Prisoners of War in North Vietnam Prompt Global Red Cross Action
The piece notes 413 U S officers and enlisted men are prisoners of war in North Vietnam with 918 listed as missing. It describes North Vietnam's refusal to allow Red Cross access and family mail exchanges, plus Istanbul resolution urging adherence to the Geneva Conventions and appeals by Red Cross networks to Hanoi. It highlights Fulbright's humanitarian stance and the urgency for families to learn their loved ones are alive.
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Vietnam
Nixon
North Vietnam
Defense Department
American Red Cross
World Red Cross Organization
International Committee of the Red Cross
South Vietnam
U.S
the Red Cross
Istanbul
Turkey
Ments
Red Cross
Red Cross Society
Hanoi
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh
United States
Sen. J. William Fulbright
Congress
Sleep dreams and hibernation technology spark far future hopes
An article surveys sleep research trends from automated sleeping to dream manipulation and human hibernation prescribed for medical use. It notes psychiatric uses of medically induced sleep and hospitals deploying electronic devices to aid sleep while musing on pills. It also mentions a local telethon and a candidate’s election literature amid October events.
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Sally Ames
United Fund
Gary Dunlap
Santa Ynez River
Lompoc Drops From Mustard Crown as Montana Leads
From 93 Year Old Files October 17 1941 report by E F Smythe U S Agriculture Department assistant county agent shows Montana produced more mustard than California. Lompoc boom continues with new buildings rising in the business district and planning changes as Camp Cooke impacts the area.
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Lompoc
E. F. Smythe
United States Agriculture Department
Montana
California
Santa Barbara
Barbed Barbs and Quiet Homecomings in Cold North
North central Siberia is famed as the coldest inhabited spot aside from our house when we return two hours late for dinner. Crystal will ring like a bell when struck and so will the store’s cash register if care isn’t taken. The only remedy for a child who won’t practice his drums is to cherish him.
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North Centrl
Siberia
Smog Crisis Prompts Debate on Auto Emissions
Marquis Childs outlines Los Angeles smog as a result of heavy car use and industry, noting strict emission laws in California, the potential for complete enforcement, and a growing push for mass transit and cleaner fuels amid federal standards. He cites Fuller of the Air Pollution Control District and lawmakers like Farbstein.
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Los Angeles
California
Louis Fuller
Los Angeles County
Fuller
King Auto
California Senate
Detroit
Houston
Chicago
Washington
Unnamed critic Yipe backs writer with loyal readership
Ray McCuen recalls a reader known as Mr. Yipe who privately marks grammar errors in his columns and mails clippings. Betty, his wife, is portrayed as playful and devoted to newspaper reading while collecting issues for a future church paper drive, with real-life references to Nixon and Howard Hughes.
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Mr. Yipe
Public Opinion Calls For End To Vietnam Mission
Letters argue disengagement from Vietnam and condemn campus protesters with Viet Cong flags. They urge national unity, praise liberty, and propose a Thanksgiving prayer day. the second letter thanks the newspaper for aiding the Mexican Independence Day fiesta in September 1969.
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Vietnam
Nixon
America
Eldridge Cleaver
Robert Williams
Williams
Cleaver
Cuba
Africa
State Department
Angela Davis
Moscow University
Mexican Social Organization
Rhyme Time All in the Same Basin
A poem fragment laments pollution with two disputants crying for aides. Eugene McAllister is named as a figure in the verse.
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Eugene McAllister
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Mass Mail Appeal
H & Ocean
Harry Crompe
Dunlap
Lompoc Association For Mental Health
Berry's
NEA, Inc
Hubert Humphrey
Marquis Childs
Leonard Farbstein
New York
House of Representatives
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Ray McCuen
Betty
Howard Hughes
Las Vegas
Frederick J. Bremerman
Rudolph Rojas
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