Home Rule Debate Covers District of Columbia Status
Kennedy urges Congress to back home rule for Washington D C after a 23rd Amendment adoption while New Hampshire and Kansas ratify. Morton calls it a great day for suffrage for all. Bailey cautions it does not meet party goals. Washington remains governed by a presidentially chosen board with Congress acting as de facto aldermen. The district’s 1960 population is 763 956 with a near 34 percent Black majority. Residents have been barred from presidential voting since 1802 the district’s creation before the next election.
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Kennedy
Congress
District of Columbia
New Hampshire
Kansas
Washington
Thruston B. Morton
Kentucky
United States
John M. Bailey
Marland
Virginia
Maryland
Bridge bidding and play missteps in a high stakes match
In a bridge deal between East and South, misdirection and uncertain leads shape the defense. South wins with the king, plays diamonds, and dummy’s nine falls to a jack. The partnership tests heart, diamond and club options as East memory and signaling influence the outcome. At one table South secures a 650 and 750 payoff after a sequence of forced plays and deceptive signaling.
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South
Lone
Nico Gardener
England
East
West
Declarer
District of Columbia gains presidential voting rights
After 160 years Washington residents can vote for the president. President Kennedy hails the 23rd Amendment as a major step forward, though he notes it does not fully grant all voting rights to district residents.
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Washington
District of Columbia
Kennedy
Dear Helen Worden Erskine Advice Column
Dorothy Dix recounts a 27 year marriage struck by infidelity on a construction job. She laments heartbreak, sleeplessness, and a weight loss of 17 pounds, seeking guidance while expressing lasting love and concern for her sons. The adviser replies with a call for forgiveness and reflection.
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Helen Worden Erskine
Helen
Wedding of Miss Barbara Windsor and John Trent
Miss Barbara Jane Windsor and John Leroy Trent wed March 10 in the Church of the Nazarene. The bride wore canary yellow and carried a colonial bouquet. attendants wore blue and pink. Best man William Kaus Sr and ushers William Jr and Walter Lee assisted. The couple reside in Fairfield Pennsylvania, with Mrs Windsor and the Windsor family pictured.
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Barbara Jane Windsor
Leslie H. Windsor
John Leroy Trent
Fairfield
Church of the Nazarene
William D. Mowen
H. E. Heckert
Willam Steinhaus I
William Kaus
William Jr
Walter Lee
Windsor
Rawen
Einhaus
Sully, Jr
Steinhaus
Lee
Heckert
Symptoms of envelope and address her in care the Unhappy Youth
Dear readers ponder eyes as windows of the soul with mixed views on whether gaze reveals true feelings. The column cites interviews and anecdotes about concealed emotions.
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Lougie Zwillman
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