National Aviation Day Editorial Calls For Safer Skies
Editorial notes National Aviation Day proclaimed by Congress will be observed at air fields nationwide. It warns aviation growth outpaces safety tech, cites 2100 commercial craft and 104000 private planes, $2.1 billion jet purchases in 1967, and a North Carolina midair collision highlighting safety funding shortfalls. It laments reduced air safety funding despite towers and radar gaps at many airports.
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North Carolina
Veterans Wars Convene In New Orleans And Boston
The Veterans of Foreign Wars met in New Orleans for a week of parades and talks drawing mild clashes with Mayor Lindsey. The American Legion begins a six day convention in Boston as both groups push for national stance on Vietnam and patriotism at home amid expected city riots and reluctance for costly programs. Speakers include Vice President Humphrey at the Legion and Gen. Mark Clark, Lt. Gen. Lewis Walt, and Maj. Gen. Pham Xuan Chieu for the VFW events.
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Lewis Walt
Pham-Xuan Chieu
South Vietnam
National Leadership Committee
Government spending critics warn of debt and frustration
Maurice H. Stans explains that government spending depends on what people pay in taxes or inflation. Since 1960 civilian federal staff rose 25 percent while population grew 10 percent and nondefense outlays surged 97 percent. Deficits may total 50 billion over eight years and about 75 billion over a decade while highways face hazards from careless drivers.
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United States
Maurice H. Stans
Investing advice from Rogar E Spear column on stocks
A reader asks about OG&E and American Telephone along with a past pick EG&G. Spear recommends switching OG&E preferred to common, holding American Telephone for 4.2 percent yield, and cautions not to buy more EG&G now due to high earnings multiple while noting potential future gains. He also mentions his 48 page guide available for $1.00.
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Fea. Corp
Tragic Congo satire urges United States pullback
Paul Harvey laments U S intervention in the Congo describing mercenary fighting and Mobutu’s regime. He condemns American airlift and artillery support as undemocratic war entanglement. He urges Congress to require formal declaration before foreign commitments, warning of a dangerous overreach and costly entanglements abroad.
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Menopause Perspective From Dr Brady on Change of Life
A column by Dr William Brady discusses menopause as a natural life transition. He cites Dr Helia Mosher on healthy attitudes, critiques morbid views of menstruation, and notes readers report relief from hot flashes with calcium and vitamin D. He encourages concise letters and provides mailing instructions.
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Ilelia Duel Mosher
Stanford University Press
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Brady
William Brady
el Camino
Beverly Hills
California
Boy Scouts Embrace Atomic Energy and Space In Merit Badges
The Christian Science Monitor notes MIT style projects raised for Boy Scout merit badges in Atomic Energy and Space Exploration. It highlights tasks like building a Geiger counter and a space launch vehicle model, showing scouting adapting to a tech driven era while maintaining wilderness survival skills.
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The
Christian Science Monitor
The Worry Clinic Debunks the Honor System
Dr George W C Luell argues the honor system fails students and harms the honest, comparing classroom behavior to predators in a jungle. He critiques UN legitimacy, police, and moral education while urging proctoring exams and sending for his guides from MeLot Indiana with self-addressed envelopes and 2 1/2 cents for costs.
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de. Crane
Luélla
Ince College
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MeLot
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Folklore- By William Wade
An English student writes a flourish filled note to his girlfriend referring to lovers terms and cousins. Phyllis replies with a concise yes. A Lovelorn farm youth also writes a playful ditty with vegetable metaphors about love and a wry river anecdote ends with a joke about a wife who insists on going upstream.
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Kenneth
Private camp rivals rise as parks face overcrowding
In big states with national and state parks, private trailer camps protest unfair competition from government managed sites. Federal policy promoting privately owned recreational areas clashes with park preservation and tax exemptions, pushing private operators to charge higher fees and fear crowding limits.
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Uncle Sam
Michigan
Wat
Unis
America
Shipwise- The Galloping Ghost of the Java Coast
A summary of the World War II ship Houston nicknamed the Galloping Ghost of the Java Coast. It notes her nine eight inch guns, sinking seven Japanese transports, and losses including high ranking officers and destroyers. The tale includes a crew recruitment surge after the first Houston’s sinking and a famed name change myth as she moved across the Pacific.
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Houston
Pacific
H. Fier
Sunda Straits
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