Bonn Control Of A Weapons Is Out
The United States rejects granting West Germany indirect control over nuclear weapons to avoid deepening NATO rifts and to curb proliferation. Bonn will still participate in consultations, while the Alliance faces internal strains and debate over a nonproliferation treaty and US dominance. The piece also notes economists resigning from the Alliance for Progress, urging careful scrutiny of root causes and Latin American sentiment. A medical advice column warns about small objects causing fatal choking in children, urging proactive precautions.
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United States
West Germany
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Soviet Union
France
NATO
US State Department
Bonn
Alliance For Progress
Wise
Mansfield slams Job Corps over violent center cases
Senate leader Mike Mansfield criticizes Job Corps Centers as reformatories after Montana youth Manuel Martinez, a delinquent with a long record, is linked to a deadly shuttle of crimes. Martinez fled Camp Breckenridge, stole a car in Evansville, killing a mother and injuring others. Mansfield cites need for stricter screening and limits on such placements while noting other runaways across states.
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Mansfield
Manuel Martinez
Billings
Martinez
Camp Breckenridge
Job Corps
Indiana
Evansville
U.S. 41
John Adams
David
Adams
Mark
Camp Atterbury
Ind
Johnson County
Art Warrick
Warrick
Sheriff Warrick
Richard Roudebush
R.-Ind
California
Ohio
West Virginia
North Carolina
Minnesota
Roudebush
God and capital punishment in Christian view
A reader argues that biblical directives from Genesis Exodus Romans establish support for the death penalty. The letter claims God’s laws require capital punishment for certain crimes and warns abolition is a worldly compromise, labeling it foolish logic.
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Paul
Commuters and Taxation by City Mayors Debate
The piece parallels taxation without representation between commuters and colonial protests. It argues that commuters, taxed at home and in cities, lack voting power over city governance while enjoying city benefits. It questions city advantages versus commuter suburban independence and predicts resistance to nonrepresentational taxation.
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New York
John Lindsay
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Stock Exchange
Seventeenth
Manhattan
Nassau County
Long Island
Princeton
New Jersey
Capital Punishment: Answer to Crime, Pragmatic View
A reader argues capital punishment is needed as a crime deterrent and compares criminals to pests. The writer claims electrocution prevents repeats, rejects religious objections, and says better methods are needed, viewing punishment as removal of a nuisance rather than retribution.
Middletown Diary Vision of Growth in 1846
In 1846 Middletown is described as expanding toward a population near 1,000 with plans for a Cincinnati to Dayton railroad along the Miami River. The canal provides power and freight, eight flour mills and a woolen mill thrive nearby, and merchants serve farmers. Local education includes public schools and a classical academy. NIMROD notes May Day, the Middletown Guards in uniform, spring social life, and strong hydraulic power promising regional rise with capital, all framed as a bright town future.
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Middletown
Cincinnati
Dayton
Miami River
Hamilton
West Alexanderia
Deardorf
Miami
Warren County
Nimrod
Germantown
Mexico
Miami Valley
Thug and Fronts in Chicago and Communist Fronts
Paul Harvey argues that hoodlums hide behind legitimate fronts to appear respectable. He warns that American communists seek to present themselves as a political party, plan a June convention in New York, and distribute a Communist Program to influence campuses and libraries nationwide.
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Chicago
United States
Webster Hall
New York City
West 26Th Street
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