Munitions Theft Probe Hits California Ports
California deputy attorney general warns of widespread thefts of munitions slated for Vietnam from Oakland and Port Chicago depots. Investigations seek scope as police recover a small arsenal including 60 machine guns 10 bazookas 65 000 rounds and 94 bricks of plastic explosives while dynamite and other loot vanish from the Presidio. Officials say the thefts exceed lone criminal action and urge tighter safeguards to prevent munitions from reaching bombers and fanatics.
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California
Vietnam
Oakland
Port Chicago
Army
Presidio
San Francisco
China's Shipbuilding Ambitions Echo Soviet Naval Rise
The piece compares China's naval goals with the Soviet Union’s rapid maritime rise after World War II. It notes China’s reliance on foreign aid, including Japanese yards, and quotes Liu Shao Chi on buying ships. It highlights China’s limited fleet and the push to expand merchant and naval capabilities.
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New York Times Service
New York
Soviet Union
Haida
Russia
Tsushima
Japan
Hitler
U.S.S.R
Pole
Moscow
Taiwan
China
Peking
Germany
Liu Shao-chi
Liu
Magic mushrooms stir drug worries amid Mexican trafficking
A Mexican mushroom variety yields a potent hallucinogenic drug sold as gelatine cakes for 2 dollars or 50 dollars a bag. Trafficking moves on unmarked trails to U S markets, with authorities struggling to curb it as use grows.
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Mexico
Mexico City
United States
Nurses home grant to Winchester Hospital approved
The Virginia Advisory Council on Nursing Training tentatively granted 125000 dollars to Winchester Memorial Hospital for a nurses home or classrooms. Rokeby mansion near Leesburg sold for about 130000 dollars. Mosby Academy roofing underway. Front Royal Academy Inc. expects completion by September 1. SSG Miller W Saffell, formerly under General Hodges in the First Army, now in the European Theater Army of Occupation, entered service May 4, 1943. Fire at York Inn likely from faulty wiring causes 2000 dollars damage. Alfred DeMazzon says loss insured and inn on regular schedule. July rainfall reaches a record 11 inches.
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Winchester Memorial Hospital
Virginia Advisory Council On
Carl Napps
Leesburg
Rokeby
John S. Mosby Academy
Front Royal
H.H. Marlowe
Front Royal Academy, Inc
Miller W. Saffell
Hodges
First Army
York Inn
Martinsburg Pike
Alfred DeMazzon
Daily Meditation on Blame and Better Habits
The piece argues fault lies with many factors not individuals and teaches to stop accusations. Most people aim to do right and be kind, with only a small minority clearly malicious. It urges moderation, smiling, and reconciliation to reduce worldly trouble.
Government spends over 200 billion a year says editor
The piece details federal spending across programs from education to health and defense, noting allocations, vetoes, and political factors shaping the budget. It highlights Vietnam war aid, tax revenue returns to states, and the reliance on Congress and the President to manage public funds.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
House Banking Committee
Nixon
Sunshine risks and sunblock advice from a medical column
Wayne G Brandstadt M D discusses the mixed blessing of sun exposure, noting wrinkles and skin cancer as risks and that pigment offers some protection. He cites a Kligman study, recommends protective clothing and sunscreens with PABA, and answers reader questions on hair damage, nervous tics, hepatitis sterilization, and a memory quiz feature.
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A. M Kligman
Kligman
Prayer and action echoed in Cardinal Spellman quote
A religous motto pairs a Bible verse with Cardinal Spellman urging readers to seek divine help while acting with human effort. The message blends faith and work as guiding principles for daily life.
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House
Office of Education
House Agriculture Committee
House Agriulture Committee
the Star
Miss Dehart
Mom
Howard A. Scruggs
Kay Jean Shanholtz
By Wayne G. Brandstadt, M.D
Wayne G. Brandstadt
M.D
Dr. Brandstadt
I.Q
Palermo
Metropolitan Museum of Art
George Washington
Francis Cardinal Spellman
Advertising and Business
Jack F. Davis
Eugene P. Miller
Douglas B. O'Connell
Winchester
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