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Newspaper
Mt Vernon Register News
Location
Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1964
Page
2
A newspaper publicizes openings for key roles including Editor Business Manager News Editor Sports Editor Advertising Manager Society Editor and Circulation Manager, inviting qualified applicants to join the newsroom in managing content, sales, and distribution.
A witty editorial questions human self view after scientists link man to animals. It notes the 85 to 90 percent kinship with monkeys and 20 to 25 percent with mice and others, joking that humans seem more than 100 percent animal and suggesting animals might sue for slander.
On this date notable events include 1942 Navy patrol planes spotting a Japanese armada near Midway Island, 1808 birth of Jefferson Davis in Kentucky, 1937 Windsor wedding in France, 1940 Paris bombing, 1941 fighting near Rome, Singapore self governance, UN observers on Vietminh in Thailand, and the death of Pope John XXIII.
A jumble of clues and partial spellings appears as a word puzzle with numbered entries including mythic names, Greek deities, natural terms, and occupations. The grid references various across and down hints such as thunder god, Norse deity, Greek coin, female horse, and other scattered terms.
A humor column jokes that all fat people should let little pigs become hogs at mealtime. It then mocks a furniture store ad claiming Everything on Time and suggests the owner would skip riding a bus. It ends noting a bad baby or a good TV set wears out a mother each morning.
The Warren Commission will hear more testimony from Lee Harvey Oswald's widow, with a June 11 return date set for her. Castro attacks US germ warfare charges as absurd while the State Department rejects Castro’s CIA agent claim. FAA chief Halaby says the May 7 Pacific Air Lines crash near Concord may be reclassified as murder and sabotage pending FBI and CAB findings.
London reports Mrs. Groucho Marx praising her humor while filming a television series with Eden Hartford. Judy Garland, weakened, contemplates an ocean voyage to rest, with Mark Herron revealing limited travel details. Eisenhower makes an unannounced World’s Fair visit to view a film on international understanding. A Louisiana State University speech cites Congress as a costly, noisy sports car unable to pass legislation.
Northern California shifts the GOP presidential primary toward Nelson Rockefeller over Barry Goldwater as advisers to President Johnson study possible Southeast Asia moves. Illinois Democrats select delegates while a Chicago area bus crash kills three and injures 47. Over 9000 New York policemen prepare to patrol to curb attacks. the Catholic Church marks Pope John XXIII’s death anniversary. A jokey horoscope section closes the page with light humor.
Ancient Egyptians shaved their heads as a sign of mourning when a pet dog died, reflecting ritual practices tied to grief and devotion to animals in antiquity.
Doctor Brandstadt answers reader questions on nutrition and medicine. Carrot juice lacks protein and may yellow skin from carotene. Raw carrots provide vitamin A and B. iron from leafy greens. Conization treats early cervical cancer. Pap smears twice yearly advised. Butisol barriers and Benadryl uses explained. antihistamines for allergies, not colds.
Senator Barry Goldwater says relationships improve when men reflect and violence hardens hearts. Senator J William Fulbright adds that over time misundestanding between France and the United States will lessen.
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