Weather Across Regions Temperatures Dip Across States
Indiana expects highs 5 to 8 degrees below normal with light precipitation possible Monday. Illinois forecasts 5 to 10 degrees below normal from Thursday through Monday with cooler periods, a weekend warmup, then cooling again and a chance of light showers. Washington is clear at 91 with Winnipeg cloudy at 69.
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Rangers Kept Neighborhood Safe Why
The Chicago area report notes a $927,341 OEO grant to the Blackstone Rangers to aid basic education and job training. Testimony described the gang as a community organization with influence, while officials reported mixed results in Woodlawn and Hyde Park, including fewer local riots but ongoing violence from rival factions.
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Gatekeepers Removed At Wimbledon Over Gatecrashers
For years George Moutrie and Roger Hellen guarded the gate at the tennis championships. They were fired Tuesday for letting too many unauthorized persons past. Players offered farewell drinks but new guards blocked Moutrie and Hellen from re entering to collect them.
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No April Showers in Sydney Weather Records Drop
AP reports Sydney endured a driest April in 26 years with only 55 points of rain versus a 50 year average of 507. Despite wet, cold, or windy lore, pundits were silent. Sunshine averaged 7.2 hours daily as the city faced unusually parched skies.
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Hanoi Regiments Move South as U S Reports
A long dispatch outlines Hanoi sending two regiments toward Saigon amid predicted third offensives, with allied patrols surrounding the city and two weeks of lull in major ground fighting. Reports note a Marine jet down near Khe Sanh and a bombing on Da Nang River bridge injuring 10.
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Federal deadline to end welfare rules over mothers extramarital sex
The government sets a 30 day deadline for states to remove regulations withholding aid to children whose mothers have extramarital sex relations. A 90 day window is given to notify affected individuals under the Social Security Act. Estimates say the ruling could make 200,000 to 400,000 more families eligible for $50 million to $100 million in payments. The article notes the June 17 Supreme Court decision nullifying an Alabama welfare provision and cites related federal actions. President Johnson marks the 30th anniversary of the Food Drug and Cosmetic Act and urges responsible American market use. Also covered are Lyndon Johnson's Operation Head Start TV appeal and a nomination to the Atomic Energy Commission.
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Abe Fortas Named By LBJ To High Court
President Johnson nominates Abe Fortas for the Supreme Court amid debate in Congress. Senators weigh the nomination, with Sen. Griffin opposing the move as a 'lame duck' president trying to shape the court for years.
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Guns Turned In In Honolulu Drive
Police report 315 firearms collected in a city campaign to remove unwanted guns from homes. Assistant Police Chief Fred Papa calls public response very satisfying and notes broad community participation.
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Satirical take on future air travel and onboard drinks
The piece envisions VTOL takeoffs and landings followed by a Saturn V style ride to major cities. It ends with a playful question about preferred beverage during the flight sequence, blending tech prophecy with humor.
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Service Station Ad Sparks Transplant Joke Row
In WHAT NEXT SYDNEY AP notes a suburban newspaper ran a job ad reading Wanted. Man for spare parts. A columnist quips that perhaps it implies taking transplants too far, highlighting a tongue in cheek response to an odd classified.
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Pill taking popular in Johannesburg report cites pills used
Dr. Gerald Machanic notes in the South African Nursing Journal that South Africans consume about 2.4 million pills each year, with roughly one million being pain killers.
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Night editor and newsroom lore in Scripps era journalism
A Columbia School of Journalism tour through a city room reveals the daily grind of American newsrooms. A night editor busy pitching nickels with an irate office boy illustrates tensions and the belief that no story is unimportant. The founder Scripps urged reporters to pursue all potentially interesting stories.
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Old time newspaper quips on newsboys and editors
A collection of anecdotes about verbose cubs and newsroom pranks it includes a cub told to trim his stories at the Union Hotel shaft and Norman Alley’s scooped photos with a penknife brag. Hearst inspires a raise after a cub takes rap for beer bottles.
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