Bronx grocer Enrique Necrow hailed for aiding police officer
The short stout Puerto Rican Enrique Necrow helped a policeman under attack by a mob in front of his 1720 Bathgate Ave grocery last May. He was stabbed, his store boycotted, and he closed the shop. The Police Welfare Fund gave $1,000. NYC honored him with a parchment, but Mayor Linpsay sent only an aide. Necrow works in El Tiempo circulation.
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Neocron
Police Welfare Fund
Enrique
New York City
Enrique Necron
New York
Gotham
Necrow
el Tiempo
Virginia tax plan sparks constitutional debate in Richmond
Senator Waltey questions if a 2 percent sales tax plus a 1 percent local option tax violates Virginia Section 188 limiting taxes. Governor Goowin seeks AG Burton's opinion while noting past surpluses and the need to match appropriations with revenue. The piece critiques fiscal habit of funding services with revenue even when not strictly necessary.
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Richmond
Enward E. Wa.ey
Waltey
Wittey
Constittion of
Virginia
Burton
General Assembly
Goowin
Senator Witney
Harrison
Whiliam M. Tuck
Assembly
Burrow
Wintey
Johnson Holds High Level Talks in Hawaii on Viet Nam Policy
President Johnson meets with South Viet Nam leaders and U S officials at Pearl Harbor to review policy and actions. The discussions aim to strengthen personal trust with Vietnamese leaders and may signal major or minor policy shifts, though no changes are guaranteed. Leaders view the meeting as serious and businesslike, with outcomes beyond casual talks.
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Johnson
Hawaii
South
Viet Nam
Lopez
West Morevano
JonHnson
Neuve Kao Ky
Neuren van Txier
Pearl Harbor
Danville Register subscription rates and notices
The Danville Register lists pricing for daily and Sunday delivery and mail subscriptions. It notes in advance payment terms, and provides zones and renewal reminder details for subscribers in Danville Virginia and surrounding areas.
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Danville
Associated Press
Beanham Company
Chicago
New York
Atlanta
Detroit
Dallas
St. Louis
Char
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Miami
Minneapolis
New Orleans
Kansas City
Frontiers of a snowbound spring garden Virginia letter
A reader in Spring Garden, Virginia laments isolation during a snowstorm from open streets, mail service, and radio. He notes limited evening radio reception, slow news delivery, and recalls public figures while offering humor about snow-covered junk yards and ongoing issues.
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Spring Garden
Virginia
His Majesty's “Great Society
Danville
A.M
NBC News
New York
H. Everett
Dallas Spring Garden
Tie That Binds: John Fawcett Hymn and Church Unity
The article recalls John Fawcett leaving Wainsgate for London and composing Blest be the tie that binds. It argues church unity rests on shared Gospel aims, humility, and following Christ’s cross example, urging readers to unite for a faithful witness and love in Christian communities.
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Paul
Shanghai Pierce
Mr. Pierce
Cross
John Fawcett
NEA Conference Criticism of Textbooks Sparks Debate
A Washington NEA conference sparked heated dispute over school textbooks and library readings. Critics urge responsible, balanced critique of materials, warning against politicized censorship from both ends. The piece argues no group or book should be sacrosanct in schools.
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Washington
National Education Association
NEA
Wesley McCune
Group Research, Inc
McCune
Far Right
John Foster Dulles
Dean Acheson
Walter Judd
Gus Hall
God
White House social season opens with borrowed chef
The 1966 social season begins in the White House with a borrowed chef while a nearby event featured two trays of borrowed ice cubes. Walter Tippy tells the boss he will stay on at the same salary in the accounting department for another season. Photographers are not summoned. A color TV snob praises a pantomime with no sound, and black and white had no sound either. Debates swirled over whether professional baseball is a sport or a business, with general agreement that the scene is a mess.
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White House
Walter Tippy
Rhodesian Crisis Shows Indomitable Rhodesian Will
Ralph de Toledano reports from Salisbury Rhodesia detailing daily life under ongoing austerity and a boycott while warning that external forces threaten Rhodesia s stability. He cites British Labour policy, African nationalism, and international observers as fueling tensions. He interviews officials and locals to present a view of white resolve and resistance to British pressure. The piece contrasts Rhodesia with Congo and other new nations, noting education targets and white farmers security, while acknowledging violence by nationalists and broader regional dynamics.
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Salisbury
Rhodesia
New’ Mexico
Arizona
Britain
Harold Wilson
New York
Washington
Salis Ibury
Africa
Nigeria
New Nations
London
No. 10 Downing Street
Congo
Desmond William Lardner-Burke
P. K. van der Byl
Clifford Dupont
Wilson
England
Ian Smith
Khrushchev to Brezhnev Maoism battle over Cuba
John Chamberlain argues the Soviet shift from Khrushchev to Brezhnev and Kosygin signals a move toward Maoism directed by Moscow. The Havana Conference endorses subversion and guerilla warfare, expanding camps in Cuba and promising actions in Guatemala, Venezuela, the Dominican Republic, and beyond. The piece links this to a broader Trojan horse of world revolution and criticizes Western responses.
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Nikita Khrushchev
John F. Kennedy
Cuba
Kennedy
Khrushchev
Nikita
Newcomb Mott
Havana
Mao Tse-tung
New York
London
Fidel Castro
Moscow
Trotsky
Brezhnev
Kosygin
Sharaf Rashidov
Guatemala
Venezuela
Dominican Republic
British Guiana
Peru
Puerto Rico
Pedro Medina Silva
U.C
Peking
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