Moon Landing Ranked As Epochal Event Nears
Editorial reflects on Apollo 11 as potentially mankind’s most epochal achievement with Americans Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin poised to plant the Stars and Stripes on the moon. It notes flags on the lunar surface, design changes, and public sentiment shaping this historic moment while contrasting Earthly strikes with a dial a strike service in Italy.
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Earth
Neil Armstrong
Edwin Aldrin
United Nations
Congress
Atlantic
Italy
Thailand Arrangement Revealed But No Expanded US Commitments
Washington AP The State Department confirmed a secret defense arrangement with Thailand calling it a military contingency plan and said it involves no further commitment beyond the Southeast Asia treaty. Senator Fulbright had asserted a secret deal extended US obligations to Thailand.
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Washington
State Department
Thailand
U.S
Sen
J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Teeth extraction during menstruation not proven risky
Dear Dr. Lawrence discusses whether dental extractions during or after menstruation carry extra bleeding risk. A mix of legend and limited evidence notes rare increased bleeding in some women, but overall no medical proof. test clotting time can guide care and few dentists routinely question menstruation in preoperative history.
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DR. Lawrence
Maxie B
Secret Thai defense pact linked to US troops
The Baytown Sun reports that a 1965 secret US Thai defense agreement commits Washington to providing troops if needed for Thailand’s defense. Bangkok officials and State Department confirm contingency terms while Newsday and Flora Lewis discuss renewal, with aid estimated between 175 and 250 million dollars annually.
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U.S
Bangkok
Thanom Kitlikachorn
State Department
Robert J. McCloskey
Richard G. Stillwell
Thanom
Long Island
N.Y
Newsday
United States
Thailand
Washington
Flora Lewis
Nixon
Miss. Lewis
Dean Rusk
Vietnam
Barbs By Phil Pastoret
The column pokes fun at trends in women’s fashion and critiques a real estate pitch. It notes a home with a family bathing only twice yearly and ends with a nod to checking horoscopes after such a day.
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Ouse
The Irish Had Vote Problems Across Immigration History
Sen Dirksen reviews centuries of literacy tests used to restrict voting by Irish immigrants and other groups. The piece traces post Civil War amendments and civil rights laws, noting how tests persisted in some states and were suspended under the 1965 Voting Rights Act. It cites Gaston County NC as a discriminatory example and cites the Supreme Court upholding the ruling. Romans 10:13.
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Congress
States of the Union
United States
Commission On Civil Rights
Committees of
Gaston County
N.C
U.S
District of Columbia
U.S. Supreme Court
Washington Crime Rise Under Nixon Watch
Six months into Nixon’s presidency, murder in Washington, D.C. rose about 40 percent, with 130 killings reported. The piece notes narcotics crimes driven by addicts, outlines John Ingersoll’s narcotics strategy, and cites major seizures in New York, Los Angeles, and Tupelo, plus calls for a $25 million boost to enforcement and education campaigns in schools and media.
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Drew Pearson
Jack Anderson
Washington
Richard M. Nixon
Congress
Nixon
U.S
Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs
John Ingersoll
Charlotte
N.C
Ingersoll
New York
Ralph Cuomo
Vincent Beltempo
Arthur Madonia
Angelo Meli
Meli
Alfredo
Freddy
San Antonio
Brooklyn
Los Angeles
Samuel Silva
David Rodriguez
Justice Department
Maryland
National Association of Broadcasters
National Association of Retail Druggists
Budget Bureau
Tsing Jeane Dixon
Children’s Foundation
Arthur Godfrey
Children of
George E. Johnson
Sacramento
Greece
Sargent Shriver
Pompidou
California
Catholic
Catholic University
John Dunn
Ridgewood
N. d
Office of Education
White House
Enrich Your Vocabulary NEA Feature
A crossword style NEA feature lists clues across a broad range of topics from currency and history to biology and geography. It includes hints for coins like the Thailand coin and old English coin, plus terms covering actions, objects, and descriptors.
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Thailand
England
Moanii
Diplomat Move Sparks 1969 Bridge Lesson
In a July bridge column, Oswald Jacoby and partner recount a hand where West misplays diamonds leading to clever endplay by South. East’s witty reply about pulling the wrong card wins the prize for self restraint, as the tale ends with a lighthearted quip from Newspaper Enterprise Asia.
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East
West
South
Newspaper Enterprise Asia
Bridge Problem Discusses Forcing Hearts Or Diamonds Bid
In a bidding sequence West North East South passes then 4 5 6 hearts or diamonds are considered. With South holding AKSE492 CAK1053 AES the plan weighs seven or six in hearts or diamonds, favoring six diamonds. Next, partner opens hearts and holding OAK S54 9Q55 OAK 10442 questions the best action. Answer Monday.
Quick Quiz Origins and notable historical names
A compact trivia summary citing the chip on the shoulder origin from frontier duels, Richard Nixon’s education at Whittier College and Duke Law, Washington Irving as Jonathan Old Style and Diedrich Knickerbocker, and Brother Jonathan as the earlier male personification named by George Washington for Jonathan Trumbull.
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Richard M. Nixon
Whittier College
Duke Law School
Jonathan Oldstyle
Diedrich Knickerbocker
Washington Irving
Uncle Sam
United States
Jonathan
George Washington
Jonathan Trumbull
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