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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1968
Page
2
Editorial notes Queen Elizabeth II’s 42nd natal day and varied observances worldwide. It mentions Commonwealth celebrations, Canada’s Victoria Day linkage, and UK honors cycles including the New Year and June investitures for Prince Charles and other aristocratic honors.
A Hollywood review praises Ray Bradbury’s The Illustrated Man for its moral imagination. Rod Steiger and Claire Bloom star as two of the principal actors in a $2 million production adapting three Bradbury tales including The Veldt and The Long Rains. The critic argues the film, with strong direction and steady budget, could revive literary fantasy on screen and wake a dormant moral imagination in a jaded era.
The calendar marks Flag Day on June 14 and urges pride in the American flag as a symbol of liberty, individual rights, and constitutional guarantees. It highlights national character, human spirit, and the enduring vitality of the United States despite modernization, calling for simple patriotism.
Canadians set to watch the first nationally televised debate as a 60 day campaign nears its June 25 election. In the United States a planned series of debates in 1988 hinges on an equal time rule and possible congressional action. Debates would feature Pierre Elliott Trudeau and Robert Stanfield in Canada with two minor parties also represented. Language issues loom over whether English and French will be used or translated.
Reader queries urge diversification to reduce risk from a single holding in Franklin National Bank. The columnist explains merger history with Meadow Brook and National Bank of North America, notes Franklin’s growth after merging with Federation Bank & Trust, and approves a move into Americas Telephone Jersey Standard and Warner-Lambert for moderate growth. Bond suggestions include 0.5 Treasury notes and 3% bonds yielding solid estate tax coverage.
A reader letter from George questions late bedtimes, while Dr. Brady outlines recommended sleep durations by age 4 to 16 and notes he cannot answer all letters. The column defends parental guidance and highlights how proper bedtime supports health, urging adherence to established sleep norms.
A letter to the editor cites Rev Amos Ney of California arguing against belief in an afterlife while defending church leadership amid secular Humanism and Hedonism critiques. The writer links debates to historical figures, urges readers to request a booklet from Dr. Crane Mellor for psychology and Bible-reading aids.
A collage of comments and aphorisms on language travel health and society. Quotations include an American traveler in France on multilingual chambermaids a widow’s imagined future a gym inscription on voyage a pigeon release a bluefish episode and remarks on dogs and revenge from writers in New York Chicago and other sources.
Paul Harvey lauds Mormon Church welfare as a model where aid comes with work. A central Salt Lake City storehouse provides food and goods via prepaid contributions. recipients work on church farms or in the storehouse. New York City faces massive welfare costs, while Mormons voluntarily fast one day monthly to fund collective relief, preferring work over government handouts.
Three North Vietnamese patrol boats launched a high speed torpedo strike on the USS Maddox in the Gulf of Tonkin about thirty miles north of Vietnam. The Aug. 2, 1961 action damaged the Maddox and prompted retaliatory air strikes on Aug. 5 by aircraft from the USS Ticonderoga and Constellation, marking the first air against enemy targets since Korea.
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