Simpson Syndrome and the bid to ban cigarettes
James J. Kilpatrick argues that Richard O. Simpson head of the new Federal Consumer Product Safety Commission seeks to ban cigarettes via the Hazardous Substances Act. He warns the bureaucracy would erode liberties, likening it to Tyranny, Prohibition and a protected, antiseptic society.
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Aztecs Had Lasting Cure for Air Pollution
Compilation of curious facts and quips from HAL Boyle notes. Topics range from Aztec legends about air pollution to foot anatomy, horsefly control, amusements parks, jail health facilities, and a Plato quote, all in brisk magazine-essay style.
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New York
Mexico
United States
U.S
Thoughts on Peace and Mortality from Quotes and Scripture
A compact reflection contrasts Dale Carnegie's line about inner peace with a biblical passage from Isaiah describing mourning and ritual fasting. The juxtaposition invites contemplation on self, faith, and the urgency of living.
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Dale Carnegie
Kennedy Halts Draft for Married Men and Local Events
President John F. Kennedy ordered a halt to drafting married men. Winchester will host the 1964 Virginia State Class A fast-pitch softball tournament. The First Baptist Church plans to open a kindergarten for about twenty four to five year olds. Flower Show exhibitors include Mrs. R T Lozier Mrs. Herbert Solenberger and Mrs. Harry Kern Jr.
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Winchester
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R.T. Lozier
Herbert Solenberger
Harry Kern, Jr
The Cross as Core of Christian Mission
A meditation on how the death of Jesus transformed Christianity from a local movement into a world faith. The cross stands as the eternal symbol of salvation and the call to render an account of one’s life in response to Christ’s ministry.
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Jesus
Crowds Gather at Health Institutes for Cholera Vaccination
In Rome thousands gather around central inoculation sites near the Colosseum to receive anti cholera vaccines as health institutes report steady turnout today.
Slaying of Martin Luther King Is Considered a Closed Case
Memphis district attorney says the slaying of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. is closed and James Earl Ray acted alone. Ray’s attorney seeks habeas corpus, with a hearing set for October 9. Ray, 45, serves a 99 year sentence in Nashville. he contends he was not at the scene.
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Phil M. Canale
Martin Luther King Jr
James Earl Ray
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Canale
Robert Livingston
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U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
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King
Nashville
Livingston
Missouri
Mississippi
Death Penalty Bill Heads for Gov Reagan Signature
California legislation would impose mandatory death sentences for 11 murder categories after January 1. Gov. Reagan praised the bill and signaled likely approval this week or next, noting it could save lives. The measure would reactivate the gas chamber at San Quentin, with 190 men and four women executed since 1938. last execution was in 1967.
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Calif
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Senate
San Quentin
California
Winchester Park to Sponsor Knitting Classes
Registration for knitting classes sponsored by the Winchester Parks and Recreation Department was held today at 9 a.m. Evening sessions may be offered if enough interest. Registration for evening classes is Thursday at 7 30 p.m. Instructor is Mrs Alva Grace Richards. Eight lessons cost 10 dollars.
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Winchester Parks and Recreation Department
Alva
Grace) Richards
How's Your I Q Memory Quiz Challenge
Published as a quiz feature with 10 daily questions and scoring tables. It asks about the Mona Lisa painter first telegraph line between U S cities gold weight as a pound two presidents with living parents a higher pyramid or Washington Monument dragons in past world ages a least populous state Atlantist founder James Oglethorpe the Transvaal country and a grammar correction about committee decisions.
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Washington Monument
James E. Oglethorpe
Transvaal
Former Banker Indicted for Funds Misuse in Martinsville Area
Marion Henry Hill, a former Stuart banker at the Patrick County branch of First National Bank of Martinsville and Henry County, faces 13 federal counts of mis application of funds totaling over $27,000 and alleged false bookkeeping entries. The U.S. attorney’s Roanoke office notes some counts involve false entries with an estimated net loss about $17,445.
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Marion Henry Hill
Patrick County
First National Bank
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Martinsville
Henry County
U. S. Attorney’s Office
Roanoke
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