Kennedy urges liberal trade policy in State of the Union
President Kennedy asserts a more liberal trade policy will boost the United States amid Europe’s expanding Common Market. He calls this the year of decision and argues gradual tariff elimination with safeguards could reshape markets, industry, and the Cold War balance. Sociologists blame parents for early marriages, a separate observation.
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Europe
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Post Office Faces Use of Slogans on Metered Postage
The Post Office Department weighs rules to ban political and pressure group slogans from metered postmarks. Meter manufacturers may reject such plates under lease terms, as officials seek to prevent government sounding endorsements. The move targets both right and left slogans amid broader political concerns.
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Post Office Department
John Birch Society
Local community mental health cuts hospital census
State mental hospital populations have fallen as expanded local community psychiatric services grow. Clinics and local care mean many patients are treated near home, and even when admitted, shorter stays may result from community care. Public support for community psychiatric services is urged.
Kennedy visit highlights Democratic candidate shortage
President Kennedy's Columbus appearance honors Governor Mike DiSalle whose term ends this year. DiSalle may run again but Democrats face a lack of strong candidates in key states including Illinois, California, New York, and Pennsylvania, risking GOP gains in governorships and several House seats.
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Columbus
Ohio
Mike DiSalle
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DiSallein
Fairgrounds
State House
Mark McElroy
Cleveland
Anthony Celebrezze
GOP
Jim Rhodes
Democratic
Illinois
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Everett Dirksen
Adlai Stevenson
Peter Mack
Ilindis
Richard Daley
Ars
Dirksen
Paul Douglas
California
Tom Kuchel
Stanley Mosk
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Robert Wagner
Sam Stratton
Schenectady
Pennsylvania
David Lawrence
Philadelphia
Richardson Dilworth
Bill Green
Dilworth
Thomas Gates
Eisenhower
Gettysburg
Demagoguery and club admission reform under Kennedy
The Kennedy administration pushes social clubs to admit Negroes, threatening contracts and tax benefits to enforce civil rights. White House officials and Congressman Zelenko press for anti discrimination measures, raising questions about executive power and private club autonomy. The piece notes officials in government belong to clubs that practice exclusion and questions the scope of federal coercion.
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U. S
India
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New York
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First Local Woman Enlists For War Work 1942
Twenty years ago on Sunday January 18 1942 Miss Helen Harpring daughter of E F Harpring Blue Ball was the first local woman to join active war work. She was assigned to the Army Embarkation port in San Francisco after finishing nursing school at Camp Blanding Florida. Cal Grier was elected president of the local Civil Service Commission succeeding Richard Greathouse with Rey Deardorff re elected secretary. School Supt R W Solomon urged students to buy defense stamps at 10 and 25 cents now in local schools.
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E. F. Harpring
Blue Ball
Army Embarkation
San Francisco
Army Nursing School
Camp Blanding
Fla
Cal Grier
Local Civil Service Commission
Richard Greathouse
Rey Deardorff
R. W. Solomon
Gale
George Dixon Escapes Mrs McCormack in Washington
Washington society scene yields a comic tale as George Dixon dodges the wife of Speaker John W. McCormack. Dixon recalls a luncheon misidentification and McCormack’s anecdote about Dixon's ties. He wonders if evading Mrs. McCormack will be easier than escaping the wife of the majority leader.
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Harriet Joyce
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McCormack
All Ladies
Senate
Orville L. Freeman
Jacqueline Kennedy
Wyoming name origin linked to war poem and stamps
The Wyoming name traces to Wyoming Valley Pa site of an Indian massacre and Campbell's Gertrude of Wyoming. Wilson ordered the Star Spangled Banner in 1916. The national salute is 21 guns, used on arrival, departure, and flag ceremonies with four ruffles and flourishes for the president.
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Campbell
Gertrude of
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Woodrow Wilson
United States
Letter writers compare Ohio life with California years
A San Diego reader and Mrs Middletown Ohioan share views on life in Ohio versus California. The letter notes Ohio’s cold weather, big family gatherings on Fourth of July and Thanksgiving, and a desire to return to Middletown in the future. The Ohioan says San Diego winters feel mild with many 50 degree days.
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San Diego
Combs
Middletonians
Santee
California
Kilgallen notes Debbie Reynolds Las Vegas act plan
Dorothy Kilgallen recounts Debbie Reynolds planning to work in Las Vegas with 25 minutes of act completed and eyeing February or March for a Vegas opening. Lillian Roth, slim and fit, has a Broadway offer, TV possibility, and may join the night club circuit with a singing act. The piece surveys backstage tempo at the New York City Ballet and rumor mill about Hollywood figures and productions.
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Las Vegas
Lillian Roth
New York City Ballet
Michael Callan
Frankie Avalon
Los Angeles
West Coast
Samuel Goldwyn, Jr
Ed Murrow
USIA
Lynn
Dollar
Doug Rodgers
Howard Beder
Mike Reilly
Robert Wagner
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