Debate on trade with Reds dominates congressional stance
The piece argues Congress should study easing trade curbs with the Soviet bloc despite Rep. Mills’s opposition. It notes Winds of Change in Eastern Europe, calls for full congressional debate, and contrasts U.S. policy with evolving relations in the Communist world. It then shifts to Tarzan’s media comeback, noting creator Sy Weintraub’s plans for a TV series and fan reactions.
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Congress
Russia
Wilbur D. Mills
House
Ways and Means Committee
Rusk
Europe
State Department
Johnson
China
Soviet Bloc
United States
Tarzan
Batman
Lord Greystoke
Ape Man
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Sy Weintraub
Tortoise and Turtle Duel in Prison Theorist Bank Heist
A prison tale follows Dingbat a clever thief who claims wit outguns as he plots a bank robbery. He enlists Jellyroll Perkins to help move cash using a hidden battery powered plan and walkie talkies to outsmart police Eenie Meenie.
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Dingbat
Richard Burton
Wats
Indiana
Jellyroll Perkins
National Bank
Jellyroll
Eenie-Meenie
Ohio
Cairo
Rendevouz With Danger For A Country Beloved
A Providence College senior writes of duty and the American Soldier’s Dream amid war, peace marches, and drinking water out of a bottle bomb plot. Expo 67 plans at Montreal, Russia U S pavilion contrasts, and Thoroughbred racing history tied to Col. Nicolls’ era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Providence
R.I
Uncle Sam
U.S.A
Hollywood
Peace Corps
Congress Afraid To Dispute Unions Amid Wave Of Strikes
Washington analyzes a surge in strikes in early 1950s with 11 western states hit by bus protests and a New York newspaper walkout. The piece argues unions bluff, firms capitulate, public suffers, and Congress and administration show limited action or blame. It cites taxi strikes, telecom walkouts, and a nationwide labor pattern amid boom profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England Telephone Company
New York City
New York
Congress of the United States
Tent worm menace hits Armco Park and community help praised
Dave Regan warns of a tent worm invasion endangering trees in the area with Armco Park singled out for attention. The note urges nurserymen and garden supply dealers for control and credits local residents Mr and Mrs Arkill for public gratitude after their daughter Kay 17 was involved in a bike accident where dogs caused a fall.
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Armco Park
George Arkills
N. Marshall Rd
Arkills
Kay
Barbara Drive
Kensington Street
Barbara-Kensington
Very Tired American Speaks on Duty and Freedom
A reader from Trenton writes to the Middletown Journal expressing fatigue with politics and foreign entanglements while affirming pride in the United States. The letter denounces critics of American soldiers in Vietnam and praises freedom of speech despite frustration with leaders and international events.
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Middletown Journal
Russia
Lady Byrd
Linda Byrd
Johnson
Washington
Robert Kennedys
Viet Nam
General de Gaulle
France
Pauline Fields
Trenton
Blind 16 year old Japanese girl seeks pen pals via paper insert
A letter from a 16 year old blind girl in Tokyo asks a newspaper to publish her appeal for pen pals. She explains she was advised by the Youth Council for International Contact to reach out through newspapers and requests help placing the letter or passing it to schools or cultural groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youth Council For International Contact
Tokyo
Japan
Sappro School For
Queen buys portrait of Bonnie Prince Charlie at auction
England's Queen Elizabeth II purchased a portrait of Bonnie Prince Charlie, the Young Pretender, for 39200 dollars at auction. The piece is linked to Charles Edward Louis Philip Casimir Stuart, known as Charlie, a claim later refined to explain the monarch's name. A Philadelphia woman learns she is 102, not 110, after Social Security checks reveal eight birthdays were imagined.
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England
Elizabeth II
Bonnie Prince Charlie
Charles Edward Louis Philip Casimir Stuart
Charlie
Philadelphia
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Jim Bishop
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Montreal
U.S
Ussr
Soviet Union
Bolshoi Ballet
Red Army Chorus
Hermitage
Richard Nicolls
Nieu
Amsterdam
Duke of York
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Hanpsted Plaines
Col. Nicolls
David Lawrence
America
Dave Regan
U.S. Public Health Service
Florida
Dennis the Menace
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