Atlantic alliance ideas spark NATO debate in 1966
Canada’s Lester Pearson urged replacing NATO with a broader Atlantic community and equal French status within it. He criticized De Gaulle’s pullout and argued a defense-only alliance is outdated. The piece weighs the viability of reviving NATO and U.S. roles amid global pressures.
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Lester Pearson
United States
Europe
NATO
Springfield
Ill
de Gaulle
Paris
Pearson
Atlantic Alliance
Great Britain
New Wakeup Watch Warms Sleeper To Rise
A Canadian inventor patents a wrist warming alarm watch that uses battery heat to awaken a sleeper without loud sounds. It aims to help hard of hearing users escape noisy alarm clocks, though questions remain on how to stop the heat.
Oil shipments to French North Africa resume after Allied talks
American shipments of oil and other vitally needed supplies to French North Africa colonies, interrupted by Vichy collaboration with Germany in Syria, will resume under a new understanding between the United States, Great Britain and France. Flames in Bremen and its shipyards were reported as “all beyond control.”
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Britain
United States
Free World
French North Africa
Germany
Syria
Great Britain
France
Bremen
Trevino frees 23 American troopers after Carrizal clash
News from 1916 reports Gen Jacinto Trevino, Carranza commander in Northern Mexico, has ordered the release of 23 American troopers captured at Carrizal. They are to be returned with arms and accoutrements. Five new members joined Company I-Aulick Gibbons, Roger Harford, R.L. Johnson, W. A. Locke and Willey.
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Jacinto Trevino
Carranza
Mexico
Carrizal
Chihuahua City
Comepany I
Aulick Gibbons
Roger Harford
R.L. Johnson
W. A. Locke
Willey
Learning How to Give from Earl L. Douglas
Daily meditation notes that true giving is selfless and cheerful. It contrasts John Quincy Adams as a flawed example with the widow's mite, urging generosity from esteem and goodwill rather than flash or self interest.
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Jesus
Dissension Among Civil Rights Leaders Hurts Progress
An article reports rifts within civil rights groups between demonstrations as a method and public opinion as a restraint, noting northern tensions mirror the South. It cites a Cleveland UPI dispatch describing heavy police patrols across a racially tense east side as scud news hinders thoughtful Negro leadership.
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Washington
America
UPI
Cleveland
Ohio
East
Riots and national debate on housing and civil rights
A 1906 feature discusses mob activity and vandalism in Negro neighborhoods with night of rock throwing and police confrontations. It notes attacks on officers, no arrests reported, and expands to a national view of rising mob sentiment and possible impact on fair housing legislation and the upcoming congressional election.
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Congress
United States
The Most Successful Dwarf in Show Business Since Tom Thumb
Michael Dunn, 31, 3 ft 10 in, IQ 178, is described as the smartest man in show business per pound and inch. He is the first dwarf nominated for an Academy Award for Ship of Fools and has more projects, including a Broadway play and his own TV detective series. Dunn discusses his disease, career path, and pride in intellect over height.
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Michael Dunn
Tom Thumb
New York
Tom
Michael
Broadway
Philosophic Traveler
Dunn
Johnson
Henry J. Taylor
Taylor
JFK
Vietnam
Kennedy
Eisenhower
Russia
United States
Paris
Berlin
Khrushchev
Guatemala
CIA
Florida
Central America
John F. Kennedy
Cuba
Letter to the Editor challenges Henry Taylor on JFK policy debate
A reader criticizes Henry J. Taylor for blaming Kennedy for Vietnam and for distorting Eisenhower and Kennedy eras. The letter defends Kennedy’s Cuba stance, Laos cease fire, and Vietnam policy while urging readers to scrutinize Taylor’s JFK critiques.
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The lines mix biblical and literary reflections on change and self-improvement. A Jeremiah quote challenges changing skin or spots, while Tolstoy comments on humanity’s tendency to expect change in others but neglect self-change.
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Jeremiah
Vitamin D exposure and remedies explained in medical column
Wayne Brandstadt describes how 10 minutes of sun exposure provides vitamin D and warns that excess intake can cause symptoms like apathy nausea and thirst. He notes arterial hardening links to overdose and cites 400 unit daily needs. The Keeley cure is reviewed with a note on relapse and dissolution of the last institute.
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Eugene P. Miller
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Tually
Earl L. Douglas
White House
John Quincy Adams
Adams
Couse
House of
By David Lawrence
Pixies
By Wohl
Albert
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Los Angeles
Chicago
Zane. Grey
Zanesville
Ebenezer Zane
Hal Boyle
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Robert Kennedy
San Jose
Costa Rica
Laos
Leo Tolstoy
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