Bootlegging Cigarettes Reflects Backlash to Prohibition-Era Laws
The piece argues that strict enforcement triggers bootlegging and a sprawling black market for cigarettes along the Texas Mexican border. It cites smuggling through curio shops on the Rio Grande, connections to officials, and midlevel crime as evidence that prohibition fuels illicit trade and organized wrongdoing.
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Texas
Rio Grant
United States
Sage ci Texag
Palas
New York
Taxpayer interest grows as school funding strains arise
A fragment discusses general decline in elementary school funding and teacher shortages. It notes some districts have closed schools over disputes about pay and prayers, with teaching jobs decreasing as payroll costs rise and pay increases fail to attract staff.
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Ue Counry
New Hampshire Lottery Sparks National Debate in 22s Era
The text describes New Hampshire launching a lottery in the 22s era provoking editorials and sermons against taxation by lottery. New York followed in mid 1967, publicly touting revenue for education but skeptics note little impact on chronic educational problems. Several states later joined, with ongoing concerns about advertising costs and prize expenses.
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New York State
New York
Empire State
New Jersey
Passenger air crash prompts calls for cockpit safeguards
An early New Year air disaster involving an Air Lirs Jet ended in a swampy Everglades crash. Investigators suggest autopilot may have malfunctioned or been misadjusted, with the crew unaware as the plane descended toward the marsh. The tragedy sparks debate over reliance on machines versus human oversight and the need for warning systems and stronger anti hijacking measures.
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Everglades
Shett
Lou
Monty
Memoir of LBJ Ranch Life and Presidential Echoes
The piece blends reminiscence and anecdotes about Lyndon Baines Johnson from his Texas ranch era. It recounts his humor, blunt talk, and strong ties to family, cabinet colleagues, and White House rituals, highlighting his rough roots, respect for Mrs Johnson, and sense of legacy.
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Deine
Lyndon Untess
Wheeler
Mit
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John Jetta
Carahi Ty
Jad Leen
White House
Jotosen
Franklin Roosevelt
Sam Nayburn
Johnson City
Rishon
California
Lunes
Lavensboy
Secret Service
In Such Great Moral Guides as Peace Begin With Me
Columbus Nebraska Telegram reports a message linking freedom with self control and moral guides. It recalls the Coveting Commandment the Golden Rule and the Declaration of Independence and urges Let Peace Begin With Me in a 1973 issue.
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Telegram Your Freedom
Uitmost
Can't gain weight under constant appetite, reader asks
Dear reader, despite eating constantly you gain little weight. The doctor warns this may signal pregnancy unlikely and stresses a medical exam to check for diabetes, thyroid issues, tuberculosis, or other diseases and to obtain proper treatment options.
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Lawrence Lamb
M.D
Lamb
Lam
Groney
Serpents Across City Puzzle Of Mixed Clues
A garbled OCR style puzzle lists numerous clues and word fragments across categories from animals to places and titles. It weaves serpents and symbols with historical terms, seeking connections among sciences languages and names, leaving many entries unclear.
Puritan Moralism at Dartmouth and College Culture
Editorial notices a harsh Puritan mood invading Ivy League campuses like Dartmouth. It argues student life remains valued for recreation and talent, warns against erasing traditional symbols such as the Indian emblem, and laments a joyless moralism that limits appreciation of beauty and personal ambition.
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Rockies
Congo
Peace Corps
United States
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Raphael
Tintoretto
Stanford
Jane Forde
Courae
Hanoi Timetable of Five Month Vietcong Actions After Truce
Washington reports unidentified North Vietnamese documents outline five months of covert Vietcong activity in South Vietnam after the truce. Plans include staged protests led by the elderly, escalating to armed demonstrations, provocations to provoke police, and media-friendly clashes to portray Saigon as breaking the accords, with July 1 1973 as a key follow-on.
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Hanoi
South Vietnam
Hese
South
Cagre
Saigon
Hanoi Hes
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Okt
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Hey
Hie
International Truce Commission
Tuo
Chicago
Inmoc
Barbs by Phil Pastoret on playing favorites and laundry woes
In this Barbs column Phil Pastoret riffs on the kid next door favoritism and the annoyance of worn out discs, while noting how cheap garments fall apart in the wash and suggesting a cheeky label change to “wash and where.”
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