Mahon Receives Distinguished Congressional Service Award
U S Representative George H Mahon of Texas was honored in New York by the American Political Science Association as one of four recipients of this year’s Distinguished Congressional Service Award The award recognizes nonpartisan service and includes Mahon a Democrat and ranking member on the House Appropriations Committee The piece notes his long tenure since 1934 and his steady leadership while acknowledging occasional policy disagreements.
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19Th Congressional District
Texas
U.S
George H. Mahon
New York
Mahon
American Political Science Association
Rep
Thomas Curtis
Missouri
House
Association
Clinton Anderson
New Mexico
Leverett Saltonstall
Massachusetts
Messrs
Anderson
Messrs. Curtis
Saltonstall
Lubbock
House Appropriations Committee
Subcommittee
Washington Press Corps
Capitol
Political Science
Congressman Mahon
Congress
Clint Anderson
Jet Age Hazard Timezone Fatigue Warns Business Travel
Medical authorities flag time zone fatigue as a growing risk for pilots and passengers. Dr. James E. Crane of the FAA told the Flying Physicians Association that crossing multiple zones causes fatigue and tension and may shorten lifespans for heavy jet travelers. The article also notes jet travel growth and limited parking at modern campuses.
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James E. Crane
Federal Aviation Agency
Flying Physicians Association
Crane
Kennedy Golf Aficionado Shared Ike’s Hobby
A special correspondent notes President Eisenhower built a White House putting green and wore golf shoe marks in the office floor. It observes Kennedy also loves golf but suffers a backache that prevents any shot, good or bad, unlike Ike’s reactions to mis-hits.
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Bob Considine
York
Eisenhower
White House
Denver
Kennedy
Ike
Woods
Jfk
Hyannis Port
Zoo Like People The Lowdown On Pets
Douglas Welch muses on animal personalities and humanlike moods. Marie Latham argues against sentimentalizing animals while anecdotes about dogs cats and Caesar the St Bernard illustrate varying behaviors and household dynamics. The piece veers into political golf lore and President Taft Harding glimpses before returning to pet antics.
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Douglass Welch
Marie Latham
Latham
Caesar
Tuppin
Tam
Supreme Court to rule on 14th Amendment equal protection scope
NAACP lawyers urge the Court to rule the 14th Amendment requires states to guarantee equal treatment in privately run public establishments. The briefs, filed to overturn sit in convictions, argue that equal protection overrides private property rights and state discrimination, aligning with ongoing civil rights debates on public accommodations.
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Andrew Tully Vil
Tashington
Congress
Supreme Court
National Association For the Advancement of Colored Peoples
Tula Baltimore
Columbia
S.C
NAACP
Capitol Hill
Hoover quote on American life and wit about enemies
A collection of remarks attributed to Herbert Hoover includes a line praising the great way of life and a quip about loving one’s enemies. The text also notes a personal reflection on aging and self-image.
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Herbert Hoover
Parents Brace For School War As Kids Rally Funds
Richard Starnes portrays the annual clash between parents and teachers as a comic war. He notes rising costs of outfits supplies and fees as 47 million students push budgets higher, with HEW estimates of 32 billion annual U.S. school costs and looming report cards closing the line each June.
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Andy
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Attila
Genghis Khan
Pusan
HEW
United States
Korean Reds Claim Big Economic Strides
North Korea reports giant strides in year economic growth and promises bigger gains next year while noting some sectors must slow to boost military forces. The assessment, presented to the Central Committee in Pyongyang and broadcast by Radio Pyongyang, offered a general picture with few hard figures.
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Tokyo
UPS
North Korea
Central Committee
The
Korean Workers (Communist) Party
Pyongyang
1943 Red Raiders Held First Practice At Tech Stadium
Twenty six players including David Stephen Murrell Gale Taylor Levelland guard Charles Terrell Read Jr Newlin guard Thurman White Delbert Cooper and Donald Groves took part as Dell Morgan and Polk Robison led the opening drills. Mitchell Scurry Baptist Assn convention speakers include Dr G B Hopkins Rotan J M Cook Abilene and W C Bryant at Union Baptist Church Snyder Texas.
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Red Raiders
Tech Stadium
Dell Morgan
Polk Robison
David Stephen
Floydada
Murrell Gale Taylor
Levelland
Charles Terrell Read Jr
Newlin
Thurman Maurice White
Big Lake
Delbert Earl Cooper
Donald Earl Groves
Monument
N. M
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