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Newspaper
Mt Vernon Register News
Location
Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1964
Page
2
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Citation from Isaiah 28 28 and 33 frames a reflection on freedom. Paul Scherer is quoted noting we gain freedom by finding God and lose it when we lose Him. The brief meditation links spiritual orientation to personal liberty.
Editorial notes that the Experiment in International Living, begun in 1932, expands outreach with 2300 Americans abroad and 2700 foreigners hosting in 1964. It trains Peace Corps volunteers, partners with universities and government groups, and promotes home as a classroom for cross cultural understanding.
Senate passage of the civil rights bill is anticipated by nightfall with a wide margin foreseen. Hearings are finished and findings due in a fortnight, while the Warren commission remains ready for any belated disclosures on John F. Kennedy's assassination. President Johnson presses Congress to approve all foreign aid funds.
International concerns surface as stirring motions target Kornet’s nest in a House committee. Cuba’s land reform chief warns of bleak farm production but predicts most problems resolved by 1966. California Democrats show unity ahead of President Johnson’s visit as Gov. Scranton campaigns in Kentucky for the GOP nomination.
Read the Saturday forecast by Carroll Righter for all zodiac signs with reminders to pursue clarity and factual understanding. It advises Aries consult advisors, Taurus improve cooperation, Gemini push through disliked tasks, Moon Children fix private or business kinks, Leo honor promises at home, Virgo finish begun work, Libra be economical, Scorpio avoid harshness, Sagittarius align with partners, Capricorn aid anxious friends, Aquarius address civic matters, Pisces pursue new data and ideas. The piece notes a July forecast offer and supplies address for a copy with poetry-like closing line.
Highlights mark June 19 with events from 1884 when Bartholdi s Statue of Liberty arrived in New York from France to 1819 when the S S Savannah reached Liverpool as the first U S steamship to cross the Atlantic. Weitere notes include the 1912 Bull Moose party formation and 1945 Eisenhower’s welcome in New York City.
Washington column reports Gemini astronauts in 1965 will assist the Defense Department by measuring infrared radiation from missiles to build a catalogue of missile signatures. If successful the system could extend warning time from 18 to about 25–28 minutes, aiding intercepts before it flies past defenses.
The Labour party outlined a broad nationalization plan in a three hour Commons debate, signaling intent to extend state control to steel and other sectors if it wins this fall's general election, challenging Conservative policies. The plan comes amid tense domestic policy scrutiny by Conservatives.
Roy Nichol's mother in Waltonville underwent more surgery at Good Samaritan Hospital Tuesday and is progressing. Vacation Bible School at Oak Grove Church drew good attendance. Rev. Louie Hanna spoke at Pleasant View Church Sunday afternoon. Visitors included Wallace Johnson and family of Missouri, Neal Cresswell and family, Mable Wright of Caseyville, and W. W. Wright and family. Roy Nichols and family spent the weekend at Woodstock visiting relatives. Mystery Pal Club met with Mrs. Maurie Freeman. Ed Cole of Bloomington visited. Thomas Trader, son of Leonard and, was nominated June 11 to receive the American Farmer Degree at the Illinois Association of Future Farmers of America convention. Grace Smith.
A compact collection of Hal Cochran barbs noting eye doctors say half of office workers need glasses. A quip about clocks not speeding time. A wry line on bragging and pride. A light jab at politicians during presidential campaigns and a peck of grass seed for birds.
A man loudly protested his arrest at a suburban police station claiming it was an outrage. The sergeant replied he was detained for drinking, prompting the man to shrug and ask when the process would begin.
Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge wrote from Saigon he will not be home in time for the Republican convention in mid July. Robert R. Mullen, national coordinator of the Draft Lodge for GOP Nomination, said Lodge refused and offered only blood sweat and tears. Treasury sources say Mint has doubled Kennedy half dollar production, with 90 million minted by June 30 and a new 150 million goal for 1964. Weather Bureau warns of an active hurricane season, with odds against a quiet year being astronomical. A historic telephone cable now links the United States and Japan, enabling direct dial between Tokyo and North America and Hawaii, and Oakland Vancouver and Honolulu to Japan.
The Q and A reveal cork oak trees bear cork for 200 years. The state border question notes Michigan touches four Great Lakes Erie Huron and Superior. The weekly division question finds the seven day week official in Western Europe in the 4th century under Constantine.
Circuit court fines include Arnold S Sievers Monticello Illinois 510 for improper passing Bruce Pasley 10 for speeding David D Tiggins 10 for illegal mufflers Bobby D Pigg 10 for no valid safety sticker on truck William B Cook Dahlgren 10 for driving too fast for conditions Herbert Vincent Cline Pacific Missouri 10 for improper left turn
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