Refugee flood in China tests Western response
A Western view of a Western flood from Red China shows tens of thousands fleeing hunger. Hong Kong officials and Western diplomats doubt a long term exodus and foresee possible future waves. The United States signals openness to thousands of Chinese refugees while screening remains essential to separate noncommunists from pro Beijing elements. The crisis raises questions about Peiping’s policy and the fate of millions in famine.
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Coney
Kong
Hong Kong
Red China
Peiping
Kennedy
United States
West
Kennedy Opposes Work Week Cuts Amid Union Pushes
President Kennedy rejects reducing the work week as unfeasible and plans a wage rise guideline of three percent to slow inflation. Meanwhile unions nationwide press for shorter hours and higher pay, with Amalgamated Clothing Workers backing a 35 hour week with full pay and New York bricklayers seeking a six hour day.
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Kennedy
Galveston
New York
Ail Beer
Aot
Eel Companies
Readeve her all city news fragment in paper
Fragmentary OCR from Lubbock Avalanche-Journal mentions local news items and names but is largely unreadable. It hints at regional reporting and community notices without clear events or dates.
Britain's Health Service in 14 Years of Socialized Medicine
Special Correspondent notes Britain and Wales show strong use of the National Health Service with 97 percent of people enrolled and most doctors inside the system. Emigration of some doctors to the U S is described as a “late day exodus” by Health Minister Enoch Powell, while services expand and remain largely free with minor charges for prescriptions lenses frames dental care and false teeth.
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Bob Considine
EW York
Britain
England
Wales
National Health Service
U. S
Enoch Powell
Royal College of Sur
England and
Labor Party
Wiliam
Lord) Beveridge
Satire on Swift and a Modest Proposal Revisited
The piece recalls Jonathan Swift's A Modest Proposal and its sharp satire on poverty and social policy. It discusses misreadings of satire, critiques of social welfare ideas, and mentions warnings about public reaction to controversial opinions. The text references Beveridge and debates over socialized medicine, aging, and political sting, with remarks on public letters and satire’s limits.
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Dean Swift
King Anderson
Nixon Faces Tough Path to California Nomination
The piece portrays Richard Nixon as a sputtering campaigner in California, shuffled from national fame to a daunting state battle. It notes Birch Society opposition and internal GOP tensions, plus his need to address local issues like water, smog, and traffic while fundraising beyond party channels.
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Earl Warren
Nixon
Eisenhower
Vic
Edmund G. Brown
Sacramento
White House
California
Russia
Washington
John Birch Society
GOP
Dirksen-Halleck
Where Do We Go Now by George Sokolski
Special correspondent George Sokolski writes a reader reply on medicare and elderly care. He discusses aging parents, family duties, doctor costs, public clinics, capitalism, and potential health policy solutions amid Kennedy plans. He notes rising polio reports in Texas.
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Austin
Texas Health Department
Bexar County
Webb
Hidalgo County
Memory Lane Memoir of May Bid At Public Works
A Lodging of local history notes that Lubbock Public Works awarded a low bid by a local firm after an administration tie. The board of trustees recommended PWA approval as the May 20 opening drew public echoes and attention.
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Lubbesk
Fenior
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Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Considine’s
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Miesed Polat
Swift
Tizzy
By Kate Osann
Tucker
Ashington
Tol
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House
Senate
Robert Welch
George F. Sokolsky
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