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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1967
Page
7
The piece describes Chinese Singaporean funeral customs, detailing predeath steps, the death house, lavish sendoffs with professional mourners, and long processions. It notes death insurance like programs, the role of family decisions, and the use of wealth to guarantee blessings in the afterlife. It contrasts funerals with mahjong winnings and Western bands in the procession.
Berlin residents recount six years under the barrier as a rambling West Berlin house and its 13 families illustrate how the wall tore lives apart. The wall cuts 2.2 million West Berliners from 11 East Berliners, reshaping livelihoods and daily routines and forcing personal accommodations across the divided city.
A vivid profile of West Side residents facing poverty and limited opportunity. Lucille McGruder describes welfare, dignity, and clashes with white and black neighbors while Curtis and Glad Bills articulate self-reliance, community effort, and civil rights ties. Neighborhood tensions, riots, and enduring hope frame a portrait of daily survival.
A ivariate American Institute of Public Opinion poll shows Johnson's approval at 39 percent and disapproval at 47 across 1,396 people. It links the drop to Vietnam policy, troop goals, tax plans, and domestic unrest, noting the decline is the lowest for any president since Truman in 1952.
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