Holiday Autopsy Reveals Holiday Traffic Dangers
A study by the Automobile Club of Michigan on Memorial Day weekend deaths analyzes 25 fatal accidents involving 40 people. Key findings show alcohol involved in about half the cases, no seat belts used, and drivers mostly young with poor records. Most deaths occurred within 25 miles of home and at night, with speed and driver error cited as major factors.
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Automobile Club of Michigan
AAA
Michigan
Uie
Medi-Stats of 1960s San Antonio inspire future health careers
Sixty-year-old archive notes how 42 teen volunteers aged 15 to 18 spent a summer at Baptist Memorial Hospital as Medi-Stats without pay. Dr David McMahon lauded their service and warned of rising medical workforce needs including 800 more nurses and 2,000 para-medical technicians by 1968. The youths, from diverse backgrounds, gain exposure to rapid medical knowledge growth and a sense of community impact.
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Sanr Antonio
Baptist Memorial Hospital
David McMahon
McMahon
San Antonio
Britain’s wage freeze hits productivity and labor strife
A British pay freeze draws fire from workers and union leaders alike as strikes and overmanning slow production. Ministers call the “Wee curse” of rolling stoppages, with 60,000 seafarers affected and the Labor government bracing to curb endless labor rites to avert national bankruptcy.
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America
Ray Gunter
Gunter
Harold Wilson
Transport Salaried Staff Association
George Meany
Walter Reuther
Abel
Jimmy Holla
National Union of Seamen
United Kingdom
Labor Party
Labor
Col
Hall Syndicote
Mumps vaccine hailed as great medical advance
Dr Lester Coleman reports on a new mumps vaccine praised for protecting children and exposed individuals. The vaccine shows near total protection in trials at Pennsylvania Children's Hospital, with experts noting potential to reduce complications like testicular infection and meningitis. Public enthusiasm grows, though full efficacy awaits broader study.
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Pennsylvania Children's Hospital
Maurice R. Hillman
Merck Institute For Therapeutic Research
Economist backs antiwar stance and lampoons student protests
A 1960s commentary cites The Economist praising containment of China’s thaw and questions the Viet Nam protest ads. It highlights Professor Swearingen’s analysis of signatories from major universities, showing few specialists in foreign relations among signers and noting biases across disciplines. The piece critiques Johnson’s Viet Nam policy as receiving unlikely broad academic support.
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Viet Nam
Economist
Lin Piao
Mao
China
Free World
Johnson
Rodger Swearingen
University of California
New York Times
Harvard
academi+ ic
Swearingen Doven
Asia
Russia
Europe
South
Indiana
Berkeley
Swearingen
South Viet Nam
Eastern Seaboard
Washingten
Syeda
Teachers dress and school standards spark mailbox debate
In a letter from C W Steinbrecier and Mrs A Rubio readers condemn teacher attire at an orientation photo and argue dress codes affect learning. They urge better role modeling and criticize politicians for misusing protective power, claiming voter carelessness led to bad choices.
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the Light
Rubio
Slum Problems Explain Why Clearance Fails
A critique argues that liberal efforts to eradicate slums fail because slum is a heart and mind condition. Despite billions spent and thousands of reformers at work, the urban slum problem worsens as efforts focus on visible symptoms like dirty homes and garbage.
Unions and religious harmony urged against tyranny
A reader endorses unions and secular religious mediation to resolve disputes and promote social justice. The piece praises America's editorial call for due process in clerical law to shield authorities and the public from unwarranted transgressions. It aligns with Jewish critics of the Hitchers and Milton A. Wlader's critique of the John Birch Society as anti American.
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America
Hitchers
Milton A. Wlader
John Birch Society
Beatrice Deen Stehii ng The Non-Producers
Beatrice Deen Stehiing discusses a society with producers and providers while warning against a third group who seek benefits without work. She argues vigilant protection of earned wealth, cites police and politics, and notes America’s transformation from horse and buggy to power through two centuries of production and governance.
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C. W. Steinbrecier
America
Telephone Directory Era Keeps Confusing Dates
Edward Casso notes a 1966 San Antonio Telephone Directory dated September 1966 will seem out of date after December 1968. He warns newcomers will assume it is the 1966 67 edition, creating confusion for years.
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San Antonio
Dec
Edward Casso
Union Investment Weve Documentary on Crime Mechanics
A television documentary explains organized crime in the United States and claims Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas arose from a ten million dollar investment by the Teamsters Union. The piece asserts such funds could have supported Valley farm workers and influenced many Texas Democrats, with further undisclosed sums implied by the source.
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Weve
U.S.A
Texas
Richard Sanchee
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