Kennedy and the Press and the Kennedy Image
Washington writers describe a Kennedy administration adept at publicity and press access. The piece notes White House social ties, frequent interviews, background briefings, and media-friendly tactics as reshaping Washington journalism and politics. It contrasts with Republican criticism of Kennedy promises and policy mishaps, framing a partisan debate over media influence and public policy.
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Viet Nam
Washington
White House
George Washington Hill
Kennedy
Peace Corps
R. Sargent Shrivers
Kennedys
State Department
Koffee Klatches
Pierre Salinger
Labor
Goldberg
Washington talkfest foreshadows fall campaign shifts
GOP lawmakers convene to test attacks on Kennedy policies and broadened messages on education medical care and farm programs. A Republican study tracks issue salience while 4-H expands from rural roots to urban youth with Ford Foundation funding and an urban extension project at Oklahoma.
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James B. Utt
Cragg Hosmer
California
Kennedy
House
Miller
U. N
Republican Congressional Campaign Committee
Rep
Bob Wilson
Americans For Democratic Action
Lib
U. S
America
Ford Foundation
University of Oklahoma
Oklahoma Cities
Urban 4 H aims to boost city youth programs and leadership
Bruce Biossat notes 4 H seeks to direct urban expansion while preserving rural roots. Agricultural Extension Service says new programs will serve urban youths as city populations grow. Washington arts panel vetoes a Franklin Roosevelt memorial slab, citing harmonization with existing monuments rather than purely artistic grounds.
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Agricultural Extension Service
U. S
Washington
Fine Arts Commission
Truman
White House
Franklin Roosevelt
Air to ground telephone service could reach flights
A Ward Cannel column imagines nationwide air-to-ground calling by December if FCC approves AT&T petition. An in-flight demonstration shows a plane linking to a Newark aviation switchboard and then the global telephone network. Lessons note limits as jets cruise toward supersonic era and market viability.
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New York
Nea
Pittsburgh
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Federal Communications Commission
New Jersey
Newark
San Francisco
ATT
Washington Notebook quotes and light political quips
In Washington notes Vice President Lyndon Johnson jokes he learned space interest from a friend's son who plans to quit school to learn to pilot a spaceship. Stories cover Adm. Burke honeydew jokes, Khrushchev successor guesses, Walter Heller’s lean budget, a test for left or right wing politicians, Polaris yearbook jokes, and a cab driver overhearing State Department and Pentagon chatter.
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Washington
Nea
Lyndon Johnson
James Finucane
Avery
Navy
Pentagon
Air Force Academy
Air Force
Annapolis
Atlas
Titan
State Department
Raleigh B Register Subscription Rates Notice
Subscriptions rates and carrier details from Beckley Newspapers Corporation note mail and home delivery pricing. Includes rates for daily and Sunday plans, six months and one year, and state tax applicability. Mentions address change policy and contractor liability for advance payments.
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Ward-Griffith Company, Inc
New York
Chicago
Detroit
Atlanta
Boston
Charlotte
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Greenville
Pittsburgh
West Virginia
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Byrd’s Eye View Inventions Hurry for Defense Ideas
U.S. Senator Robert Byrd urges public input to boost national defense through civilian-driven inventions. He cites past private innovations that aided war efforts, notes the National Inventors Council in Washington, and invites laypeople to submit practical ideas for defense uses.
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U.S
Robert C. Byrd
Ericsson
Monitor
Colt
Armed Services
Europe
Asia
United States
Peronnel
National Inventors Council
U.S. Department of Commerce
Washington 25
D. C
No Ivory Tower in Missile Supply Field Says Garrett Execs
West coast Garrett Corporation leaders Harry Wetzel and John Mason advocate flexible research to ride space and defense trends. They predict space spending could reach 10 billion by 1965 with slight aircraft and missile declines. They warn against ivory tower approaches and emphasize anticipating user needs and rapid shifts in project goals.
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Jesse Bogue
UPI
New York
Garrett Corporation
Harry H. Wetzel
John L. Mason
Mason
Wetzel
Ivory Tower
Lent Message Calls For Repentance And Faith In 1962
The Rev Dr Ben Mohr urges repentance and transformative change during Lent, linking personal guilt to societal sin such as prejudice and poverty. He argues true contrition leads to action through faith in Jesus Christ, offering hope and a path to new life in America in 1962.
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Ben Mohr Herbster
United Church of Christ
UPI
America
Christ
God
Jesus Christ
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Stalin
Walter Heller
Council of Economic Advisers
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American Battle Monuments Commission
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Pacific School of Religion
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