Young Tokyo girl writes poems through paralysis for years
The article profiles Megumi Murata a child prodigy who, after a paralytic polio diagnosis at one month old, composed hundreds of poems by age four. Despite doctors labeling her an imbecile her mother taught her to communicate with pictures and letters and Megumi learned reading arithmetic and English while expressing wishes to walk and play.
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Megumi Murata
Megumi
God
Heaven
Teijue Kobayashi
Mecummi
Tia
Ikuyo Murata
Spending Hike Not Foreseen Under Kennedy
Sen. Carl Hayden says he does not anticipate substantial government spending increases under the Kennedy administration. He expects to align with budget director pick David Bell and notes Congress will scrutinize Kennedy proposals as it did Eisenhower’s. A slack in revenues may force deficit concerns or budget pruning.
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David E. Bell
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Democratic Congress
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Richard M. Nixon
Raiders Waive Flanker Bill Reynolds in Oakland
Oakland Raiders placed flanker back Bill Reynolds on waivers Tuesday. The move comes from the American Football League club, with Reynolds no longer on the active roster as the team adjusts its depth chart.
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Bill Reynolds
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Love and Libel on Broadway Turns Foggy in Canadian Set
Broadway premiere of Love and Libel staged at Martin Beck Theatre blends a Canadian setting with a libel suit plot. Dennis King leads a large cast in a British director Tyrone Guthrie style production filled with moving props and journalistic decor. The script by Robertson Davies from Leaven of Malice traces a university city newsroom with subplots and a fat lady strip gag.
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Tyrone Guthrie
Dennis King
Robertson Davies
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Davies
Toronto
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King
Madeleine Christie
Gene Saks
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Mort Saks
David Hays
The
Theatre Guild
Don Herbert
Canadian Theatre Exchange, Ltd
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