Pedestrians and the New Walk Don't Walk Signs
A local observer critiques the West First and Bridge Street intersection timing as part of the state program for fitness. The writer warns elderly and slow walkers face danger with the Walk signal set at about 15 seconds for a 25 pace crossing and notes poorly visible traffic lights. Raises potential liability for the state if a pedestrian is harmed moving against a Dont Walk signal.
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State Department of Public Works
West First
Bridge Sts
Department of Public Works
Long In The Saddle Secretary Rusk’s eight year bid
Secretary of State Dean Rusk stands among the long serving in the cabinet. He is one of Kennedy era appointees still at the helm and may join eight year veterans by the Johnson years. Historians will weigh his Vietnam policy and record as future judgment mounts.
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Dean Rusk
Rusk
Kennedy
Stuart L. Udall
James Madison
John Quincy Adams
William H. Seward
Hamilton Fish
Grant
Selec
Viewpoints on Immigration and Welfare State Debate
Letters discuss why immigrants come to Britain, stressing the Welfare State and equal treatment but noting delays in housing and hospital care. They question depen dent relatives quotas, cite 1962 and 1967 data on work permit holders and dependents, and raise policy implications.
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Courier and Advertiser
Britain
Australia
Canada
New Ealand
Health As Seen By Dr Brady On Colds In Children
An eastern mother describes a year of hoarse dry coughs in her children aged three and five. Dr Brady cautions against harsh removal of tonsils and adenoids, favors gentle medications for nodules behind the soft palate, and calls for chest X rays only if bronchial signs appear to rule out TB, bronchiectasis, or a foreign body. He urges thorough ear canal inspection with an otoscope when persistent coughs occur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penn
Curator Arrested Over Theft Of Historic Letters
William McDermott, 23, curator at the Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society, allegedly stole and tried to sell documents bearing signatures of Abraham Lincoln and Davy Crockett. He received 400 for the Lincoln letter. other papers valued at 1500 to 3000 were found to belong to the museum.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Abraham Lincoln
Davy Crockett
William MceDermott
Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society
Chas
Hamilton Galleries
New York City
Hamilton
Buffalo Museum
Steaming Vegetables Best Method for Most Types
To steam a vegetable, place it in a perforated pan over boiling water. Steaming is a good method to use for all vegetables except strong flavored ones such as onions and cabbage.
March on Washington Seen as Step Back in American System
David Lawrence argues that the 1963 Washington protest exposed flaws in how civil rights pressure is applied. He contends mass demonstrations undermine orderly petition, strain the capital’s life, and risk future elections as officials grow weary of nonviolent upheaval. He notes authorities ended Resurrection City and restored law and order, urging lawful, targeted petitions instead.
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Washington
Willfuu
Congress
United States
Free America
Lasar
D.C
Walter Washington
Resurrection City
Ralph Abernathy
Martin Luther King, Jr
Loss of Hair Not as Bad As Losing Judgment
Hal Boyle reflects on alopecia and its emotional impact while noting heredity as the primary cause. He jokes about remedies, praises baldness as a practical time saver, and suggests society embrace bald men, even proposing replacing the bald eagle with the bald man as a symbolic national emblem.
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Britannica
Congress
America
Today in History June 28 1968 highlights world events
On this date 1914 Archduke Francis Ferdinand was assassinated, triggering World War I. Other moments include the 1778 Battle of Monmouth, Molly Pitcher hailed, 1838 Queen Victoria crowned, 1919 Versailles Treaty signed, 1941 Yugoslav guerrilla warfare begins, and 1944 Republican National Convention nominating Thomas E Dewey.
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Associated Press
Austria-Hungary
Francis Ferdinand
Monmouth
N.J
Molly ‘Pitcher
Britain
Victoria
France
Yugoslavia
Chicago
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
MacArthur Announces Lu zon Reconquest in 1945 War
In 1945, Gen Douglas MacArthur announced the reconquest of Luzon in the Philippines during the Pacific war. The report places key wartime actions in a chronological frame with other Cold War era diplomatic incidents.
