Astronaut Junketing in Paris Sparks Debate
Public funds covered a large congressional delegation accompanying James McDivitt Edward White and Vice President Humphrey to the Paris air show. The trip followed space achievements and aimed to counter Soviet advances, but critics call the junketing hard to justify amid appeals to curb travel. Nearby Iowa landmark designations highlight local historic sites Hoover birthplace cottage at West Branch and Amana colonies gaining recognition for preservation.
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America
James A. McDivitt
Edward H. White
Paris
Hubert Humphrey
DeGaulle
House
Senate
de Gaulle
United States
U.S. Interior Department
Iowa
Herbert Hoover
West Branch
Amana
A Conservative View on NC Communist Speaker Ban Law
James J. Kilpatrick examines North Carolina's 1963 Communist speaker ban law and the 1965 repeal fight. He argues the statute challenges constitutional limits on state action and blocks student exposure to dissent, noting governors, educators, and accrediting threats amid regional parallels in California and beyond.
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James J. Kilpatrick
North Carolina
North Carolina Assembly
Southern Association of Schools and Colleges
Moore
Supreme Court
U.S
Water Street sidewalk work and storefront updates noted
A city update lists improvements including a new Water Street sidewalk, two Second Street awnings, and several building repairs. Old notes mention local social events and upcoming weddings, including engagements and ceremonies at area churches and homes.
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Water Street
Second Street
Turner Opera House
Sigma Alpha
First Presbyterian Church
Louise Gremmel
Maiden Lance
Presidential Succession Amendment Nearing Enactment
Congress prepares to act on a constitutional amendment detailing succession if the president dies or is disabled and no vice president is available. The plan requires two thirds in both houses and ratification by three fourths of states, with enactment not expected before 1967.
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Washington
John F. Kennedy
Congress
House
Senate
Cabinet
Worry Clinic Advises Self Control Over Tempers
Walter B a high school senior seeks help for a hot temper. Dr Crane explains counting and mental arithmetic as a brain practice to stay cool, linking temper control to sleep eye strain caffeine and environment. He cites Kipling and a Northwestern professor to illustrate consequences and urges self awareness and discipline.
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Walter B
Dr. Crane
Walter
Kipling
Kim
Dear Abby Style Letters From A Wartime Whimsy
Dear Abby columns from Casper Wyoming discuss a protest horse ride with a ribbon in hair and a cautionary note about attention seeking. The second letter asks about a fiancé who fixates on other women and whether to marry, advising to leave if the habit cannot change. Also guidance on asking for cash gifts rather than presents for a military wedding and tips to store gifts.
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Abby
Casper
Wych
Godiva
Wyoming
Jesious
Air Force
He's Ready to Go Home By HAL BOYLE
In Da Nang a major known as Tiger Eyes plans his return after a month. Maj Robert E. Ley and Lt Col Charles H. Brown led a 15 square mile sector with patrols and 42 assaults. They killed about 400 Viet Cong and captured 400 while losing 25 Americans and 60 wounded. Ley has won the Vietnamese Gallantry Medal with Silver Star.
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Hal Boyle DA Nang
South Viet Nam
Tiger Eyes
Maj
Robert E. Ley
McAlester
Okla
Edgewater Park
Ley
da Nang
Charles H. Brown
el Paso
Tex
Innum
Freer
Prayer Reflections on Justice Mercy and Humility
A religious note quotes Micah 6 8 and asks for guidance to uphold justice mercy and humility. It seeks strength and courage for Christians to not degrade their position as followers of Christ in this era of strict requirements.
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Christ
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J. J. Kilpatrick
California
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F. G. McCullough
Sherman St
First Methodist Church
Miriam Rebekah Lodge
Irene Bowman
Mildred Heussmer
Ladies Aid Society of
Evangelical and Reformed Church
Herbert Hages
Grand Avenue
Virginia
Vernon Bryant
Oak St
Walnut Street Baptist Church
Congo
U.S. Congress
Secret Service
Presi
FBI
Lee Harvey Oswald
Dallas
Kennedy
Earl Warren
Lyndon B. Johnson
James
Marlow
George W. Crane
Northwestern University
da Vinci
Lands Viet Officers
Jun J
Bibless
Vipers
Egypt
Astor
Zia
Crib
Oxfords Ag
Weaver's Reeds
Berg Nay EA
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