Ghostly golf tale sparks questions about a living writer
In Jim Bishop style, the column questions a San Francisco dentist’s claim that a trance medium contacted a former writer named Thomas Richard Henry who supposedly played golf with Bishop before dying. The piece jokes about ghosts, mediumship, and quirky anecdotes from seances and ESP researchers.
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Khrushchev Adjusts Tempo as China Forbids Escalation
James Marlow notes Khrushchev's cooler stance toward the West as Sino-Soviet tensions rise. He links Moscow's restraint to domestic issues in the United States and to the split with Red China, with Kennedy facing racial turmoil and a wary Senate on the test ban. The piece weighs risks of Western complacency if Russia softens its stance and De Gaulle's shifts threaten cohesion among allies.
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Middletown Ohio Newspaper Subscription Rates
The Middletown Ohio News Journal lists subscription prices for 7 day mail and carrier delivery, with rates of 12 dollars yearly in the trading area and 20 dollars outside, 35 dollars for outside USA, and weekly 6 cents for weekday, 15 cents for Sunday. Payments are in advance and the paper is published daily by News-Journal Inc established 1857. The motto cites Hebrews 12 1 2.
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USA
Howerton Named Middletown Chief of Police
Jim Howerton is named new chief of police of Middletown amid general approval. The article notes his strong record as a officer and Middletown resident, pledging public cooperation despite inevitable scrutiny. Also mentions a reader email about a crossword puzzle misprint in a prior issue.
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Jim Howerton
Middletown
Howerton
Death of Dr. Armand Delille noted for myxomatosis link
The French physician whose lab experiments with rabbits helped trigger the myxomatosis outbreak is remembered. His actions showed how individual choices can have large social consequences and raised cautions about biological warfare. Latin Americans win big in the U S National Tennis Championship, unrelated to policy focus.
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Paul Armand-Delille
France
Armand-Delille
Public stance on Cuba within American Legion debate
The piece questions Legion rank and file views on resolutions urging bold unilateral action to remove Communists from Cuba. It argues armed intervention without hemispheric cooperation risks war with the Soviet bloc and stresses a policy of containment and persuasion over conflict. Freeman’s call emphasizes personal contact over combat with Russia.
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American Legion
Legion
United States
Cuba
Time And Reason Can Solve Racial Problem
David Lawrence argues that Birmingham exposes a clash between reason and mob mentality. He blames anger on discrimination, condemns violence and demos, and urges patience, legal reform, and public opinion persuasion to resolve civil rights conflicts without escalation. He cautions that violence worsens cycles and that time and reason, not mob action, must guide change.
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Washington
Birmingham
Saint Thomas Aquinas
Call Waiting Sparks Domestic Humor in Dial Tone Tale
George Dixon imagines telephone advances like call waiting and call forwarding sparking chaotic romantic scenes. The piece riffs on busy signals, impromptu Koffee Klatches, and dialing quirks as a playful critique of modern tech intruding on private life.
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Washington
Dia
T Will
Ymeida
Ymelda
Minnie
Pasadena
British trawler barely avoids mine off Aldeburgh
A British fishing vessel snagged an unexploded World War mine near Aldeburgh but avoided detonation. The incident drew caution and headlines as officials assessed the danger at sea.
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Aldeburgh
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