Gordon Cooper and the drive to explore the unknown
The piece honors Gordon Cooper and the vast effort behind his space mission. It frames him as a symbol akin to Columbus and Galileo, linking his flight to humanity’s quest to conquer space and raise questions about future survival and exploration.
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Gordon Cooper
Cooper
Galileo
Newton
Einstein
Byrd
Antarctic
Hillary
Everest
Space
Valley Hospital proposal debated as bed shortage fades
The piece notes a past shortage that led to a Valley Hospital plan but argues times have changed with Baptist and Lutheran Hospitals expanding in Scottsdale and Mesa. It favors strengthening existing facilities over new construction and warns of higher costs and taxpayer burden if the Valley Hospital proceeds.
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Valley Hospital
Mesa
Lutheran Hospital
Valley Hos
Pital
Alabama Rep Elliott Defects on Youth Corps Vote
Alabama congressman Carl Elliott, sidelined by riots and Birmingham protests, opposes Kennedy backed Youth Employment Corps due to integration fears. His absence risks a tie and defeat on the rules committee. FAA officials Strickler and Lovering suffer first Dulles crash during training flight. plane damaged but no injuries.
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Washington
Alabama
Carl Elliott
Jasper
Kennedy
House Rules Committee
Elliott
Youth Employment Corps
Rules Committee
CCC
Birmingham
Congress
Capitol Hill
Federal Aviation Administration
United States
Marvin K. Strickler Jr
Ralph R. Lovering
New Dulles International Airport
Lovering
FAA
Washington National Airport
Dulles
Alabaman Turns From Kennedy After Riots In Birmingham
The article notes an Alabaman distancing himself from Kennedy amid Birmingham riots and mentions aviation safety figures Lov ering and Strickler. It also covers birth control discussions with Vatican envoy and Dr John Rock, Kennedy's cautious stance on sharing birth control info, and a 34th reunion of the Mexican Border Veterans in Redington Beach, Florida.
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Kennedy
Dr. Rock
United States
Pershing
Panch Villa
Rio Grande
Redington Beach
Fla
Airlines claim profits despite losses amid consolidation talks
Industry officials dispute a bleak view of airline finances citing CAB filings showing 1962 profits at Continental Delta National Northwest and Western with improved results at TWA United and Northeast. merger plans between Pan American and TWA and American Eastern could save about 30 million annually. failure may trigger subsidies.
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Civil Aeronautics Board
Continental
Delta
National
Northwest
Western
CAB
Editor's Mailbag on Scottsdale Annexation Debate
A reader criticizes city leaders and the Scottsdale attorney for failed annexation efforts. The writer cites tax increases from previous rejections, questions motives, and endorses engineer Smalley while noting Burton was not attorney during earlier attempts. The letter frames annexation as a legal issue with repeated attempts and potential reannexation plans.
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Scottsdale
Arizona
Scotts
Dale
Burton
Smalley
East Side
Nude man sightings spark Hutchinson field reports
In Hutchinson Kansas a nude man was seen running through fields north of town six weeks ago and a year ago a similar sighting occurred. This week a woman declined to give her name claiming to see a nude man three miles south but officers found only clothed men. Nearby Wichita dispatch notes Mrs Margaret Mooney found a two foot snake in her refrigerator and removed it with large butcher knives.
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Hutchinson
Kan
Here
Wichita, Kan
UPI
Margaret. Mooney
Latin America faces decisive decade amid fear and inequity
A South American newsman in a United Nations lounge says the 1960s will force a new regional direction as ideologic rivalry between Red China and Russia intensifies. Gerald Clark’s book notes Latin America’s dire poverty, with per capita income around 280 dollars and Haiti at 90, while 60 percent to 90 percent work in agriculture and land is held by a landlord class amid vast arable land.
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Birmingham
Ala
Red China
Russia
Latin America
Gerald Clark
Haiti
James Whitcomb Riley
Francois Duvalier
Cuba
Moscow
Washington
Caribbean
Robert C. Cook
The
Population Reference Bureau
This Decade Of Decision On Latin America And Education
The piece argues this decade will hinge on decisions about democracy and equality. It links illiteracy in Latin America to propaganda, notes U S responsibility, and calls for ending citizenship discrimination to ensure universal access to education and public services. It urges unity across ethnic groups in a shared nation.
Haiti in peril as population and poverty rise
Washington analyst Marquis Childs warns that Haiti faces a fragile future under pressure from poverty disease and surging population. He notes the risk of Communist influence and considers options from Cuban-style intervention to enforced occupation while highlighting Haiti's dire economic conditions and scarce employment.
Haiti Faces Hunger and Corruption as Aid Fades
The piece portrays a Haiti stalled in a subsistence economy near hunger, crippled by graft and fear of regime change. Birth rates soar while death rates keep gains modest, with limited understanding of family planning and schooling as long-term solutions.
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Europe
United States
Guatemala
Cook
Princeton University
Haiti
Duvalier
Robert D. Heinl
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Northeast
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McGill
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