First Presidential News Conferences Through History
A look at the origins and evolution of presidential news conferences from John Quincy Adams to Franklin D Roosevelt and beyond. It notes Kennedy's anger over steel prices, FDR's 1935 "Horse and Buggy Age" remark, Harding's Pacific treaty gaffe, and Coolidge's famously silent sessions.
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Harry Ferguson
Washington
UPI
John Quincy Adams
Potomac River
Kennedy
Franklin D Roosevelt
FDR
Supreme Court
Court
Warren G. Harding
United States
France
Britain
Calvin Coolidge
Harding
Coolidge
False Tooth Radio Transmitter Built
A Dallas based electronics firm unveils a transmitter so small it could be hidden in a false tooth. The device fits the size of a molar and charges when the upper and lower teeth clamp together. Designed for medical research at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, the mouthpiece aims to send coded messages via microcircuitry on a thinned film.
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Dallas
UPI
Brooke Air Force Base Medical Center
San Antonio
Rise of Marxism and the 1905 Russian Revolution
The text traces the emergence of Marxism in Russia from its 19th century roots to the 1905 upheavals. It notes the split between Bolsheviks and Mensheviks, Lenin's leadership, and Plekhanov's stance. It covers Bloody Sunday, 4,000+ political assassinations, the first soviet in St. Petersburg, the October Manifesto, and the 1906 Duma dissolution.
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Russia
Nicholas I
Switzerland
Georgi Plekhanov
Bolsheviks
The
Mensheviks
Lenin
Plekhanov
Japan
Winter Palace
St. Petersburg
Council of Workers
Leon Trotsky
Russias
Levy Voted Down in Tyler County High School Bond Issue
SISTERSVILLE UPI Ty ler County voters April 9 rejected a proposed 988000 bond for a consolidated high school. The tally was 1490 in favor and 1128 against, falling short of the 60 percent requirement.
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Sistersville
UPI
Tyler County
Litterbugs Clean Up Road Under Sheriff Order
In Monticello Indiana two men caught dumping waste paper were given a choice of prosecution or a three hour cleanup. Sheriff Charles Miller supervised the event and both men chose to sweep the mile long stretch.
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Monticello
Ind
UPI
Charles Miller
Texas doctors implant tiny mouth transmitter study sleep habits
Texas researchers fit a small transmitter in a patient’s mouth to monitor how often they open and close their mouth during sleep, while seated, and during other daily activities. The study aims to map jaw movement patterns for medical insights.
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Tex
Great Locomotive Chase Re-Enacted
In Chattanooga Tennessee the historic locomotive General was revived for a second restaging of the 1862 Civil War chase. The refurbished engine, displayed through April 21, will travel to Nashville Washington D C Columbus Ohio Memphis and other cities before returning to Chattanooga. An audience including descendants of Union and Confederate soldiers watched the reenactment of James Andrews and his raiders stealing the engine at Big Shanty now Kennesaw Georgia.
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Chattanooga, Tenn
UPI
L & N Railroad
North Georgia
Nashville
Washington, D. C
Columbus
Ohio
Memphis
Tenn
Evansville
Ind
Chicago
St. Louis
Chattanooga
Billy
James Andrews
Andrews
Big Shanty
Kennesaw
Atlanta
Clayton Named Driver of the Year
Clayton, a Vienna West Virginia driver for Tower Lines, was named driver of the year by the West Virginia Motor Truck Association. In 22 years he has logged over 1.5 million miles on mountain routes across West Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Georgia and the Carolinas.
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Charleston
UPI
Howell P. Clayton
Vienna
W. Va
Tower Lines Inc
Wheeling
West Virginia Motor Truck Association
Tower
Clayton
West Virginia
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Georgia
Carolinas
George W. Thieroff
Raleigh
N. C
Parkersburg
Association
Harold Gainer
Price Control Play Prompts Steel Wage Debate
Washington column argues for Congress to fix wage and price standards to avert a looming recession or depression. It criticizes Kennedy for pressuring business over costs, questions conflicts of interest, and warns of political fallout for Democrats next November.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
Capitol
Hus
White House
Roger Blough
U. S. Steel Corporation
Goldberg
Labor
Democratic Party
ASTRO-GUIDE April 18 Advice and Duesenberg Note
Astronomy column advises avoiding helping a difficult friend on Wednesday and notes a late evening window for personal gains. It recalls the Duesenberg as the costliest U S car from the Indianapolis 1930s era at 320 horsepower, and cites 1962 public program outlays near 62 billion dollars across social welfare areas.
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United States
Indianapolis
Aries to Pisces Horoscope for the Day 1962
Daily astrological readings by sign advise actions from Aries to Pisces. The piece assigns guidance on mood, finances, activity, and decisions, noting a few days for influence and urging preparation with facts. the closing credits credit Field Enterprises, Inc. 1962.
Deaths roll from Shrine meeting and other notes
Galloway Calhoun Sr. 67 collapses and dies while speaking at Shrine of North America conclave in Arkansas. Russell Porter 69 dies after fall from a New York Times newsroom window. Brother John, 4, Mass held for Christian Brothers winery director in California. Los Angeles reports pending services for a prominent UCLA psychologist killed in a car crash.
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Little Rock
Ark
UPD
Galloway Calhoun Sr
the Shrine of North America
Calhoun
Tyler
Tex
Knights Templar of
Arkansas
New York
UPI
Russell Porter
The
New York Times
Reedley
Calif
John
Fl.c
Christian Brothers
Los Angeles
UCLA
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Levy
Esert ‘A
Appalachian Power Company
American Electric Power System
AEP
Indiana & Michigan Electric CO
Kentucky Power Company
Kingsport Utilities, Inc
Ohio Power Company
Wheeling Electric Company
David Lawrence
Steel
Price
Associated Press
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Taurus
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Leo
Chase
Yiaeo
Powe
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