French Voters Back Gaullists For Stable Rule
Georges Pompidou won the French presidency by a comfortable margin, signaling a public desire for stable government under Gaullism without De Gaulle. Despite unrest in universities and factories, the vote preserves a strong National Assembly majority and a cautiously optimistic outlook for France and Western Europe.
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Georges Pompidou
France
de Gaulle
Charles de Gaulle
Pompidou
National Assembly
Western
Europe
Attache Phone A Portable Telephone Takes the Market
SCelabs and inventor F Jack Gerry forecast rapid growth in mobile telephones adding the Attache Phone a briefcase unit with FM transmitter receiver battery buzzer and case weighing about 11 pounds. They project cars doctors ambulances and heart beat monitoring linked to master systems by 1974 pocket portable units could arrive.
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Alexander Graham Bell
Scelabs, Inc
Palo Alto
Calif
Federal Communications Commission
Melabs
F. Jack Gerry
Gerry
Los Angeles
Faith in Upsurge Amid Clergy Decline Across Modern Church
The piece argues law medicine and ministry as long standing paths while clerical ranks shrink due to disenchantment with church structures. It cites seminary trends toward mass media and social outreach, with clergy seeking secular work yet faith remaining buoyant as new channels form.
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Hitler
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Church
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Almanac Snapshot for June 20 1969
United Press International notes today Friday June 20 the 171st day of the year with 194 to follow. Historical entries include 1898 Guam seizure during the Spanish American War and 1965 death of Bernard Baruch at 94. Plautus quote offered as thought for the day.
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United Press International
Venus
Saturn
Mars
Jupiter
U.S. Navy
Guam
Marianas Islands
Bernard Baruch
American Independent Party
George Wallace
Alabama
Dark Days or Bright Future for New York City
A bitter Wagner complains of a return to the Dark Ages after losing the Democratic mayoral nomination while Lind says he may form a new party after losing the Republican bid. The piece questions if NYC voters seek change from Lindsay and Wagner and hints at a call for reforms beyond party lines. Nixon is urged to read between the lines.
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Robert Wagner
New York
John Lindsay
New York City
Lindsay
Wagner
Big City
Nixon
Five Foot Shelf Harvard Classics Featured in Brief Quiz
Quick quiz items note Alfred Landon’s 1936 landslide loss carrying only Maine and Vermont for eight electoral votes. JFK and Nixon held four debates in the 1960 campaign. The Harvard Classics are called the Five Foot Shelf. Some tropical coconuts may reach forty pounds.
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Alfred Landon
Kansas
Maine
Vermont
John F. Kennedy
Richard Nixon
Hollywood Bill Would End Pentagon Film Cooperation
The Lighter Side cartoon discusses Rep. John Murphy D NY proposing to bar Pentagon involvement in film productions. Studios would need in house armies, potentially shrinking real forces and altering Vietnam era commitments. It notes risks to disarmament talks if major studios refuse signatory limits.
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Dick West Washington
UPI
John M. Murphy
D-N.y
Pentagon
Murphy
20Th Century-Fox
Pearl Harbor
Twentieth Century-Fox
Navy
United States
Defense Department
Department
Southeast Asia
Europe
Middle East
Hollywood
Vietnam
U.S. Army
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Soviet Union
Paramount
Soviet Communist Conference Highlights Disarray and Nationalism
The final communique notes frank discussion among world Communist leaders while signatories like Romania and Italy show reservations. Red China is omitted from condemnation, signaling deeper splits. Nationalism over boundary disputes threatens a major power struggle.
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Phil Newsom
UPI
Kremlin
Moscow
Romania
Italy
Czechoslovakia
Nicolae Ceausescu
China
Red China
Nikita Khruschev
Frank O'Neal
Fleas Show Remarkable Jumping Ability
Fleas possess unusually strong hind legs that let them leap up to 10 inches and span about 14 inches. Their leaps can cover 50 to 100 times their body height, showcasing extraordinary leg power.
Lobster Molting Patterns Across Life Stages
The lobster sheds its shell 14 to 17 times during the first year. After five years it molts once a year and perhaps once in two years.
Jewish History in Medals Debuts by Judaic Heritage Society
The Judaic Heritage Society plans a 120 medal series issued over five years by the Franklin Mint. Two medals monthly for limited advance subscribers feature Abraham and Moses among others with bronze silver and platinum completions available. Prices start 3.50 per bronze 9.50 silver and 900 for platinum.
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Judaic Heritage Society
Franklin Mint
Cecil Roth
Encyclopaedia Judaica
Robert Weber
Israel
United States
Abraham
Moses
Masada
Einstein
Rembrandt
Gilroy Roberts
U.S. Mint
Kennedy
Chagall
Fred Bertram
Journal of Israel Numismatics
Judaic Society
United Nations Plaza
New York
N.Y
Wall Street Analysts Call For Cautious 1969 Outlook
Wright Advisory urges constructive investment as inflationary fever wanes and 1969 moves toward 1970. Spear and Staff note a malaise with a tendency to sell on bad news while Walston sees possible bottoming before a new bull run. Goodbody argues the American economy can sustain higher equity levels despite anxious market moments.
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New York
UPI
Wright Advisory Reports
Spear and Staff Inc
Wall Street
Goodbody & Co
Don’t Come to Us with Plant Gossip
The note declares we are too busy adding new items to hear plant gossip and invites readers to drop in for a real fireworks display. It mentions about 20,000 philanthropic foundations in the United States per the Encyclopaedia Britannica.
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United States
Encyclopaedia Britannica
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