Economy Upward Trend Defies Forecasts Across Years
The piece notes economists and officials from President Kennedy to Luther Hodges describe a persistent uptrend in the U.S. economy, with cautious optimism amid possible shocks. It highlights mixed indicators from Wall Street Journal projections and repeated forecasts that fail to predict a dip, praising the dynamic, resilient growth driving continued expansion.
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Kennedy
Congress
Luther R. Hodges
Hodges
The
Wall Street Journal
U.S
Budget vacation driving time for meaningful rest
The California State Automobile Association urges careful planning for trips, noting that many travelers rush to cover ground and return with fatigue and only a mileage record. A well planned vacation should balance travel with relaxation to avoid ending up worn out.
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California State Automobile Association
Meeting punctuality and self‑regard in a fable
A tale notes a committee all arriving on time and contrasts it with a boastful man who proclaims his own importance immediately. The fable uses concise irony to critique vanity and punctuality as social signals.
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Kennedy
Gordon Cooper
Earth
Gemini
Apollo
Pennsylvania Avenue
Blue Ridge Mountains
Bonnie Prince Charles
MacKinnon
Gina MacKinnon
Margo
Old-Timer Recollects Three Cigars For A Nickel Era
A nostalgic note recalls a bygone time when a man could buy three cigars for a nickel, reflecting on lower prices and simpler days in the community's memory.
Heaviest Thing to Lift Now a Days Is a Mortgage
A wry note on modern finances highlights mortgages as the heaviest burden many face today. It frames home loans as a dominant nightly concern for households navigating rising rates and prices.
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal 1963 Pay Rates and Staff
Clerical details show the Lubbock Avalanche Journal distribution and pricing in 1963 with staff listings Parker F Prouty and Chas A Guy as Editor and Publisher. It lists subscription rates for various editions, carriers, and mail options in Lubbock and outside areas and includes the pledge of allegiance text and page citation.
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Ap Independent Democratic
Lone
Cai
Lubbock
Avalanche-Journal
Avalanche-Journal Publishing Company Inc
Tnts
8Th St
Ave J. Lubbock
Texas
Texas Daily Press League
Alee Aces
Associat
United Press International
Meastas Parker F. Prouty Chas. A. Guy
United States of America
Republic
Good Men for the Occasion in Space History
A Special Correspondent recalls how bold leaders and little known test pilots like Shepard Grissom Glenn Carpenter Shirra Slayton Cooper rose to the moment in U S space efforts. The piece notes the pattern of timely figures from Washington to FDR and MacArthur guiding national endeavors.
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Bob Considine
New York
People
Britain
Washington
Jefferson
Adams
Franklin
Paine
Morris
Lincoln
Wilson
Babe Ruth
Fdr
Macarthur
Shepard
Grissom
Glenn
Carpenter
Schirra
Slayton
Cooper
Too Much Ease Progress With A Laugh
Ruth Montgomery critiques modern progress with a satirical tone, arguing automation, highways, and space programs create more problems than benefits. The piece contrasts urban sprawl, government buildings, and the promise of rockets with cautions about dependency on machines and the loss of traditional values.
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Ruth Montgomery
America
Sam
National Cultural Center sparks mixed public heat
Andrew Tully rues the planned center in Washington as a cultural folly and a movie hall addition inflates costs to 31 million, fearing it will turn culture into an elite, out-of-touch showcase while ordinary Americans balk at a 30 million price tag.
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St. Regis
Gina MacKinnon
Linlithgow
Edinburgh
Leith
Andrew Tully
Dent Weenington
Boris Godunov
Couth
National Culture Center
Jackie Kennedy
America
Paris
London
Rome
Topeka
Bob Hope
No woman enjoys getting into a girdle as much as she does
A wry saying emphasizing the hassle of wearing tight undergarments, noting the greater relief and preference many feel when removing them.
Buying a wig adds to overhead costs
A note states that purchasing a wig increases overhead. The line highlights the impact on expenses and budgeting considerations for operations.
Samuels Addresses Texas Tech Grads in Fort Worth Stadium
Sidney L. Samuels, Fort Worth attorney, delivered the 17th annual commencement to 282 Texas Tech graduates in the college stadium. He urged viewing graduation as a revealation of limits and warned the young to defend liberties from radicals and social experiments. A bus caravan sent youths to Abilene for a Northwest Texas Methodist Conference youth assembly, with listed participants including Evelyn Hodges and Corinne Kennedy.
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Lubbock
Abilene
Northwest
Texas Methodist Conference
Evelyn Hodges
Mary Beth Dupree
Mary Ann Dykes
Rowena Tipton
Dorothy Dawkins
Ruth Monk
Deane Pierce
Charles Walden
Bill Fleming
Ray Cox
Jackie Cogdell
Bill Austin
Bobby Carr
Charles Luttrick
Neyland Hester
Robert L. Cole
Corinne Kennedy
Debt and Tax Alarm in Kennedy Era
The piece attacks the Kennedy administration's borrowing spree, citing a debt rise from $293 billion to $309 billion with plans toward $320 billion. It accuses politicians of spending borrowed money, raising taxes, and circumventing the debt limit to fund programs, while the Fed tightens credit.
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Henry J. Taylor
U.S. Treasury
Congress
United States
Treasury
New Frontier
Douglas Dillon
Dillon
Kennedy
Fashionable New Orleans Women Embrace Pickled Pig Feet Fad
The New York Republican Advocate notes 1863 fashion in New Orleans where women stockpile pickled pigs feet dubbed Cincinnati oysters. They reportedly snack between theater acts as grease runs down their mouths in vivid detail.
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New Orleans
New York Republican Advocate
Cincinnati
Formosan Hotel Boom Expands in Taipei
Three hotels rise in Taipei and three more are planned by local firms as Formosa's capital speeds its hotel construction push.
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Formosan Capital
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