Clyde and Bonnie facts and film accuracy
The letters discuss Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker real life, their 1930s crimes ending near Arcadia Louisiana on May 23 1934, and note the film Clyde and Bonnie is largely true to facts though critics call it tasteless. The piece offers tide and coastal information sources and a 1967 Coastal Fishing Guide for readers.
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Clyde
Bonnie
Clyde Barrow
Bonnie Parker
Arcadia
Iowa
Texas
Warren Beatty
Faye Dunaway
U. S
Enterprise
New York City
Charleston
Southport
N. C
the Graphic Press, Inc
P. O
Raleigh
Carolinas
City paddles spigot dispute invites probes downtown perks
A reader questions why city rules bar citizens from tapping city property while downtown merchants may keep water meter spigots. Utilities head Bill Williams says spigots in meters violate code and are being removed. citizens are urged to report any found.
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Bill Williams
Retirees Face School Tax Ire Over Property Valuation
A taxpayer complains retirement should reduce school taxes, while W O New man explains High Point levy 38 cents per 100 funds city schools and 79 cents per 100 county tax, prorating 52.25 percent to schools. The only relief suggested is selling property and moving to apartments.
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W. O. Newman
How to Prepare Sunflower Seeds for Roasting or Frying
A reader asks about preparing fresh harvested sunflower seeds. Miss Maude Middleton advises roasting at 250 degrees in an oven with frequent stirring and melted butter brushed on. For frying, use low heat in oil or butter, drain well. Paul Younts notes many vitamins and that some prefer eating raw with shells.
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Sonny
Dept. of Agriculture
Con Thien Becomes Symbol of New War Struggles
The Con Thien outpost near the DMZ endures heavy shelling and monsoon hardship as Marines guard possible invasion routes. North Vietnamese forces probe wire, sap, and snipe around the three red mud hills, eroding advantages built across Vietnam’s 1st Corps and forcing a shift in U.S. strategy away from core population areas.
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Con Thien
Vietnam
South Vietnam
U.S
Corps
North Vietnam
Ben Hai River
Demilitarized Zone
1St Corps
USS. Marine
Dmz
School Bus Train Collision Near Waterloo Kills Four
Four children were killed and nine injured when a Waterloo school bus bound for local schools was hit by a Union Pacific freight train near the Rural Road intersection. The driver, hospitalized in shock, reported he stopped but morning sun blunted his view. About 13 students and the driver were aboard.
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Waterloo
Neb
Union Pacific
Douglas County
George Sullivan
Milton Parsons
Omaha
Assembly Okays Thieu’s Election in Saigon Move
South Vietnam’s National Assembly formally approved Lt. Gen. Nguyen Van Thieu as president after endorsing six criteria to verify the Sept. 3 vote. The session followed violent protests by about 200 university students outside the assembly, with police dispersing demonstrators and injuring several.
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Thieu
Saigon
Student Union
Americans favor war settlement stance eases but hinges on outcome
A Harris survey shows 58 percent back the war though down from 72 percent in July. Bombing continuation in North Vietnam is favored by 48 percent, while 37 percent oppose escalation. Sixty one percent doubt military gains, and 53 percent reject that South Vietnam elections fulfill the U.S. commitment. President Johnson’s approval sits at 31 percent.
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Louis Harris
Vietnam
United States
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
U. S
Johnson
Glassboro
Marshall Takes Seat On Court
Washington AP reports Thurgood Marshall became the first Black justice on the U S Supreme Court taking his seat as the term began. President Johnson watched as Marshall swore to administer justice and sat at the far left of Chief Justice Warren, with the President naming him to succeed retired Justice Clark.
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Washington
Thurgood Marshall
Supreme Court
Johnson
Marshall
John F. Davis
Earl Warren
Tom C. Clark
Clark
Stanley Reed
Hugo L. Black
North
South
War policy moves shape 1968 GOP field and Vietnam debate
California Democrats plan a June 1968 challenge as Sen. Hatfield backs nonhawk Gavin in Oregon primaries. Gavin urges bombing halt and peace talks, naming Rockefeller and Romney as possible allies while he considers a future run. Gavin plans South Vietnam visit to assess war impacts.
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Washington
California
Mark O. Hatfield
R-Ove
Oregon
James M. Gavin
Gavin
North Vietnam
Hatfield
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
New Hampshire
Rockefeller
Michigan
George Romney
CBS
Face the Nation
ABC
Issues and Answers
Arthur D. Little, Inc., Industrial Consultants
Richard M. Nixon
Vietnam
South Vietnam
Johnson
California Democratic Council
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Peking
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Germany
The
Harris Survey
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Gen. Gavin
Gen
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Mark C. Hatfield
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