Violence and the Wallace attempt reshape American politics
The piece reflects on the Wallace shooting as a lone act amid past assassinations and argues violence in politics stains national life. It warns that routine speech may move to guarded, televised exchanges, as public figures remain safe behind police protection while still engaging with voters.
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America
Alabama
George Wallace
Theodore Roosevelt
John
Robert Kennedy
Martin Luther King
Wallace
Secret Service
Editorial Drummer Retires From Blood Beat
Alfred Ross of New York, a 66 year old professional drummer touring with Disney on Parade, has donated about 17 gallons of blood since 1943. He retires from giving blood though he may donate in emergencies with a doctor's approval.
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Alfred Ross
New York
Ross
Disney On Parade
American Assn. of Blood Banks
AABB
Red Cross
America
al Ross
Hopping mad over kangaroo killing debate
The Fund for Animals argues U S demand drives kangaroo killings. Marian Newman says 500 000 to 1 million pelts enter the United States yearly and American tourists bring in kangaroo products. She cites possible Endangered Species listing as a lever for change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Marian Newman
Washington
Fund For Animals, Inc
Australia
U.S
Rogers Morton
Newnan
Boyle's column urges against boredom and seeks new adventures
Hal Boyle declares there is no excuse for boredom and urges readers to seek new experiences. He lists provocative possibilities from Niagara Falls to volcanoes and dramatic actions, arguing that personal limits, not the world, constrain curiosity.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Niagara Falls
Dr. Kildare
Marcus Welby
Hell
Vietnam policy critique and reader rebuke echoed in column
David Poling reflects on American Vietnam policy over five years. He cites a reader from Ohio arguing that U.S. missions and military actions were demanded, while noting shifts toward local leadership and cooperation. The piece laments pride, missed history, and wartime commitments in Vietnam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vietnam
United States
Ohio
Ted Evans
Ashland Times-Gazette
Ashland
South Vietnam
U.S
Africa
Asia
On this date in history May 19 1972 events and birthdays
Highlights include Anne Boleyn's 1536 beheading and 1588 Armada departure. Other notes cover John Hopkins’s birth in 1795, 1876 Philadelphia centennial exposition, Churchill's 1943 pledge, 1945 Tokyo raids, 1964 microphones in Moscow, Khrushchev in 1955, 1965 Hanoi bombing, and 1972 talks between Canada and the Soviet Union. Birthdays of Sewart and Kheel noted. Thought for today cites Brandes.
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Associated Press
England
Henry VII
Anne Boleyn
London
Lisbon
Portugal
Baltimore
John Hopkins
Annapolis
Philadelphia
Winston Churchill
U.S
America
Japan
Tokyo
U.S. State Department
U. S
Moscow
Nikita Khrushchev
Bulgaria
Government publishes vast pamphlets and reports
The Government Printing Office distributes a large volume of publications from many departments and agencies. The World Almanac notes about 78 million publications are sold annually with many more distributed to libraries and offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Government Printing Office
Pecos Letters Challenge Brotherhood and Police Escort
Readers question Pecos two schools' treatment by the police department and recount incidents of misdirected escorts for East Pecos and West Pecos bands. They urge equal town recognition, condemn discrimination, and cite past errors by Officer Stroud as harming community relations.
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Crusade
Pecos
Kenneth) Stroud
East Pecos
Mr. Stroud
West Pecos
Kim
Texas
Baan
Pecos Enterprise From May 1922 and 1937 Items
In May 1922 Pecos reports six inch casing arrived for Toyah Bell well to allow removal of the five inch string and improve water shut off. William J. McCarthy to inspect operations next week. oil flow estimated at fifty plus barrels daily. In 1937 Pecos opens West Texas Stationery Company in Security State Bank building with office supplies typewriters and furniture. Travis Moorman as manager with B A Toliver and H B Owen in charge of typewriter department.
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Toyah Bell
William J. McCarthy
Pecos
McCarthy
West Texas Stationery Company
Security State Bank
Travis Moorman
Pecos Enterprise
B.A. Toliver
H.b.owen
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David Poling
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
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Dolph Briscoe
Afl-Cio
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Ken Hicks
Blue Lake
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Erma Granado
Lupe Rubio Abel Dominguez
Rosa Alvarado
Hiram Reyes
Severo Jaquez
Esteban Barrera
Elva Hernandez
Kathy Herod
Susie Jasso
Stella Garcia Prissy Armendariz
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Sylvia Madrid
Mary Mendoza
Norma Garcia Eluterio Sanchez
Jerry Mora
David Bersosa
Juan Castro Reymundo Martinez
Ravel Carrasco
Rodolfo Carrasco Isabel Lara Barbara Ephriam
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Andy Macha
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Tony McGrew
Chris Anchondo
Yolanda Jurado
Ray Bravo
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