Disarmament Dream Remains Elusive in World Talks
The article argues disarmament is still a distant goal after World War II. It cites the Geneva talks among 17 nations, noting Russia’s reluctance to cooperate and insistence on terms. It warns that balance of terror rather than genuine disarmament sustains peace, with no near breakthrough in sight.
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Henry Ford
Geneva
Russia
Green Bay Packers
Jane Mansfield
Terrace
Scarlet O'Hara
Moscow
San Julian
Havana
Cuba
San Antonio de Los Banos
Easy living made Indians weaker over time study shows
Anthropologists Lucille E Hoyme and William M Bass conclude that Indians in the Southeast who lived between 1000 B C and 500 A D on a Roanoke River island had better health than later descendants from 800 to 1400 A D. Earlier nomadic groups faced harder living but stronger constitutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucille E. Hoyme
Smithsonian Institution
Washington
William M. Bass
University of Kansas
Southeastern
United States
Skeltons
B.C
Roanoke River
Iit
Old-Timer Recollects Cheaper Recreation Past
An elderly resident reflects on days when leisure activities were affordable, recalling simpler amusements and lower costs that made recreation more accessible to families.
Town Mottoes and Pithy Sayings Echo In Local Menu
A small town restaurant features quirky lines about fools and weather on its menu. The notes humorously warn of young fools driving hot rods and describe outdoor parties as rain magnets. The piece highlights playful local flavor in everyday commerce.
Crisis Looms After One Challenge Ends
A terse remark notes a sequence of troubles as one crisis ends and another emerges, implying a constant cycle of escalating pressures without detailing specifics or actors.
Lubbock Paper Details Subscriptions and Pledge
The page lists subscription rates for Morning, Evening, and Sunday editions in Lubbock, outside Lubbock, and by mail, with prices by year, half year, quarter, and month. It also prints the U S pledge of allegiance and publication details for March 4, 1963.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock
Avalanche-Journal
Avalanche-Journal Publishing Company, Inc
8Th St
Ave. J
Texas
Texas Daily Press League
Dallas
Associated Press
United Press International
Parker F. Prouty Ie Chas
A. Guy
United States of America
Republic
Demos Promote Ike's Move Again in JFK Era Reflections
Ruth Montgomery notes that the Kennedy administration adopts a policy echoing Eisenhower's approach to "get America moving again." The piece recalls Ike’s popularity, Kennedy’s campaign lines about missile gaps, and defense chief McNamara conceding U.S. lead over the USSR while Cuba remains a hot issue.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
America
Kennedy
Ike
John F. Kennedy
McNama
Cuba
San
By Year 2000 Square Women On Way
A columnist ridicules a forecast that American women will be square by 2000 with waist measurements around 38 inches and figures moving toward a straighter silhouette. The piece contrasts past fashions vitamins and era changes with evolving standards and social freedoms.
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Inez Robb
Women’s Foundation
U.S.A
A.D
Powell Criticized for Trips and Nepotism Amid Congress Row
The piece defends Adam Clayton Powell while wryly noting critics accuse him of misusing counterpart funds for overseas trips and employing his wife, arguing the practice mirrors peer norms and calls for broader reform in foreign-use funds. It highlights counterfeit ethics amid a broader Congress travel critique.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Tully
WeSenioron
Adam Clayton Powell
Powell
New York City
Tully
Europe
United States
Congress
Armed Services
Government Operations
Foreign Affairs
Science and Astronautics
Senate
Vance Trimble
Scripps-Howard
John J. Williams
Delaware
Capitol Hill
Budget Bureau
U.S
Paris
Warsaw
Belerada
Rome
Lubbock Soldiers Enter Hollywood Circle In 1943
Lt Karl L Kimbro of Lubbock returned from Casablanca and was introduced to Hollywood by Capt Donald W McLeod of Norwich Conn McLeod once dated actress Elsye Knox who arranged a party for the men W R Plummer city tax assessor collector reports 9493 percent collections an all time high Allen Brothers Post American Legion has names and mailing addresses for about 1000 men shared with the Lions Club to enable letters to the service members
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock
W. R. Plummer
Allen Brothers Post, American Legion
Lions Club
Kennedy regime under Cuban threat reshapes Latin alert
Henry J. Taylor warns the Kennedy administration faces ongoing Cuban led subversion across Latin America. He cites a Soviet backed guerrilla network moving fighters and arms into Panama from Havana with La Coloma as a key depot and Santa Clara as a radio hub. Taylor argues Brazil remains Khrushchev's prize and urges decisive action to prevent a Communist bloc expanding through the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennedy
Anzoategui
Venezuela
Colombia
Costa Rica
Nicaragua
Honduras
Guatemala
Taylor Mexico
Red
Panama
la “Coloma
Pinar del Rio
Thelma King
Cienfuegos
Santa Clara
Latin America
Key Breton
Radio
Joao Goulart
Paraguay
Gran Chaco
Ecuadorian
Alliance For Progress
Khrushchev
Raul Castro
Cuba
Eva Peron
Puma
Betancourt
Clyde Beatty
Moscow
China
Private industry pension and welfare costs rise in 1962
Private industry spent an estimated 20.6 billion dollars in 1962 on employee pension and welfare funds social security unemployment insurance and jury compensation. This figure is 2 billion dollars higher than 1961, per the national industrial conference board.
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New York
UPI
National Industrial Conference Board
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South Plains
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Papa
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USIA
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Mamie
White House
Montgomery
Lizzy
By Kate Osann
Solon
George Ege
Berks CounTy
Ege
FloriDa
Ocklawahd River
Henry J. Taylor
Julio Sunol
Kremlin
Sunol
Conference of the Peoples
Brazil
Alaska
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South America
Scorpion Goulart
Munich
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