Kennedy Memorial Offers Challenges
A community considers renaming Diamond as Kennedy Square to memorialize John F. Kennedy. Local groups praise spontaneous tributes and propose service projects such as scholarships, culture centers, and an athletic field at Gunton Park to honor the late president.
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John F. Kennedy
Kennedy Square
New Castle
George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
Pete “Figo
Carvella
Kennedy
United States
Gunton Park
Tigard Sees Small Volunteer Library Grow Without Grants
In Tigard Oregon a 5 000 population town without a library relies on volunteers to build a local library. Civic clubs donate funds and books arrive from individuals with book store events supporting the library fund. The effort shows a community spirit against Welfare State norms, aiming for a library that quality grants could not supply.
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Tigard
Oregon
Voters in Oregon rebuke tax hike measure and raise alarm on pay
An Oregon special election reject a Legislature approved tax increase by over three to one. The piece argues that voters nationwide share cost concerns and would oppose broad salary hikes for lawmakers and officials if Congress approves big pay increases.
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Oregon
Congress
New Castle News Company and Rate Card
New Castle News published daily except Sunday at 29 North Mercer Street in New Castle Pennsylvania. The notice lists ownership Richard E Rents Jessie Treadwell Anderson and others with staff roles and contact numbers. Rates show home delivery ten cents per copy and mail rates for Wrence Sutler and Beaver counties at 1.50 monthly for six months or a year. Outside counties 1.75 monthly or 10 for six months 18 annually.
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The
News Company, A Corporation
North Mercer Street
New Castle
Wrence
Sutler
Beaver
Strictly Personal: The Right to Be Wrong in Art and Idea
The essay argues that genuine opinion in mind and spirit requires study and open-minded effort. It contrasts expert reasoning with casual tastes, noting many mislabel judgments as opinions and urging readers to avoid prejudice in evaluating art, literature, and philosophy.
Can-Do Johnson to Lead as Can-Do Man
The Lyndon Johnson address to Congress on Thanksgiving Eve casts him as the decisive leader capable of long tenure under the 22nd Amendment. The piece praises his practical approach, emphasizes continuity with Kennedy, and notes aims in civil rights public accommodation and a thrifty budget while urging a turn from violence and hatred.
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Lyndon Johnson
Congress
Johnson
LBJ
Kennedy
White House
Republican organizer urges steady 1964 course after Kennedy death
A highly placed Republican organizer argues the political landscape remains unchanged after President Kennedy’s death. He critiques pundits and says Democratic shifts won’t alter conservative strategies, stressing Johnson’s leadership could affect regional dynamics and that the GOP must stay ready for long term competition.
Tragedy strikes Plain Grove as puppy killed on road
A 10 week old German Shepherd puppy named Hans was struck and left in the road after a child unaccompanied exit of the yard. The writer condemns the act, notes six children were affected and questions the driver’s lack of care and visibility. The family's four week bond with Hans is described as real and poignant.
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the News, Today
Plain Grove
Hans
Moderate Republicans Aim to Preserve Control in 1964 Nomination
The piece argues that Eisenhower era moderates may keep party control and the 1964 nominating convention. It notes Northern Republicans resist courting white Southern votes while civil rights support could help win big industrial states. Goldwater momentum faces Democratic backlash and Southern rebellion.
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Len Barry Goldwaer
Kennedy
JFK
South
Johnson
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
John F. Kennedy
Robert A. Taft
Buster
Three Minutes A Day in Survival at Sea
A fisherman wakes to lapping water off Florida and, after tossing a box and canned food, endures six days in a 3 by 4 foot craft drinking rain water and bailing with a shoe. A Coast Guard plane spots him. another tale recalls a shipwrecked trawler afloat 16 days on an ice box near Australia before rescue. The piece links survival to faith, urging strength through divine grace.
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Florida
Coast Guard
Australia
Governor Scranton’s Security Across Pennsylvania
The article notes modest security for Governor Scranton, with Trooper Angelo Altavilla always assigned and visible in the Governor’s Suite or reception area. State Police coordinate routes for trips to major cities, and two troopers guard the Executive Mansion, one outside and one inside, with no new measures after President Kennedy’s assassination.
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Kennedy
Pennsylvania
Scranton
Mr. Scranton
Indiantown Gap
Altavilla
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Keystone State
Capitol Hill
Pensylvania
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Jessie Treadwell Anderson
Rentz
Eleanor Treadwell Payson
Leonard T. Kolusinski
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Private Exchange
Ass’t. Treas
Ass't
Oliver
Treas
Mgr
By Sydney J. Harris
Washington
John Chamberlain
Texas
Illinois
Ohio
Indiana
Goldwater
By Lyle C. Wilson
James Kel
Governor's Guard
By Mason Denison
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