History in the making and the events of April
Editorial notes that early April featured major national milestones including Johnson not seeking reelection negotiations with Hanoi the assassination of Martin Luther King riots across the country a Richmond explosion civil rights open housing bill passage and a large water bond issue. It argues future generations will read these from today’s newspapers as history in the making.
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Johnson
Hanoi
Assassi
Martin Luther King
Nnion
Richmond
FBI
Memphis
Permisson
Defend the Republic and Our Freedoms
A patriotic address urges Americans to respect the freedoms won by the Founding Fathers and to stand against threats to democracy. It emphasizes defending the nation, honoring Old Glory, and upholding law and order to keep the republic strong and free.
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United States of America
Demography of Happiness Study in Puerto Rico
The U S Public Health Service studied about 1500 people in Puerto Rico and found that positive thinking, higher earnings, youth, and good health correlate with happiness. The 18 month project is part of a 249000 federal package he Public Health Service projects in Puerto Rico drawing criticism from Rep Robert H Michel who calls it wasteful spending.
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Mae
U.S. Public Health Service
Puerto Rico
Public Health Service
Robert H. Michel
RILL
We’re Old Fashioned on Free Speech and Civil Disobedience
The narrator argues for adherence to traditional American norms and decency while acknowledging rising civil disobedience. They emphasize free speech within bounds and remind that decades of nation-building merit respect and restraint.
Inflation Victims Hit Those Least Able to Cope
The piece argues inflation harms the young family and retired seniors on fixed incomes. Rising taxes and inflexible valuations leave these households with little to no relief, portraying them as victims of circumstances threatening wider society.
Desalination growth and CATV expansion in 1968 markets
The article discusses desalination as a growth area with a 130 million gallon daily plant near Los Angeles due in 1972, backed by AEC and water districts, plus a projected 700 million dollars for plants and 500 million for power. Aqua-Chem leads desalination with strong long term prospects and a 50 percent world market share for plants of 25 000 gallons daily and up. It also notes General Instrument's stock movement and holds advice to retain for recovery, citing Universal Controls and Jerrold Corp acquisitions expanding CATV systems and growth in home entertainment as CATV subscribers reach over two million.
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Los Angeles
Atomic Energy Commission
The
General Instrument
Prescent
Universal Controls
Jerrold Corp
CATV
Spear
Gen
Fea. Corp
To The Point on Assassination and Deterrence
The piece argues swift punishment and firm action against political killers as essential to social order. It critiques historic failures to prosecute high-profile assassinations and warns that lenient justice invites further political murder by white and black extremists and radical groups.
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Martin Luther King
FBI
Malccolm X
George Lincoln Rockwell
John F. Kennedy
Lee Oswald
Warren
Medgar Evers
Dr. King
Kennedy
Peking
Vietnam
Politcal
Violent Crime Rhetoric and Civil Rights Debate Highlight Strife
Harvey era commentary denounces lawless actions in protests and looting while warning against escalating violence. It argues that real reform requires lawful change and accountability, condemning destruction and blaming both protesters and authorities for worsening social fracture.
Petroleum support in Vietnam doubles since Korean War
Short Thoughts reports that U S forces' petroleum needs have doubled since Korea but Vietnam troops stay well supplied. More than half of Vietnam tonnage is petroleum products. Oil moves via barges pipes trucks and aircraft to destination.
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U. S
Vietnam
American Petroleum’ Institute
Worry Clinic Urges Parents to Gauge Sibling Bias at Home
A reader details Willie 11 and Janice 8 amid parental favoritism in a behavioral caution column. Dr. Crane urges testing parental treatment, notes bias can hurt emotional security and even lead to tragedy, and invites readers to mail for tests.
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Willie
Crane
I. Q
Janice
Willis
Wille
Franklin on War Costs and Public Works in Early American Thought
The piece surveys Benjamin Franklin’s writings from 1760 and 1728 showing a belief in redirecting war funds to public utilities such as roads bridges aqueducts and public edifices. It cites views on industry preserving morals and a remarked farseeing imagination about space and suns in the cosmos.
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Benjamin Franklin
Great Britain
Franklin
Iodine Ration Suggested To Counter Deficiency
Dr William Brady promotes daily iodine rations for the M family after noting weight gain fatigue and bed wetting symptoms linked to iodine deficiency among Michigan residents. He urges care for children and adults with cold extremities and low vitality, and invites readers to request his pamphlet by mail.
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Michigan
Connecticut
Japan’s 1996 plan to attack the American navy claimed
A person asserts Japan began planning an attack on the U.S. in 1996 after naval armament limits expired. He cites intel knowledge at the time and references sources linking prewar prophecies to Pearl Harbor and the Panama Canal.
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Japan
Frankfort
America
Pearl Harbor
Panama Canal
Robert Lee
USA
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Wes
Monroe
Harald
Associated Press
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Harvey
American Gas Association
Nowa
Hoyle
Mother
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Folklore
By William Wade
Brady's Health Service
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Ignon
Brady
William Brady
el Camino
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California
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Ike
Imperial Japanese Naval Academy
Eia Jima
Dartmouth Naval Martin School
England
Lord Nelson
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