Why Voluntary Prayer Essay Contest Urges School Support
A reader promotes an essay contest on voluntary prayer in schools with a Sept. 15 deadline and argues for divine guidance in public education. The letter critiques atheistic trends, praises Senator Dirksen's amendment, and urges youths to seek guidance amid societal changes.
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Richmond Ave
Houston
Texas
Sen
Dirksen
Tower of Babel
Olive P. R. Bollenbacher
A Farewell to His Arms by Abigail Van Buren
A reader recounts a ten year relationship where the partner delayed marriage to support his mother then debts then buying a boat. The woman lent him 1400 dollars and is left waiting as he vanishes and avoids repayment, expressing heartbreak and ongoing distress.
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Coletta
Woodlawn
Mr. Coletta
Norwalk
Ohio Edison Company
Abby
Late night TV schedule and letters page ramble
The listing shows Friday night broadcasts with films and series followed by a fragmented advice column portion. The page intertwines Elvis Presley movie listings with a long parade of TV programs and a set of reader letters from Abby and other contributors.
Tragic loss of the Indianapolis and its secret cargo
The heavy cruiser Indianapolis carried two atomic bombs to the Pacific theater. Torpedoed by Japanese sub I 58 near the Mariana area, 825 of 1196 crew survived initially but died in the days that followed. Only later did the world learn the ship had delivered the bombs used in World War II.
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Indianapolis
Midway
Pacific Ocean
Mariana Islands
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Imperial Japan
U.S
Alamogordo
New Mexico
Pentagon
United States
Hirohito
The
Philippines
J.B. Olendorf
Pearl Harbor
Graves
Charles McVay III
Tinian
Leyte Gulf
Olendorf
Raymond Spruance
Marianas
Lynde D. McCormick
Idaho
Honshu
Hokkaido
1-58
Ike Hashimoto
Comdr. Hashimoto
S.O.S
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the Deck
Alpine District
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Silly
Dr. Seuss
Longfellow
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Abigail van Buren
Elvis Presley
Annette Day
Merle Oberon
Jack Hawkins
Forrest Tucker
Forger OF
London
Karin Dor
Gomer Pyle
Merv Griffin
Linkletter
Perry Mason
N.W.S
David Frost
Editorial
Johnny Carson
Dick Cavett
H.R. Pufnstof
Archie
Penelo
Jack the Lipper
Jack
Tuttle
Tuttle, Idaho
Los Angeles
Cal
Jim Bishop
Otto
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