Lubbock United Fund Kickoff Supports 27 Agencies
The annual United Fund drive opens with a rally at Municipal Coliseum led by Rev. Dr. Travis A. White to raise 549 910 for 27 health welfare and character building groups. The effort emphasizes local stewardship and the multiplier effect of volunteer support alongside monetary contributions.
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Lubbock
United Fund
Travis A. White
Midwestern University
Wichita Falls
Municipal Coliseum
Har
NCC cries libel over national telephone campaign
The National Council of Churches seeks FCC action against a nationwide call campaign alleging Communist domination. The piece notes the campaign targets include President Johnson, Eisenhower, newspapers, and major organizations, with questions raised about legality and libel.
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National Council of Churches
Federal Communications Commission
Council
U.S. Supreme Court
United Nations
State Department
American Civil Liberties Union
Johnson
Eisenhower
Teen-Agers Prove They Can Pull A Military Hitch
Kenneth Dixon profiles youths who enlist despite medical odds, focusing on John K. Hancock of Scranton. Hancock, with a congenitally enlarged twisted heart, passed Navy medicals and served, prompting letters praising youths who endure to join the service. The piece argues most teens serve honorably despite draft worries.
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Sam
John K. Hancock
Price Street
Scranton
Navcomsta
Message Center
San Francisco
FPO
John
Golden Gate
Navy
YMCA
Washington
Art Buchwald Picks the Camp and Chic of the Time
A light column listing notable figures the author deems in, camp, chic, and meaningful. Edie Camp, Amanda Chic, Stormy Sailor, Walter In, George Pop, and Eddie Boeing are highlighted for influence, style, or notoriety in New York and Palm Beach circles.
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New York Yankees
Mickey Mantle
Whitey Ford
Bobby Richardson
Johnny Keane
Minnesota Twins
Washington Senators
Los Angeles Dodgers
West
Brooklyn
Minnesota
Dodgers
Washington
Edie Camp
New York
Edie
Sandy Warknoll
Warknoll
Amanda Chic
Palm Beach
Key Largo
Chic
Paris
George Pop
Pop
Eddie Boeing
Reagan Narrowly Tests Soft Sell As Gubernatorial Bid
Reagan makes a low profile debut as a gubernatorial hopeful at the California Republican State Convention in San Francisco. He avoids press questioning, shifts to courting moderates, and faces opposition from liberal Republicans while a high-stakes primary looms and potential rivals emerge.
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San Francisco
Hollywood
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
San Jose
California
Barry Goldwater
Goldwater
Thomas Kuchel
Robert Monagan
Assembly
Spencer-Roberts
De Gaulle At Press Conference A Strong Unyielding Leader
An American observer recounts Charles de Gaulle’s Elysee Palace press conference describing his vigor, conversational style, and strategic approach. He notes de Gaulle’s long tenure aims, cabinet strength, and a problematic stance on Vietnam that unsettles American allies and strains goodwill toward France.
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Charles de Gaulle
Elysee Palace
Paris
London
Algiers
de Gaulle
U Thant and Red China in UN Debates on World Peace
Andrew Tully argues that U Thant’s push for admitting Communist China to the UN ignores Beijing’s long term aims of world domination. Lin Piao’s calls for revolutionary wars threaten Western democracies, while power politics behind Vietnam cease-fire shows force, not dialogue, often drives outcomes.
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Washington
United Nations
U Thant
China
United States
Peking
Mao Tse-tung
Defense
Lin Piao
Lin
Europe
North America
Asia
Africa
Latin America
Thant
Viet Nam
Red China
Southeast Asia
Mao
Harry Truman
U Thani
City Hall
Tokyo Cabinet Resigns After Higashi Kuni’s Move
News from Tokyo reports Premier Higashi Kuni and his formed cabinet resigning following General MacArthur’s demand to oust the home minister. In Washington President Truman orders seizure of 26 oil company plants amid widespread strikes, 51 refineries shut, 43,000 workers on strike. Albuquerque judge rules a wife may rifle her husband’s pockets without committing larceny as 346 job openings and 261 people referred to work in the latest USES report.
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Tokyo
Naruhiko Higashi- Kuni
Japan
MacArthur
Washington
Truman
Navy
Albuquerque
F. C. Gober
Gober
Ft Bliss to expand troops boosts El Paso economy
Guest editorial from the El Paso Times praises Ft Bliss for an expected increase of about 10 000 troops tied to the Viet Nam war. The piece notes the economic uplift for El Paso and rental demand, and commends Maj Gen George Powers and staff for managing the expansion.
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Ft. Bliss
Viet Nam
el Paso
George Powers
Fr. Bliss
Haircut Liberty and civil liberties in school standards
A Big Spring Herald opinion argues that while civil liberties exist, schools may require neat dress and hair standards to maintain discipline. Parents should teach cleanliness and appearance at home, balancing rights with school expectations.
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Big Spring Herald
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West Lake
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Mapleeweed
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ART Buchwald
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Rickey
Stormy Sailor
Sailor
Walter In
Stephen Foster
Mr. In
Black Joe
Eddie
Pan-American
Rome
Rowland Evans
Robert Novak
Novak
Edmund
Pat) Brown
Spencer, Roberts & Associates
Los Angeles
Spencer Roberts
Nelson Rockefeller
Jack Warner
Rockefeller
Thurmond Clark
Southern
John Birch Society
General Electric Co
The
Birch Society
Kachel
Moses
Andre Maurois
Adenauer
Churchill
France
Indochina
Free World
Andrew Tully
U.S. Employment Service Office
Uses Office
Ft. Bliss Grows
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