What’s in a Hot Dog Name and Kilometer Talk
NEA’s short items note hot dog naming quirks from Frankfurt Vienna and Hamburg with Wiener Wurstchen Deutsche Beefsteak and a critique of American pronunciation. Astronauts’ 17 kilometers per hour moon ride prompts Kil-o-meter usage. Chemist Harold C. Urey urges metric pronunciation alignment as radar and speeds shift globally.
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Almanac Highlights Through History On June 18
On this date in 1815 Napoleon faced defeat at Waterloo, and in 1778 colonial forces entered Philadelphia. Other marks include 1812 declaring war on Britain, 1940 Cherbourg captured, 1953 Egypt proclaimed republic, 1958 Adams gifts controversy, 1959 Earl Long hospitalization, and recent sky marshal action. Birthday notes include Paul McCartney and Richard Boone. Thought quote by Cervantes closes.
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Odessa College Sets First Summer Session Enrollment
Odessa College reported 476 students for the first summer session, two above last year, according to Dr. R. D. Decker dean of admissions. A month-long cruise to Central and South America featured travelers Richard A. Miller Joe Hale and Bobby Smith.
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Odessa Sailors Board Navy Ship For New Orleans
Three Odessa members of the Naval Reserve Electronics Co. left Odessa for New Orleans where they will board a Navy ship for training. The men are part of a unit that supports naval electronics and will join the vessel on assignment in the Gulf region.
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Odessa Protest Action Rumors Spur Armed Forces Declaration
On June 18 142 a local Rotary Club members circulated a petition titled Declaration of War by the Unarmed Forces of the United States of America. Several hundred Odessans have signed the document this week amid political unrest and public debate.
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Brezhnev Signals Moscow Flexibility In Vietnam Policy
Washington dispatch notes Brezhnev and Zagladin urge Hanoi to be flexible and avoid a rigid military approach in Vietnam. Moscow emphasizes Russia’s core security interests, independence from Hanoi, and joint world communism building. The message warns against escalated U.S. pressure and frames Soviet policy as pragmatic and cautious.
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Trade with Soviet Russia Seen Beneficial If Mutually Fair
The piece argues the United States should expand trade with Soviet Russia through a joint commission to draft a formal agreement. It outlines four proposed points including most favored nation status, credit terms, bilateral trade offices, and dispute arbitration. It notes Johnson Act limits on long term credit and suggests short term credit could balance trade. Economist Theodore Yntema advocates engaging with communist nations to promote wealth and peace, a view aligned with Nixon’s Moscow visit outcomes.
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Hunt Truth From H L Hunt on vested interests and Russia
The author argues the presidency should not be "for sale" to vested interests and warns that pro-communists pose greater danger than profit motives. He contrasts American strength with Soviet Russia, endorsing dialogue and trade while criticizing Stalinist elements and urging peaceful, educated engagement with the Russian people. He urges the US to keep a strong but soft approach, avoid adopting Soviet systems, and to talk with and learn from Russia.
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Kissinger predicts strong support for SALT accords in Congress
Nixon aides expect broad Senate and House ratification of the five year interim SALT pact despite opposition from Sen. Henry M. Jackson. Kissinger says congressional explanation will shape votes, with committee hearings likely and testimony from Smith Rogers Laird Helms and the JCS. Executive privilege looms over Kissinger testimony, risking delay.
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Letters to the Editor Guidelines at a Glance
The notice explains how readers may submit letters with signature and address, with optional name withholding on request. It limits length to 500 words, requires constructive timely content of general interest, and bans personal attacks or slander.
Grass Roots BELLEVILLE KS TEL ESCOPE Commentary on Welfare Policy
The speaker argues that welfare fosters illegitimacy and larger families among the poor while educated Americans shrink family size, financed by taxes. They warn that without reform, America could become the land of unfortunates as opportunity declines and public funds strain support for dependent groups.
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Crossword Puzzle Clues and Answers From a Historical Page
A scrambled crossword clue list including entries like failure truck marriage portal poplars place carefully handled clumsily French painter pen point Middle East ruler segments Japanese port intersperse jabs black card cheat North Dakota tribe harbor fixture contraction and a sequence of numbers with multiple referenced clues such as Aegean island Challenger Extraordinary leg bone manufacturer legume church head German philosopher charming letters collection of hives French river afflicts locale sailing and smears with.
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