New Glory For Old Glory Flags Cleaned For National Day Display
National Flag Day June 14 prompts a mass flag display led by American Legion Veterans of Foreign Wars and Auxiliaries. About 60,000 posts and 25,000 dry cleaners will cleanse flags from June 1 to 12 to showcase the emblem nationwide.
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Arthur J. Cornell
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Tobacco tales and warnings span history in one lighthearted note
A Washington dispatch on June 1 mocks tobacco scares from history while noting 1953 U S tobacco use reached 423 billion cigarettes. It recalls anti tobacco campaigns from King James I to Ottoman rulers, ending with a quip about lighting up.
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McCarthyism debates stir Coquille columns and letters
A local column discusses Senator Joe McCarthy, partisan politics, and government-employee loyalty. Reader Lynn Thomas replies with clarifications about a recent debate on KWRO radio, offering a follow up broadcast slot on June 13.
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