Greatest Story Ever Told a landmark film reaches art status
Jim Bishop recounts viewing The Greatest Story Ever Told with Charlton Heston and praising George Stevens for turning biblical epic into cinematic art. He notes Stevens attention to detail, the film’s visual majesty, and its compassionate portrayal of Christ while acknowledging minor historical liberties.
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Fulton Oursler
Twentieth - Century Fox
Oursler
Christ
Buddy Adler
Fox
George Stevens
Stevens
George Stevens Jr
Ann Frank
Shelley Winters
Holland
Charlton Heston
DeMille
Jesus
Mary
Martha
Jésus
Lazarus
Heston
Why More Federal Aid For Education Sparks Debate
The piece questions federal funding for K-12 education arguing states and locals already bear most costs. It notes 1961-62 elementary and secondary spending at 18.3 billion with under 1 billion in federal aid and cites a UPI report on the House Education and Labor Committee plan to expand aid to needy children under President Johnson.
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Washington
Congress
America
UPI
House Education and Labor Committee
Johnson
Johnson's Vietnam policy faces political risk and aid shifts
President Johnson grapples with Vietnam strategy amid political fallout as Congress debates widespread federal funding for education. The piece contrasts Truman's Korea actions with the current war, notes may trigger shifts in public support, and discusses a proposed 1.2 billion federal education grant program and its implications for state control and pork-barrel spending.
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Harry S. Truman
Truman
South Korea
Viet Nam
Johnson
Middletown Journal Advertisement fragment
An OCR Readout shows a Middletown Ohio newspaper masthead and subscription pricing note. It lists a price of 50 cents in urban areas for seven days and 35 dollars per year outside the U S, with subscription details and publication note.
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Maine
U.S.A
World Map Changes Reflect Global Shifts Since 1957
National Geographic Society unveils a new world map showing major changes. Surtsey island near Iceland appears in 1963, Etna adds 253 feet to 10 958 feet, and magnetic poles shift. Nations rename or merge with Aden now South Arabia Tanzania Malaysia West Irian Sukarnapura Kotabaru.
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National Geographic Society
Surtsey
Iceland
Sicily
Mt. Etna
Aden Protectorate
Red Sea
South Arabia
Tanganyika
Zanzibar
Tanzania
Malaysia
Singapore
Sabah
British North Borneo
Sarawak
Netherlands New Guinea
Indonesia
West Irian
Hollandia
Kotabaru
Sukarnapura
Electric coops say 108 firms overcharged customers
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association reports 108 private power companies overcharged customers by 3.4 billion dollars during seven years. The claim urges regulatory scrutiny of pricing practices across the sector.
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National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
Mail Cover Debate Highlights Privacy Versus Law Enforcement
Chief Postal Inspector Henry B. Montague defends mail cover use as a tool in investigations while denying unwarranted invasions of privacy. A Senate subcommittee led by Sen. Edward Long weighs the balance between security and individual freedom amid calls to expand voting rights protections.
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Senate Judiciary
Henry B. Montague
Missouri
Edward Long
Factographs Champagne Longevity and Early U S Trading Market
Factographs claim champagne ages well in coal cellars retaining quality for 10 to 20 years. A historical note recalls the first United States stock exchange meeting held in New York City in May 1792.
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Stock Exchange
United States
New York City
Family notes reveal busy kinship in Alaska and New York
In a personal column the writer recounts a February birth in Fairbanks Alaska and a delay in letters, noting a baby named Robert Lino. A Rochester New York relative is due to present a great great niece or nephew. The piece ends with the author joking about age and a challenge with a wife.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Sbnd
Rochester
N.Y
Broadway gossip pits publicity stunts against stars
Dorothy Kilgallen notes Leslie Caron faces humiliation over a film plug scheme. Reports detail gift slips, director PR moves, and risks of downgrading stars. Also covers Jack Carter with Rita Hayworth in Twentieth Century and Peggy Lee’s Basin Street return next March.
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Leslie Caron
Leslie
Wees Ra
Paase
Jack Carter
Rita Hayworth
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Huntington Hartford Theatre
Huntington
M&dpegg
Basin Street
Peggy Lee
Peganvill
Peggy
Oklahoma centenarian quits smoking over cost
An Oklahoma centenarian says he gives up cigarettes because prices have risen and his health budget cannot bear the expense. The note hints at aging habits and financial concerns as the sole motive for quitting.
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Oklahoma
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