Rendezvous Is Greatest of Space Achievements
Frank C. Miles reflects on the Gemini 6 and 7 rendezvous, describing nose to nose passes at 17,500 mph six to ten feet apart and hailing the milestone as one of humanity’s greatest adventures. He notes the United States’ lead over the Soviets and notes ongoing moon exploration challenges and future milestones.
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N.P.O
Republicans seek wording to reject extremists without splitting the party
The Republican coordinating committee approved a resolution urging members to avoid membership in radical or extremist groups while stopping short of naming entities like the Communist party or the John Birch Society. The debate notes Birchism as a persistent, divisive issue affecting public perception.
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Communist Party
Ku Klux Klan
John Birch Society
Eisenhower
Birch Society
Goldwater
Rath Packing Co. Posts Heavy Loss in Tough Year
Rath Packing Co of Waterloo Iowa reports a net loss of 5106494 for the past fiscal year, a sharp reversal from 402887 profit the year before. President William M Cameron cites lack of diversification, high costs, and need for modern facilities and new products to weather ongoing industry competition.
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Rath Packing Co
Waterloo
Iowa
Rath
William M. Cameron
Opinions of Others PUBLIC FINANCE FOR HATE SCHOOL
The $40,000 federal anti poverty grant to the Black Arts Repertory Theater School in Harlem is criticized as misguided. LeRoi Jones leads a school teaching Negroes to oppose whites and seek Harlem independence, a hate philosophy opponents equate with Klan sponsorship of poverty.
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Harlem
LeRoi Jones
Martin Luther King
Mr. Jane
Ku Klux Klan
Harlem anti poverty funds tied to Black Arts project
Economic Opportunity could fund an anti poverty grant for a Black Arts project seen as highly experimental. Officials defend the use, while critics urge acknowledgment of errors in judgment and execution to protect the program. The piece cites James Kelleher of OE0 and questions the Harlem focus.
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Harlem
OEFO
James Kelleher
OEO
Washington
DES Moines Register
Austin Scouts Camp at Camp Everett Hormel
30 years ago Austin Scouts camped over the weekend at Camp Everett-Hormel near Waseca. C W Wilkins became vice president of First National Bank, succeeding Park Dougherty. B J Huseby was re elected president of the Mower County Farm Bureau Association Wednesday.
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Everett-Hormel
Waseca
C. W. Wilkins
First National Bank
Park Dougherty
B. J. Huseby
Mower County
Federal plan rules affect city projects and tires in Iowa
Red Wing seeks federal funds for an elderly housing project aided by a city comprehensive plan. Benson lacks both a plan and a planning commission, risking ineligibility. Iowa bans studded tires yet manufacturers push them. Minnesota may lure firms. Logging booms in southeastern Minnesota with 492 thousand forest acres and oak predominance. An Italian researcher links winter conception to higher IQ, citing diet shifts in pregnancy. The Minneapolis Star editorial urges federal court redistricting if state action stalls, noting Senate and House size debates.
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Minnesota
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Chaplain of Bourbon Street Preaches Amid Temptations
New Orleans based Rev. Bob Harrington known as the Chaplain of Bourbon Street hammers home a prodigal son message while roaming jazz clubs and dress rooms. He aids a heroin user, offers mini Bibles to dancers, and insists true reform comes from improving the man not the environment.
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Bourbon Street
Harrington
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Bob’s
Larry LaMarca
Cannel at Bay Some Pre-Holiday Venom
A humorous NEA column critiques pre Christmas rites and consumer habits. It lampoons misdirected politeness, all number dialing, overused words, and customer service annoyances while urging modest acts of goodwill and restraint in commerce and talk.
Timely Quotes on Politics and Justice
Quotes from Rep Lionel Van Deerlin declining full party support, William F Buckley on hypothetical power failures, and President Johnson defending the jury box. These remarks capture tensions in party funding, governance, and judicial integrity.
Japanese Hikari train cuts Tokyo Osaka trip to three hours ten
The 322 mile Tokyo to Osaka route is now completed in 3 hours 10 minutes with the Hikari Flash train. It operates 26 daily departures and 26 round trips via Nagoya and Kyoto with all seats reserved. Airlines Saw passenger declines with a drop of 28 percent at Tokyo Osaka in November and 25 percent for All Japan Airlines.
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Tokyo
Japan
Osaka
Hikari
Japan Air Lines
Tokyo-Osaka
Japan Air Line
All Japan Airlines
Fukuoka
Sapporo
Nagoya
Kyoto
Kodma
Quick Quiz: Spanish-American War vets still living
Quiz item notes about living Spanish-American War veterans: 16,000 to 17,000 of 392,000 original. tornado season occurs in spring. bananas grow from a herb not a true tree, dying back to ground then regrowing from the crown each season.
Today in History highlights key events of 1903 1807 and more
On this date 1903 Orville Wright flew 120 feet at Kitty Hawk N C. 1807 poet John Greenleaf Whittier born. 1835 naturalist Louis Agassiz born. 1866 Lambdin Milligan ruling reinforced civil courts. 1939 Graf Spee scuttled off Uruguay. 1960 Convair crash in Munich death toll 53. 196? Navy ice breaker Glacier reaches Ross Sea. 5 years ago Haile Selassie returns to Addis Ababa after revolt. 1 year ago NATO nations planned Atlantic Alliance nuclear force meet.
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Kitty Hawk
N.C
John Greenleaf Whittier
Louis Agassiz
Lambdin Milligan
U.S. Supreme Court
Graf Spee
Uruguay
Munich
Germany
U.S. Air Force
Convair
Navy
Ross Sea
Antarctica
Boston
Ethiopia
Haile Selassie
Addis Ababa
The Family Lawyer Will Of Your Own
A well to do spinster ages and lonely leaves most of her money to a young affable man. Relatives challenge the will as undue influence but the court upholds its validity. The judge notes the young man exercised influence.
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Earth
Law Age
Sea Master Stand Forth The Strode Venturer Review
Hammond Innes novel Sea Master Stand Forth The Strode Venturer blends sea adventure with a London shipping firm power struggle. Narrator Geoffrey Bailey pursues Peter Strode across the Indian Ocean as a corporate decline and hidden mineral wealth drive danger and pursuit.
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Hammond Innes
Knopf
London
Geoffrey Bailey
House of
Peter Strode
Bailey
Peter
Indian Ocean
Miles A. Smith
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