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Newspaper
Mt Vernon Register News
Location
Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1964
Page
2
Subscriptions and delivery rates for Jefferson County and surrounding areas are listed. Rates cover 1 year to 6 months, with separate prices for within 250 miles and outside 250 miles. Carrier delivery is priced per week.
An editorial mix discusses Franz Josef Strauss arguing Hitler’s responsibility in WWI was not his sole fault, and links German guilt to political manipulation. It extols moderation in blame, notes Russian influence, and champions reunification tied to Chechoslovak Sudetenland lessons. The column shifts to a Rhode Island golf course trial of nighttime play, praising access and health benefits while noting gendered reactions and domestic impacts.
Puzzle style word list blends clues across and down for a newspaper fill in. It features scattered fragments including shooting lemon or gone to and chest rattle with other disjointed hints and partial entries.
U S defense secrets were compromised by 40 hidden micro phones in the Moscow embassy after 11 years of lagging detection experts say the solution lies in counterintelligence funding and new detection tech including ultrasonic wall sensors and in-wall vibro devices. The State Department installed G Martin Gentile as deputy assistant secretary of state for security two and a half months ago amid a review of procedures and a call for increased security research funds.
Actor Peter Sellers makes a wan but upbeat return at a Cedars of Lebanon Hospital staff screening to thank his medical team after his April heart attack. Former President Hoover, 89, shows improvement in a New York hotel apartment, three months after near death from infection and bleeding. Dolores Hart, once a Hollywood star, now a Benedictine postulant, says she has found happiness in Bethlehem Connecticut. Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart calls tax client case facts dull yet honest in his opinion.
Washington reports the unmanned 80-foot Saturn Apollo satellite reentered the atmosphere at 7 30 p m EST after a May 28 Cape Kennedy launch. Film showed one engine shut down 24 seconds early, but overall performance matched expectations per NASA officials.
The page presents a William Carroll Righter style forecast with daily guidance for all zodiac signs Aries Taurus Gemini Moon Children Leo Virgo Libra Scorpio Sagittarius Capricorn Aquarius Pisces. It invites readers to apply themselves, seek expert help, manage finances, and focus on practical advancement, personal advancement, and social opportunities. It notes the July forecast and offers a paid copy to Mt. Vernon Register-News readers.
A playful verse notes that Moctor would suit Pullman porters given their many berths. It jokes about checks not reaching the bank before the next paycheck arrives and quips about sweeping the house and planting garden seeds. It also mocks Keep Off The Grass signs in public parks.
A light notes page cites the avocado as the so called sdiigator pear due to shape and hide. It recalls Andrew Carnegie’s 1905 gift of 1.5 million toward the Hague Peace Palace. It also states the Treasury has lifted all restrictions on gold certificates. Leap Year progresses and a reminder to trust police sirens or train whistles.
On this date several events are noted including Grover Cleveland's 1886 marriage to Frances Folsom at the White House in Washington D C Maine becoming the first prohibition state in 1851 the first night baseball game in 1875 and the British evacuation of largely all expeditionary forces from Dunkirk in 1910. Also mentioned is a 1940s shuttle bombing base in the Soviet Union a 1937 end to Soviet ILO participation and a 1950s political move in Indonesia with Sukarno. Pope John’s failing health is recorded as a year ago death imminent per physicians.
NAVASA AP reports Fidel Castro warns of possible United States instigated germ warfare attack in Sancti Spiritus Las Villas. He described objects that fell, dissolving with a gelatinous substance like bacterial culture material. US denial followed.
A linguistic note observes that polite social phrases like charming words, delightful remarks, and pleased to meet you are fading from everyday speech as modern etiquette evolves. Experts caution that respect and cordiality endure even as old expressions wane.
National news reports California Republicans selecting between Barry Goldwater and Nelson Rockefeller in the last major presidential primary. Violence prompts plans for more police patrols and a protective radio network on New York City subways. Internationally India’s Congress party names Lal Bahadur Shastri to succeed Nehru by acclamation. U.S. strategists discuss Southeast Asia moves at a Honolulu conference.
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