Nuclear power and the race for control worldwide
The piece notes the ongoing US Russia nuclear race and the push for an enforceable ban on tests. It discusses Kennedy's call for 10 to 15 powers, the potential for nations to possess arsenals, protests by France and De Gaulle, and the challenge of creating any effective international control. It warns that without restraint nuclear power could threaten civilization.
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United States
Russia
Kennedy
Khrushchev
Rusia
France
de Gaulle
Teale Qs
Anavi
Associated Press
Costs rise as six taxpayers support one secretary on federal payroll
House subcommittee led by Rep. Brooks finds an average secretary earns 64 407 yearly with 712 in office equipment and 18 taxpayers cover a chief executive paid 13 009. Investigators warn payroll growth and agency duplication keep federal costs climbing as taxpayers bear the burden.
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Ouse
House
Jack Brooks
Texas
Brooks
Washington
Astronomer Warns Sun Could Explode Destroy Planets
A scientist states the sun might explode and destroy planets, but the public should not panic until such an event occurs, given widespread worries and ongoing news cycles.
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Morning Edition Advertising Rates 1962
The notice lists subscription prices for Morning and Sunday editions in 1962, with annual, six month, and monthly rates for mail and carrier delivery. It includes a pledge of allegiance and identifies page and date details from Lubbock Texas.
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Op aAvalanche-Journel Publishing Companys, Inc
J. Lubbock
Texas National Advertising Representatives
Texas Daily Preas League
Texas
United Preas
Lubbock
Texas Parkek FO Prolly
Carrer
Uvieide
Ald States of America
Seniority plans shape power in Congress and beyond
Seniority steeped systems govern committee assignments with years of service as the sole ladder, favoring the South. Examples show chairmanships across committees, contrasting with Northern shifts. The piece also explains why Truman is viewed as near great for wartime and postwar actions, and notes Berlin wall violence shaping world opinion, implicating Khrushchev.
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Ray Tucker
Ashington
Congress
South
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Everett, Wash
House
Senate
Truman
T. F
St. Joseph
Europe
Organization of NATO
South Korea
Arthur Schlesinger Sr
Harvard
Kennedy
White House
Stork Club Case Cited Delayed Justice and Picketing
The piece cites the Stork Club case as an example of slow justice and government inaction. Local 89 and Local 1 began picketing the Stork Club and faced repeated injunctions and rulings from New York and federal courts and the NLRB, with delays stretching over more than a decade. The article argues delays harmed small business and highlights a pattern of interim injunctions and prolonged proceedings.
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George E. Sokolsky
Harles Dickens
Interstate Commerce Commission
Stork Club
Restaurant Workers Union
New York State Labor Relations Board
National Labor Relations Board
Storks Club
Supreme Court
Saypol
New York County
Appellate Division
Savpol
New York State Labor
New York State
Gavagan
NLRB
Washington
T and
Pin
On the Line: Cosmonauts over U S and Canada and space defense talk
Bob Considine recalls Cosmonauts Nikolayev and Popovich orbiting the United States and Canada while NORAD contemplates anti-satellite deterrence. The piece notes pass routes from Florida to Maine and California to Canada, with critique of potential nuclear implications. It also mentions a light remark about Jacqueline Kennedy water skiing with John Glenn and historical ski images.
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New York
Sakhalin Island
Nikolayev
Popovich
U. S
Canada
North America
Vostok Il
Atlantic
Florida
Maine
Pacific
Texas
Middle Western
Michigan
Jacqueline Kennedy
John Glenn
Grace Coolidge
Charles A. Lindbergh
Soviet War Memorial in Berlin Spurs Global Debate
The piece argues a third world war is unlikely over the Soviet War Memorial in West Berlin yet calls the memorial an offensive monument that heightens tensions. It contrasts the tank monument’s stark presence with historic icons and notes Allied pressure to remove guard posts near Brandenburg Gate. It also discusses Castro and Cuba under Khrushchev, warning against broader conflict.
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West Berlin
London
Albert Memorial
New York
Berlin
Sandkrug Bridge
Charlie
Brandgenburg Gate
Tiergarten
Radio program speakers announced by Lubbock PTA
Mrs. H. G. Stinnet Jr of Plainview and J. R. Miertachin of Lubbock are set as guest speakers at 1:45 p.m. today on a bi monthly radio program sponsored by the Lubbock Parent-Teacher Association. Stinnet is president of the 14th Texas Congress of Parents and Teachers. Dupre Elementary School runs September broadcasts. Utopia is described as a place with no tax inequities and no taxes.
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H. G. Stinnet Jr
Plainview
J. R. Miertachin
Lubbock
Stinnet
14Th
Texas Congress of Parents and Teachers
Dupre Elementary
Slapstick debuts in Britain with silent spoof operas
London reports a new wave of silent style slapstick comedies with subtitles. Comedian Bob Monkhouse and company plan 51 shorts for TV and cinema at an estimated cost around a million dollars.
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Britain
London
Bob Monkhouse & Co
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