Letter from Vietnam Defends American Resolve in War
A Dallas Marine Private first class writes his mother defending U.S. involvement in Vietnam. He argues dissent at home erodes national purpose, urges Americans to consider the Vietnamese plight, and questions antiwar protest as a betrayal of promise. He closes with a challenge: will critics withdraw from America as soldiers stay.
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America
Vietnam
Pfc
Jim Wood
Dallas
Washington
Haven of
Pfc. Wood
Readers Ask About World Affairs and Global Policy
The letter column discusses Gov. Rockefeller as an internationalist and Union Now, questions about U S and Red China relations, Soviet and American propaganda structures, and inquiries on Soviet schools. The writer references Dobriansky and anticipates future union dynamics favoring narrower corporate cooperation over nationwide unions.
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Gov. Rockefeller
Red China
C.E.B
Glandora
Calif
Rockefeller
United States
Democratic West Europe
Clarence Streit
James B. Gordon
Tonawanda
It Costs So Much To Be Poor In Our Society
A Federal Trade Commission survey of almost 100 Washington stores shows high markups on goods sold to low income customers. The report notes that easy credit and bad debt drive prices higher in poor neighborhoods, creating a cycle of poverty and expensive living.
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Federal Trade Commission
Washington, D.C
Where Are They Going The World Of Politics And Existentialism
In Cambridge a discussion on student radicals and existentialist politics contrasts goals and means in politics. Daniel Cohn-Bendit and Norman Mailer critique programmatic aims while leaders like Johnson and Wilson seek clear ends and practical paths. The rite of graduation echoes broader shifts toward peace, restraint, and youth radicalization across continents.
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Waltham
Mass
Daniel Cohn-Bendit
BBC
Cohn- Bendit
Johnson
Wilson
Colin-Bendit
Lyndon Johnson
Harold Wilson
Mr. Johnson
England
Norman Mailer
Cambridge
Stephen
Norman
Eugene McCarthy
Coretta King
Pentagon
Matthew Arnold
Jefferson
Kennedy
America
Europe
Society of Peace and Justice
Sophie Tucker’s 69-year-old philosophy on life and money
The still quotable entertainer Sophie Tucker born 1884 states at age 69 that a girl needs different support through life. She says from birth to 18 good parents are needed from 18 to 35 good looks from 35 to 55 a good personality and from 55 on good cash.
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Sophie Tucker
Election mood shaping up from grassroot chats
In an election year voters across demographics express a common grievance about crime and government inaction. Many say they want a party with guts to stand up to threats and deliver change, even as distrust shifts attention from candidates to broad discontent nationwide.
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Washington
On the Mountain Porch Reflections on Freedom and Time
A personal meditation begun with the Kennedy assassination periodical rest at a mountain retreat. The author contrasts work burnout with a quieter pace, reviews John Updike's Couples and Charles Rembar's The End of Obscenity, and discusses free speech under the First Amendment and shifts in public morals. He notes a changing landscape of nature and life in the Blue Ridge region, urging balance between change and enduring values.
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Mountain Place
Kennedy
John Updike
Charles Rembar
Random House
Rembar
New York
Lady Chatterley
Fanny Hill
Lawyers’ Club
Updike
Hokum
Post Office
Dreiser
James Joyce
Cavalry
Orion
Emotional Legislation Not Healthy
A Chicago observer blasts gun control fervor after Senator Kennedy’s assassination and criticizes proposed Milwaukee style confiscation. He argues laws disarm only those who obey them and warns emotional politics ignore real behavior and enforcement. He cites Sirhan Sirhan and says violence reflects people, not firearms, while noting media campaigns urging tougher laws.
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Kennedy
Congress
California
Sirhan Sirhan
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Lev. E. Dobriansky
de Gaulle
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Michell F. Hirst
Indianapolis
By Sydney J. Harris
By David Lawrence
Attorney General’s Office
By James J. Kilpatrick
Paul Harvey
Chicago
Milwaukee
Sen
Robert
The
Wall Street Journal
Dennis the Menace
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