No easy wars and no wars cheap in human suffering
The National Observer argues there are no justifiable wars in the modern world, only acceptable ones, as fear of nuclear conflict grows from Vietnam escalation. It discusses retaliation, negotiation, and the risks of broader combat involving North Vietnam, China, and the Soviet Union. It notes potential bombing targets and the prospect of bringing the war to North Vietnam without harming civilians.
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Lyndon
Gree Athen
United States
Mr. Goldwater
Mr. Johnson
Vietnam
North Vietnam
Red China
Soviet Russia
China
Russia
Asia
South Vietnam
U.S. Army
National Observer
Charlotte Painter
New York
Mexico
Fifth and sixth graders craft verbose proverb rewrites
West Orange New Jersey students and teacher Lucile Barker create a word game by rephrasing familiar proverbs for vocabulary practice. Examples include a long version of A watched pot never boils and other playful paraphrases.
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West Orange
N. J
Lucile Barker
New Shape for Conservatism Emerges From 1964 Defeat
A 1965 conservative shift arises from Goldwater era doubts. Robert Griffin proposes an Employee Civil Rights Act to curb compulsory union shop and protect worker rights while acknowledging likely loss of right to work laws. Mike Bernstein urged conservatives toward federal aid tied to quality education, a stance echoed in later GOP debates.
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House of Representatives
Robert Griffin
Michigan
Landrum-Griffin
Griffin
National Labor Relations Board
Michael J. Bernstein
Senate Labor Committee
Capitol Hill
Mike Bernstein
Goldwater
Washington
Bernstein
Aan
Sage Greenmang
Kennedy
New York
Withe Pnych
Bobby Kennedy
Selma Voter Drive presses Katzenbach on rights bill
In a Capitol meeting with about 15 senators and aides, Attorney General Katzenbach outlined Justice Department efforts to register Black voters in Alabama and Mississippi. The civil rights bloc pressed for immediate voting legislation, while Kennedy signaled sympathy but raised practical barriers.
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Martin Luther King
Selma
Ala
Washington
United States
Capitol
Com
Nicholas Deb. Katzenbach
Senate
Dr. King
Birmingham
Civil Rights Bloc
King
Bloc
Katzenbach
Robert F. Kennedy
Justice Department
Alabama
Mississippi
White House
Johnson
Jacob Javits
New York
Clifford Case
New Jersey
Philip Hart
Paul Douglas
Ilinois
Case
Kennedy
Quiet global leadership contrasts noted in 1960s profiles
James Marlow observes a cohort of world leaders who have faded or softened in public presence. Johnson, Khrushchev, de Gaulle, Adenauer, Nasser, Tito, Nehru, and Castro are described as less provocative, more reserved, or obscured, with drama replaced by cautious, background diplomacy.
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Kennedy
Johnson
Viet Nam
Moscow
Dighomet
Charles de Gaulle
West Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Ludwig Erhard
Erhard
Gamal Abdel Nasser
United Arab Republic
Stalin
Yugoslavia
Marshall Tito
Balkans
Soviet Union
Tito
India
Nehru
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Fidel Castro
Dear Abby column excerpt on love two women and advice
A Dear Abby letter asks if a husband can love two women after 18 years of marriage. Abby confirms the possibility but urges the wife to demand a choice, warn against greed, and preserve legal ties if necessary. The column includes brief notes on other readers about quick marriage plans and Audubon wildlife wardens.
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Abby
Orbit
Onc
Powers on Books Beautiful Account Written Of 9 Months Waiting
A thoughtful review of Charlotte Painter's Who Made the Lamb, a memoir like novel about pregnancy and motherhood. The critic notes Painter's candid, plain style and the book's focus on conscience and social attitudes toward abortion and women's fulfillment. The narrative follows a couple's life and a birth amid ordinary events and a car accident, delivering insightful, engaging prose.
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John Chamberlain
Inside Report
Suspense
James Marlow
John F. Kennedy
Joseph Stalin
Nikita Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Kosygin
Korea
North Vietnm
Dear Abby
Blank
Julianna
Audubon Society
Florida
Powers
Robert L. Powers
McGraw-Hill
Mathew Brady
the Messenger
Oas
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