The Case Against Legal Abolition of Social Controls
A 1963 essay argues against banning drinking gambling or dating under moral panic. It urges Americans to balance laws with common sense and respect for others beliefs, warning that prohibition becomes unjust puritanism. It notes prohibition failure, strict abolition can fuel crime and unsafe behavior, and urges restraint through regulation rather than outright outlaw.
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Prohibitionist
Segregationist
America
Heat and health guidance for arthritis and infections
A reader asks about electric blankets for arthritis and skin moisture. Advice notes blankets mainly warm the body, not joints, and overuse can disrupt sleep. For joint relief, moist heat such as hot baths or whirlpools is preferable, while home use of heating pads or hot water bottles works well. The piece also warns against rigid dieting for children and explains histoplasmosis as a lung disease resembling TB, distinguishable by X ray and skin testing.
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LAFF A DAY He doesn't come here to read
A light hearted LAFF A DAY item jokes about a patron who visits a library or reading area not for reading but for other reasons, mentioning he has a wife and nine kids at home as the punchline. The line hints at a humorous stereotype about daily library visitors.
Auld Lang Syne 25 Years Ago Wedding and News
Informal tea hosted for Miss Lucyalyce Hodgson with brides joining Julius R Cheney during the holidays. A marriage license issued to Geo W Thomas Jr and Dorothy M Lingard. Mr and Mrs Russell Hammond welcomed a daughter. Hammond's parents are Mr and Mrs W O Myers. 50 years ago P H Klinkenberg recovered from pneumonia and local permits were issued for electric light service to M Bene ment and R C Spencer. J V Mitchell returned from Western Kansas and Colorado.
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John Lawrence
O. L. Hawkins
Lucyalyce Hodgson
Geo. W. Thomas, Jr
Kansas City
Dorothy M. Lingard
Princeton
Russell Hammond
O'Neill
Nebr
Mother of Oswald Still Believes Inno cent
One per cent left Lee Harvey Oswald's mother maintains her son was not involved in the Kennedy assassination. She says he might have fled the building to avoid being the first suspect and that obtaining a gun to defend himself was logical. Her view reflects a mother's instinctive reaction.
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Lee Harvey Oswald
Kennedy
Judas
Mrs. Oswald
United States
Aftermath of a Nation’s Loss and Trial Reflections
The piece laments the Kennedy assassination and Ruby Oswald case, noting unresolved questions, due process concerns, and the national shock. It reflects on justice, media coverage, and the enduring impact on American tradition, urging faith and renewal through prayer.
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Lincoln
Dallas
Jack Ruby
T. V
Oswald
Daryl Chessman
Ruby
Contest Wide Open In Second District
Dayton Blair reports that Rep. William H. Avery's decision to run for governor opens the Kansas second district race to a wide field. Possible Republican contenders include Sen. John Murray Rep. Ralph Skoog Richard Rogers and Rep. Charles Arthur with Murray and Skoog signaling possible runs. On the Democratic side Rep. Robert Harder Sen. Alvin Bausman and Junction City publisher John Montgomery are discussed as potential nominees.
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William H. Avery
Avery
Congress
House Rules Committee
Kansas
John Murray
Leavenworth
Ralph Skoog
Topeka
Richard Rogers
Manhattan
Charles Arthur
House
Skoog
Murray
Rogers
Arthur
John Montgomery
Junction City
Robert C. Harder
Alvin Bausman
Sabetha
Television Schedule Fragment Reflects Classic Network Lineup
A dense OCR of a Friday prime time grid lists NBC CBS ABC and more, with hundreds of titles and time slots. Famous shows include Rifleman Perry Mason The Untouchables News Weather and sports blocks alongside daytime soaps and movie airings.
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Rawhide
Donna Reed
Perry ‘Mason
Jimmy Dean
Hazel
Nurses
Kraft Suspense Theater
Edie Adams
Detectives
Johnny Carson
Steve Allen
Pioneers
Highway Patrol
Faith of Our Times
Daily Word
This Day In History December Nineteenth Chronicle
On this date in 1675 colonists defeated Narragansett Indians at Great Swamp in Rhode Island, the last battle of King Philip's War. In 1907 Jacobs Creek coal mine disaster killed 239. In 1960 the Constellation burned at Brooklyn Navy Yard injuring hundreds. Nobel physicist Robert Milikan died at 85 ten years ago. Eisenhower sent Christmas greetings via Atlas ICBM satellite five years ago.
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Great Swamp
South Kingston
R.I
Jacobs Creek
Constellation
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Robert Millickin
Eisenhower
New York Firm Settlements Tied to 1961 Antitrust Decree
U S District Judge Sylvester Ryan approved settlements Wednesday totaling about 11 million related to 1961 antitrust rulings. The largest payout, nearly 6 million, went to Consolidated Edison Co. of New York in the Gen ridai Co. case.
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NEW ‘York
Gen. Ridai Co
U.S. Dist
Sylvester Ryan
Consolidated Edison Co
New York
Naked City and Mobster Shootout Highlight Tonight
Tonight on television, a woman faces a brutal beating by a racketeer during a numbers game on Naked City at 6:30 p.m. Channel 4. Perry Mason airs at 8 p.m. on Channels 5 and 13. Detec tives reports a mobster shot in a crowded restaurant at 9:30 p.m. on Channel 9. Martin Baylor protests when his brother Todd gains equal control of the family department store chain.
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Perry Mason
Martin Baylor
Todd
Ottawa Herald Publication and subscription rates
Ottawa Herald lists editor Robert Wellington and publisher duties, rates for trade area by mail 1 month 1.00, 3 months 3.00, 6 months 9.00, 1 year 9.00, outside trade area 1 month 1.50, 3 months 4.25, 6 months 8.00, 1 year 15.00, and notes Associated Press exclusive use for local news and AP dispatches.
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THE
Associated Press
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