Unacceptable Disaster Prompts Udall Call For Safeguards
Secretary Udall condemned the Main nington West Virginia coal mine disaster as intolerable and urged tougher safety measures. He blamed industry labor and government for inaction despite long standing technology and safety programs, citing past neglect and a Wales tailings incident as reminders that reforms must be accelerated.
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Mainnington
W. Va
Udall
Industry
Labor
West Virginia
December Ends the Year in Quiet Rural Imagery
The passage reflects December as the last page of the year with frost faded colors across fields and woods. It portrays a rural landscape of gray grasses, corn stalks, tamaracks, and muted tones as winter arrives, and notes the season's harsh winds and the farmer’s routine ending.
Piles and Cancer Risk Urges Prompt Medical Exam
Dr Brady warns long standing piles may conceal cancer and urges visual exam with a speculum. He promotes ambulant injection treatment for piles and offers a pamphlet for 20c with stamped self addressed envelope. Readers’ questions cover pregnancy travel and painless dental care.
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Pullman
Ans
Sively
Russell Lynes
U.S. Navy
Lord Chesterfield
Color code aims to guide drivers with eye catching signs
Viewpoints discuss highway sign clarity through color coding glyphs and symbols. Green directs exits while red signals stop and blue marks services, with yellow for caution and orange for work. Color blindness complicates universal recognition prompting international study for a worldwide uniform sign language.
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Hartford Courant
Europe
Joint
National Committee On Uniform Traffic Control Devices
Connecticut
U.S. Department of Commerce
National Bureau of Standards
United Nations Economic and Social Council
Today In History Highlights 1968 Events
On December 3 1968 the day marks anniversaries from 1917 Wilson asks Congress to declare war on Austria Hungary to 1915 Para founded 1818 Illinois statehood 1828 Jackson defeats Adams 1868 trial for treason. Also Stevenson death 1894 Saar crossing 1944 Eisenhower NASA transfer 1958 Pope Paul II bishops power 1963 human heart transplant Cape Town reported.
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Woodrow Wilson
Congress
Austria-Hungary
Para
Illinois
Andrew Jackson
John Quincy Adams
Jefferson Davis
Virginia
Robert Louis Stevenson
Pacific
Samoa
Saar River
Germany
Dwight D. Eisenhower
National Space Agency
Army
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena
Calif
NASA
Pope Paul II
Cape Town
South Africa
Ervin Proposal Would Institute Five Name Court Selection
Senator Sam Ervin proposes a constitutional amendment to appoint Supreme Court justices from a five name list generated by a conference of state and federal judges. He argues the current system hinges on personal ties and political service, risking biased decisions.
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Washington
Supreme Court
High Court
Sam J. Ervin
North Carolina
Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme Courts
Ervin
National Conference of Judges
Senate
Abe Fortas
Wickes Corp Reports Higher Nine Month Earnings
Wickes Corp announces nine month net income of 6.84 million dollars, 1.45 a share, up from 6.54 million and 1.38 a share a year earlier. Sales rise to 260 million dollars, up 29 million and 13 percent. Third quarter earnings reach 3.199 million dollars, 0.68 a share, up from 2.943 million and 0.62 a share.
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Daniel M. Fitzerald
Wickes Corporation
One in Eight Americans Suffers Insomnia Says Hal Boyle
New York AP column notes 25 million Americans snore, one in eight. It cites teen spending, rising federal debt, seasickness, and seasick floors as curiosities. It adds health tips for women and quotes from Rus sell Lynes and Lord Chesterfield.
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New York
Hal Boyle
Lord Nelson
Britain
Oswego Palladium Times Publication Details and Rates
Oswego Palladium Times published in Oswego New York. Consolidated 1925 from Palladium and Times. Key staff includes Clarence T. Leighton publisher and Thomas A. Cloutier business manager. Advertising rates and mail rates listed for domestic and out of town addresses. Associated Press news rights noted.
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Oswego
N. Y
Oswego Palladium
Oswego Times
Clarence T. Leighton
Clark Morrison
Thomas A. Cloutier
Wayne
Northern Cayuga Co
Julius Mathews Special Agency, Inc
Third Ave
New York City
Boston
Mass
Chicago
Associated Press
Books as Christmas Gifts Signal Shift From TV
National column notes books gaining popularity as gifts amid a TV dominated era. Parents consider giving children books to encourage reading, arguing books offer genuine entertainment and lifelong benefit, despite some peers preferring screen time. The writer envisions books under Christmas trees in Washington homes, viewing it as a trend toward reading over television.
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Andrew Tully Washington
Washington
Tom Swift
Christmas Reading Suggestion for Children
The article recommends starting a child with Hans Brinker or the Silver Skates for Christmas. It notes the book is suspenseful and educational, teaching tips and curiosities such as caviar through the story. The narrator recalls learning about caviar from Brinker and mentions the Red Lion Inn in the tale.
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Hans Brinker
Red Lion Inn
McGough Duplicate Bridge Club Master Point Tourney Results
The McGough Duplicate Bridge Club held its monthly master point tournament Friday evening at the Fortnightly Club. Results list players including Mrs Carl Seymour Mrs Clarence Brandes Mrs Thomas McGough Miss Virginia Dean and others with scores noted such as 27 24 23 and 241%.
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McGough Duplicate Bridge Club
Carl Seymour
Clarence Brandes
Thomas McGough
Virginia Dean
Kirke White
H. L. Pierson
Neil Woods
Albert Keegan
Fletcher Petrie
Harry Horan
Prayer for T(S)DAY emphasizes inclusive political participation
A church prayer from Raymond E of Portland Oregon asks God to grant insight and courage to address disenfranchisement and selfish ambition. The appeal seeks a more mature citizenry participating in national life through Christ.
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Christ
CROSSWORD DEFECT PUZZLE AND CRYPTOQUOTE
A set of crossword clues with numbers for across and down entries and a sample cryptogram. The page presents themed hints and a Saturday cryptoquote poem attributed to Emerson Bayg, with a quote about preparing to live.
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Emerson
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