Voting age should be lowered to 18 for democracy
The piece argues that 18 is the maturity threshold in modern times and urges constitutional amendment to grant those 18 and older the right to vote. It cites President Johnson and rising political engagement among college-age Americans, noting increased participation and concern in the current election year.
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Congress
Johnson
Jeane Dixon
Gulf of Tonkin
Haiphong Harbor
Cambodia
Laos
South China Sea
Soviet Russia
Red China
Westmoreland
Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh
North Vietnam
Youth Power Shifts in Politics and Voting Age Debate
An editorial argues lowering the voting age broadens participation and moral action. It credits youth with mobilizing through education and direct political action, cites Peace Corps,VISTA, civil rights work, and McCarthy support as transforming American politics. It asserts Johnson's proposed amendment could add 10 million voters and inject idealism.
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Peace Corps
VISTA
Sen
Eugene McCarthy
New Hampshire
Wisconsin
America
McCarthy
Johnson
Editorial roundup notes and Vermont updates
The Banner reports Congress will fund and restore the federal food stamp program in southern Vermont, reversing an Agriculture Department cancellation. Rep. Stafford aides say the dept acted to pressure Congress on the food stamp bill. Also, the Pavilion Hotel in Montpelier faces demolition rejection by legislators, with calls for preservation. A view on Vermont roads compares past and present conditions. A new noncommercial public TV model is tested. A joke from the Springfield Union notes a nickname and a quip about exclamation points.
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Vermont
Congress
Agriculture Department
Bennington
Robert T. Stafford
Banner
New York primary shifts dominoes in 1968 race
A column argues that Paul O Dwyer's New York primary victory signals a broad shift to peace platforms among candidates McCarthy Humphrey Nixon and Rockefeller. It contends the domino theory collapsed, Vietnam policy dominates the race, and the nation faces a ruined foreign policy unless candidates offer credible plans for postwar alignment and deterrence. The piece urges focus on foreign policy ideas for the new era.
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Paul O’dwyer
U.S
New York State
Gene McCarthy
McCarthy
Humphrey
Nixon
Rockefeller
Southeast Asia
McCarthy-O’dwyer
New York
Hubert Humphrey
Vietnam
Paris
Richard Nixon
Mark Hatfield
Oregon
Hatfield
Nelson Rockfeller
Ronald Reagan
Miami Beach
Israel
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Rumania
Red China
West Germany
Japan
Thailand
Venezuela
Brazil
Spain
India
The Sad Demise Of Railroads In New Jersey
A nostalgic reflection on the fading railroad era in southern New Jersey. The author recalls an engineer who modified a whistle to play Nearer My God to Thee, the once vivid soundscape of depots, night operators, and blue-collar travel. He laments the loss of romance, whistle echoes, and local stations as rail travel declines.
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New Jersey
Albany
New York City
Chicago
San Francisco
Broadway Limited
Delaware River
New Hope
Paris
New York
Letters to the Editor Weigh Union Restoral and Tax Reform
Readers urge reinserting the Union in schools and discuss New Mexico local income tax. Herbert G Ogden compares Vermont school funding by townism and real estate burden. Everett S Chase, president of Vermont WCTU, callers promote Independence Day civics and peaceful celebration.
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New Mexico
Tax Department
Vermont
Rockefeller Seeks No First Ballot at Miami Beach Convention
Gov. Nelson Rockefeller declares no first ballot nomination will occur at the Republican convention. He cites polls showing Nixon’s momentum slowing and more delegates leaning uncommitted. Rockefeller campaigns nationwide to sway delegates while stressing realism about Nixon’s strength in cities and his own prospects for nomination and election.
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N.Y
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Miami Beach
New York
GOP
Richard M. Nixon
Rockefeller
Philadelphia
Nixon
Hubert Humphrey
Humphrey
Pennsylvania
Dick Nixon
Nelson
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Fischetti
Margaret Ray
Congress St. Bennington
Herbert G, Ogden
Hartland
John F. Kennedy
Everett S, Chase
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Dick Gregory
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