Gun control debate and Nixon China gag order outlined
The American Rifleman urges targeting criminals over gun bans and argues Americans retain gun rights amid crime. The piece notes courts being soft on crime and calls for harsher penalties for gunmen while warning Congress to avoid infringing constitutional rights. Separately, Nixon imposes a China gag order with Kissinger relaying instructions to officials to refrain from public comments, citing a State Department policy stance.
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American Rifleman
Congress
Nixon orders State to handle all China queries
A stern White House directive requires all questions about China to be referred immediately to Henry A. Henkin at the State Department, with Pentagon statements sanitized to align with the secretary's policy. EPA weighs relaxing vessel waste rules amid protests from boating interests, citing a secret NRC-NAS report urging holding tanks. Jolley renunciations and political pushback amid industry pressure highlight the era's environmental and civil defense debates.
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China
Henkin
Department of State
Pentagon
Secretary of State
Rag of a Flag and the Passport Oath Debate
Paul Harvey argues that loyalty oaths on U S passports reflect national identity while opponents including some world federalists seek to drop the pledge. He notes 1966 changes making the oath optional and recent court challenges, juxtaposing rising nationalism abroad with waning patriotism at home. He warns of a fading flag if decline continues.
Mind's a treasury of memories and solace
Mind's a treasury of memories like an overflowing granary. The piece compares the mind to a store of old truths and grim recollections, noting time eases distress and that after aging, the past becomes more comforting than the future. It suggests solace found in remembering hurts from earlier years.
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New York
Corry Lends Charter Change to Allow Unlimited Assets
In 1951 Corry Savings and Loan Association stockholders voted last night to revise the bank charter to permit unlimited assets. Also noted are local happenings including bear hunting success in Cameron county, social club meetings, birthday dinner, and youth basketball plans for Corry High School with a December 11 opener against Cochranton.
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Corry Savings and Loan Association
Banking House
Corry High School
Cochranton
Paul Hoffman a life of global service meets retirement
New York AP profile of Paul Hoffman 80, architect of the Marshall Plan and longtime U.N. development leader. He reflects on a career building economies and peace, noting mixed responses to aid, while outlining theories that the world is one economy and that no nation lacks resources.
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Paul Hoffman
Studebaker Corp
Ford Foundation
Hoffman
America
Arthur Lewis
United Nations
Europe
United States
Congress
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Frances Knight
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Mind's A Treasury
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Jessie Newton
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