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Newspaper
Cuero Record
Location
Cuero, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1968
Page
2
Rear Admiral James W. Kelly, chief of Chaplains, U S Navy, notes morale among troops is phenomenally high due to their view of Viet Cong terror in South Vietnam and the suffering of villagers. He argues that soldiers see the crisis firsthand and remain committed, suggesting U S involvement will continue.
A discussion contrasts developed and underdeveloped nations, noting hunger as a major symptom of underdevelopment. It highlights the United States as highly developed with superior technology, vast resources, and advanced agriculture where farming and industry have joined to boost productivity.
A reflective piece questions assumptions about advice and purpose. It laments past picnics and gatherings as dull memories and notes not all dreams come true. It argues television cannot deliver the world to viewers but only parts shaped by others.
A America Way Features columnist muses on new Webster's entries like apartheid cybernetics and opt. He critiques how shifting terms shape culture and education, noting changes in pronunciation meaning and social acceptability while wondering about the value of such words. The piece blends humor with reflections on language and power.
The May 7 1968 almanac notes the 128th day of the year with 238 to follow and lists historical events including the sinking of Lusitania in 1935 with nearly 1200 deaths, Germany’s surrender in 1945, Dien Bien Phu in 1954, and a 1964 San Francisco area airliner crash. It also mentions a thought by Scottish historian Thomas Carlyle.
In Walsall England hundreds of Britons mined coal on Sunday to tap a rich deposit uncovered by road builders. The Sunday miners used picks spades and bare hands to sink more than 50 shafts in a 60 foot deep hollow near an acre in size. No official claim had been made to the deposit by the National Coal Board.
Lucille Arnold recounts a tangled web around John, his jealousy of Alex Faulk, and a crop-dusting scheme in Colombia. She details wedding motives and a two thirds estate, stock held in her name, and a standoff over certificates as the plot deepens.
In New York City the first phase of group riding in cabs at LaGuardia to Manhattan unfolds with humor and danger as riders jostle for scarce taxis. The New York woman dominates cab battles, while riders debate how to split fares, and warnings echo against bilking drivers amid a lively, chaotic scene.
A dense page lists across and down crossword clues with numbered entries and a cryptogram hint. It references locations Kuala Lumpur and Keystone state abbr, plus terms like Mirror reflection, Citrus fruit, and various wordplay prompts. The note explains the cipher method and provides a sample mapping and the 1968 King Features cryptogram attribution.
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