Editorial urges stronger gun lobby reform against the NRA
The piece condemns the NRA as an unlicensed, powerful lobby that skirts law and ethics. It cites the weak federal lobbying framework, GAO findings on Marine Corps weekend duties for gun clubs, and past government subsidies to civilian marksmanship programs to argue for stricter, teethier lobbying controls.
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National Rifle Assn
NRA
FBI
Justice Department
Department
Congress
General Accounting Office
GAO
Marine Corps
Quantico
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Proxmire
Defense
Clark M. Clifford
Camp Perry
Ohio
Pentagon
Defense Department
Johnson
Readers Forum Mine Alarm System Good Idea
The Mannington tragedy spurs calls for miner protection. R E Stone of 3908 Washington Ave SE urges a mine alarm system with surface and underground wiring and push buttons to signal emergencies. AT&T technicians could install it. cost measured against lives saved. advocate a fair trial.
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the Gazette
Mannington
R. E
Daddy” Stone
Washington Ave
At&t
Clergy Shortage Sparks Debate At All Saints El Paso
In a 1968 discussion at All Saints Church El Paso the board split over funding to hire an assistant minister. Pastor Rev Charles de Vries offered to relinquish his salary to support part time ministries while faculty status at the University of Texas would reach students and faculty more broadly. Six members opposed the plan citing full time pay.
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New York
Union Theological Seminary
All Saints Church
el Paso
Tex
Charles deVries
University of Oklahoma
All Saints
deVries
University of Texas
de Vries
Clergy Vocations and The World as Parish
A 1968 column argues church boards underrate clergy teaching outside the parish, urging inclusion of secular work as vital ministry. It cites Jehovah's Witnesses and Mormons as models, notes tensions between parish duties and broader societal roles, and suggests licit secular experience for future ministers.
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Jehovah’s Witnesses
Mormons
John Wesley
Nixon Picks Competent, Calm Cabinet For New Era
James Reston notes Nixon favors a comfortable, unified team of competent, uncommitted appointees. He highlights William Rogers at state, Robert Kennedy ally John Mitchell at justice, and Robe rt Finch at health, education and welfare as core figures. The piece argues the choice aims at steady leadership over flashy names and predicts strong subcabinet autonomy under a restrained yet capable administration.
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New York Times Service
NEW York
Nixon
Nelson Rockefeller
William Scranton
Pennsylvania
Douglas Dillon
New Jersey
Rockefeller
Dillon
Henry Jackson
William Rogers
John N. Mitchell
Robert H. Finch
Rogers
State Department
Department
Mitchell
Justice Department
Robert Kennedy
Kennedy
Life's precious moments in a winter night home scene
Russell Baker paints a domestic vignette on a cold night as a family seeks comfort by a warming fire. cat hairs, unseasoned wood, root beer requests, and a fading glow reveal the small trials of coziness and the lure of a little gin.
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Mother
Hyderabad
Political quips spark at national scene
The piece riffs on Nixon era politics with jokes about a White House managing editor and officials handling poverty. It also mocks Agnew on poverty programs and suggests a volatile campus joke about Hayakawa and LeMay.
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White House
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