March 21, 1963
Thursday. Cloudy 6-8 inches of new snow, 20’s. Clifton didn’t feel so good, more cold. I wrote to Dougie and Gerald. David had to be to work 7 am. Girls and I went to prayer meeting at parsonage. Federal tax came $339.00.
Comment: The tax refund would be worth $3603, not too bad. First day of spring..Dad still sick. The news of the day: The federal prison on Alcatraz Island was closed. The Rock, as the island became known, is probably the most famous prison in the US federal system and remains today, more than fifty-eight years after its closing, the stuff of legend.
President John F Kennedy also announced economic sanctions against Cuba. This followed the Cuban Missile Crises of the previous October when we all came within a hair's breadth of nuclear war. In reflecting on the time, these issues were discussed somewhat but never seemed to affect us directly.....
President John F Kennedy also announced economic sanctions against Cuba. This followed the Cuban Missile Crises of the previous October when we all came within a hair's breadth of nuclear war. In reflecting on the time, these issues were discussed somewhat but never seemed to affect us directly.....
