Paige To Be Inducted Full Hall Of Fame Member
The Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown will induct Satchel Paige as full member No. 118 on August 9. Paige, a Negro leagues star for 22 years and major leaguer after 1947, joins a shrine that relies on admissions and questions the hall’s invention claim, per observant commentary.
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Leroy Robert
Satchel) Paige
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Cooperstown Valhalla
Then
Kansas City Athletics
Ted Williams
Williams
Satch Paige
Josh Gibson
Abner Doubleday
Hall of Fame
Alexander Cartwright
Hoboken
Ken Smith
R.L.W
United States urged to adopt metric system in decade plan
A National Bureau of Standards study released to Congress recommends a 10-year national metric conversion with focus on costs and benefits. Commerce Secretary Stans backs the plan, noting the need for industry retooling and trade gains, while some large firms resist timetable rigidity.
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Maurice Stans
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Malawi
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Department of Commere
Business Week
Jack H. Lewis
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
U. S
P.C
Wanting More At Any Cost A national greed critique
A columnist argues Americans increasingly hide self interest as greed drives theft shoplifting and overcharges by corporations and unions. He cites personal anecdotes and warns readers to guard possessions and loans while noting student loan defaults and service members resigning early from West Point or Annapolis.
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U. S
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West Point
Annapolis
O. K
Sugar Bowl
Congress Stance on Major Legislation in 92nd Session
The 92nd Congress faces action on welfare reform, social security and Medicare boosts, defense funding with Vietnam withdrawal talk, and draft authority extensions. Key measures include an $11 billion welfare bill with a guaranteed minimum for a family of four, $5.5 billion more for Medicare and Social Security, and changes to hospitalization days. A separate $21 billion defense bill debates ending the Vietnam war by year end. Senate and House plans also cover campaign spending reform and increased poverty programs, with carveouts for private delivery of public services and court-related funding.
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Berlin Problem Nears Definition in Talks
The Berlin issue, a barometer of East West tensions, shows cautious progress after May and June high level meetings. East German access obstructions and Western concessions prompt optimism that West Berlin will gain defined access while West Germany reduces overt presence.
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Phil Newsom
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Josef Stalin
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Soviet Union
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France
United States
East
West Berlin
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East Germany
Bundestag
Berlin
Nikita Khrushchev
Your Governor and the anonymous caller's moment
A columnist defends using the term your Governor amid an anonymous caller critique. The piece argues governor Moore is theirs too and questions party loyalty while joking about returning the mind piece.
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Moore
Pennsylvania Opposes Gettysburg Battlefield Observation Tower
Gov Milton J Shapp of Pennsylvania joins opposition to an observation tower at Gettysburg battlefield arguing it would threaten the historic site environment. The statement frames the clash as protecting a national heritage for future generations.
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Gettysburg
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Milton J. Shapp
Pennsylvania
Cambodia's Khmer Rouge Struggles in Civil War Shadow
Cambodian Reds face fragmentation and weak central control after 16 months of effort. Khmer Rouge groups, with North Vietnamese and Viet Cong backing, contest Phnom Penh but lack unity and clear strategy, raising fears of a broader civil conflict.
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Alan Dawson
Phnom Penh
UPI
Cambodia
Khmer Rouge
Red
Sihanouk
Government of National Union
GRUNK
Pathet Lao
Laos
Nixon Pressures Fed Independence in Turbulent Policy Battle
The piece traces the feud between President Nixon and Federal Reserve Chair Arthur Burns over inflation and growth. It cites CPI readings for June and May, Burns’ caution on inflation, and White House plans to curb Fed independence. It notes the broader history of federal policy shifts and Martin’s "leans against the breeze" doctrine.
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William McChesney Martin, Jr
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Wright Patman
D Tex
Secretary of the Treasury
Business Week
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Kennedy
Lyndon
Johnson
L.B.J
Supreme Court
Richard M. Nixon
Peterstown Reaches 458 Population on Peters Mountain
The Monroe County town of Peterstown at the foot of Peters Mountain has grown to a population of 458 after 158 years. A full page history by the late Eugene L. Scott notes the grist mill remains essential as the bank and mentions a jail unused for 13 years.
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Monroe County
Peters Mountain
Eugene L. Scott
Fragmented Notice from Sabine Bouton Ad Section
An unreadable OCR fragment notes a local advertisement listing entities such as Sabine and Button and mentions a press service. Details are unclear due to garbled text. no clear event, date, or action is discernible from the fragment.
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