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Newspaper
Argus
Location
Fremont, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1968
Page
2
The piece defends voter registration by all groups including Peace and Freedom and American Independent parties in California. It argues democracy absorbs diverse views, values political participation over protest, and asserts that competition among parties strengthens the system with broad voter blocs and legitimate advocacy.
The piece warns that gradual escalation risks a full scale war in Southeast Asia as America edges into Cambodia. It cites Eisenhower’s influence on Johnson and urges decisive action in 1968 to force Viet Cong and North Vietnam to surrender, fearing creeping US involvement.
Countdown The Pape warns the world is turning into a weapon factory and market, leaving many under the gun. Film exhibitors crown Julie Andrews as top box office draw for the second year running, praising her sound of music appeal.
The Deringer pistol rose from 1831 Philadelphia to fame on riverboats and in saloons, valued for concealment and surprise rather than accuracy. Adventurers gamblers and dandies embraced it as attire and tool, while women stored it discreetly to ward off unwanted advances amid the Gold Rush era.
In early California the tiny Deringer pistol appealed to waterfront women and gentry, its ornate design rivaling utility. As its reputation grew, carrying one became less common and its prestige possibly curbed mischief, with debate on whether reemerging use would deter crime or raise risk.
Paul Harvey notes gag writers become key political tools as jokes tailor attacks on candidates. Robert Orben cites Nixon and McNamara quips, predicting vast growth in political humorists alongside speechwriters, with 250 writers in show business and hundreds more in ads and industry.
Washington column laments urbane fashion trends as women promote male turtlenecks and Emancipated Male outfits. The piece mocks models including a Senate dove’s husband and a White House aide’s spouse, noting a department store invitation to a fashion show with skirtrousers beaded formals and at home playsuits.
Ralph de Toledano argues President Johnson uses a New Year press conference to reset the 1964 re election trajectory. He contends Johnson risks more in politics, seeks tax relief for voters, and aims to balance pay ments while steering Vietnam policy toward negotiated settlement, under a system of checks and balances.
This Day In History recalls 1925 when Mrs. Nellis Taylor Ross of Wyoming took the oath as the first woman governor in U S history. Other items note 1959 Berlin stance, 184 Pope Paul VI and Athenagoras meeting in Jerusalem, 1961 indictment of Bob Baker, and a William Somerset Maugham thought on freedom.
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