McCarthy and the Youth Vote A New Election Era
An editorial praises Eugene McCarthy for attracting young voters with a calm, intellectual appeal in New Hampshire and Wisconsin. It notes adult supporters’ admiration, a New York Times ad claiming “Our children have come home,” and cautions that the Pied Piper analogy may apply to both sides.
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Sen
Eugene McCarthy
New Hampshire
Wisconsin
McCarthy
New York Times
Vietnam
Viet Nam debate frames 1968 election stance
Paul Harvey argues Vietnam is the central issue of the 1968 election. He criticizes administration control of dissent, praises Nixon’s call for a new diplomatic approach, and urges debate rather than shutdown of opposition as crucial to national interests and victory in other wars.
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Ang
Crimain
Nananna
Wisconsin
White House
Ho Chi Minh
Richard Nixon
United States
Free World
Nixon
Atriot
Tightening belts and tax woes shade Uncle Sam
By Harold Coffin, the piece mocks postwar austerity as Uncle Sam squeezes his belt to fix a skewed gold balance. It rails at excessive foreign aid and repeated promises of prosperity while noting everyone, including neighbors, shares the strain of high living costs.
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Uncle Sam
Our International
America
LBJ Steps Down From Race Seen as Idealist Sacrifice
Washington columnist Drew Pearson argues Lyndon B Johnson bowed out not to polls but from conviction for the country's unity. He recalls Johnson's private remarks, Moyers' rise and fall, Kennedy ties, and Johnson's enduring idealism in education civil rights and district home rule.
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Drew Pearson
Washington
Lyndon Johnson
Johnson
LBJ
Dean Rusk
Bobby Kennedy
Kennedy
Bobby
Bill Paley
CBS
NBC
Nixon
Moyers
George Ball
Bill
Nick Katzenback
Newsday
Bill Movers
Movers
Pete Hamil
Hamil
Bill Moyers
Jack Kennedy
Minnesota
Lyndon
District of Columbia
Texas
Letters in Journal oppose Beal remarks and school funding
The writer replies to a Beal letter alleging harsh, unprintable accusations and praises brave citizens who defend freedom. A second letter questions tax impacts of a new school project, urging caution on city spending and concerns for low income and elderly residents amid expected tax increases.
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Journal
Lemire
Gay
Plamondon
U.’s
Foggy Bottoms Wordplay on Foreign Service and Jobs
Washington column questions State Departments use of temporary foreign service assignments to OEO and related agencies. It notes 400 officers reassigned, arguing the move serves domestic poverty work and future overseas usefulness, while hinting at a broader truth gap in government reporting. Includes satirical musings on politicians and a humor piece about guns and money.
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Don Maclean
Washington
State Department
Foreign Service
Office of Economic Opportunity
State
Foreign Service Brigade
Delhi
Spain
New York
Appalachia
Nicholas de B. Katzenbach
Katzenbach
America
Ces
OEO
Three Minutes A Day Against Rodents In India
India faces a vast food loss from rats birds squirrels and monkeys consuming 3 to 5 million tons annually. A three year rodent control program at Kanpur shows progress, while Punjab residents demand more help. officials urge individual action and faith for future solutions. The article also notes nerve impulse speeds in humans and lower animals, illustrating broader biological insights.
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India
Kanpur
New Delhi
Punjab
Problems with computers Are usually the people
AP News summaries a shift in IRS refunds as computer systems process more returns faster, yet human error causes misapplied payments and delays. The piece uses fictional names to illustrate the fragile balance between machine speed and human accuracy, urging taxpayers to be precise to speed refunds.
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New York
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Martinsburg
W. Va
Sheldon Cohen
Smith
Jones
Jones R
Treasury
No Armed Mobs in America Say Beside Revolt Not Mood
Russell Kirk argues that most Americans oppose revolution and foresee calm political change. He notes police readiness to quell violence, criticizes black power advocates and white radicals, and stresses that violence would ruin the wider Black community and the republic. He recalls 1932 and warns mobs would threaten many.
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Russell Kirk
Martin Luther King
Washington
Dick Gregory
America
de Toqueville
Burban
Watts
Harlem
Jorroit
Rap Brown
Stokely Carmiichael
Floyd McKissick
Detroit
Newark
Chicago
American Republic
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Adams Street
Biddeford
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E. P. Ingalls
Telephone Business
Associated Press
Orville Freeman
Secretary of Agriculture
People’s Forum
Mr. Beal
Siberia
Beal
Mama's Boys
Mac's
Smithsonian Institution
James Keller
AP Business Analyst
Jack London
Valparaiso University
Christ
Martin Luther
St. Paul
Dents
Valaiso University
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