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Newspaper
Sedalia Weekly Democrat
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1969
Page
2
The columnist notes pale green Lettuce in Sedalia gardens with birds nibbling edges but not harming yields. Radishes grow abundantly, and the writer critiques their taste and aftertaste. The piece shifts to a somber note on a man’s suicide, then brief humor about ants and socks, a debt figure, and a maxims on business rules.
Drew Pearson and Jack Anderson report FBI wiretaps on Martin Luther King in May 1968. The Houston court released King's conversations with Cassius Clay and DOJ admitted eavesdropping. The piece also surveys Sino Russian border clashes, troop strength, and Kremlin diplomacy shaping East-West ties.
A top secret U.S. intelligence briefing outlines speculative links between Moscow and Beijing amid border clashes. It suggests Russia could strike China’s nuclear sites to curb a rising nuclear threat, based on three key factors including public opinion and military deployments along the Siberian frontier.
Ninety five years ago kite flying with lit lanterns entertained locals in Fort Scott and Kane. Sedalia should have a paper bag factory to boost local employment. Forty years ago Verna Ott was valedictorian of Smith-Cotton High and Elizabeth James salutatorian. Allen Parks earned a Central College scholarship for top ranking. Twenty five years ago Noel Tweet became Sedalia Lions Club president with officers named and farewell to Sonny Settles moving to Joplin.
NEA reports show at 80 largely white state universities fewer than two in 100 students are Black, with large numbers of freshmen in Black programs. The survey notes black leaders seek reform over revolution, while white fears and high risk entrants complicate integration efforts.
Oswald and James Jacoby analyze a West East deal where declarer faces a tricky avoidance play. The auction shows Passes to a four level contract with West opening the lead of the king and South holding strong defensive cards. The article discusses how precise timing and signaling shape the defenders' plan and potential match outcomes.
A bridge problem analyzes an avoidance play where the defense aims to keep the dangerous opponent from the lead. East opens three clubs, West passes, North doubles, and South bids three hearts. West leads diamonds, and a critical choice by South decides the outcome as a ruff or discard lesson.
A quirked trivia note states the largest known litter was 17 pups born to a two year old German shepherd in November 1968. It also mentions Roosevelt’s oath taking on the South Portico of the White House and birds’ wings signaling mastery of the air across myth and heraldry.
A reader lashes out at articles claiming $1.87 can turn bedrooms into royal style, deriding Budget decor tips as Cinchville. The letter ridicules attic finds and cheap DIY furniture, urging practical, unglamorous creativity over flashy trends.
A dental columnist recalls cases of gagging with dentures and describes methods to help. One patient required an immediate upper denture then a horseshoe palate cut to secure fit, avoiding suction loss, while others benefited from topical anesthesia, tranquilizers, smaller impression trays, and fast setting materials.
Taxpayers ask if injury compensation is income. Answer: damages for injuries are tax free. Farmers using the cash method need not report inventory values for tax purposes but should keep records to report income and expenses accurately.
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