Stray dog as certified medical technologist raises questions
A 10 year old dog named Straybourne Betts wags at U S senators Philip Hart and Sister Hill to illustrate flaws in the medical technologist certification system. Betts had been listed in multiple registries by mail to show how easy certification can be, provoking lively Senate discussion.
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U.S
Straybourne Betts
Strayborne Betts
Sen
Philip Hart
Michigan
Sister Hill
Alabama
Hart
American Medical Association
International Registry of
Medical Technologists
Enid
Okla
Registry of
Medical Technologists International
St. Louis
Straybourne
Air Force touts Chieu Hoi program in Vietnam
The Air Force reports its Open Arms propaganda in the Mekong Delta has driven a surge of Viet Cong defectors. Leaflets and safe conduct passes, plus broadcasts, are cited as key tools, though some defectors cite leaflets as a negative factor in their decision.
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Air Force
Vietnam
Mekong Delta
Try Your Word Power NEA Feature
A brief NEA feature presents a word power challenge titled Try Your Word Power. The item highlights a language game style activity encouraging readers to test vocabulary and mental agility.
Ad grabs reader by talking of bagpipes and coal mines
Henry McLemore ponders a National Observer ad and a mystery young man whose party chatter shifts from dull topics to bagpipe revival, coal mine buys, and pop art. The narrator imagines being lionized for dazzling guests with such offbeat topics at gatherings.
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Henry McLemore
New York
National Observer
Marichal
Westinghouse Brake
Texas
U.S
This Day In History May 3 1967 Highlights
Today marks May 3 1967 with notable events across centuries. Grant crossed the Rapidan against Lee in 1864, Columbus reached Jamaica in 1494, Washington DC was incorporated in 1802, Cecil Rhodes rose as premier in 1892, Margaret Mitchell won a Pulitzer in 1937, and Madame Chiang Kai shek visited the White House in 1943. Other entries note synthetic quinine in 1944, a 1967 cross-border Honduras Nicaragua dispute probe, a Tokyo train wreck, and Mrs. George Wallace winning the Democratic nomination in Alabama.
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Ulysses S. Grant
Rapidan River
Robert E. Lee
Christopher Columbus
Jamaica
Washington, D.C
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Cap Colony
South Africa
Margaret Mitchell
Chiang Kaishek
China
White House
Harvard University
Honduras
Nicaragua
Organization of American States
Psalm Verse Proclaims The Lord Protects the Righteous
A Bible verse from Psalms 145 20 highlights that the Lord preserves all who love him while promising destruction to the wicked, reflecting a biblical call to devotion and divine justice.
Walter Hunt patents the modern safety pin in 1849
Walter Hunt of New York secured a patent for the safety pin in 1849 and sold the rights for 400 dollars. The Washington Monument capstone weighs 3,300 pounds.
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New York
Walter Hunt
Washington ‘Monument
Billboard lobby ties to highway beautification row
Washington reports highlight how the Outdoor Advertising Association funds a million dollar campaign to roll back Lady Bird Johnsons highway beautification act. Democratic lawmakers Kluczynski and Wright push local control of billboard standards, with Metromedia subsidiaries backing their push.
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Lady Bird
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John’ Kluczynski
Chicago
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Fort Worth
Senate
Texas
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Ice Capades
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Foster and Keiser
Larry Bulling
Illinois
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Hluczyniski
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California
Idaho
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Worth
South Dakota
Ohio Valley Advertising Corporation
Doctor sleuths track outbreaks at CDC in Atlanta
The piece explains how epidemiologists at the US Public Health Service CDC in Atlanta investigate mysterious diseases. A 14 member Air Force hepatitis cluster traced to a shared mess hall potato salad led to locating the infected cook. CDC efforts cover malaria outbreaks and adapting to resistant insects and germs.
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US Public Health Service
CDC
United States
California
Barbs on Beginnings and Brain Food in Stores and Colleges
A fragment suggests people gain skills by trying new things despite looking silly. It notes supermarkets selling paperback books as part of brain food with other provisions. It mentions students at certain colleges engaging in demonstrations.
GOP Senators Face 1968 Vietnam Stand Bind
AP Special Report shows Republican policy leaders arguing over how to address the Vietnam War in the 1968 elections. Javits predicts common ground, Kuchel warns it will take hours. staff report blames Johnson and Kennedy era shifts and calls out Democratic responsibility for Americanization of the war. Sparkman condemns bipartisanship dismantling on war and peace.
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Washington
Vietnam
Senate
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
Thomas H. Kuchel
California
Kuchel
Southeast Asia
Huchel
GOP
Republican Policy Committee
Johnson
Congress
John F Kennedy
Dwight D.eisenhower
Kennedy
North
Vietam
Javits
Thailand
Cambodia
Laos
Saigon
South Vietnam
Thoughts on laughter and joy in life
A reflection quoting Psalms 126 2 and Laurence Sterne on how laughter enriches life. The passage notes that smiles and joy impact human experience and memory, framing humor as a meaningful fragment of existence.
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Laurence Sterne
Play Bridge With Jacoby by Oswald James Jacoby
In this bridge column Oswald and James Jacoby discuss a hand where West opens clubs against 3NT and defensive play by Tobias Stone shapes the outcome. The article questions the bid after South holds a balanced hand and the proposed responses to 2 spades before partner’s 3 clubs bid.
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South
Tobias Stone
Stone
Declarer
East
Dummy
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