Rational Explanation of Irrational Needed
Guest editorial reflects on the Texas campus mass murder and Chicago nurse killings. It argues for rational gun regulation while noting limits of predicting such acts and questions the ability to learn clear lessons from Charles Whitman’s life and death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Oakley
National Enterprise Assn
Johnson
University of Texas
Chicago
Texas
Congress
Charles Whitman
Whitman
Luxury Is Derailed by New York Central Plan
The New York Central Railroad will drop all passenger trains between Chicago and New York and other long routes starting January 1, 1967. Overnight sleepers and dining cars disappear, replaced by a Spartan system for high speed travel between points under 200 miles apart.
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New York Central Railroad
Chicago
New York
End to use of the term kill ratio urged by Yarborough
In Austin amid sniper slayings Senator Ralph W. Yarborough condemns the phrase kill-ratio as callous and ugly. He cites homicide on TV and Viet Nam headlines, arguing the term mirrors Nazi views and should be cast out of American language. He hopes to curb violent language in public discourse.
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Ralph W. Yarborough
Austin
Javits calls for new faces amid 1968 ticket talk
Senator Javits of New York suggests replacing Nixon with fresh faces for the next convention while warning against intra party wrangling. He praised Nixon but said he had his chance, as the 1968 race stirs.
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Javits
New York
Time Magazine
Richard Nixon
Nixon
O’flaherty
Washington Star
Lumbia
Kiwanis Rotary kittens game and hurricane notes
Thirty years ago Kiwanis White Shirts and Rotary Black Shirts planned a kittenball game on August 17 with a parade along Oakland Avenue to Kenwood and then to the Athletic field. Proceeds from ticket sales funded the school medical fund. A Panama City hurricane damaged trees but not the Boostrom home. Boostrom notes they had too many trees anyway. Twenty years ago a Great Western derailment east of the tower near the station disrupted service. ducks season reduced to 45 days with bag limit seven amid drought blame. Ten years ago Austin and Brownsdale school merger debate stalled. Bean Jar golf trophy won by local women’s team members.
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Kiwanis
Rotary
Oakland Ave
Kenwood
Mary Jicha
Panama City
Fla
Lynn Haven
Boostrom
Southern Minnesota University and Normal College
Great Western
North Central States
Ralph V. Backstom
LeRoy
University of Minnesota
Enoch Enochson
Second St
Guy
Arnold
Mower
Brownsdale
Austin
Austin Country Club
Robert Bulger
Donald Schiltz
James Wilson
Robert Chaffee
Charles Chambers
Robert Nasland
Kenneth Erickson
H. R. Hastings
Richard Setchell
Mayo Wetterburg
Drive-In Culture Expands in Twentieth Century America
A National Geographic piece notes the era's drive-in boom from parking shortages to curbside services. Drive-in clinics banks post offices and even churches emerge, with trials like park and worship and Lovelady Texas weddings.
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America
National Geographic Society
Atlanta
Phoenix
Ariz
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Washington
D. C
United States
Canada
Lovelady
Texas
Bank and File Labor Rebellion Worries Pentagon and White House
Victor Riesel reports on a Northampton Massachusetts precision instrument plant shut by a June 1 Machinists strike, crippling optical parts for Navy and NASA. The piece argues rank and file rebellion challenges leadership, raising fears for defense, space programs, and national industry.
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Pentagon
White House
Washington, D.C
Northampton
Mass
America
College Town
Defense Dept
International Assn. of Machinists Union
Kollsmorgen Corp
Navy
NASA
National Union
Labor Dept
Congress
National Afl-Cio
Auto Workers
United Steelworkers Executive Board
Machinists
Hall Syndicate, Inc
Labor unrest swirls as machinists reject pact
The 416 furloughed machinists including 185 in the gaining unit faced a wage hike offer and a mediation effort by Bill Simkin. The July 16 vote rejected the pact, leaving union leaders in question and prompting renewed bargaining while federal observers warn of fragile labor relations and looming contract crises nationwide.
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Navy
Pentagon
Bill Simkin
Federal Mediation Service
Oliver
Kollsmorgen
Machinist National
Roy Siemiller
Today in History Aug 8 1966 highlights
The Aug 8 1966 list recalls events from 1829 when the first steam locomotive in America operated in Honesdale Pennsylvania and was soon dismantled, to 1888 Armada destruction, 1815 Napoleon exile, 1918 Foch offensive, 1945 Russia Japan war, 1946 Truman property bill, 1956 Eisenhower war warning, 1961 Berlin refugee surge, and 1964 North Vietnam Viet Cong aid claim.
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Associated Press
America
Honesdale
England
Napoleon Bonaparte
Saint Helena
Exile
Marshal Foch
Russia
Japan
Truman
Mexico City to host Little Olympics week in October
Mexico City's second international sports event the Little Olympics will run from October 12 to 24. The United States is among 71 countries already entered.
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Mexico City
Mexico
United States
Income tax Q A from IRS St Paul on dependents and age
Tax guidance from the District Director of Internal Revenue St Paul Minnesota covers claiming nonrelative dependents who lived with you all year, income below 600, providing over half the support, and not filing jointly. It also notes 65th birthday raises exemptions and directs IRS Publication 5569 for seniors benefits.
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Office
District Director of Internal Revenue
St. Paul
Minnesota
IRS
The Family Lawyer Careless Clothes
A 1966 American Bar Association piece warns clothing choices affect negligence liability. It cites cases where wearing high heels on icy sidewalks led to sue against the city, while modest heels on stairs did not. It also notes color and visibility and personal responsibility in clothing choices and injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Bar Assn
Timely Quotes Reflect Hidden Truths From Luke Verse
A biblical line from Luke 8 17 declares nothing concealed will remain secret and all hidden things will be exposed. The verse underscores transparency and revelation in divine and moral contexts.
Misuse of Freedom Spurs Calls for New Laws
Bruce Biassat reflects on rising crime and disorder in American life. He cites campus shootings, nurse murders, vandalism, and theft to argue that unchecked freedom erodes safety. He warns that overprotective rights rhetoric weakens police authority and endangers the community.
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Frank C. Miles
New Hampshire
Calvin Coolidge
Austin Daily Herald -Thomson Newspapers, Inc
U. S
A.P.O
N.P.O
Peter J. Booras
Keene, N.H
St, Cloud
Dorothy Hayden
Hayden
Texas Women’s University
Pauline Mack
Des
Braine
Lionel Tiger
By Victor Riesel
Fisenhower
Suez Canal
Britain
France
West Berlin
East Germany
East
Khrushchev
East Berlin
West
North Viet Nam
South
Bruce Biossat
Nea
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