Public Works and Open Space Earn Quiet Plaudits
An editorial argues for balanced praise of government and public servants, noting Newark City Council's prudent five cent tax cut and Ohlone College trustees acceptance of Ed Huddleson’s 1.9 million offer for hillside land. Recognizes citizens, committees, and officials for seeking progress while maintaining restraint and open space preservation.
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Newark
Ohlone College
Ed Huddlegon
Huddleson
Canada
Mission Peak
Mars duo arrested after saucer crash into car in Buenos Aires
Report mentions two Martians arrested for reckless driving following a spacecraft collision with an automobile in Buenos Aires. The piece hints at humor and the idea that extraterrestrials could struggle with human traffic, paired with a joke about army brainwashing soap bars.
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Buenos Aires
Outer Space
Auto-rail Biafra Airlift Tales From Lisbon Cab Ride
In a vivid interview, Frank McCallister recalls flying ammunition to Biafra from Lisbon aboard Constellations and DC-7s, with cargoes to Bissau and Sao Tome. He portrays priests like Father Butler and Burns as dedicated, notes four crew deaths from crashes, and recalls perilous taxi rides in Lisbon as the era’s danger.
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Frank
Lisbon
Bissau
Sao Tome
Biafra
Father Burns
Wallace Power To Dip As Election Day Nears
Analysis suggests George Wallace may fail to win the presidency and instead become a king-maker in the House. Polls show broad but inconsistent support with significant third party leanings among blue-collar workers and some Democrats and Republicans. Some Southerners consider voting for Nixon to gain favorable treatment from 1969 to 1972.
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Wallace Power
George Wallace
United States
House of Representatives
Wallace
Coast Guard And Wallace Sway In 1960 Election Discourse
A composite column sketches Wallace's weak national base, Nixon prospects, and Coast Guard anecdotes from Rep. Otis G. Fike's Long Island waters to Alabama and Mississippi, linking maritime mishaps to political sentiment. It notes Wallace lacks a broad party machine and may lose votes as fall campaigns loom.
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Washington
Otis G. Fike
D-N.y
U.S. Coast Guard
Pike
Long Island
Coast Guard
Wallace
Congress
White House
Alabama
Mississippi
Nixon
Humphrey
Thurmond- Wright
Wallace Diversion Weakens Humphrey Voting Bloc
In Northern industrial states Mr. Humphrey struggles as Wallace draws Democratic voters to the American Independent Party, undermining Humphrey’s campaign prospects.
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Mr. Humphrey
Mr. Wallace
Wallace
American Independent Party
Humphrey
Hungarian Backlash To Invasion
An eight leader anti Communist message from Budapest describes renewed Czech resentments against Soviet intervention flareups in Hungary. It cites mass deportations, executions of youths, and the fate of 13,000 others, while detailing Soviet forces around Szolnok and Budapest, AVH control, Mindszenty’s security, and the underground urging clemency or resistance amid Moscow backed rule.
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Cuba
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Red
Janos Kadar
Kadar
Czechoslovaia
Prague
Siberia
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Szolnok
Red Army
Lenin
United States
Vietnam
Commununism
AVH
Moscow
S.T.B
Rezenenost
This Day In History Highlights and Quotes
United Press International notes key dates from 1625 when George Stephenson operated the first locomotive to haul a passenger train. It recalls Warsaw's surrender in 1939 after heavy raids, a 1940 mutual aid pact among Germany Italy and Japan, and Syria's 1961 split from the UAR led by army officers. A Mauldin quote reflects on war’s toll.
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England
George Stephenson
Warsaw
Germany
Italy
Japan
Syria
United Arab Republic
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Joseph Cardinal Mindszenty
Cardinal Minderenly
United Press International
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