Step To Peace or Disaster The Nuclear Stockpile Debate
The United States holds more fissionable materials than needed for weapons. President Johnson pledges cuts in enriched uranium and plutonium, while Khrushchev offers limited details. Experts warn that scrapping nuclear arms risks losing deterrence and facing greater conventional warfare.
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United States
Glenn T. Seaborg
Atomic Energy Commission
Johnson
State of the Union
Khrushchev
Soviet Union
Public policy target to cut unemployment to 3 percent
Senate subcommittee Republicans back a $5 billion annual public works plan to reach full employment by 1968. The article argues this is insufficient, urging education and training over make work, noting public works creates temporary jobs without permanent employment or new industries.
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United States
Senate
Radio church ads spark nationwide campaign
The United Presbyterian Church tests in Detroit and St. Louis lead to a planned spread to 15 major urban centers while the Messonite Church expands radio spots from Terre Haute and Williamsport. Knights of Columbus also promotes Catholic information via newspapers and magazines, with marked inquiries. The piece defends religious outreach as laudable, despite taste concerns.
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United Presbyterian Church of the United
Knights of Columbus
Third Course thinking urged for decolonization issue
The piece argues for a flexible approach to decolonization inspired by Camus and Fulbright, proposing a two legislature system for Algerians and French residents, and cites Puerto Rico as a successful example of federalism. It warns that strict nationalist paths harm individual freedoms and economic prospects in Algeria, Angola, and Mozambique.
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de Gaulle
Algeria
France
Paris
Humpty Dumpty
Noah Webster
Fulbright
Albert Camus
Camus
Ben Bella
U.S
Puerto Rico
Portugal
Angola
Mozambique
Dear Abby advice column excerpts in a 1960s issue
A Dear Abby page features readers seeking car pool etiquette regarding a late mother, a request for Abby’s wording about a wife versus a mistress, and relationship woes. The column closes with Abby’s quip about getting work done by Friday and instructions for a personal reply.
Clawlike nails and makeup critique in dating advice
Dr George W Crane advises Polly P a 20 year old beauty ruined by clawlike nails and heavy makeup. He argues nail length and blood red polish repel men and urges moderation to keep the frame from detracting from the person. The column warns against following radical fashion trends.
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Polly P
Polly
America
Vinton Hosts Eastern Star Inspection Attendees
The report lists visiting families from Parkersburg Vienna Grove City Rio Grande Chesapeake and other towns as members attended the Eastern Star inspection in Vinton with many relatives and friends present for the event.
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Eleanor White Vinton
Jack Stutler
Becky
Valda
Edward Freed
Parkersburg
Guy Stutler
Vienna
W. Va
Jerry Thompson
Sue Bennett
Grove City
Harry Bennett
Ralph Osler
Ernst Welsh
Karen
John Smith
Melinda
Rio Grande
Williard Woodruff
Max Barnes
Jerry
Kelly Whitley
Chesapeake
Sarah Gooch
Conley Whitley
Daniel Evans
Virgil Cross
E. E. Hartsook
Dick Sayres
Eleanor White
Pesta Swich
Haze Harmon
Sabra Stewart
Mary K. Stambaugh
Eastern Star
Pleasence Returns For Poor Bites
New York reports Donald Pleasence, famed for The Caretaker, returns to Broadway in September in the London drama Poor Bites about a public prosecutor with time shifts between today and the French Revolution. Harold Prince will produce.
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New York
Donald Pleasence
Broadway
Harold Prince
Time Favors Opposition to Bible Prayer Change
The piece discusses a large push in 1964 to amend the Constitution to allow Bible reading and prayers in public schools despite the Supreme Court rulings. Rep. Frank J. Becker leads 146 proposed changes as Senate filibusters prolong summer work. Maryland clergy oppose Becker amendment arguing it would weaken the First Amendment’s church-state neutrality.
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Supreme Court
Big House
Frank J. Becker
R-N. Y
House
Senate
Russia
Becker
Maryland
United Church of Christ
Seventh - Day Adventists
Society of Friends
Congress
Dandelions and Delights in American Wit
Social musings mix humor and irony on everyday life in the United States. The column riffs on lawn weeds, air travel quips, de Gaulle on telephones, Shakespeare praise, office habits, spectacles, fat jokes, sports, and cultural critiques with a light, satirical tone.
Laurelville Reunion Marks 46th Hartsaugh Anniversary
The Hartsaugh family celebrated their 46th wedding anniversary at the DuPont house near Circleville. Attendees included Vic Pontius, Richard Faigley, Tom Hartsaugh, Glen Hartsaugh, H C Hartsaugh, Harvey Reed, and relatives. Grandparents are Melvin Garrett.
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Celesta Hoy
Laurelville
Homer Hartsaugh
DuPont House
Circleville
Hartsaugh
Vic Pontious
Richard Faigley
Tom Hartsaugh
Glen Hartsaugh
H. C. Hartsaugh
Harvey Reed
Melvin Mettler
Goldie Byers
Roy Fierce
Kingston
Lloyd McCabe
Lee Azbell
Lancaster
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Dear Abby
van Buren
Abby
Annapolis
Robinson Crusoe
Beverly Hills
Calif
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Pleasence
Has Boyle
Chicago
Charles de Gaulle
William Shakespeare
Athens Messenger
Suni Bry
Fly & Ay
D& Une
Mall'tn
Onto & W
Dally
Sunda
Lee T
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Mall
Mr Band
Cmscdhaneten
Athens
Ohio
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