Britain’s Race Reforms Aimed to Avoid American Tragedy
The United Kingdom faces a growing race problem after postwar immigration from the West Indies, India, and Pakistan. Britain has already banned discrimination in public accommodations and now proposes sweeping laws to outlaw discrimination in employment housing and services, hoping to avert a crisis seen in the United States.
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Britain
West Indies
Pakistan
India
Rockefeller Hesitates to End GOP Nomination Bid
New York Governor Nelson A Rockefeller remains cited as unlikely to secure the GOP presidential nomination held by Richard Nixon. Despite signals of withdrawal, advisers and outsiders note renewed interest in a convention upset with John Emmett Hughes hired for acute campaign advice and three new international affairs experts joining Rockefeller's team.
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Richard M. Nixon
Rockefeller
Aris
John Emmett
Hughes
Big Brother on vitamins and government labels
John Chamberlain argues against FDA plans to require labeling that vitamins and minerals come from foods. He notes spinach iron and liver facts, mocks spinach guidance, and urges minimal government interference, preferring individual choice over quackery.
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FDA
Popeye
Iron Shortage Plagues Women as Diet Deficit Persists
A Department of Agriculture report warns half of American families lack recommended vitamin and mineral intake while 20 percent eat diets two thirds deficient. AMA notes child bearing women need more iron than men, with 10 percent anemic on a 2100 calorie day. FDA faces public health stakes.
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Big Brother
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Misread Call Leads To Phone Service Misstep
A wife, a busy telephone line, and a mistaken home visit unfold as a utility worker arrives at the wrong address. The couple recalls jokes about removing the line while the husband vents his irritation at busy calls, and the wife survives a tense knock at the door.
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Ann Landers
Fight and Negotiation Tie in Vietnam Dong Ha Visit
Joseph Alsop reports from Dong Ha where generals study the forward positions in Quang Tri and Thua Thien as Washington pursues a policy of fighting while negotiating. He notes U S leaders seek victory to support talks, compares Korea dynamics, and questions Hanoi’s de escalation claims amid Khe Sanh and Tet developments.
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Thua Thien
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Vietnam
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Korea
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White House
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Hue
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Middletown News- Journal subscription rates and details
The Journal published daily in Middletown Ohio lists subscription prices including 10 cent weekday and 15 cent Sunday per copy, 60 cents weekly for in city routes, 15.00 yearly by mail in trading areas, 24.00 outside trading area, 38.00 outside U.S.A. All mail subscriptions are paid in advance. Founded in 1857.
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Public figure warns actors on political lines and self discipline
Paul Harvey uses Tony Randall incident in Philadelphia to urge actors to avoid partisan shouting. He argues applause tempts public figures, lowers restraint, and can ruin careers. Harvey recalls McCarthy era warnings and advises private discipline to prevent public embarrassment.
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Joe McCarthy
Tony Randall
Philadelphia
Tulsa
Okla
Firsts and facts from history and science
A list of assorted historic and scientific notes includes the New England Primer as America’s first schoolbook from 1689 to 1690, Louis Prang’s 1874 Christmas cards, the Sun as our solar system’s center, the U S S Red Rover as the first U S Navy hospital ship, Greenwich as the Prime Meridian, Norse introduction of bagpipes to Scotland, Giants Causeway in Ireland, kayaks made from walrus skins by Eskimos, a content Brahma bull purring like a lion, and Gamma Cephei possibly becoming our pole star in about two millennia.
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