Patterson the Gentle Champion in the Ring and Beyond
A Washington Evening Journal column recalls Floyd Patterson as a boxing great and humane figure. It recounts his Europe bout against Eddie Machen, details the waived eight count rule, and notes his decision to spare Machen after hurting him. The piece portrays Patterson as a champion with integrity rather than mere prowess.
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Floyd Patterson
Ingemar Johannson
Sonny Liston
Patterson
Machen
Teenage marriage as a status symbol and social burden
The piece argues teen age marriages harm youths unprepared for adult life and fuel rising divorce rates. It cites Judson Landis of UC Berkeley and notes social pressures the draft and the atom bomb contribute. It contrasts past hand mixing of concrete with modern methods, reflecting on changing work practices.
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Judson T. Landis
University of California
Prof. Landis
G O P Convention Notes Dickering With Concrete Record
A Fargo North Dakota construction firm set a new national one day record for laying pavement. They placed 12 091 linear feet of 9 inch thick 24 foot wide pavement in 18 hours maintaining a rate of 807 feet per hour. Materials used included 11250 barrels of cement 8800 tons of rock 4700 tons of sand and 237000 gallons of water.
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Fargo, N.D
Caught in the Computer and Iowa at the Convention
A collage of notes from the North Kingston Standard and Philadelphia Bulletin recounts a delayed bill response about computer delays, joke about government topics in Bulgaria, and San Francisco convention coverage. It details Iowa delegates, ticket allocations, Cook-out promotions, a steer named Sir Percy, and hotel room struggles at the 1964 GOP national convention.
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Bulgaria
Philadelphia Bulletin
San Francisco
IDPA
Iowa
California
Percy
Cow Palace
Danilson
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Mark Hopkins
Hick
Fairmont
Robert Ray
Ray
Huntington
Republican National Committee
National Committee
Washington
Rules Committee
Can we live with sonic booms in the jet age
Oklahoma City hosts Operation Bongo to study repeated sonic booms from supersonic flight. FAA and NASA measure effects on people, animals, and buildings to guide future SST routes and designs. Capt. Short pilots the first test boom, with 14 strain gauges and 15 accelerometers recording data in a suburban home.
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Short
Oklahoma City
FAA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Kenilworth
United States Defeats Britain Narrowly in World Bridge Olympiad
In New York the United States beat Great Britain 73 to 35 on day three of the World Bridge Olympiad. The U.S. built a 38 international match point lead, gaining 10 IMPs on the accompanying deal. At one table Jordan in a three no trump decision secured 630 points, while Stayman and Mitchell at the other table failed in four notrumps for a 200 point loss.
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South West North East
United States
Great Britain
New York
U.S
West
North
South
Jordan
Samuel Stayman
Victor Mitchell
Boris Schapiro
Terence Reese
Stayman
Res Syndicate, Inc
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Iowa Daily Press
North Kingston
Goldwater
Scranton
Sen
Barry Goldwater
William Scranton
Gail Danilson
Iowa Beef Producers
Mark Hopkins Hotel
Perry Como
Margaret Chase Smith
Gibson
Ben Gibson
Des Moines
Congress
Washington, Iowa
Journal Science Feature
By Richard Lewis
James E. Short
U. S. Air Force
Tinker Air Force Base
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David Lillard
Federal Aviation Agency
Aeronautical Center
J. Kenneth Power
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China
France
Soviet Union
NASA
World Book Encyclopedia Science Service, Inc
B. Jay Becker
South Dealer
Joe Palooka
Jason
Ham Fisher
Miss Moore
Blondie
Chic Young
Dagwoo
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Dixie Dugan
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