Pentagon curbs on reporters and chaplain reading spark censorship debate
Tensions rise as military judges extend civilian court martial reach to newsmen in Vietnam and as the Pentagon drops a Presbyterian Sunday School magazine from chaplain lists after a Poem about napalm appears. Observers warn the moves resemble censorship and risk undermining full war reporting.
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Pentagon
Vietnam
U.S
Presbyterian
Presbyterian Board of Christian Education
Peticare Insurance for Dogs Triggers Family Banter
Jim Bishop recounts reading a Peticare Insurance brochure to his dog Rocky. The satire covers a dog health plan offering hospitalization for 30 days, surgery coverage, five vet visits, X rays and death benefits, amid jokes about his father misunderstanding Medicare and the absurdity of insuring a pet.
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Rocky
Peticore Insurance Company
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Peticare
Pedicare
Big John
the Alamo
The Man Who Smokes A Pipe Quip
A concise quip notes that a man who smokes a pipe may be no wiser but the habit reduces time spent saying foolish things. The remark frames pipe smoking as a time-saving discipline in wit.
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Binghampton
Cryptogram Puzzle Quote and Hint from Daily Crosswords
A daily cryptogram sample explains letter substitution with A for three Ls and X for two Os. It notes that each day the code changes and gives the quote HERO WORSHIP IS STRONGEST WHERE THERE IS LEAST REGARD FOR HUMAN FREE DOM. SPENCER as yesterday's example.
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Spencer
Mark This Package Handle with Care
Dear Abby columns offer timely relationship guidance. The letters span marital strain, dating anxieties, and divorce advice with emphasis on personal rights and social expectations. The women seek respect, attention, and practical options while Abby responds with caution and legal context.
Smile It Could Be Verse Radio Daze
A reminiscence of old radio and early TV culture names Amos and Andy Fibber McGee and Our Gal Sunday The Shadow Knows and Major Bowes with Green Hornet Kay Kyser and Dean Kay Kyser noted as musical hosts reflecting on changing media from radio to television and domestic TV culture.
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Amos and
Andy
Molly
Fibber McGee
Gal Sunday
Helen Trent
Pepper Young
Major Bowes
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