Tragedy in Mississippi on Private Schools and Integration
A national concern centers on white parents pulling children from integrated public schools into new or dubious private schools. The piece notes ill equipped facilities and financial barriers, and urges ending tax exemptions for private schools used to thwart integration. It cites Secretary Robert H Finch supporting standards for tax exemption to reduce harm.
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Mississippi
Robert H. Finch
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Is Man the Test Animal in Long Space Missions
Rep Joseph E. Karth asks if the nation intends to use humans as test subjects in planned long voyage missions and a space station. He advocates reinstating Biosatellite animal experiments to learn how to shield astronauts from adverse spaceflight conditions.
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Joseph E. Karth
Minnesota
Science and Astronautics
Moon
Earth
Zurich
Jurg
Swiss Attitude Toward Arms and Rights Reflected in Isolationism
Swiss citizens keep rifles as a legal duty, shaping a cautious, non interventionist stance. The piece notes women’s limited federal voting rights, a ceremonial president, and a seven member executive. It contrasts Swiss practice with American politics and criticizes forced disarmament while highlighting regional differences in women’s suffrage and leadership.
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Switzerland
American Rifle Association
Jurg
West Germany
Hans Peter Tschudi
Basel
Iis
German Switzerland
Ticino
Nixon
Bill Fulbright
Chilled by the Cold: A Personal Warning from the North
The author recalls extreme cold experiences in Alaska and warns readers to protect themselves in subzero temperatures. They note the danger of shifting wind chills and advise practical precautions even in urban settings, stressing health over fashion.
Murder mystery behind Yablonski killings deepens
Washington reports outline a two to four person hit plan aimed at the Yablonski family in Clarksville Pennsylvania. Investigators note staged entry, silenced guns, cut telephone lines, and cars immobilized to prevent escape while the bodies lay undiscovered for days. The motive linked to union corruption probes and fears of exposure.
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Washington
Joseph Yablonski
Yablonski
Clarksville
Sons of
Miners’ Union
Yablonskis
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
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The
News Journal, Inc
S. Broad
First Ave
Middletown
Ohio
Post
Wading
U.S.A
Vietnamization and ARVN modernization critique
John P Roche assesses CBS coverage and argues the shift to Vietnamization, backed by weapons and training, was overdue. He critiques American policy from 1965 to 1968, notes ARVN under-equipped early on, and credits Clark Clifford for arming ARVN to meet battlefield needs.
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M.A.C.V
Military Assistance Command Vietnam
A.A.V.N
William Westmoreland
Pentagon
Hanoi
Robert Thompson
A.R.V.N
Clark Clifford
North
Paris
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General Westmoreland
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