Lifesaving Ice Patrol Marks Sixty Years Of Service
The North Atlantic ice patrol era reaches its sixtieth year as Coast Guard experts note the worst iceberg season in 30 years with 550 bergs drifting south. Radar aircraft and new methods aid tracking, yet fog and danger persist and only cautious seamanship can prevent disasters like the Titanic tragedy.
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North Atlantic
Coast Guard
International Ice Patrol
United States Revenue Service
Seneca
Halifax
N.S
U.S. Coast Guard
Revenue Service
Ireland backs entry to Common Market by wide margin
Ireland votes five to one in favor of joining the Common Market, a result that surprised many and could quicken the path for Britain Norway and Denmark. Prime Minister Jack Lynch led a pro entry stance while Denmark and Norway face tougher public votes and parliamentary steps. The Irish vote may spur faster approval in the other countries.
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Irish Republic
Jack Lynch
Ireland
Britain
Norway
Denmark
O’joneses
Everyone's War Warns TB Still a Global Killer
From the National Tuberculosis Association comes a reminder that the great white plague once the top killer among communicable diseases is far from dead. Widespread sanatorium closings and falling TB deaths have lulled the public, but tuberculosis still claims several million lives yearly, including 10,000 Americans.
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National Tuberculosis Association
Harkins Praises Marines on Thailand Border Inspection
Gen. Paul D. Harkins toured U S forces aiding Thailand defenses near Laos and praised the Marines for rapid fortification. Dr. Leon Slavin elected president of the Virginia Society of Dentistry for Children at the annual meeting. In Shen seng Park softball Cedar Creek beat Welltown 14-5. Braddock defeated EUB 4-2. State Corporation Commission seized Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company properties in Accomack and Northampton counties. Judge Elliott Marshall named Mrs Corinne Barnett to Winchester Electoral Board to replace late husband. Fifteen Shawnee District camp-o-ree patrols earned proficient rulings per Scout Executive Herbert Wilkins.
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Paul D. Harkins
U.S
Thailand
Laos
Leon Slavin
Virginia Society of Denistry
Senseng Park
Dick Keller
Cedar Creek
Welltown
Braddock
EUB
THE
State Corporation Commission
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Accomack
Northampton
Virginia
Elliott Marshall
Corinne Barnett
Winchester
C. Douglas Barnett
Camp-O-Ree
Scout
Herbert Wilkins
Money and virtue in the age of billionaires
A meditation contrasts money with character noting the Bible warning about love of money, the mixed nature of rich individuals, and the value of honest earnings. It argues money itself is not evil, but how people use it shapes outcomes, urging wise, ethical spending over greed.
Letter to the Editor on Frederick County integrity decline
A reader laments Dissention distrust and disorganization in Frederick County government. The letter accuses officials of secrecy and lack of transparency and asks why residents are not given clear facts or a voice on tax decisions. The writer argues public integrity has fallen over 30 years and calls for accountability.
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the Star
Frederick County
Star
Frederick Board
Raymond C. Sandy
Frederick County Board of Supervisors
Sandy
John
Karl L. Tangeman Stephenson
Humphrey anti campaign targets California blue collar voters
A backstage Humphrey strategy to label McGovern as radical aims at California workers with Worried Workers Brigades at factory gates. It argues McGovern would harm jobs through defense cuts and a $1,000 per person handout plan while highlighting Lockheed loans and space program impacts to sway Labor voters ahead of the June 6 primary. The plan also targets Jewish voters and portrays McGovern as left leaning on Israel, busing, and radical allies, while boosting Humphrey’s stance on jobs and defense.
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Washington
Hubert Humphrey
George McGovern
California
Humphrey
Lockheed
McGovern
Goldwater
Los Angeles
McGovernite
Ohio
Joseph Alioto
San Francisco
Nebraska
Nixon
Israel
Middle East
Palestine
George Jackson
Jerry Rubin
Widespread Dissent Against Vietnam War Described as Unprecedented
David Lawrence argues that broad civil and Congressional opposition during wartime threatens U.S. aims in Asia and Europe. He warns that antiwar sentiment could embolden aggressors unless Washington maintains South Vietnam support, units seek ceasefire, and a United Nations mediated political settlement guides withdrawal. The piece urges continued U.S. commitment and UN involvement to secure a ceasefire and prisoner releases.
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Washington
Congress
Vietnam
United States
America
Southeast Asia
Nixon
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
United Nations
Indo-China
North
U.S
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Eugene P. Miller
Winchester Evening Star
Jack F. Davis
Thomas T. Byrd
Douglas B. O'Connell
NEA
By Rowland Evans
Robert Novak
MacGovern
Walter Karabian
I.Q
Oalum
Australia
Costa Rica
Central America
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Brenner Pass
Italy
Peru
By David Lawrence
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