Obscene Mail Sparks Capitol Hill Moral Outcry
The obscene mail issue has drawn strong moral indignation on Capitol Hill with over 200 anti obscenity bills introduced. Lawmakers expect a floor vote as sponsors include committee chairmen and complaints reached 234,000 last year. Bills target unsolicited ads that depict genitals or acts, but critics warn overbreadth and vague prurient interest clauses could hamper passage.
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Jim Adams
Associated Press
Washington
Capitol Hill
Supreme Court
Post Office Department
California
Jack B. Brooks
Texas
Brooks
Thaddeus J. Dulski
D-N.y
House Post Office Committee
Bathtub Sailor Crosses Lake Michigan
Victor Jackson, a 32 year old East Lansing Michigan father of six, sailed a bathtub across Lake Michigan to Wisconsin after a coast guard search. He faced a dying battery and broken antenna leaving him in radio silence except with a ham operator on shore. He reached Ludington and then to Manitowoc after a previous failed attempt last month due to high waves.
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Manitowoc
Wis
Michigan
Wisconsin
Victor Jackson
East Lansing
Mich
Coast Guard
Jackson
Hope
Ludington
March Against Fear Ends on Capitol Steps in Arkansas
The March Against Fear concluded at the state Capitol with leaders urging Negroes to mature leaders and actions. Lance “Sweet Willie Wine” Watson led the 130 mile march from West Memphis, calling for street activism and unity amid charges of “Uncle Toms” and police security highlights. Local organizers discussed a separate planned “poor people’s march,” while figures from Forrest City and Little Rock defended financing claims and warned against complacency.
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Little Rock
State Capitol
Lance
Sweet Willie Wine’’ Watson
Memphis
The
Invaders
West Memphis
Capitol
Watson
Revs
J. F. Cooley
Cato Brooks
Forrest City
Cornelia Crenshaw
Mampus
Cooley
Winthrop Rockefeller
Rockefeller Foundation
Uncle Toms
Toms
O. W. Pickett
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Black United Youth Organization
Brown
Benny Pinkston
Lose 10 lbs in 10 days on Grapefruit Diet
Hollywood advertisement touts a drastic grapefruit weight loss plan promising ten pounds shed in ten days with rapid daily drops after day four. It claims no hunger, claims fat does not form fat, and promotes forbidden foods alongside the diet.
Hope Arr after Five
Fragmentary text indicates a page item about hope after five, with garbled phrases suggesting concerns about sticking to plans and possibly some individuals departing. No clear names, places, or events are readable to identify a concrete report or outcome.
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Page
Veterans Rally To Push A Company Forward In Vietnam
Colonel orders a move to the objective as Maj Richard Waite and Sgt Okey Blakenship urge exhausted troops of A Company to advance. Soldiers complain of heat, fatigue, lack of sleep, mail, and basic comforts while facing constant danger and mortar fire.
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Eleen
Bacon
Maj
Richard Waite
Sgt
Okey Blakenship
Panther
W.va
LZ Center
Walte
Blakens
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Joy Liquid
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Bel Air
Manor House
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Hee
Toter Boy
Tin
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Ana
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