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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1963
Page
5
GRAND PRAIRIE AP The Texas Junior Chamber of Commerce has announced the five persons it considers the state’s top young men for the year.
Princess Lalla Aicha of Morocco presents former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy with a century-old Middle East mansion in Marrakesh as a gift from King Hassan. Kennedy may vacation there with her two children next autumn after accepting the gift during a two hour Palm Beach visit.
A second AP poll of 1,361 Republican county chairmen shows Richard Nixon gaining ground as the party's leading candidate after President Kennedy's assassination, with Barry Goldwater dropping from 85.1 percent strongest candidate in October to 44.2 percent. Nixon leads in several states though Goldwater remains favored in the West, and delegates at the San Francisco convention are set at 1,308 with 655 needed to win.
The note highlights popular drinks among travelers including gin vodka rum and coffee liqueur as preferred purchases during border visits. It underscores the appeal of spirits for tourists and the variety sought by guests seeking familiar flavors abroad.
Barry Goldwater issued a sudden challenge to President Johnson over foreign aid and wheat sales payments. He pressed for actions against what he called political pressure in Congress while Johnson vacationed in Texas. Observers note Goldwater’s early attack comes as he leads GOP contenders ahead of the Kennedy era.
McNamara backs building two military hospitals in the San Francisco area replacing Letterman and Oak Knoll with 550 and 650 bed facilities. Total cost about 28.6 million dollars, pending White House approval and Johnson signature in the 1964-85 defense budget. Fire damages over 5 000 dollars to Glenn residence as five men battle a grass blaze on the L C Phillips ranch in Wichita Falls.
Former Minnesota governor Harold E. Stassen, now a Philadelphia lawyer, said he will announce next month whether he will seek the 1984 Republican presidential nomination. He said Eisenhower has urged him and others to run to give the party a wide field.
In Alaska the hamlet of Bay City home to about 20 residents has renamed the town John Fitzgerald Kennedy City in a civic gesture honoring the late president. The nickname reflects local sentiment and aims to preserve Kennedy’s memory in the small coastal community near Anchorage.
AP report notes engineer George Robinson drove to a road hole in Normandy to test safety for travelers. He found the hole dangerous and fell in, highlighting a risky turn in local safety awareness. The piece hints at a broader human interest angle with a stray mention of Sana Antonian and a stray want ad.
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