Space arms curb proposal voices fears of covert attack
Editorial warns that despite a Kennedy Gromyko proposal limiting nuclear weapons on orbital craft, no insistence on on sight inspections leaves a risk of one nation secretly building a space force. The piece notes Britain backs the restraint and surveys potential covert patrols over another nation.
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Space Arms Debate Sparks Senate Far-Reachings
The piece discusses space weapons without a treaty needing Senate consent. Senator Goldwater cited Air Force deputy chief of staff warnings that space patrols could pre-empt a rival’s retaliatory power and disrupt national objectives within 24 hours. The text notes the space policy debate amid broader Cold War speculation.
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Grain inspection proposal for export to Russia
A San Leandro resident argues U S and Russian inspectors should accompany grain shipments to prevent payment disputes. He cites a Texas case where grain from Canada arrived with chaff and warns Russia could claim inferior quality to dodge full payment. He urges government action and close inspection for exports.
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Who's On First In South Vietnam Policy Debate
Congressional probes reveal confusion over who leads U S efforts in South Vietnam House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee chair Clement Zablocki notes that U S Minister Counselor William C Truchart may be directing operations while Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge is officially in charge The disclosures feed perceptions that the Kennedy administration aims to exit South Vietnam and that Lodge was named to provide a bipartisan pretext for withdrawal.
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Pork barrel or public build funding in Congress
The text defines pork barrel legislation as Congress funding public buildings or local improvements to ingratiate lawmakers with constituents. It notes Sugar Ray Robinson knocked out Jake LaMotta in February 1951. It states Canada’s most important public library is in Toronto, Ontario, and attributes “The Mona Lisa” as Leonardo da Vinci’s painting with the most perfect hand.
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Mississippi Moon Rocket Site Near Bay St. Louis
Mississippi becomes a moon program hub as NASA clears 131,900 acres for the Saturn V test center between Picayune and Bay St. Louis. Crews build canals, dredge Pearl River, and assemble boosters for late 1969 or 1970 launches, with Stage One from Michoud and Stage Two from North American.
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Enduring Myths and Hiss Case in a Teen Essay
The piece notes belief in long debunked rumors such as The Protocols of Zion and Hitler’s survival. It recalls a Los Angeles high school pupil assigned to study the Hiss case with an English book as source material, and a local request for Hiss references arriving by mail.
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Seeds of Treason and the Stranger Than Fiction Frenzy
A critic reflects on the intrigue around Whittaker Chambers, FDR, Nixon, and the Pumpkins Papers, praising Seeds of Treason and related thrillers. He recalls firsthand sources, compares cliff-hanger writing to Hitchcock, and endorses both Seeds of Treason and De Toledano and Lasky works as compelling reads for readers of mystery and truth.
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Onasis cruise row links Kennedy aid to Roosevelt
The piece critiques Congress for banning aid to nations whose ships trade with Cuba and notes Aristotle Onassis profits from Cuba trade. It highlights Jacqueline Kennedy and Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr on Onassis’s Christina, questions the junior official’s motives, and warns of prosecution risks if he brokers business with Onassis using Greek ships.
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California Eyes Stepwise Revisions To Constitution
Caspar Weinberger notes California’s archaic 1879 constitution has grown with 300 amendments since 1962 reforms, now over 75 000 words. A legislative revision panel led by John Busterud plans targeted article by article changes rather than a full rewrite, with drafts possible next spring and voters to decide repeals of inconsistencies.
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Letter Box Opinions On Treason And Kennedy Dynasty
Reader letter warns of rising brazen opposition by Quis lings and treason when government shifts. Cites past events in Ukraine and Eastern Europe as warning signs. Notes author Robert Welch wrote these words eleven years ago, seven years before the John Birch Society formed.
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Finnish speaker seeks companionship for aging father in Hayward
A Hayward reader asks for a Finnish speaking elder or singleton to visit her immobilized father from Northern Ontario who struggles with English in a wheelchair. She requests letters under 950 words, with name and address, and offers contact via 581-4095, hoping to ease his loneliness after years of isolation and decline.
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