Silver Stockpiles Plunge Prompt Government Limits on Sales
A Treasury report shows silver on hand shrinking from 81.5 million to 54.5 million ounces after a May 5 run, prompting limits on sales to legitimate domestic manufacturers and a ban on melting or exporting coins. High demand from business, collectors, and speculators, plus low world output, drove the spike in price to 1.45 an ounce in May 1968.
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U.S. Treasury
Treasury
U.S
New York Commodity Exchange
Jet Weather Blamed On Polar and Subtropical Jet Streams
The piece explains that high level air currents six to eight miles up influence weather with more rain when the polar jet wanders off course and collides with the subtropical jet over the mid Atlantic region. It notes summer approaches and signs of persistent warm days remain uncertain.
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Weather Bureau
Midatlantic States
House committee seeks national standards for classifying draftees
Draft boards would face national standards to classify men as available deferred or exempt. Public criticism focuses on draftee selection more than other Selective Service Act aspects. The proposal aims to end inconsistent deferrals and urges Congress to preserve local board discretion while guarding secrecy in government.
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House
Congress
Marshal Semeon Timoshenko breaks German flank near Kharkov
The Star Files reports forces under Marshal Semeon Timoshenko piercing the German wedge along the Izyum Barvenkova front about 80 miles south of Kharkov. Britain and Germany exchange daylight air raids as storms and tornadoes cause heavy tolls in the west.
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Semeon Timoshenko
Izyum-Barvenkova
Kharkov
Burr P. Harrison
Boyce High School
Germany
England
West
Daily Meditation on Sacrifice and Spiritual Growth
The meditation notes how sacrifice yields beauty and significance, citing Paul, Peter, Bunyan, Stevenson, Henry Martyn, and Christ. It asserts life involves denial, sacrifice, and scars, shaping souls and building a spiritual empire beyond worldly success.
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Paul
Apostle
Peter
John Bunyan
Robert Louis Stevenson
Henry Martyn
India
Iran
Stevenson
Christ
Fear-Rhetoric and the Call for Civil Order
Column argues fear tactics by politicians and activists threaten democracy. It cites Willard Wirtz, Abraham Ribicoff, and Hubert Humphrey, warning that a projected “long, hot summer” risks violence and undermines reform. The piece insists current social aid is substantial and progress continues, urging calm and restraint to preserve civil order.
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Secretary of Labor
Willard Wirtz
Megalopolis
Wirtz
Sen
Abraham Ribicoff
Connecticut
Hubert H. Humphrey
Antagonism in Middle East Mirrors Global Tensions
Analysis notes trials of U Thant in handling Egypt Israel crisis as Nasser presses to remove UN peacekeepers and block Red Sea entry. Western powers seek settlement while Soviet support for Egypt looms. US Republicans oppose peace concessions amid Vietnam conflict. UN debate on viable settlement principles continues.
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Washington
Nasser
Egypt
United Nations
U Thant
Security Council
Israel
Red Sea
Gulf of Aqaba
Gulf
Great Britain
France
United States
Soviet Union
London
Paris
Middle East
Russia
Southeast Asia
North Vietnam
Gerald Ford
Michigan
House
Vietnam
U.N
New York
World Organization
Dave Strance Receives JAA Special Achievement Award
Reporter Jack Davis recalls Handley high school athlete Dave Strance earning the Winnie Legge Scholarship and a special JAA achievement award. He is praised for track prowess in 440 880 and mile, leads Student Body, bands, and plans William and Mary with law school aims.
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Judges’ Athletic Association
Winnie Legge
JAA
Russ Potia
Joe Pasquali
Russ
Handley
Dave Strance
Dave
Steve Snarr
H. Gaylen Strance
Henry Ave
John Kerr
Quarles School
Burr Grim
Gagging no hurdle for dental impressions says Dr Lawrence
Gag reflexes can be managed with previsit sedatives and smart technique. Dentists cut trays to fit, desensitize gag zones with topical anesthetic, and guide patients to relax and breathe properly. Upright seating reduces choking sensation and fast setting materials minimize discomfort. Send questions to Dr Lawrence for this paper.
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Lawrence
Barbs by Walter C. Parkes
Quote by Walter C Parkes about middle age. It notes the paradox of listening and impatience in conversations and hints at reflection versus foresight.
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Walter C. Parkes
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U.S. Army
Stuart
the Star
Virginia
West Virginia
Earl L. Douglas
William S. White
By David Lawrence
Congress of the
Europe
Everett Dirksen
Ilinois
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William Lawrence
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