Readers Debate Gun Rights and Gun Control
A letter from a National Rifle Association member argues against strict gun laws and registration. It defends the Second Amendment and urges enforcement of existing laws, condemns Supreme Court restrains, and warns of disarmament aiding criminals. includes references to Kennedy and King murders and a call to register Communists, not firearms.
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National Rifle Association
Methodist Church
The
Vernon Lions Club
Veterans of Foreign Wars
United States
United States of America
Oswald
Sirhan
Supreme Court
Scott
Romney
Kennedy
King
Letter to Gov Connally and Sen Tower Calls For New Enforcements
A Kerrick Texas resident protests gun laws and court sentences. The writer urges new laws and strict enforcement to curb crime, condemns lenient punishments for murder, supports harsher penalties for murder, rape, and robbery, and argues against allowing marches and deferments. The letter emphasizes a tougher stance to resist communism and restore order.
Warning of firearm rights and home defense stance
Douglas Be. Smith, Maj., AUS (Ret) asserts unwavering readiness to defend home and nation. He states his unloaded rifle remains at hand and acknowledges government involvement in firearm ownership while pledging assistance to neighbors and guarding against thieves. He notes rifle registration on purchase.
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Neahbor
Russia
Red China
Vietnam
Korea
DeGaulle
France
Critique of government, Khrushchev, and American liberty
A reader-letter argues Americans are under assault by laws favoring Communists and socialists. It denounces income taxes, gun laws, and political elites while urging action against Communism at home. The writer cites Khrushchev, mentions Kennedy brothers, and calls for tougher measures against Molotov cocktails and rioters.
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Khrushchev
America
Kennedys
John F
Robert
Congress
SOS for Friend Dear Editor SOS for Friend
A letter from Laura V Hamner requests help recalling a past event surrounding the death of the King of the Gypsies in Amarillo. She aged 97 on July 17 and asks a former companion to write to her at Leigh Ann Rest Home in Birmingham Alabama to aid her story.
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Amarillo
Laura V. Hamner
Leigh Ann Rest Home
12Th Ave
North
Birmingham, Ala
Borger residents urge senators to oppose gun control
In a letter from Borger and neighboring towns Phillips and Bonavista readers press petitions against gun control, urging elected officials to defend the right to bear arms and back law enforcement against criminals and alleged communists fueling unrest.
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Borger
Phillips
Bonavista
Direct Election Debate Threads Through Editorials
A 1967 Post-Dispatch editorial notes congressional hearings on a constitutional amendment for direct presidential election to avoid elector réstrictions and potential third party disruption. It cites voter petitions and a letter to Senator Tower regarding gun control votes, alongside named residents supporting political change.
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Congress
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Electoral Progress
Bayh
Indiana
House of Representatives
United States
Editorial Reflection on Governing Choices and Voter Advice
A reader from Route 6 Wellington critiques political actions and tax policy, recalling wartime decisions and constitutional rights. The letter urges readers to consider who can manage farms, schools, and businesses without party influence and ends urging others to write back.
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Paty
Japanese Technique Attracts Attention
A method by Kunitoshi Tezuka from Spearman Texas processes raw garbage into usable construction materials for landfill use drawing broad notice. The Japanese technique, noted by CC W Freeman, focuses on waste turning into building material potentially aiding waste management in Tokyo related operations.
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CC. W. Freeman
Tokyo
Spearman
Texas
Kunitoshi Tezuka
Dream World Nightmare Democracy Satire
A dream narrative depicts the American people voting out famed politicians like Rockefeller Humphrey Nixon Johnson and Yarborough Fulbright and installing “real men.” The tale shows the new regime punishing criminals and communists, clearing corruption, and forcing officials from Washington to leave their posts.
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United States
Rockefeller
Humphrey
Nixon
Johnson
Mahon
Texas
Akansas
Yarborough
Fulbright
Supreme Court
Washington
Firm Stand Required Dear Editor Opposes gun control
A letter to Sen. Ralph Yarborough argues against gun laws and NRA membership. The writer cites a Atlanta prison riot as proof that laws cannot deter criminals and urges officials to oppose gun control bills and demonstrations.
Howe To Speak At Mormon Meet In Amarillo
Howe of Dallas, president of the Texas Mission of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, will address a public meeting of Mormons in Amarillo Monday at 7:30 p.m. at 4216 Bowie, on The Book of Mormon. Elder R W Newbold and Elder M M Johnson are in Amarillo for the event and related Texas North Stake conference today and Sunday under Stake President Dr F S Gonzalez and Dr John M Anderson.
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Elliott
Howe
Dallas
Texas Mission
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Amarillo
Bowie
R. W. Newbold
Salt Lake City
M. M. Johnson
Hyrum
Utah
Texas North Stake
F. S. Gonzalez
Lubbock
John M. Anderson
Nation Prepares for the 200th Bicentennial Celebration
The United States marks Independence Day as the nation plans a decades long Bicentennial from 1975 to 1983. Congress backs a national commission led by Carlisle H. Humelsine with state and local groups in Boston Philadelphia and Concord Lexington preparing events and exhibitions including replica Liberty Bells for sale to collectors and institutions.
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Congress
United States
Carlisle H. Humelsine
Colonial Williamsburg
National Park Service
Boston
Philadelphia
Bureau of International Expositions
National Commission
Massachusetts
Commonwealth
Concord
Lexington
Fred Jones
Grant
Amarillo
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