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Mt Vernon Register News

Location

Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jun 15, 1972

Page

2

Democratic fire sale catalogue drains primary leftovers

Art Buchwald reports the Democratic Party offering a vast surplus catalogue of primary memorabilia. Items include miskie biographies, Lindsay and Hartke paraphernalia, Gene McCarthy poems, Yorty banners, and McGovern Humphrey Congress records. The DNC touts these as rare collector items likely to rise in value.

Washington Democratic Party Edmund Miskie Maine Pennsylvania Avenue President Muskie New England Muskie Lindsay Henry Jackson Joseph Alsop UPI Jackson Florida Golda Meir Vance Hartke Hartke Dita Beard ITT Company Fred Harris Democratic National Committee Gene McCarthy Dump Johnson McCarthy New Hampshire Gene Sam Yorty America California Lawrence O’brien Wilbur Mills Los Angeles Times

A Thought For Today on Spirit Testing and Honor

A Thought For Today cites I John 4 1 urging discernment of spirits amid false prophets. It contrasts motives with a remark from William Shenstone on honor and honesty, noting the difference lies in duty versus character.

God John William Shenstone

Missing Word Puzzle Clue Set Clue Answers Hint

A compact note hints at a word puzzle: Missing items include terms like projectile ball and bodily form. The text lists numerical cross references and a year hint, suggesting a dictionary style clue column with themed entries and an era marker.

Magna Carta signed at Runnymede and other June history

On June 16 in history magnate events occurred including King John signing Magna Carta at Runnymede in 1215 granting barons liberty, Franklin’s 1752 kite experiment linking electricity to lightning in Philadelphia, Washington’s 1779 Continental Army command, Arkansas joining statehood in 1868, the General Slocum disaster in 1804, Hoover’s 1928 nomination, and World War II shifts in 1940 with the Maginot Line flanked. Other noted events include a 2013 security context in Algiers.

Runnymede England John Benjamin Franklin Philadelphia George Washington Continental Army Arkansas General Slocum New York Manhattan Island Kansas City Herbert Hoover France Algiers

Where Did All the Money Go in Vietnam War Dump

By TOM TIEDE PHU BAI VIETNAM NIZA reports on the Phu Bai Army disposal dump where hundreds of thousands of tons of war materiel and debris rots. The piece notes the $120 billion war price tag, rising veterans costs, and wasteful logistics as U.S. forces retreat and Vietnamese salvage crews scour the site.

Tom Tiede Phu Bai Vietnam NIZA United States Phu Bai South Vietnam University of Utah U.S

Christmas Spirit in June Spurs Mt Vernon Jaycees Fight

A Mt Vernon citizen laments Jefferson County Board’s 8 to 7 vote against funding the 1972 Christmas Decoration Project. He defends Jaycees from rural urban split claims and urges printing the letter to support the Christmas Lighting Program. The second letter blasts Congressional spending and deficit financing as the nation’s main loophole.

Your Vernon Jaycees Mt. Vernon Jefferson County Jaycees Planus Mr. Vernon Jaycees Santa Claus Mt. Vernon and Jefferson Mt. Vernon Jayvees Lyn Paris Mt. Vernon Jaycees

Navy removes Burt Reynolds pinup at San Diego base

A nude Burt Reynolds photo clipped from Cosmopolitan was taken down from a San Diego 32nd Street naval station office wall after Waves complained it was unfair. A base spokesman questioned why pinups in public spaces were being challenged. The incident sparked debate among service members.

San Diego Calif Burt Reynolds Navy Cosmopolitan Magazine San Diego 32Nd Street Naval Station

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