Curbing Gun Sales By Mail Bills Face Rough Path in Congress
Washington reports say the bill to curb mail order gun sales has a good chance of passage with President Johnson backing it. The Senate’s Dodd subcommittee holds the measure as concerns persist about broad gun access and violence. The piece notes Oswald used a mail order rifle and warns gun smuggling and careless owners pose public risks.
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John F. Kennedy
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Weight Control and Dieting Habits Across Ages
The article discusses causes of excess weight, including heredity, appetite, and eating patterns. It notes varying meal habits, effects of quitting smoking, and advises consulting a doctor to manage weight with proper nutrition and timing, warning of circulatory risks for those who overeat.
Today in History highlights from June 7 events
Key past events on this date include Richard Henry Lee’s 1776 resolutions aiding American independence, Braddock’s 1755 expedition, Daniel Boone’s 1769 exploration, 1862 slave trade treaty, George VI visit in 1939, 1948 divorces upheld, Nehru in Moscow, Eisenhower visit protests, and a 1960s Laos incident.
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Richard Henry Lee
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Daniel Boone
Kentucky
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Deyness
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Britain
George VI
Feliza Sbeth
Cordell Hull
Niagara Falls
U. S. Supreme Court
Florida
Nevada
Nehru
Moscow
Japanese Socialist Party
Dwight Eisenhower
Laos
U. S
World Today Appeal To Chinese Hopeless
Two presidents, Kennedy and Johnson, gave Commencement Day addresses about peace without naming Red China. Kennedy urged practical peace and a limited nuclear test ban with the Soviet Union, while Johnson spoke of ideals and global charity, defending actions in Viet Nam and the Dominican Republic. Both faced Soviet criticism and uncertain prospects for lasting peace with Red China unresolved.
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Kennedy
Johnson
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Soviet Union
Southeast Asia
Viet Nam
Dominican Republic
Dole
Chicago
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North Viet Nam
U.S
Rescue Crews In Viet Nam Earn High Praise For Bravery
In Da Nang, Detachment 5, Pacific Air Rescue Center, has saved 21 stranded airmen and recovered bodies of as many. Maj. Ronald L. Ingraham leads the unit, which earned eight Silver Stars. Capt. Floyd R. Lockhart, the busiest pilot, flew 259 missions in an armored H43-F Husky helicopter and was briefly rescued after a crash.
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Constructive Anger and Holy Temper in Faith Teaching
A religious reflection explains that anger at injustice can be virtuous when guided by purpose. It contrasts Peter's two Angers, one impulsive and harmful, the other Spirit filled against sin, urging anger that leads to repentance and righteousness.
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Prohibition Hymns Reflect Odd Era Of Temperance Zeal
The piece recalls prohibition as violent and comic with zealots, raids, and jail crowding. It highlights temperance hymns sung at meetings urging dry laws, praising the noble experiment, and predicting jail closures and ruined rum shops, ending with Roosevelt-era repeal and lingering bans.
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Andy Volstead
Glasow's Gloombusters on Travel and Optimism
A witty Glasow quip notes the era's paradoxes. The prize optimist is the statistician who says one American out of four can drive a car. Travel does not necessarily broaden bank rolls as he mocks modern pursuits.
Crossword Puzzle Clues Collected For Norfolk Pages
A compact list of crossword entries with across and down clues covering geography objects animals and terms including Norway county Saint abbr N Z vine peak ripen and many standard crosswords from old pages. The mix also features Maori terms and classical references across a broad puzzle range.
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County
Charles Lamb
N.Z
Vine
Talk of Unit Where The Reds Are Biggest Evil
John Chamberlain analyzes monoculture in Caribbean states. He argues the Dominican Republic and Cuba suffer from sugar dependence financed by foreign exchange and political guarantees. He contrasts pre and post Castro periods, noting continued sugar reliance after six years of independence.
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U.S
Cuba
Castro
Batista
Castro’s sugar drive fails to lift Cuba’s harvest
The 1965 Cuban sugar monoculture collapses as forced labor yields just over 5 million tons, well below 1961’s 6.7 million, despite Fidel Castro’s pledge to outproduce capitalist systems. World prices at 2.5 cents a pound worsen the gap, while Soviet help remains uncertain. The piece warns Latin America about Communist economic overreach.
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Fidel Castro
Castro
Latin America must diversify economies to end single-commodity dependence
The text argues that Latin American nations rely on a single export like coffee in Brazil or tin in Bolivia, urging the Dominican Republic to pursue broad diversification with U S support and programmes such as operation bootstrap. It condemns Communist approaches, citing Cuba and schoolchild labor as a feared model for the Dominican Republic.
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Latin America
Brazil
Colombia
Guatemala
Bolivia
Venezula
Uruguay
Argentine
Dominican Republic
U.S
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