Labor Mergers and Job Security in Rail and Air
The piece analyzes the push to merge New York Central with Penn Central and American with Eastern Air Lines amid union opposition led by Michael J. Quill and James R. Hoffa. It cites historical job guarantees under the Washington Agreement and warns of broader economic disruption from accelerating technology, plus notes Civil Aeronautics Board alignment with ICC in airline mergers and political debate over a Negro Cabinet post.
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Fund For the Republic
Center For the Study of Democratic
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Kennedy Cabinet Nominates Negro Sparks Republican Foul
In Washington window politics, Kennedy faces GOP charges as a plan to reorganize government and a cabinet post provokes racial signaling fears. Republicans claim a majority oppose sending the measure to the House while critics say the debate centers on race, not policy.
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Richard M. Nixon
United States
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Chicago
Granny Has Her Say By Arthur Lord
Dear Granny: I am a 71 year old grandmother who knits for four grandchildren and resents frequent doctor visits. I question why aging is viewed as illness and ask how to persuade children I am healthy. The column invites reader questions and potential future answers from Arthur Lord.
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Granny
Arthur Lord
Arthur
Miami Beach Hall of Fame Debate Sparks Extra Shape
Earl Wilson reports a lively dispute over naming a Show Business Hall of Fame, debating if Sammy Davis Jr. outshines Al Jolson, with side notes on Coral Club, jet-set events, and Hollywood gossip from Miami Beach. The column blends humor with snippets about stars, clubs, and popular culture.
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Miami Beach
Sammy Davis
al Jolson
Coral Country Club
George Marshall
Washington
Sammy
Jolson
Groucho
Marshall
Enrico Caruso
Caruso
Will Rogers
Bert Williams
Eddie Leonard
Marilyn Monroe
Jean Harlow
Rhonda Fleming
Joan Collins
Lillian Russell
Jackie Gleason
Jim Brady
al Kaskel
Mort Sunshine
Florida
They Say Alumni Doomed Education Says Stanford Professor
Prof Nevitt Sanford of Stanford criticizes liberal education in the United States noting alumni status reflects failures. He comments that higher learning institutions are not fulfilling their educational promises and cites broader social shifts affecting gender roles and power dynamics.
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U.S
Prof
Nevitt Sanford
Stanford University
Republicans confront voter support for Kennedy programs
Republican leaders face a split between opposing Kennedy social programs and winning voters. University of Michigan data show 70 percent favor more elderly aid, 60 percent education, 54 percent hospital care, with defense at 47 percent and farm aid 20 percent. Tax fears temper enthusiasm, yet many back higher taxes for education and elderly aid, complicating 1962 strategy in urban districts where welfare issues draw strongest interest.
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GOP
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University of Michigan Survey Research Center
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Kennedy smoking photos draw mixed messages on fitness
A reader criticized recent Kennedy images showing him smoking cigars, arguing such pictures undermine youth fitness while the president promotes physical fitness with vigor. The note reflects public concern over leaders’ personal habits and public health messaging.
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Kennedy
Deepest Fresh Water Lake Question Answer Card
Question asks which is the deepest freshwater lake in the world. Answer: Lake Baikal in Asia at about 5400 feet. Another Q asks who said If nominated I will not accept If elected I will not serve Answer: William Tecumseh Sherman uttered these lines in opposition to party nominations.
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Asia
William Tecumseh Sherman
GOP
Brazil Eyes $500 Million Aid in Alliance for Progress Talks
Brazil prepares to seek $500 million in development aid from the United States as Washington awaits congressional votes on the Alliance for Progress. The Punta del Este meeting of hemispheric foreign ministers showed Latin leaders, including Brazil, resisting sanctions against Cuba while facing internal pressures and a cautious stance toward Castro.
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UPI
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Washington
Kennedy
Alliance For Progress
Punta del Este
Uruguay
United States
Cuba
Latin America
Castro
U.S
Dean Rusk
Argentina
Chile
Bolivia
Mexico
Ecuador
Haiti
Joao Goulart
Tancredo Neves
Financial Gossip on Brazil Crisis After Resignation
The piece notes President Janio Quadros resignation triggering fears of civil war. Brazil faces 40 percent annual inflation, a near bankrupt state, and stalled land reform and tax bills. Congress struggles, capital flees, currency sinks, and regional strains grow amid rising Castroism and nationalist left influence. The U S weighs aiding Brazil despite Punta del Este.
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Brazil
Brazilian Congress
Chamber of Deputies
United States
Punta del Este
Tropo Links Hemisphere's Defenses
New York report notes a space based intercontinental messaging system now in global use, primarily by the military, as debates continue over who will operate a planned communications satellite network enabling worldwide voice and television.
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New York
Upl
Troposphere relay system links Alaska defenses
50 Years Ago From the 1912 Files Of The Raleigh Register notes the United Mine Workers ban on Boy Scouts and Civic Federation, multiple marriage licenses, and a tropospheric scatter link to connect distant Alaska defenses. R. F. Kelley explains the tropo system’s 75,000 watt transmitter enabling 500 mile range and 100 multiplexed voice messages, promising world‑wide communication despite harsh terrain. The piece ends with a prayer from Mae E. Hunter, Nashville missionary editor.
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Boy Scout Movement
United Mine Workers
Civic Federation
Miners’ Union
Raleigh
Frank Flemings
Nora Robertson
W. C. Rogers
Elsie Goad
John Lacek
Jadwiga Czepozor
Robert Fenton Bordens
Violet M. Waller
Silas Plumley
Nellie Jane Plumley
George B. Farnsworth
Alaska
R. F. Kelley
Dynamics Corporation of America
Tropo Station No. 1
Radio Engineering Laboratories, Inc
Kelley
Beckley Newspapers publishes Nalriggh Register in West Virginia
Publication details outline Beckley Newspapers Corporation as publisher with offices at 341 Prince Street. It lists managing editor J. McQuade and United Press International affiliation. Subscription rates are shown for daily and Sunday editions, weekly, and monthly terms with West Virginia tax notes and home delivery options.
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West Virginia
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
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