Austria Watches Russia as Prague Anniversary Stirs Fear
Austria worries over Moscow after the Prague anniversary of the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia. Refugee numbers rise with about 5,000 daily visa applicants and twice last year’s refugees, amid a new Soviet airport near the Austrian border and tank concentrations. Moscow’s China problem may restrain further moves for now.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Austria
Moscow
Soviet Union
Russia
China
Europe
Franklin swims into Hall of Fame and presidential splashings
The article notes Benjamin Franklin as a famed swimmer who imagined a London swim school and called swimming a normalizer of fat tissue. It chronicles his induction into the Swimming Hall of Fame in Fort Lauderdale along with other U.S. presidents who enjoyed swimming, including George Washington, John Quincy Adams, and Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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Benjamin Franklin
London
Franklin
Swimming Hall of Fame
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
George Washing
Ton
John Quincy Adams
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Adams
Potomac
Resist Door To Door Sales Editor Letter
A Middletown letter writer rants against persistent solicitors and urges polite refusals. The piece cites Life Magazine editorials on Martin Luther King Jr and quotes Gordon Parks, noting national homage after King's assassination and urging readers to value peaceful influence.
Let Martin Luther King Rest In Peace
Letter writer urges readers to stop labeling Dr. Martin Luther King as a Communist. He argues accusations only reflect the accuser and insists King should be allowed to rest in peace.
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Dr. King
Martin Luther King
Dr King Name Debated Over Middletown School
In letters from Mrs. Fred Roosa Jr. and Mrs. Thomas Guido residents discuss honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and reject fears that Middletown will rename a school after him. The piece argues against clouding his memory and asserts no Middletown school will be named for him.
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Fred Roosa, Jr
Thomas Guido
Martin Luther King
Middletown
Piloting Course Teaches Safe Boating Via USPS Program
The Dayton USPS unit offers a free Piloting course at Fairview High School starting Sept 10 at 7 30 p m. The ten lessons cover seamanship, rules of the road, navigation, radio use, and safety equipment with practical chart work and man overboard rescue drills. Open to all adults. no advance registration. call 423-8933 after six evenings for information.
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Charles Chapman
Dayton
USPS
Fairview High School
Philadelphia Drive
Defense Cuts Raise Alarm Over U S Readiness
Washington debates shrinking armed forces and defense outlays as Congress presses for smaller budgets. Melvin Laird warns cuts will weaken readiness while Soviet gains and world hotspots like Korea and the Middle East signal rising risk. Senator Stennis doubts a quick Vietnam end and warns cuts could invite trouble elsewhere.
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Washington
Congress
United States
Melvin Laird
Defense Department
Laird
Asia
Europe
Middle East
North Korea
South Korea
New Jersey
Vietnam
John Stennis
Mississippi
Senate Armed Services Committee
Japan
Mediterranean
America
Selective service and a nation ready for war
About 28 years ago Congress faced a close vote to extend the 1940 draft law. In August 1941 the House narrowly kept the selective service system, enabling the draft to continue. Four months later Pearl Harbor sparked U S involvement. The piece argues for a large Army and Air Force and adequate Navy to meet potential threats.
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Europe
Congress of the
United States
Congress
House of Representatives
Japan
Pearl Harbor
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First Ave
Middletown
Ohio
USA
Haynesworth faces conflict questions in Supreme Court push
Nixon nominee Judge Clement Haynesworth must explain a potential conflict tied to his past role in Carolina Vend-A-Matic and its business with Deering Milliken. The 1963 Darlington Mills case raised questions about disclosure and disqualification as Senate confirmation looms.
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Clement Haynesworth
Nixon
Supreme Court
Senate
White House
Haynesworth
Carolina Vend-A-Matic Co
Darlington Mills
Vend Machine Company
Ixtile Workers Union
Deering Milliken, Inc
Deering Milliken
National Labor Relations
Carolina Vend- A-Matic
Court of Appeals
Darlingto Mills
Carolina Wend-A-Matic
Deering Millisen
Carolina Vend Amatic
Carolina Vend-A-Matic
ARA Services, Inc
Carolina Vend-A Matic
ARA Services
Justice Department
Deering Munken
Jusica Abe Fortas
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