Six fold rise in crime outstrips population growth
A 1960s commentary cites FBI data showing a crime rate surge with murder and burglary rates high. It argues leniency toward criminals fuels the rise and urges stronger social discipline and family upbringing to curb crime.
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Frank S. Hogan
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Ultra clean air system cuts surgical infections at Loveless clinic
The Loveless Clinic in Albuquerque built a 10 by 12 foot surgical enclosure with a $20 000 ultra clean air system. Air moves one mile per hour, is exchanged ten times per minute, and humidity and temperature are tightly controlled, washing contamination away from surgeons and patients. Since year start 300 operations in unit with only one infection, suggesting broader adoption for hospital operating rooms.
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Loveless
Bataan Memorial Methodist Hospital
Albuquerque
N. M
John G. Whitcomb
The
Athens
Sheltering Arms
Britain rejects strict precedent in landmark ruling
The Lords of Appeal in Ordinary overturned the doctrine of following prior decisions when injustice or hindrance to legal development would occur. The decision signals a potential legal revolution, allowing reform and modernization of justice in Britain while worrying barristers about advising clients under a changing framework.
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Supreme Court
Britain
House of Lords
Lords of Appeal
Full Employment Crisis and Policy Options in 1967
Washington insight notes a looming full employment crisis driven by tight credit and skilled labor shortages amid a long postwar expansion. It argues for new administration actions, including a possible tax increase, wage guidelines, and policy education to prevent deflation and ease demand pressures.
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Washington
Congress
Kennedy
Johnson
Eisenhower
France
Council of Economic Advisers
Letter to the Editor on Public Discourse and Civic Duty
In this era of rapid information flow I urge readers to engage thoughtfully with public debate. Share views respectfully, verify facts, and include a return address and contact number for publication.
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the Messenger
Buckley on Dodd and the stolen files controversy
The piece questions Senator Dodd's credibility over travel expense double-billing amid alleged involvement by Drew Pearson and the New York Times. It cites Dodd's bookkeeper Michael O Hara and Dodd's claim of accepting responsibility while O Hara accuses overlapping billing from campaigns and committees. It notes unresolved legal questions and scrutiny of Dodd's finances.
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Drew Pearson
Senator Dodd
New York Times
Michael O'Hare
0R. Hare
Dodd
O'Hare
O’hare
Senate
Privacy vs Public Scrutiny in Senator Dodd Case
The piece argues about bookkeepers and signatures in Dodd's reimbursements, questions credibility between an aged witness and a younger accuser, and debates whether confidential files should be aired. It notes ghostwriting funded by campaign funds and weighs privacy rights against public interest.
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Senator Dodd
Pearson
Congress
Kenworthy
New York Times
Dodd
Queens
Adam
Firearms curb debate rekindled after Austin shootings
President Johnson urges action on federal gun control as Congress debates a bill to curb mail order sales and regulate interstate firearms sales. The plan would ban mail order pistols and regulate rifles with affidavits and local police checks. Skeptics warn against using tragedy for politics.
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Congress
Austin
Tex
Charles Joseph Whitman
John F. Kennedy
Lee Harvey Oswald
Kennedy
Johnson
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Nixon signals 1968 bid with wide early campaign effort
Nixon shows a visible path to a second presidency with a national swing through 30 states in the last year. He tells party faithful to forget 1968 for now and focus on 1966, according to Jules Witcover.
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New York
N. Y
Richard Nixon
Nixon
Jules Witcover
Washington
Newhouse National News Service
Community post office dedication earns broad thanks
The Plains community committee and post office staff express sincere appreciation for the interest and contributions of everyone involved in the dedication of the new post office and related community activities. Gail Slater Postmaster The Plains.
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the Messenger
the Plains
Gail Slater
Congress urged to set guidelines on truth in packaging
Rep Harley O. Staggers of West Virginia, chairman of the House Commerce Committee, says the time has come for Congress to step in and establish guidelines on truth in packaging as a bill is studied.
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Senate
Karl E. Mundt
South Dakota
Supreme Court
Congress
Harley O. Staggers
D-W. Va
House Commerce Committee
The Athens Messenger Advertising and Delivery Rates
The Athens Messenger lists daily and Sunday single-copy prices and mail subscription rates. It notes delivery by carrier in Ohio and nearby regions, with longer terms offering lower weekly and yearly rates, and provides postal details and the publisher’s address at 43 W Union St, Athens Ohio.
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Associated Press
Ohio
Wee
Athens Post Office
Messenger Publishing Co
W. Union St
Athens
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