U S Middle East Policy Faces UN Route to Stability
The United States with Britain and France favors UN led diplomacy over quick action to preserve Middle East peace. Since Suez 1956 a UN force along the Sinai armistice line is being drawn down at Nasser’s request. Thant seeks a reinforced UN observation group to replace peacekeepers.
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United States
Britain
France
Middle East
United Nations
U Thant
Cairo
Security Council
Thant
Sinai Desert
Gamal Abdel Nasser
United Arab Republic
Nasser
United Nations Truce Organization
Aden
Arabian Peninsula
Somaliland
Red Sea
Vietnam
Three-Way 1968 Race Shapes Johnson Strategy in South
Johnson strategists push a three-way race with Wallace on a third party path and Nixon as GOP frontrunner in the South. They seek neutrality from Southern governors to boost Johnson while Wallace could siphon Republican votes. A Republican win risks losing Southern chairmanships and regional influence.
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Johnson
South
Richard M. Nixon
George C. Wallace
Wallace
Congress
Nixon
Midwest
Plains
Keeping The Cool From The Memphis Commercial Appeal
An essay reflects on midlife nostalgia for cultural artifacts from the 20th century. It notes how icons like Humphrey Bogart, W C Fields, early cinema dialogue, vintage music, Morris chairs, Big Little Books, and Joyce’s Ulysses reappear in modern contexts. The piece wryly asserts that elders had these comforts first.
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Memphis
Humphrey Bogart
W. C. Fields
Winnie the Pooh
Morris
James Joyce
Ulysses
Nasser's Middle East Gambit and Soviet Backing
Joseph Alsop argues that the Egyptian Israeli crisis exposes the UN as ineffective and shows strong Soviet support for Gamal Abdel Nasser. He attributes the aggression to Soviet arms and money, with a broader aim to push Western influence from the oil-rich Middle East. He predicts Israel may strike or the US may intervene, noting Soviet gains regardless of outcome.
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United Nations
U.N
U Thant
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Israel
Soviet Union
Gulf of Aqaba
Berlin
Middle East
Nasser
Vietnam
Asia
Egypt
Tiran
U. S
United States
Tiran Strait
Federalism Defeat in Education Aid Debate
A conservative view argues federal aid to education has undermined state control. It recalls George Mason on reserve powers and lauds Minnesota Rep Albert Quie for proposing a state-focused block grant plan to restore local decision making while warning centralized federal influence risks nullifying state responsibility. The piece praises the House for defeating the Quie Amendment yet says the fight for viable federalism continues.
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Washington
U.S
Harold Howe
Minnesota
Albert Quie
Quie
Dennison
Marshall vows Allied invasion promise at West Point
The Messenger recalls 25 years ago when Gen George C Marshall spoke to West Point graduates and pledged an Allied invasion of Europe. Arthur C Johnson Sr of Columbus elected chair of the Ohio University Board of Trustees succeeding Dr T R Biddle of Athens. Draft dodgers in Kansas City reportedly adopt babies to dodge the draft after Congress says marriage alone does not grant exemption. Miss Hattie Bean of Guysville and Carl Wilson of Columbus wed first couple in Athens Christian Church ceremony performed by Rev Otho Williams.
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George C. Marshall
West Point
Europe
Arthur C. Johnson Sr
Columbus
Columbus Dispatch
Ohio University Board of Trustees
T. R. Biddle
Athens
Kansas City
Congress
Hattie Bean
Guysville
Carl Wilson
New Christian Church
Otho Williams
Gun Bills in Congress and States Draw Sportsman's Protest
Editor argues against gun regulation as cure for crime and urges sportsmen to contact lawmakers. Criticizes Dodd and Celler bills as useless, cites Sullivan and other laws as failures, warns against quick, ill conceived reform and urges civic action to defeat proposed firearms legislation.
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Congress
Dodd
Celler
Committee On the Judiciary
New York
Philadelphia
New Jersey
Beauty and faces in The Messenger's Jon Webb column
Bonnie S. Kauffman argues that beauty extends beyond scenery to human faces and lived hardship. She praises Jon Webb for capturing real people and emotions, urging coverage of those in the hollers and gullies to share in dignity and opportunity.
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the Messenger
The
Messenger
Jon Webb
Miss Weber
Bonnie S. Kauffman
Elizabeth Drive
Athens
New Republican Strategy Aims for 31 House Seats in 1968
Rep. Gerald Ford outlines a plan to win at least 31 new House seats and gain control in 1968. He says the aim is to sway Southern Democrats away from the administration by using votes that would hurt them in their districts, prioritizing the prize of the next election over immediate legislative battles.
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House of Representatives
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
House
Ford
Sunday Messenger rates and distribution details
The Sunday Messenger notes daily publication except Saturdays, with pricing for single copies and mail delivery. It explains carrier delivery, weekly, monthly, and yearly rates for Ohio, the U.S. and possessions, and lists the Athens Ohio postal address for mail.
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Associated Press
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