Insurance Coverage Shifts in Ghettos After Riots
UPI reports a widening property insurance crisis sparked by riot damage in ghettos and other elotrophone areas. Insurers cancel renewals and raise surcharges for policies, reshaping coverage as lawmakers consider federal and state measures to spread risk and curb catastrophic losses.
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Rodent J. Regan
UPI
Wester New York
Isurance
Phelio
Tnswratte
Aow
Congress
Street Dead Animals Bother City Officials
A reader complains over weeks of dead animals left on a Melton's Mortuary area street. The remains rot, attract flies and dim the city’s appearance. The writer urges the Street Department and City Hall to coordinate a quick fix, noting police could report the problem.
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Melton
City
City Hall
All Star Game Gloom and Glories From Forty Years Ago
A 35 year old recall of the 1939 All-Star Game in Comiskey Park where Babe Ruth homered and Lefty Gomez pitched, noting the AL victory and the evolving All-Star format. The piece discusses future 38th All-Star Game in Houston, roofed Astrodome, and debates on pitching versus hitting, ERA trends, and rules tinkering.
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Comiskey Park
Chicago
Babe Ruth
Lefty Gomez
Houston Astrodome
Texas
Jim Fregosi
California Angels
R.L.W
Columbia rebels demand free teaching and no requirements
A group of Columbia University student activists issued a resolution calling for no required courses, no grades, no compulsory attendance, and open teaching by anyone. The Tulsa Tribune notes critics bidding a prize for courage to a rebel who would endure an appendix removal by a surgeon who ignored formal coursework and attended classes as he pleased.
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Columbia University
Columbia
Tulsa
Okla
Tribune
Ray Cromley Warns Of Professors Revolt In Colleges
Washington dispatch outlines activist faculty push to curb president and administrator control over curriculum hiring and standards. Dr Lewis B Mayhew cites faculty must govern curriculum and student entry exit while campus courts include faculty and students. Potential dangers include drift of power and reduced accountability in universities.
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Washington
NER
Drv. Lewis B. Mayhew
Stanford University
American Association For Higher Education
Mayhew
American College
Sentiment For Strict Gun Control Comes And Goes
Richard Spong reports gun control advocates push for registration and licensing bills in Congress are stalled in committees until July 9 after the holiday recess. The odds of passage are slim with the National Rifle Association mobilizing 900,000 members to oppose measures. Liberal ads call for tighter controls while the Liberty Lobby funds opposition in papers. Senator Paul Fannin notes the heated debate remains dubious.
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National Rifle Association
Robert F. Kennedy
Martin Luther King Jr
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Paul Fannin
Ariz
NRA
Britain
London Times
England and
Wales
London
City council names Mason Street appointee as Satelier
The city council approved William Warden of Mason Street to serve as Satelier. The piece notes broader discussions on gun control, referencing historic laws and opinions from officials in New Jersey, Minnesota, New York, Pennsylvania, and Texas, plus commentary from NRA figures and British crime trends. The report blends local governance with national debate and cites Raj historical context.
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William Warden
Mason Street
Satelier
Franklin D. Orth
NRA
Senate
New Jersey
Minnesota
New York State
Sullyan
New York City
Dusty clip on editor's satire and Wallace NC vote
Dr. Loftin forwards a clipping from the Charlae Observer noting a Sunday June 14 column by GAL Moe Knight. It recounts a Richmond editor’s quip about reading and whiskey. Knight argues Wallace’s North Carolina bid could tilt votes, helping Democrats nationally but aiding Republicans locally, with varied regional implications through November.
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Paul Lofiin
Denilat
Cownell
Charlae Observer
North Carolina News
Régister
Randolph Norton
Gal Moe Knight
McKnight
North Carolina
Alabama
George G. Wallace
Walldee
McXnlint
Vietnam
Wallace
Hubert Humphrey
Richard Nixon
Nixon
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Johnson
Rockefeller
James Gardner
Dixie
Alas Amin
Mississipi
South Carolina
Georgia
Louisiana
West Virginia
Novil
Democrats
Kenedy
Jameson
Prayer For Today Prayer For Today
Prayer for today expresses frustration at the cruelties of humanity and asks for gentleness, understanding, inner peace, and the ability to respond with good. The prayer is attributed to Roy H Stotler of Harrisburg Pennsylvania, a former publishing agent.
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Jesus
Amen
Roy H. Stotler
Harriaburg
Eab Ghuren
Rockefeller Desperate Drive Against Nixon Gains Momentum
Inside Gov. Nelisa Rockefeller’s camp a summer push aims to swing harder at Nixon in a bid to overtake. His Chicago and Cleveland speeches attack Nixon’s war stance and racial politics, while aides acknowledge weak delegate gains and back to 1964 tactics.
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Nea
Nelisa Rockefeller
Wedard Nixon
Rockefeller
Chicago
Vietnam
Nixon
Barry Goldwater
Mora
Georgia
Howard
Bo) Cattaway
George Wallace
Thasa’ Twa
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Goldwater
Cleveland
Eriough
Heve
Managerance
Pulmonary patriots in 1918 Raleigh Register missive
A fragmented 1918 Raleigh Register item insults critics of German loyalty claims and lists local figures including A. W. Worley of Bolt, tied to Red Cross fundraising and county notices. the garbled text hints at a call for unity and patriotic actions during wartime.
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Raleigh Register
Germany
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