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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1968
Page
3
A speaker questions who would poison pets and hunting dogs and warns that strychnine threats harm children and adults who cherish animals. The plea emphasizes the pain of lost pets, the value of trained coon hounds, and urges conscience to deter such deadly acts.
A Charleston Daily Mail opinion notes that despite widespread discontent, education and opportunity have never been more accessible. It highlights Head Start through Harvard, extensive student aid, and abundant job ads as evidence of a changing, optimistic long-term trend.
Today in history December 3 recounts events from 1917 Wilson urging war against Austria Hungary to 1968 NASA JPL transfer from Caltech to NASA and other milestones including Illinois statehood 1818 and Jefferson Davis treason trial.
A shift from anti business lobbying to active local programs shows firms backing youth employment in Omaha and extending ventures in Buffalo Hartford Rochester Detroit Jacksonville Winston-Salem Indianapolis Richmond Cincinnati and beyond. Initiatives involve housing, schools, policing, and pollution relief with measurable welfare savings and new jobs.
New York AP notes a satirical list of phobias including zoophobia doraphobe odonto phobe merinthophobia and har paxophobic amychophobe gymnophobia and catagelophobe. The piece suggests inventing a rare fear AUTOraphobia to impress a psychiatrist.
Polish leader Gomulka consolidates authority at the Fifth Party Congress while preserving skepticism of reform. He limits younger faces, keeps Moczar sidelined, and broadens ties with provincial leaders and workers. The regime cites Moscow alignment and cautious liberalization as paths to stability amid East Bloc tensions. Brezhnev’s intervene-or-not stance is downplayed, reinforcing a firm bloc unity view.
New York lawyer Morris Ernst argues the media suppress positive stories from the slums and Harlem Cooperatives. The writer questions if out of town presses and weeklies give broader coverage and calls for a nationwide survey to test Ernst's claims.
A reader laments the death of their dog Whiskers from strychnine poisoning. The four children mourn a loyal pet who awaited school returns and enjoyed small acts of affection. The letter urges readers to stop using poison and asks why such a senseless death occurred.
Washington report argues the core reform is shrinking the Defense Department bureaucracy. It criticizes McNamara era centralization and argues Nixon should appoint a defense chief who decentralizes decision making to military services and trims civilian staff. It cites missteps, calls for broad policy power and improved efficiency.
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