Editorials And Features Hijackees May Now Be Less Inconvenienced
The Cuba hijack agreement eases passenger release on the same day of landing in Havana and keeps the hijack problem unresolved. Extradition proposals face caution due to asylum rights. Shifts suggest possible U S Cuba normalization amid Soviet involvement, but major obstacles remain including Guantanamo base indemnities and Castro's aims.
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Earthquakes Show United States Had a Quiet Year in 1968
The National Earthquake Information Center reported 257 significant tremors across 21 states Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands in 1968. No U.S. fatalities occurred that year though worldwide quakes killed 12,401, with Iran's August disaster the deadliest. California led U.S. tremor counts with 119 events, underscoring seismic activity across the nation.
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Pentagon employs 39-lobbying staff for 4 million yearly
The Defense Department spends about 4 million dollars annually on a lobbying force of 39, more than one for every two members of Congress, to push the armed forces' point of view and provide Capitol Hill updates. Defense officials say a large legislative liaison is needed amid rising inquiries from lawmakers.
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New Mumps Vaccine Proves Effective
A live but weakened mumps virus vaccine is recommended for all children over one year who have not had mumps. Over one million people have received it with no significant side effects. It should not be given to egg or neomycin allergies, pregnant women, or those with fever or leukemia. It provides about 95 percent protection.
Congress May Dent Basic Law
Senate debate outlines potential constitutional amendments in the new Congress. Proposals include electoral college reform, voting age reduction, judicial appointment processes, and limits on presidential terms. Senators Mansfield Holland Mundt Spessard Holland discuss options, with various mechanisms for electors and state sovereignty over education.
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Editorial department staff and postal details of Baytown paper
The fragment lists editors and department heads for a Baytown publication, including editor Jack Paul Putman and editor Preston Pendergrass with others such as Johnella Boynton and Dwight Moody in advertising. It notes mailing address at 1301 Memorial Drive, Baytown, Texas, P.O. Box 90, with mail rate hints like 1.56 and 23.40 per year, plus national ratings.
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Nixon to Name Envoy to Vatican Aimed by Nixon
Nixon plans to name an ambassador to the Vatican, signaling closer ties with Pope Paul VI. The move draws protest from Protestant leaders while Italians and Communist parties show mixed reactions amid broader ecumenical diplomacy in Rome and Washington.
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Jack Anderson
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Enrich Your Vocabulary NEA Feature
A concise NEA feature highlights strategies to expand word power. It emphasizes daily practice, reading broadly, and using context to infer meaning. The piece encourages curiosity, note keeping of unfamiliar terms, and regular revision to build lasting vocabulary skills.
Word Puzzle Fillins Across Many Clues
A mixed set of crossword style clues and partial answers listing across and down entries including terms like Holy water container butterer herb of the harmonies and various geographic and literary references. The grid appears to map to a themed language puzzle with multiple interlocking definitions.
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Bridge Tips from Oswald and James Jacoby in Test of Auction Style
In a discussion of early contract bridge practice a hand from E. V. Shepard and George Kling is examined. South opens two spades, West overcalls, and Shepard shifts the king of hearts to clubs. Oswald notes the deceitful drift of auction style and Kling's decisive five, while praising Shepard, then sixty, as a kindly, sharp player.
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Bid decision after partner’s 5 clubs over 4 hearts
In a bridge hand, after you open 4 clubs and partner overcalls 5 clubs, evaluate whether to bid again or pass. The partner’s belated effort suggests some heart or diamond strength but not guaranteed support. Decide whether to pursue seven hearts or settle for game or part-score, aiming for the best contract given the auction and defender signals.
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Untitled Thematic Quips On Life And Law
A quirky collection of wry sayings about success, confession and domestic life from a newspaper item. It humorously notes two cars, a wife, a child of driving age as a back‑on‑feet trope, and asserts busy youth needs no beauty sleep, while implying neighborly mischief and the lawyer’s earnings.
National Education Group Elects New Leader
A terse note indicates George D. Fischer has been elected president elect of the National Education group, signaling a forthcoming leadership transition. Details on tenure or agenda were not disclosed in the fragment.
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Czechoslovakia
Mike George D. Fischer
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