Vietnam War as Forgotten Issue in the 1968 Campaign
Editorial argues the Vietnam War, a central and costly conflict, has become the neglected issue of the 1968 presidential race. It contends public attention focuses on law and order while the war’s costs, casualties, and democratic strain persist, and predicts Vietnam will be the defining issue for the next president.
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Johnson
Humphrey
Richard Nixon
Paris
George Wallace
Vietnam
White House
Harry Truman
Muskie proposes national voter registration with interstate voting access
The candidate envisions a computerized national voter registry using identifiers like Social Security numbers to let voters who move between states cast presidential ballots without new residency proofs. He argues for automatic cross state participation while noting concerns about centralized registration and suggesting near-term reform at state levels.
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Georgia
Kentucky
Baytown Sun masthead and staff notice fragment
Editorial and publishing staff lines plus postal and pricing notices appear for The Baytown Sun. Includes editor, managing editors, advertising staff, office details, mailing address, subscription rates, and copyright/Associated Press disclaimers.
Today In History highlights for October 8, 1968
Notable events on this day include the 1871 Great Chicago Fire sparked by a kicked lantern in Mrs. O Leary s barn, the 1776 founding of the Spanish mission at San Francisco, and a 1968 context with Chicago hosting the Democratic National Convention. Other items reference WWI hero Alvin C York, Trieste occupation questions, and recent political leadership events.
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Chicago
O'Leary
San Francisco
United States
China
Montenegro
Turkey
Bruno Richard Hartmann
Charles A. Lindbergh
Alvin C. York
Argonne Forest
France
Britain
Italy
Trieste
Quemoy
Harold MacMillan
First American newspaper cartoon published in 1754
Benjamin Franklin published the first American newspaper cartoon in his Pennsylvania Gazette in 1754. It showed the colonies as a dissected snake with the caption Join or Die. Maryland honors jousting as its official state sport.
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America
Benjamin Franklin
Pennsylvania Gazette
United States
Maryland
What Did Our Uncle Do Wrong
A Louisville style column questions Uncle Sam's welfare policies, contrasting rising welfare rolls with tax funded aid. It argues aid fosters dependence, cites New York City growth and groups like NWRO, and warns that politicians may buy votes with public funds. The piece critiques Social Security increases and calls for individual effort to pursue happiness.
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My Falls
Harvey Baytown
San
Sam
Kentucky
Lexington
New York City
New York
National Welfare Rights Organization
Washington
NWRO
Pabtum
Our Republic
Hubert Humphrey
Dirksen’s Peoria law firm under cloud of secrecy
Washington headlines reveal Everett Dirksen’s private Peoria partnership amid claims of a separate agreement keeping his role and profits opaque. The column links his influence in the Senate to his law clients and hints at undisbursed details and possible profit beyond firm expenses.
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Drew Pearson
Jack Anderson
Washington
Senate
Everett Dirksen
Peoria
Dirksen
Everett M. Dirksen
Harry E. Withereil
Arleigh Davis
Federal Power Commission
Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Company
Haiti
United States
Doctor's Mailbag on X rays and pregnancy risks
Public Health Service guidance weighs X ray benefits against radiation risks for different patients. Repeated chest X rays raise concerns about ovarian damage. cancer scar tenderness needs medical review. pregnancy exposure to Ritalin Surbex and Sinu tabs is discussed with cautions on phenacetin and fetal effects.
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Ansa
Adulterous Generation Cited in Gospel Verse
A Bible verse from Mark 8 38 warns that those ashamed of Jesus will be condemned at his coming in glory. The text contrasts the shameless with the faithful and reflects on the final judgment by the Son of Man and the Father with angels.
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Angela
Mark
Fragmented crossword style excerpt with scattered clues
A damaged OCR style snippet lists cryptic like clues and partial entries across and down. Items reference Caribbean, social, luxury, minerals, saints, instruments, and other varied terms, with scattered numbers and fragments such as trumpet, Greek letters, and chess terms.
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Bannon
Brad Wees
Tallan Antilles
Bridge Puzzle Bids and Slams Across a Two Spade Opening
A bridge problem presents West North East South with a forcing two spade opening. South holds ARDS WARESS QO52 and the auction reaches a best chance for a slam try. The prompt asks for the correct action after partner’s five spades.
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West North East
Ards Waress
Bridge Tips Exposes Weak Jump Overcall Risks
In early contract history Oswald Jacoby popularized the weak jump overcall to curb opponents bidding. A recent match point duel shows the tactic backfiring when West overcalls two spades. South gambles with three no trump, and the defense yields an overtrick for South.
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Oswald Jacoby
West
North
South
East
Newspaper Enterprise Assny
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Advertising Department
Dwight Moody
Corrie Laughlin
Baytown
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Texas Newspaper Representatives, Inc
Qens
Mpontenema
Dirksen Combs
Lyn Nofziger
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Walther Reuther
United Auto Workers
Frank Fitzsimmons
Detroit
Auto Workers
Teamsters
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Reuther
Core
Pat Brown
California
Czechoslovakia
U.S
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Brown
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BANK
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Srk
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Public Health Service
Pacific Coast
Lee
By Oswald and
James Jacoby
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