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Douglas MacArthur
Luzon
Philippines
Soviet Union
Soviet
Armenia
Nikita Khruschev
East Berlin
Johnson
Middle East
Jordan
Hussein
Councilman Berrick reports campaign expenses
Danville City Councilman Walter E. Berrick Jr. filed a campaign expense report showing totals of 79.81 dollars with a final item of 62 cents for aspirin. The loss occurred in the June 11 election.
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Danville, Va
Walter E. Berrick Jr
France Sees Reds as Moderate Force in View of Influence
Andrew Tully reports that in postwar France many accept the Communist Party as pragmatic and restrained. Ruled by Waldeck Rochet, the party gains workers support through wage demands and social benefits, while De Gaulle faces a powerful yet cautious Reds bloc.
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Andrew Tully
Paris
France
Reds
Commonwealth
Communist Party
Waldeck Rochet
de Gaulle
Rochet
Burgundy
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Martin Luther King
Bible Verse Passages About Love
Passage emphasizes loving one another as a reflection of being born of God. It cites I John 4 7 and invites readers to embody divine love in daily conduct.
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God
I John
Looking Backward Looking Backward in Local News
Mrs. G L Pratt died from burns after her night dress caught fire while lighting a match for hot bandages during indigestion. Oswego tests show 400000 gallons daily leakage from a pipe under the Oswego River supplying East Side water. An automobile collision with an interurban car injures Mrs Keeney and Mrs Petigrue. Miss Wheeler injured. John Anderson hooks a large river sturgeon, rare catch bringing good pay.
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G. L. Pratt
Pitometer Co
New York
Oswego River
Oswego
Samuel D. Petigrue
Hannnibal
West Seneca St
Petigrue
Wheeler
John Anderson
Twenty Five Years Ago Highlights June 28 1943 News
Events mark wartime activity as Yanks bomb airfields near Athens and U S heavy bombers strike France. American Hotels Corporation buys Pontiac Hotel. July Fourth heat record noted with 88 degrees. Obituaries list Gibbs Cummings Corbett Nowak and others. Local notes include Oswego motorists urged to avoid cars, West Baptist Men's Club president, and city softball league results with Dawson’s pitching duo leading.
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Athens
U. S
France
American Hotels Corporation
Pontiac Hotel
Henry Gibbs
Katherine Cummings
Bert L. Corbett
John A. Nowak
Harriett Turner
L. Moore
F. Aucompaugh
William E. Gurley
Horace M. Beach
Oswego
Ranch girl from Lamar wins college rodeo honor
Donna Hoffman a ranch girl from Lamar Colorado was named the outstanding cowgirl at a Pueblo college rodeo. She won a year’s supply of mineral feed for stock in addition to the usual saddle and belt buckle.
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Etra Pueblo
Colo
Donna Hoffman
Lamar
Pueblo
Space Trophy Goes To Gen John Paul McDonnell
Gen John Paul McDonnell wins the Gen Thomas D. White Space Trophy for his work on re entry systems enabling precise returns of astronauts from space. He led design teams and contributed to successful test missions, reflecting notable advanced propulsion and guidance achievements.
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Thomas D. White
John Paul McDonnell
Prayer for TOAY at Tompkins Church
A prayer from Flatbush Tompkins Congregational Church asks guidance to discover values that enrich mind and heart through music. It seeks music to quicken emotions and reveal messages beyond words and to tune souls to divine harmony in Jesus name.
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Jesus
Eritus
Flatbush
Tompkins Congregational Church
Balladium Ties Entered at Pest Office of New York
Fragmented OCR item mentions Oswego Bee and Oswego Claré nce Leighton publisher details, associate publisher, business manager, and advertising terms. Appears to be an old newspaper notice with names and addresses in New York City Boston Chicago Detroit Syracuse and affiliates, plus pricing and subscription lines.
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Pest
Oswego Bee
Clarencé T. Leighton
Clark Morrison
Thomas. A. Cloutier
Ed Ak Ce
Te Ouvens
Wayne
Northern
Julius Matthews
New York City
Boston
Mass
Chicago
Detroit
Jay Phil One
Pr.s
Syracuse
Son Pe
N. Od Wembe
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