Kennedy Inaugural Begins New Administration Debut
Washington reflects on John F Kennedy taking office as the youngest president. The piece discusses his aims, the need for Congressional cooperation, and the balance of power, noting public mandate limits and the heavy burden of guiding the nation through domestic and foreign challenges.
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John F. Kennedy
Washington
Ir. Kennedy
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Congress
Legislative Branch
Dr Tom Dooley Dies After Life of Humanitarian Work
Admirers in Lubbock mourn the death of Dr Tom Dooley the physician renowned for aiding Southeast Asia. A former Navy doctor he helped Laos and founded MEDICO in 1958 with Dr Peter Comanduras to deliver medical aid to underserved nations. He contracted cancer in 1959 and continued work until his death in New York City.
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Lubbock
Tom Dooley
Southeast Asia
New York City
Doctor Dooley
Navy
Laos
Peter Comanduras
Washington, D.C
Medico
Medical International Cooperation Organization
Iubbock
Space aging theories and fountain of youth ideas
Mixed views on space travel altering aging. Some scientists suggest space would slow aging while others think travelers could return older than peers on Earth. No consensus exists until a mission occurs, which may be far off.
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Space
Earth
Fragmented Local Notice From Lubbock January 21 1961
A garbled Wirespread notice from Lubbock Texas dated January 21 1961 references legal or civic matters. It mentions local entities and a United Nations international post fee context but remains unreadable in key details. The text lists scattered names and terms without clear action or outcome.
Two Paths Marked In Africa By Considine
In a JOSEPHINE era column, Considine notes Wilfred Jay Patton's visit to Jan Smuts airport in Johannesburg where gates labeled Europeans and Non-Europeans sparked a revealing moment. He cites apartheid practices from mine X-ray checks to Africa labor wages and living standards, then shifts to foreign affairs gossip and future air travel visions with a satirical newsroom tone.
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Bob
Patton Wilfred Jay
Jan Smuts
Johannesburg
Union of South Africa
Nixons And Kennedys The End And The Beginning
Ruth Montgomery reports on the Kennedy and Nixon families during a milestone weekend. Pat and Dick Nixon plan a private Bahamian vacation while Jack and Jackie Kennedy assume the presidency. Dick may later study law in Los Angeles as Pat shops for a home by the ocean, and the Nixons consider a return to public life.
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Ruth Montgomery
Ashington
Kennedy
Nixon
Jack
Jackie Kennedy
Pat
Dick Nixon
Tricia
Julie
Bahamas
France
Germany
Switzerland
Austria
Tyrolean Alps
Nixons
Los Angeles
Kennedys
Secret Service
High Cost of Federal Aid Warned by Taxpayers Group
A New Jersey Taxpayers Association report argues federal aid costs far more than it returns, citing a 1 dollar received for 247 spent in grants and urging restraint. It criticizes Congress and notes Kennedy administration planned large expenditures while politicians from both parties push for more aid. The piece ends with a sharp line on aging and a cynical view of federal spending.
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Ray Tucker
Ashington
New Jersey Taxpayers’ ‘Association
Capitol Hill
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia l
Barry Goldwater
Congress
Washington
New Jersey
House
Senate
Frank Thompson, Jr
Trenton
Kennedy
Len Clifford Case
Sen. Case
Seminole Crowder Wharton Named Fire Dept President
In the annual election Seminole Crowder Wharton was named president of the Seminole Volunteer Fire Department. Max Maloney was named vice president with J. B. Alrhart as city secretary Ram sey Longbotham as fire chief and Ancil Neil as assistant fire chief. The Rev HG Gantz begins his fourth year as pastor of First Christian Church with 416 new members admitted in the past three years. Plans include site purchase at Broadway and Ave X new organ and Maus chimes and paid debts. Telephone switch to dial system discussed by I R Grimes. Banks in Lubbock and Texas observe Gen. Robert E. Lee birthday. Major building project expenditures for Texas A and M and Tech library funding noted by board of control.
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Crowder Wharton
Seminole Volunteer Fire Department
Max Maloney
J. B. Alrhart
Ramsey Longbotham
Ancil Neil
HG. Gantz
First Christian Church
Gantz
Lubbock
Broadway
Ave. X
Kennedy Second Tier Reshapes Government Policy
The article analyzes the growing influence of second tier leaders in government, noting how under secretaries shape daily operations, with Kennedy’s administration likely to elevate academics and experts. It warns of powerful independent agencies expanding through regulations and predicts conservative and liberal tensions in Cabinet appointments and legislation. An accompanying Mexico City airline strike ended with a 15 percent pay raise after a contract with the Union of Airline Workers.
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Kennedy
Congress
Hoover
Landis
White House
Robert A. Taft
Harry Burst
Truman
Eisenhower
Airlines
Mexico City
Eastern Airlines
Mexico
Airline
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Africa
Commercial & Financial Chronicle
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Nesselton
du Toit
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Union
Northern
Rhodesian
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Henry
Congo
TWA
New York
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20Th Century Fox
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Ger
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Julie Newmar
Considine
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Paris
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Herter
Whittier
Rolling Hills
Santa Monica
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Tizzy
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Passaic
N.J
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Louisiana
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Colorado
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New Hampshire
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Michigan
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Lubbock Morning Avalanche
I. R Grimes
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Robert E. Lee
Tech
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Tech Board of Directors
George E. Sokolsky
Jam
Foster Dulles
Sokolsky
Dulles
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Cordell Hull
Roosevelt
Mond Moley
A. A. Berle, Jr
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State Department
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Bowles
Springfield
Massachusetts
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United State
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