee
Don Kennard
Fort Worth
Bruce Reagan
Corpus Christi
Criss Cole
Houston
George Parkhouse
Dallas
Weather digest fragment from Southweat area notes
Precipitation outlook for 24 hours ending early morning covers Abilene Amarillo Dallas Denver and surrounding zones. Forecast mentions light to moderate showers with variable winds and cooler temperatures across the region.
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Abilene
Amarillo
Dallas
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