Hymn Text From World Council Hymnal Sparks Edgy Debate
The Yuma Colorado Pioneer prints a hymn text found in New Hymns For A New Day issued by the Youth Departments of the World Council of Churches and the World Council on Christian Education. The verse critiques religious figures and divinity, prompting readers to recall the World Council’s Sweden assembly and its controversial proposals.
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World Council of Churches
World Council On Christian Education
Sweden
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Pioneer
Pilate
God
Adam
Eve
Humphrey calls for bipartisan law and order commission
Hubert Humphrey urged a bipartisan panel to study crime instead of framing it as a political issue. On the same day the President's Commission on Violence met in Washington. George D. Newton of Winnetka Ill. was assaulted near his hotel by four men who robbed him of 90 dollars and a 50 dollar watch during an evening stroll. The piece notes safety concerns about talking crime in the capital.
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Durant on Rome decline and internal decay
A quotation from Dr. Will Durant in The Story of Civilization argues that Rome fell first from internal collapse. It cites moral decay, class strife, failing trade, bureaucratic despotism, heavy taxes, and consuming wars as core drivers.
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30 Million Steaks and the Charcoal Myth
A medical columnist debunks a scare about cancer risk from charcoal broiling. The claim that a person must eat 30 million steaks to reach an ounce of the toxin is shown as false and exaggerated. The piece cautions against alarmist reporting and advises balanced, informed discussion.
Investment column weighs conglomerates and picks growth plays
The exchange discusses conglomerates, earnings dilution, and FTC antitrust probes affecting prices. Avco Ogden Teledyne and Textron are named, with advice to pick solid management and growth rates for long term gains. A reader asks which single stock to buy. Cenco Instruments and Georgia-Pacific are recommended as future growth bets.
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Cenco Instruments
Georgia-Pacific Corp
A Girl in Kansas City and a Subtle Seduction
In Kansas City a young girl shares a table with her mother and future in laws at a tropical themed restaurant. The narrator notes the shady allure of exotic cocktails and a calculated social misdirection as the girl samples a drink, while an outsider reflects on hidden pressures of assimilation and flirtation in a distant generation.
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Silent ulcer case and health tips from Dr Brady
A reader recounts a sudden hemorrhage from a silent gastric or duodenal ulcer treated at St Johns hospital in Santa Monica. He notes x ray evidence supported the diagnosis, appraises costs, and endorses a pipe as aid to quitting smoking while urging readers to request a health pamphlet from Dr. William Brady of Beverly Hills.
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Short Thoughts on LBJ HHH and a Nutrition Class Motif
The text notes LBJ’s 1964 admiration for HHH and stronger current view of his qualifications. A university nutrition teacher uses motorcycle arrival to spark student attention and promises ongoing curiosity with “what's kookin.” AMA News cites Met Life figures showing birth rates declining in industrialized countries, with U S rates dropping 28 percent since 1957 from 25 to 17.9 per 1000.
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Worry Alan Confession Shocks Readers To Action
CASE G-586: Alan G aged 41 admits extramarital dating while blaming a complacent wife. He says after marriage she became a superb motherly figure, not a seductive partner, leading to prolonged impotence until a younger woman revived his virility.
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Wives Wake Up Readers Urged By Dr Crane Column
A reader laments an affair influenced by lifestyle and nightlife while praising his wife’s support of Dr Cranes advice. He urges wives to apply his column to prevent similar marital strain, noting demand for his booklet and charts with a self addressed stamped envelope and 20 cents.
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Flaming youth and language quirks across history
A compact look at the phrase flaming youth from 1920s to Shakespeare. It notes Hamlet’s line about mutiny in a matron and cites quirky spellings in university journalism and an Associated Press roundabout report on a rumored death, illustrating language play and miscommunication.
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Ethnic blocs shape limited impact on 1968 ticket picks
The piece argues neither Agnew nor Muskie will win large ethnic bloc votes due to limited awareness of ancestry. It notes shifting loyalties among Negro, Irish, Polish, Italian, and Mexican-American voters, with Republicans underperforming in mobilizing these groups and Democrats facing fractures in ethnic coalitions.
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