Accounting Office reportedly falters on TFX bid questions
AP reports from Washington say the General Accounting Office has struggled to untangle figures behind the TFX war plane award. Defense Secretary McNamara overruled a lower bid and the contract went to another company. Senate Investigations subcommittee probes McNamara’s action as GAO analysis stalls. Washington sources note GAO found a jumble of figures and cannot reveal the basis for the disputed award.
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Associated Press i
Washington
General Accounting Office
Senate
McNamara
GAO
Soviet May Day Display in Moscow Shows No New Rockets
Western observers noted no new missiles in the Soviet May Day parade in Moscow and the May Day oratory echoed standard lines. Marshal Rodion Malinovsky accused U S "reactionary circles" of aggression against Cuba, a familiar stance in Soviet rhetoric.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Rodion
Malinovsky
United States
Cuba
April Rain Surges Boost May Flowers in Local Area
Local weather observer reports higher than normal precipitation this April, correlating with a burst of blooms. Photos in The Journal show lilacs at Weed Park and flowering crabs along trees near Greenwood Cemetery.
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Segond
Weed Park
Greenwood Cemetery
Switcheroo Era Sparks World Views In Cartoons Talk
Topsy and Turvy debate political shifts and paradoxes of the day in a satirical exchange. They mock rhetoric on Laos, Harriman, Khrushchev, and foreign policy, arguing that opposites now drive decisions while Congress and the White House blur roles. The dialogue blends ancient myths with current events in a playful, pointed fashion.
Muscatine Journal and Associated Press Details
Local news and AP news are published by The Muscatine Journal. The paper, based in Muscatine Iowa, lists staff including Harold L Nelson Walter Russell and Gilbert Dietz. Subscription rates: daily by mail within 40 miles $12 yearly, outside 40 miles $14 yearly.
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Miarold
L. Nelson
Walter Russell
Nobert Bauer
Gilbert Dietz
Edwin Walweh
Margaret Griffith
Mgr
Carl Walter
Adv
OEE
Janna Welly
Chicago
New York
Detroi
Atlanta
Kansas City
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Daily Journal
Muscatine
Prince of
Pous
Gambot India
CandlemtaJar
T.appent
Man's Burgh
Sur
Dominos Yi
Iroquoian
Siberian
Eyec
Quest i. Gazdes
Worig
Tibet
Africa
Lreckiese Pettta
PAILY
Romney Urges Self-Reliance Amid Federal Budget Strain
Former Michigan governor George Romney, a likely 1964 presidential hopeful, urged self-reliance at a U. S. Chamber of Commerce gathering, arguing states and localities should cut federal dependence while Detroit officials pressed Congress to expand Redevelopment Act funds. He noted Michigan received over 839 million from federal sources in 1961, and observers questioned how he would balance deficits with reduced federal support.
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James Marlow
Associated Press News
Washington
George Romney
Whd
Michigan
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Ronney
Detroit
Romney
Jerome P. Cavanagh
Congress
Cavanagh
Joseph W. ‘Barr Jr
Ol City
Hulett Co. Smith
West Virginia
Barr
Eisenholwer
Uncle Sam
Dr Cranes Worry Clinic on toddler nap guidance
A mother seeks afternoon sleep help for her five and three year olds. The piece advises darkened rooms, quiet, and a few minutes of reading or calm time to foster slumber, noting mothers often juggle many duties. A census stat about car use is included but tangential.
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Billy
Bobby
Dr. Crane
Mamma
Stini
Firms Moral Standards Rise in U S Says Study
An Associated Press analysis based on interviews with Protestant, Catholic and Jewish leaders says Americans are moving from permissive morality toward firmer standards. The study notes a postwar rise in tolerance and relativism, with a turning point around 1960 as college students lean toward moral law and objective behavior. President Kennedy is cited as reflecting this shift in temper.
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Robert E. Fitch
Pacific School of Religion
Berkeley
Calif
Dean Fitch
Kennedy
Gears Understood Study Aims to Solve Gear Fatigue
Armour Research Foundation at Illinois Institute of Technology launches a three year project on rear gear fatigue and pitting. Dr. Donald J. McPherson says about 20 companies from steel bearing automotive and heavy machinery sectors will cosponsor. Surface pitting causes noise and possible complete gear failure.
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Chicago
Armour Research Foundation
Dlinois Institute of Tech*nology
McPherson
Prayer fragment from a religious service bidding courage
A fragmentary prayer asks for divine words and courage like the first disciples. The speaker gives thanks for God’s love in Christ the Redeemer and includes the Lord’s Prayer ending with Amen.
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Jarnitiijieen
Christ
Local Chronicle Recaps Yesterdays From Cedar County
A column recalls past events from 25 to 35 years ago in Cedar area communities. Topics include church presbyteries, station name petitions, school board supervision changes, recent school equipment, Future Farmers of America events, a Was pollo senior class play, and a Muscaline county board of review appointment.
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Leitsville
Ononwa
Lentsville
WS. Norton
Individua
St . Mathias
Agnor
J. P. Barry
Rhinghart Meindars
MHS
Farsiger
Future Farmer
Mer -Com
Gress
Ames
Waspollo
Eden
Cecile Rukgaber
Will Hes Thes
West Liberty
M.H.S
Corrine Foster
Betty Ann Spinden
Dorothy Kinnert
John Reed
Kirk Grunder
Wittan
Muscaline
Doctors Agree On Abby Advice From Mother
Abigail Van Buren replies to readers about babies and bottles, mothering rules, and discipline. A column includes questions about bottles for six children, introducing late sister in law, a widow seeking a wife, and parenting behavior.
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Dealth
Abby
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Robert S. McNamara
Secretary of Defense
Topsy
Turvy
John Chamberlain
Harvard
Caribbean
Fidel Castro
Havana
Murmansk
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Thery
Kingy
Fen
Saveo
Vanzetti
Sam Insull
Bio Electrical Giililicg Tycoon
Old Order
Liggy Borden
Sacco
Brown University
Laos
Ave Marriman
Teft
Red Ching
Vietnam
China
Maio Tse-lung
Evertong
Khrisbelney
Harriman
Khrushchev
Mac Tye-tung
Houston Colts
Casey Stengel
State Department
Averil Harriman
Albania
Mao
Poiniag
Aries
Ingie
Gongreys
Jury
Suitehorse
White Horse
Henry Clay
Daniel Webster
Dr. Meller
Schlesinger
Meller
White House
the Muscatine Journal
Usd
AP News
Inwa
Daily Prova Associaton
Des Moines
News and Business Office
Department
Persom
Waniads
U.S
Attd Smith
President. Kennedy
Tater
George W. Crane
Blake
Pete
George W. Cornell
Associated Press
The
Center For the Study of Democratic
Cedar
Abigail van Buren
Sayy
Hilda
Abbey
Tony
Ming
RvueLooc
EIOL
LaoLso
Wilde
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