Vietnam Buddhist Rights Debated Amid Diem Persecution Claims
North American press notes mass hunger strikes by Buddhists in Saigon and Catholic dominance in government. Observers cite government support for Buddhism with hundreds of pagodas and temples funded by the state, while critics warn of religious discrimination in four provinces. Catholic observers call charges exaggerated and urge fact based protests.
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New York
Vietnam
Saigon
United States
South Vietnam
Vietnamese General Buddhist Association
Ngo Dinh Diem
Catholi Weekly
America
We Stand Where We Stand on Nuclear Tests and Fears
A reader letter discusses fear of atomic and hydrogen bomb threats, supports test ban talks with cautious measures, and questions regional zoning clashes in Paradise Valley. The writer argues for living with risk and prefers avoiding further arms escalation. Dick Alton and Lila J Hammer are cited as perspectives in a broad debate.
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Lila J. Hammer
Zoning Debate Over R-1 Rezoning Near Market Town
At the county commission meeting on July 22 Market Town Builders seek rezone of 160 areas to R-1. Planning commission approved partly due to adjacency to an existing R-1 tract. John Mendoza for the builders cites that 70 percent of recent zoning changes are illegal due to improper notification.
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County Commission
Planning Commission
John Mendoza
Khrushchev blasts Chinese for war talk in quotes column
United Press International reports Khrushchev condemning Chinese calls for war to seize capitalism, saying war fever stems from cowardice and lack of faith in peaceful competition with capitalism. Rockefeller warns of danger from the Republican radical right to party and country. A mystery crater in Charlton England puzzles Army Captain Rogers as a heavy object left an eight foot wide mark with four arms in a farm field.
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New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Charlton
England
John Rogers
Measles vaccine may end the disease in time
The article explains measles as not harmless and outlines four vaccine approaches. It notes live attenuated and killed virus options, buffered variants, and a two shot plan with boosters, predicting vaccination could become routine for infants within years.
Questionable home remedy myth about dogs for bronchitis
Dr. Mother notes the old wives tale that a Chihuahua helps bronchitis lacks evidence. He cannot answer individual letters due to high volume but includes readers' questions where possible in his column.
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Dr. Mother
Employee savings plans expand among top firms in US
Union Carbide paid 68 million to 57 167 employees in a routine release spotlighting the growing fringe benefit of employee saving plans. NICB data show 97 plans in 94 firms with 2 million workers, funded by employee and company contributions and often invested in stock and government securities.
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Union Carbide
U. S
General Motors
U. S. Steel
Standard Oil
New Jersey
Coca-Cola
duPont
Uius
National Industrial Conference Board
NICB
Kennedy pictured flying a kite at Hyannis Port
Bill Vaughn notes in a satirical column that Kennedy appears to fly a kite at Hyannis Port, mocks Cold War rivalries, and jokes about retirement, boredom, and political quotes. The piece plays on current events with tongue in cheek and fictional social commentary.
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Kennedy
Hyannis Port
Charles de Gaulle
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