Quaker Group Defies Embargo Aids North Vietnam Allegedly
A Philadelphia led Quaker action group faces Trading With the Enemy Act charges for shipping medical supplies to Haiphong and aiding North Vietnam. Treasury and Justice departments weigh prosecution as critics call the effort patriotic humanitarianism masking Communist propaganda.
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North Vietnam
U.S
Treasury Department
Haiphong
Justice Department
American Friends Service Committee
Lawrence Scott
Philadelphia
North Vietnamese Red Cross
International Red Cross
Sam Legg
Baltimore
Hanoi
Weather Woes Back Home Prompt Sympathy For South Texas
A reader urges Lubbock residents to share weather updates with friends in Central and South Central Texas amid drought, rationed water, and damaged crops. The note mentions hail, high water, insects, and rising car cleaning costs as broader concerns.
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Lubbock
Texas
South Plains
RSVP Etiquette Called Out In Lubbock Luncheon
A luncheon host in Lubbock faced only two replies from 32 invitations after the RSVP deadline. The caterer and host’s secretary endured frustration as a telephone poll revealed courtesy gaps. Amy Vanderbilt is invoked as the standard, urging a simple telephone call to respond.
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Lubbock
Amy Vanderbilt
Community honor marks long-serving city leaders in Lubbock
At a Friday luncheon, 54-year presidents of the Board of City Development and Chamber of Commerce received individual plaques recognizing their years of service. Several past presidents attended in person. others were honored in absentia due to illness or death, as the city celebrates gratitude for civic contributions.
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Board of City Development and Chamber of Commerce
Lubbock
Cc-Bcd
Miniskirts Signal Market Moves in Wall Street Satire
In Washington the columnist notes a running gag about miniskirts predicting stock trends. A husband jokes that shorter skirts imply market fear, citing AT&T, Merrill Lynch, and Dow Jones signals as he and his wife wander Fifth Avenue and Saks Fifth Ave.
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Bergdorf Goodman
Merrill, Lynch
Pierce
Fenner
Smith
Bipartisan Vote Saves Nation From Railroad Strike
In Washington a Senate vote of 69 to 20 backed the President's bill to end the crippling railroad strike. Only 37 Democrats supported it. 123 Republicans helped in the House to pass the measure 244 to 148, preventing mail delays and disruption to troops in Vietnam.
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Washington
Democratic Party
Congress
Johnson
Republican Party
Vietnam
Great Britain
Canada
Senate
House of Representatives
China arms race sparks push for thin ABM system
Washington debates a rapid build of a lean ABM to counter China's growing nuclear threat. Beijing advances toward delivering hydrogen bombs and ICBMs by 1970s, while concern grows over regional risks to Japan India and Middle East, including Egypt and Cuba as potential recipients.
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Washington
United States
Soviet Union
China
Japan
India
Hour of Truth
Mao Tse-tung
Russia
Middle East
Peking
Nasser
Egypt
Castro
Cuba
Hearings Planned Coast to Coast on Living Costs
Senator Taft said a Senate House committee plans to open coast-to-coast hearings about mid September on the rise in the cost of living. Amarillo attorney Joe Dooley will take the oath as federal judge of the Northern District of Texas at 11 a.m. in August. Fifty rushees were honored at a ranch party by Las Creasas social club. Toots Mansfield of Big Spring won calf roping at Cheyenne Frontier Days with a 16.5 time.
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United States
China
Defense
McNamara
U.S
Washington
Taft
Ohio
Senate
House Committee
Amarillo
Joe Dooley
Northern District of Texas
Las Creasas
Toots Mansfield
Big Spring
Cheyenne
Passing Strange Views on Viet Nam War and Public Discourse
A columnist notes peaceable government supporters and belligerent pacifists, cites a TV interruption by a news bulletin as a near miracle, questions foreign aid as a purchasable friendship, remarks on rising church office thefts, and includes a quip about a boy and a theft.
RFK Dead To Hippies Says Leading Youth Analyst
Dr. Blank, a top authority on youth culture, says US under-25s have rejected RFK as archaic and politics driven, turning to inner life and communal values. They idolized Kennedy earlier but now seek a new religious leader, spurning Johnson and Humphrey, with Billy Graham mocked as antiquated. They distrust anyone over thirty.
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Washington
Bobby Kennedy
Blank
Senator Kennedy
Dr. Blank
Bob Kennedy
RFK
Canada
Mount Kennedy
Life Magazine
Humphrey
Johnson
Kennedy
Billy Graham
Its An Error Everythings computerized in the age
A guest editorial laments widespread computer glitches in banking and billing. It notes angry customers report bounced checks, incorrect debits and credits, and charges from distant branches, with letters to editors urging relief from electronic age woes.
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Columbus
Enquirer
Hair fashion links hair length to skirt length
A Beauty and Harvest Festival report from Charlotte North Carolina notes a stylist predicts daytime hair will be short to match shorter skirts while evening hair remains longer via hair pieces for longer skirts. The trend may look odd with women appearing nearly bald in daylight.
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Charlotte
N. C
Anniston
Ala
Star
Dear Turnrow Tunker aims at sharks and sheepish tales
O C McBride notes India has 176 million cows surpassing Argentina and others. He quips about Democratic Presidents Club memberships allowing wives free entry, and rejects shark fishing trend. His Turnrow Tunker now syndicated nationally by Chicago Tribune New York News.
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McBride
Chicago Tribune-New York News Syndicate
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Dear Turnrow Tunker
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