Plumley bids farewell to press after year as Chamber head
Ladd Plumley, Worcester insurance executive and recent president of the U S Chamber of Commerce, hosted a luncheon for newsmen marking the end of his term. He spoke on the fraught moments in dealing with the press and recalled his Washington debut before the National Press Club outlining the chamber’s stance on tax reform foreign aid medicare and education funding.
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Washington
UPI
Washington Press Corps
Ladd Plumley
Worcester
Mass
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Plumley
Chamber of Commerce
National Press Club
Chamber
Sion
N Y Fair Plans No Girlie Shows At 1964 65 World Fair
New York World's Fair president Robert Moses outlines a restrained entertainment plan for the 646 acre site. The fair will have no midway or adult show, but will feature dancing fountains and numerous free exhibits. Major exhibitors include Ford with a Walt Disney show, General Motors space age futurama, Bell System communications tale, and Sinclair's Dinoland among others.
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Dick Kleiner
Flushing
N. Y
NEA
Robert Moses
FORD
General Motors
Bell System
DODGE
General Electric
Equitable Life
Bureau of Census
Sinclair
KODAK
Cleopatra charity premieres set to raise millions
Hollywood reports that the Cleopatra premiere program will donate about 20 million to charity and culture through 50 charity events across the United States and Canada. Los Angeles will host a debut benefiting the City Music Center. Tickets at high prices fund hospitals, foundations, and research groups.
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Vernon Scott
UPI
Hollywood
Cleopatra
20Th Century - Fox Seaton
Seymour Poe
20Th Fox
Los Angeles
New City Music Center
Cleo
Studio Bigwigs
Mt. Sinai Hospital
Variety Club
Foundation For the Junior Blind
California
Elizabeth Taylor
New York City
Will Rogers Hospital
O’donnell Research Laboratories
Rivoli
Texas
New York
Richard Burton
Poe
Charlton Heston
Haya Harareet
Liz
Burton
Heston
Miss Harareet
Miss Taylor
Insurance deaths from auto fatalities reach four percent
About 4 percent of all life insurance death payments in 1962 came from automobile fatalities, according to the Institute of Life Insurance.
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The
Institute of Life Insurance
Presbyterians Okeh Women Preachers Debate
The 1963 General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church U S backed sending the ordination of women to the Presbyteries for approval, with a 249 to 173 vote. If ten states approve in 1964, the move would join the Book of Church Order. The assembly also pursued union talks with the Reformed Church in America, debated segregation policies, and touched on capital punishment and school prayers.
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J. Richard Toren Huntington
UPI
Southern Presbyterian Church
General Assembly
Church — the
Presbyterian Church
U. S
Reformed Church In
National Council of Churches
Supreme Court
The
United States
St. Paul
Judicial Business Committee
William Benfield
Shreveport
Assembly
Benfield
Paul
Corinthians
McQueen Quattlebaum
Johnston, S. C
Integration Drive Widens in Birmingham Bus Demand
In Birmingham Alabama Negro leaders broaden their campaign against racial barriers and plan to press the Birmingham Transit Co to hire Negro drivers. A delegation will meet officials today amid boycott threats as the company, strained financially, had only just resumed service after a recent strike. Meanwhile small groups attempted to attend Sunday services at 39 white churches with mixed success as several churches welcomed them while others turned them away.
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Birmingham
Ala
UPI
Birmingham Transit Co
Scientist Says No Chance To Beat Russians To Moon
Dayton UPI report quotes Dr. JM Levitt of the Fels Planetarium at Franklin Institute Philadelphia saying the United States has no chance of beating the Soviet Union to a crewed Moon landing. He cites Russia's early rocket development and 264000 pound thrust capability by 1954, while U.S. rockets reach 188000 pounds thrust. He also predicts possible animal life on Mars and a rodent-like creature feeding on vegetation, suggesting decay without oxygen.
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Levitt
United States
U.S
U. S
Mars
Congress Seeks Fake Budget Cuts to Pad Economy Record
The House debated a $5.5 billion appropriation bill financing HEW and Labor programs for the new fiscal year, citing $184 million in purported cuts Kennedy requested as bogus. Proponents seek an economy record without service reductions, aiming to justify later tax cuts.
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Washington
UPI
House
Kennedy
Congress
Health, Education and Welfare Department
Labor Department
Appropriations Committee
Mike Mansfield
Senate
Senate Appropriations Committee
Javits
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
United States
New Coal Coking Test Developed
Morgantown report from UPI notes West Virginia University researcher Joseph W. Leonard has created a two hour test using standard mine laboratory equipment to accurately evaluate coking potential of coal. The method correlates coals and coke blends to predict coke strength, promising cheaper, faster appraisal than current pilot ovens costing about $1 million plus annual operating costs.
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Morgantown
UPI
West Virginia University
Joseph W. Leonard
WVU Coal Research Bureau
Leonard
West Virginia
Appalachian
State Centennial Stamp Unveiled in West Virginia
Postmaster General J Edward Day unveiled the five cent commemorative West Virginia statehood stamp in Washington with Governor Barron and Senators Randolph and Byrd present. Issued June 20 in Wheeling, the stamp marks Lincoln era statehood and features a state map and capital against green.
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Washington
UPS
J. Edward Day
West Virginia
W. W. Barron
Jennings Randolph
D-W.va
Robert C. Byrd
D-W. Va
Wheeling
Abraham Lincoln
Dwight Mutchler
School of Painting and Allied Arts
Ohio University
West Virginia Centennial Commission
William K. Schrage
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Blood salinity in humans mirrors ocean composition
Human blood shares the same ratio of dissolved salts as seawater, though at a lower concentration. The comparison highlights fundamental similarities in ionic balance between vertebrate blood and marine water, reflecting underlying osmotic principles across species.
Soviet labels test ban talks waste of time
Soviet Union decried current talks on a nuclear test ban as a waste of time and accused Western powers of not wanting a treaty. Soviet negotiator Semyon Tsarapkin did not address the Anglo American initiative presented to Khrushchev, though U.S. and British delegates urged acceptance at the 126th disarmament conference meeting.
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Geneva
UPI
Soviet Union
Semyon K. Tsarapkin
Nikita Khrushchev
Moscow
U.S
Texas A&M to go coed amid protests and rivals
Texas A&M College voted to admit women full time starting June 1, ending 92 years of gender exclusivity. Graduate and veterinary programs open to all qualified women, undergrad limited by housing, with old grads opposing and UT Austin peers cheering. House bill may rename school to Texas A&M University.
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College Station
Tex
UPI
Texas A&m College
West Point
A&m Board of
University of Texas
A&m
School of
Veterinary Medicine
Texas A&m University
Austin
T. L. Smith
Smith
David Haines
Nocturnal insects wear winter bathing suits
Moths do not swim or wear swimsuits. The question pairs an animal fact with an absurd image. In winter moths remain inactive, sheltered from cold, not donning attire or entering water.
Astro Guide May Present Health and Marriage Trend
Astro guide notes favorable health transits making you energetic at work despite coworkers chatter. A pleasant surprise is forecast for the day. The 1962 marriage total rose about 2 percent to 1,580,000, driven by population growth with the rate steady for five years.
Population age shift to hit used car market hard
By Ocean Future, the aging trend is already nudging household goods prices, with the sharpest impact expected in the used car market as demand and prices adjust to an older skews in the population structure.
Zodiac hints for 1963 by Field Enterprises
The 1963 column outlines daily guidance for Aries through Capricorn with cautionary notes on speech, temper, exposure, and responsibility. It notes distant activities may imply a trip and urges wise use of authority in Capricorn while stressing modesty in ability.
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