The Making of the President 1968 A Curious Year
Editorial notes the 1968 race with Nixon McCarthy Kennedy challenging Johnson. It hints at Rockefeller withdrawal shaping a potential draft and warns variables like Vietnam, economy, and Negro mood could shift odds before summer and November. The piece predicts an intriguing historical read.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Hampshire
Richard Nixon
Johnson
GOP
McCarthy
Kennedy
Nixon
Nelson Rockeeller
Miami
Chicago
Vietnam
Dial Tone First to Let Call via Operator Without Coins
A new system called Dial Tone First will let you place calls from pay booths by dialing O for an operator when you have no coins. Emergency calls to police fire or hospital will be free. nonemergency calls may incur charges via a credit card or third number. Nationwide rollout planned this year in Washington DC with broader national use later. The 911 program adds about 50 million dollars for equipment and will take years to finish.
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Washington, D.C
Try Your Word Power NEA Feature
A scrambled NEA feature puzzle lists clues across many categories from geography to language. It includes entries like land measures, nautical terms, animal references, and various other words with definitions or partial prompts.
Baytown Sun Masthead and staff listing
The Baytown Sun shows its editorial and advertising staff including editor Preston Pendergrass and managing editor Henry Holcomb. Departments list general manager business manager and various editors with office location at 1301 Memorial Drive Baytown Texas.
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Preston Pendergrass
Henry Holcomb
Convention City Held For Ransom
Critics warn that Chicago faces disruption at the Democratic convention with Dick Gregory vowing to fight the gathering “over my dead body.” The piece critiques Daley’s allegiance shifts, Humphrey’s federal funding, and alleged abuses in the Woodlawn program while foreseeing potential unrest and political maneuvering ahead of the August event.
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Chicago
Dick Gregory
Othier
Daley
Kennedys
Johnson
Office of Economic Opportunity
Woodlawn
Hubert Humphrey
Madison Ave
Tan Seymour
J. Walter Thompson
National Communications
Abe Lastfogel
Wiliam Mortis Agency
National Entertainment
Old Town
This Day In History March 28 1968 Associated Press
On March 28 1968 the daily history note highlights events including the end of the Spanish Civil War with Madrid falling to Franco in 1938. It notes births of Raphael and King George I, a 1797 patent, a 1932 St Nazaire raid, 1945 MacArthur Cebu invasion, and past policy movements and a 1968 questions on modern history.
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Associated Press
Madrid
Francisco Franco
Raphael
George I
England
Nathaniel Briggs
New Hampshire
St Nazaire
France
Douglas MacArthur
Cebu Island
Philippines
Eisenhower
Defense Department
Secretary of Defense
Joint Chiefs of Staff
el Paso
Tex
Billie Sol Estes
U.N
U Thant
Vietnam
Shriver Befriends Johnson in France Ambassadorship Row
Washington column outlines Sargent Shriver’s firm choice to serve as ambassador to France despite White House intrigue. It notes his Kennedy connections, Rusk’s handling, and Shriver’s earlier Peace Corps prominence plus links to the Merchandise Mart deal and Eunice Kennedy marriage.
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Drew Pearson
Jack Anderson
Washington
Bobby Kennedy
Johnson
Sargent Shriver
France
Rusix
Shriver
de Gaulle
White House
Lyndon Johnson
Kennedy
Bobby
Rusk
Madrid
Peace Corps
Kenney
Merchandise Mart
Chicago
Jo Kennedy
Eunice Kennedy
Bobby Kennedys
Aspen
Colo
Ethel
Eunice
Mrs. Shriver
Breast Lump Questions and Answers From Doctor's Mailbag
In this column Dr. Wayne Brandstodt answers reader questions on breast lumps pain discharge and changes in breast size. Pain is not a reliable cancer indicator and benign lumps rarely become malignant. Other topics cover galactorrhea in nonpregnant women and breast soreness in men during puberty with simple remedies.
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Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Bible Verse Quote From Mark Eight Thirty Five
A quoted Bible verse from Mark states that anyone who saves his life will lose it and anyone who loses his life for Jesus and the gospel will save it. The wording emphasizes self-denial in pursuit of faith and salvation.
LBJ Bombards Congress in January Congressional Push
President Johnson has intensified appeals to Congress since it convened in January, pressing for rapid passage of key civil rights and social programs. He argues for urgent action and urges lawmakers to align with his reform agenda.
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Bobby
Shriver
Johnson
Kennedy
Monrovia
Henry Cabot Lodge
Boston
Tre
Tubman
Liberia
Maryland
William Westmoreland
Saigon
Clark Clifford
LBJ
Westmoreland
U S. Grant Sharp
Pacific
Hawaii
Army
Bob McNamara
Clifford
Creighton Abrams
Abrams
South Vietnam
Westy
Congress
Lev
Readers Help Al On Birds
Al Mellinger writes on Flickers in East Harris County and readers respond. He notes birds feed well here, a Hitchcock reference, and compares public opinion on Vietnam and budgets to reactions to bird sightings. He cites Rep. Curtis criticizing Johnson's claimed economy and offense at expanding programs while Congress worries about funds.
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AL Melinger
George Wallace
Harold Stassen
Dick Gregory
Nature
Harris County
Barris County
Hollywood
Baytown
U.S
Southeast Asia
Capitol Hill
Congress
Vietnam
Thomas B. Curtis
R-Mo
Johnson
Curtis
Bridge Hand and Remembrance by Oswald Jacoby
Oswald Jacoby recalls Sidney B. Fink of Cleveland who died last December while at his favorite game, duplicate bridge. A hand from a recent session shows optimistic bidding and clever defense, with Fink’s play illustrating his skill and sportsmanship.
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Oswald Jacoby
Sidney B. Fink
Cleveland
Sidney
Sid
A.C.B.L
Bidding puzzle asks seven spades after 3 spades raise
The hand shows a complex bridge bidding sequence. South holds AFAR QNTE VAKS2 7 ws and faces a partner who raised to 3 spades after a pass sequence. The question asks the correct action now, given the partner’s 5 no-trump bid signaling Kings and all aces, and whether to pursue seven spades or adjust. Tomorrow will publish the official answer.
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WICK
Fowler
By Wayne G. Brandstadt, M.D
Wayne G. Brandstodt
M.D
Dr. Brandstodt
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