All-Star Game Draws 61000 To Veterans Stadium
Philadelphia hosts the 47th All-Star game as the American League battles the National League before an anticipated 61 000 fans. The event highlights a reshaped season, Phillies pride, and a city in bicentennial celebration, with fans eager for baseball joy amid league tensions.
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Veteran’s Stadium
Bowie Kuhn
Zany
Charlie Finley
Oakland Athletics
Danville Registerister Publishing Co., Inc
Danville
How To Kill A Career In Journalism
A Chilean reporter Patricio Candia filed an erroneous assassination report in Bogota while working with United Press International. The inaccuracy reached New York, was killed by editors within minutes, and Candia was deported to Chile. Colombian officials considered removing UPI from the country.
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Patricio Candia
Colombia
Candia
Chile
United Press International
Tran
UPI
New York
South America
Russia
Hemisphere
Weather and politics collide in a playful column
A witty column jokes that world problems shift as countries rename themselves. It notes a trend toward more popular sports could flood highways with tennis ball cans. It quips about a self‑made millionaire aiming at 110 and about weather control making election years chaotic.
Right to Work At Risk If Union Action Shapes 1960 Vote
Washington correspondent Lee Bandy reports that campaign rhetoric centers on repealing 14b Taft Hartley provisions and legalizing common situs picketing. The piece argues for preserving right to work, warns of compulsory unionism, and urges voters to demand candidates defend individual freedom amid British efforts against closed shops.
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Lee Bandy
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Nashville Banner
Big Tabor
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States
White House
Great Britain
National Association For Freedom
Free Nation
Press Wice
House of Commons
Pro Freedom
Britain
Union
NAFF
European Court
Strasbourg
Weather Affects Mood and Learning Says Tribune Study
John Askins reports from Chicago's Tribune that rising barometers improve children's school performance, with higher temperatures and humidity linked to more riots and factory accidents before storms, noting a cyclone is on the way.
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Homer McKee
John Askins
Chicago
Tribune
Weather moods and crimes tied to lunar cycles in studies
Science links weather and lunar cycles to personal crises and hospital admissions, with high barometric pressure lowering mood and low pressure raising addiction cases. European research notes weather influences many illnesses, while individual responses vary. Researchers ponder whether mood and body influence each other, with further study needed.
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Wright Institute
Berkeley
Calif
John Valentine
Philadelphia
Europe
Riverside busing study questions desegregation benefits
Riverside California conducted a decade long voluntary desegregation study by psychologists from USC and UCLA. It found no improvement in minority achievement or motivation and even a decline in grades after busing. Self esteem rose only for families in the bottom socioeconomic tier.
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Riverside
Calif
Boston
Norman Miller
University of Southern California
Harold B. Gerard
UCLA
Psychology Today Magazine
Washington Ghosts Return to Chill Capitol Town
NEA reports 200 year old legends and modern sightings of spirits in Washington. Historic figures like George Washington and Abe Lincoln are said to visit, with specters roaming Mount Vernon, the Capitol, and the White House. Tales include a Demon Cat, a chicken ghost, and eerie East Room smells.
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NEA
Jerry Ford
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George Washington
G. Washington
Mount Vernon
Joseph Hart
Lincoln
First Street
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William Taulbee
Taulbee
Abigail Adams
Lillian Rogers Park
Andy Jackson
Dart Jy Oth
Jackson
Teddy Hoosevelt
Abe Lincoln
Winston Churchill
Harry Truman
Harry
Washington corruption no secret in halls of power
A columnist argues House Administration Committee members shield corruption led by former chairman Wayne Hays. He cites blocked reforms, party divides, and self serving perks. notes limited action despite widespread awareness and calls for accountability. The piece portrays entrenched insider protection across party lines.
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Washington
NEA
Graitridden House Administration
Wayne Hays
Dohio
Hays
House Administration
House of Representatives
Robert Bauman
R-Md
House Administration Committee
Capital Hill
House Congress
Some Were Missing From Soviet Military Encyclopedia
The Soviet Military Encyclopedia, in its first of eight volumes, lists 29 aggressor nations in 60 conflicts from 1555 to 1973, led by Britain with 21 and the United States with 17. It omits the Soviet Union, Red China, Cuba, North Korea, and North Vietnam, labeling those states as defenders of oppressed peoples.
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Soviet Military Encyclopedia
Britain
United States
Soviet Union
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