Red China bomb proposal spans big bombs and deterrence
Dr Ralph E Lapp argues for a large dirty bomb to wipe out China’s population and food supply, claiming it would justify a bomber fleet boost and economic benefits from new contracts. Aviation Week counters that bombers could push China to invest in air defense, while the government predicts a decade or more before China can deliver bombs.
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Ralph E. Lapp
China
America
Aviation Week
Red China
Beauty Loses By Skin Of Teeth In Tahiti Study
World Health Organization surveyed 11,500 Polynesian children aged 3 to 16 in Tahiti finding near universal dental decay. Dr Louis J Baume notes catastrophic conditions with many youths toothless by adolescence and seeking dentures. Civilization and poor nutrition blamed for the decline from once famed Tahitian dental health.
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World Health Organization
Louis J. Baume
Tahiti
Oh Co
Hco Uco Baume
Fletcher Christian
Bligh
England
Castro predicts 26 years to solve Cuban housing shortage
Fidel Castro told a Havana construction congress that Cuba faces a severe housing shortage and that two million new homes must be built by 1990. He urged that all construction from 1966 onward follow blueprints strictly, comparing the plan with past Soviet promises of progress.
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Fidel Castro
Havana
Castro
United States
Nikita Khrushchev
Oklahoma Has Four Phi Betas In Congress
Washington Notebook reports Oklahoma now has four Phi Beta Kappa members in Congress. Sen Mike Monroney and Reps Carl Albert and Ed Edmondson join Fred Harris, fresh from a campaign trail, with Harris using a Choctaw war dance and Cherokee song moment to boost his image after defeating Bud Wilkinson. The piece also notes talk of Ronald Reagan as a potential 1966 California governor candidate based on his Goldwater campaign speeches.
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Johnson
Fred Harris
Oklahoma
Ocratic
Bud Wilkinson
Harris
Enid
LaDonna
Mike Monroney
Carl Albert
Ed Edmondson
New York
Pennsylvania
Ronald Reagan
California
Barry Goldwater
Reagan
Los Angeles
Goldwater
Orange County
Science view says Americans misjudge sex offenders
UPI reports sociologist Gerhard J Falk of the State University of New York at Buffalo argues most sex offenders are mild, have low recidivism compared to murderers, and do not justify harsher laws. He cautions that many alleged crimes may be imaginations or exaggerated, urging treatment over punishment and less hysteria.
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New York
UPI
National Association For Mental Health
Gerhard J. Falk
State University
Aye
Buffalo
N. Y
Alfred Kinsey
West Virginia
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
1939 Raleigh County Officers Named for January Start
Ninety years ago from the Raleigh Register notes new county officials who will begin their labors January first. W E Sullivan represents the house of delegates, T J McGinnis is re elected criminal court judge, W P Shumate is county court commissioner, W S Rogers is county superintendent of schools, Jackson Smith is county court clerk, Albert Williams is circuit court clerk. The European War fills daily with heavier events as Turkey joins Germany and Austria Hungary, with Italy Greece and Roumania possibly joining one side or the other.
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Raleigh Register
W. E. Sullivan
House of Delegates
T. J. McGinnis
W. P. Shumate
W. S. Rogers
Jackson Smith
Albert Williams
Turkey
Germany
Austria- Hungary
Italy
Greece
Roumania
Devaluation of Pound Seen Likely After Labour Win
PHIL NEWSOM UPI Foreign News Analyst notes post election market slide and pound pressure since Labour victory. He cites 1949 Cripps devaluation precedent, aims to explain how currency moves affect imports, exports, and living costs for Britons, with Myrdal’s mild devaluation view as a potential signal.
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Phil Newsom
UPI
Britain
Labor Party
Labor
Clement Attlee
London
Gunnar Myrdal
Myrdal
Harold Wilson
Birthday musings on aging and radiation in a quiet column
John Hodell reflects on aging after another birthday, noting mixed feelings, minor life changes, and a shift in daily routine due to renovations and a new telephone switchboard. He ponders radiation's role in aging, then celebrates a simple yearly trip around the sun and hints at small gifts like cards, a shirt, and a cardigan.
Watch On The Potomac President Kennedy Was An Idea Man
The piece argues Kennedy's lasting impact through five core achievements including his election breaking religious prejudice, selecting LBJ, assembling eminent aides, founding the Peace Corps, and the test ban treaty. It notes both praised and criticized aspects and frames him as an idea man who opened the frontier for future progress. It also inserts a Scholastic aside about Aquinas on judgment in the Great Books context.
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Washington
Kennedy
Kennedy Library
Mr. Kennedy
White House
America
JFK
Lyndon B. Johnson
LBJ
Edward Weeks
The
Atlantic Monthly
Jerome B. Wiesner
M.I.T
Walter Heller
University of Minnesota
Burke Marshall
Justice Department
Ted Sorensen
Sargent Shriver
Peace Corps
Dr. Wiesner
Aquinas
St. Thomas Aquinas
Home delivered by carrier rates listed for Daily and Sunday
The notice lists home delivery charges for Daily and Sunday service. Per week cost is given as 1.10 dollars for daily and Sunday delivery, with half-month and monthly options also stated. Per month rate is 2.15 dollars for daily and Sunday service.
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MAIL
Beckley-Hinton game tied to school history
In the 1914 files of Miss Flying Eagle, Katy Jo Catron a Woodrow Wilson High School senior is linked to Beckley-Hinton game lore. Miner Sam Dandridge aged 70 suffers first mine accident in 38 years with a broken leg and minor injuries. London bans exports of German origin as Chamberlain cites violations of international law and German brutality on the high seas.
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Raleigh Register
Flying Eagle
Beckley-Hinton
Katy Jo Catron
Woodrow Wilson High School
Highcoal
Sam Dandridge
Montgomery
London
Great Britain
High Seas
Chamberlain
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Science Today
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Cripps
France
John Hodel
Potomac
By Robert G. Spivack
Naleigh YD Register
Prince St
Beckley
W. Va
Hinton
Allee Beckley
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Ward-Griffith Company, Inc
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San Francisco
Greenville
Pittsburgh
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