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Newspaper
Mt Vernon Register News
Location
Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1966
Page
2
A Thought For Today quotes John 14 27 about peace and reassurance. A second line cites William O Douglas warning no world settlement should rest on relief rolls for lasting peace. Both items present short, reflective statements from notable figures.
The piece advocates a plan to clear highways by letting motorists ride in their cars on two deck rail cars. A test between New York and Chicago is proposed with rails yards as boarding points. It jokes about costs under 10 cents per mile and notes potential passenger concerns about motion. It lampoons fast driving and backseat driving while poking fun at Social Security.
The Preservation Advisory Services Panel, formed by the U S Department of Health Education and Welfare and the National Trust for Historic Preservation, selects Salem Massachusetts as its first laboratory to see if historic landmarks can be saved while meeting modern urban needs. The debate pits practicality against sentiment as the city weighs parking needs against preserving heritage.
Wordplay clues mix of Latin phrases and familial terms with hints to ages roles and places. Entries include historical occupations and mythic references alongside common nouns like scent and state names.
A privately financed group named World Youth Crusade for Freedom plans a summer driving a two month overseas outreach to counter Communist influence in Asia. International secretary general Tom Charles Huston says a dozen young, well qualified volunteers will work with student groups in Viet Nam Formosa Japan Australia India and the Philippines. Advisory council includes Adm. Arthur W. Radford Richard Nixon Barry Goldwater and William F Buckley Jr. The move aims to build organizational skills and counter Soviet backed sentiment abroad.
A detective questions a witness about facial features asking if the man has a mustache. The witness replies he does not think so and suggests any mustache would be shaved off.
In New York Ameri cans urged marking the 50th wedding anniversary of Dwight and Mamie Eisenhower by supporting Eisenhower College in Seneca Falls New York. Bob Hope and Robert B. Anderson will co chair the anniversary committee. Julie Andrews attends stepfather funeral in London.
Mcd high level business leader Robert L. Grover of Snap-on Tools urges communities to impress industrial prospects through clean, well kept streets and orderly infrastructure. He recommends evaluating local schools, churches, clubs, and government attitudes as signals of future business fit.
The daily horoscope notes a lively Full Moon driving restlessness and a push to complete goals, travel, and new arrangements. Aries through Pisces receive tailored guidance on finances, partnerships, communication, and personal projects, emphasizing cooperation and efficiency.
A short philosophic column notes men start life as babies and some stay that way, comments on how auto ads stress power and speed as safety, compares a daily double to gambling depending on timing, and jokes about neighbors returning borrowed snow blowers before lawn mowers.
In U S history King Williams War was one of the colonial wars pitting France with Indian allies against Great Britain and its colonies over early American territory. Sunlight takes eight minutes to reach Earth, so people would detect a stop in light after that interval. New York City's transit system is municipally owned and operated, the largest in the United States.
Dr. Herbert Stahnke examines the relation between alcohol and snake venom while noting medical objections often stem from philosophy. Dr. Robert G. Torbet, outgoing president of the American Baptist Convention, calls human self-exaltation the era’s radical heresy.
A feature notes how a disciplined housewife models courtesy and order for family life, stressing daily routines, tidy spaces, and considerate behavior as a quiet public example.
Britain’s National Institute of Economic and Social Research estimates the seamen strike costs the economy £56 million a month and could threaten the balance of payments if it lasts two more weeks. The study is the first independent estimate of the strike’s impact.
Circuit court fines totaled ten dollars each for Ralph C. Brown Route 6 intoxication Vance D. Allred Route 1 Walnut Hill illegal possession of liquor by a minor Norman E. Webb Route 1 Ewing failure to have valid safety test on a vehicle and Richard J. Porter Route 1 Bluford failure to have a muffler on a vehicle.
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