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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1963
Page
2
Salvation Army volunteers are at posts daily to raise funds for the Christmas season. Donations of coins clothing toys and food are welcomed to aid distressed people. The campaign aims to avoid duplication of aid and ensure no one in need is overlooked.
In Oregon a college campus protest greeted an emergency session over tax policy. Students carried banners opposing a sales tax ballot measure, arguing for higher corporate taxes instead. The piece notes corporate taxation and its impact on consumer prices, urging basic economics education for the youth.
A Raleigh News and Observer piece notes how children’s play mimics dance patterns from games like Follow the Leader Lambeth Castle Walks and the Turkey Trot. It argues spontaneous movement reflects real dance, seen in wild joy and communal laughter.
Washington analysts compare ages of leaders in line for the presidency, noting McCormack at 12 years shy of a potential rise and Hayden at 86. The piece traces how succession laws shifted from Cabinet to Speaker to current order, with Rusk aged 64 and secretaries of state averaging 58 at entry over 30 years.
AP reports Tom Tryon, a 6 foot 4 actor, rises to Hollywood stardom after Otto Preminger selected him for The Cardinal and five more films. The Yale-educated Navy veteran discusses Catholic faith, career path, and handling fan questions about past struggles while praising television’s reach and critiquing industry imitation.
The responder notes there is no simple answer to why God allows loss. As a Christian you can trust that separation is temporary and God’s grace is sufficient. Loss of a son and father can test faith, yet faith amid grief may witness to others and endure through divine support.
Dr. Jay Young and Ann Treacy, both with pasts as widows, now head a household of 16 children in Dallas Pennsylvania. Young, 42, heads the chemistry department at King's College Wilkes Barre and the family budget faces large weekly food needs. The eldest son John, 21, is pursuing priesthood in Bennington Vermont.
The Treacy Youngs family, with 19 children and ages from 4 to 19, live in a 19 room three story house in Dallas. They maintain a large grocery and meat storage, a restaurant style refrigerator, and a daily routine with early mornings and family involvement in meals. Father hopes to inspire others to value large families for shared experiences and community.
John Chamberlain argues against blaming broad groups for Kennedy's murder and notes Oswald's Marxist ties. He praises restraint and law while contrasting intellectuals' rash conclusions with ordinary citizens' measured reactions. He cites Castro, Cuba, and past Soviet actions to illustrate caution in assigning guilt.
Nostalgic lament recalling a past era when simple home life defined childhood. The piece contrasts outdoor chores, homemade meals, limited technology, and everyday routines with modern changes, urging readers to reflect on aging and memories. It invokes family scenes, neighborhood games, and old-fashioned values to evoke sentiment about times gone by.
Highlights include 1906 Oscar Strauss appointed secretary of commerce and labor as the first Jewish Cabinet member, 1870 Joseph Rainey sworn in as first Black member of the House, 1895 Supreme Court ruling taxes on incomes over 1000 unconstitutional, 1987 Panay sunk by Japanese planes, 27 year rail strike threat, 5 years ago Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co stock public, 1 year ago Khrushchev warns against thermonuclear war pressures.
In As We See It, Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara argues against reducing foreign aid below the one million mark warning such cuts could raise the risk of large expenditures of American funds and lives during hostilities. He defends continuing aid as essential to prosperity and safety.
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