Hanoi still pressuring in peace talks as bombing continues
In a March 31 address President Johnson states he will pull back bombers from populated areas but cannot halt all bombing because it endangers troops and allies. He notes Hanoi refuses to accept U S proposed conference sites and remains reluctant to negotiate an end to the war.
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North Vietnam
Johnson
Panhandle
South Vietnam
Khe Sanh
Hanoi
United States
Impressions Of Inez Youthquake Sees Nihilism In Global Youth
Impressions by Inez Robe critique a worldwide youthquake as nihilistic and aimless. The piece questions what future programs, if any, youth offer beyond legalizing drugs and free love, warning of a return to old revolutions and potential repression for those over 30.
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Inez Robe
Prague
Philadelphia
Athens
Alabama
China
Chile
New York
Thee
Random House
Shanghai
Sweden
Cat Wounded Twice Prompts Call for Clues
Carl R. Emerson of Biddeford writes to The Journal about a neighbor shooting his cat with an air gun twice, the animal hospitalised both times. He offers fifty dollars for information identifying the assailant.
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Journal
Congress
Humorous Solicitations for a White House Dream
The sketch places Hubert Humphrey as a weary traveler seeking a home at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue and plotting to confront Congress over promised facilities for a vice presidential mansion. Muriel envisions converting the East Room into a sewing space as Hubert remains a longtime liberal.
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Hubert Humphrey
White House
Pennsylvania Avenue
Hubert
Muriel
Three Minutes A Day A Bolivian Boy Returns Home Independent
Juan Yepez born without limbs in Bolivia was aided by a doctor and sent to NYU for rehabilitation. Now 22 he uses prosthetics, has two years of college, and a computer course planning a career in Bolivia’s tin industry. A doctor cites thalidomide survivors as evidence that help can reach many others.
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America
Juan Yepez
Bolivia
Cancer Mission
Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine
New York University
Juan
John
Jesus
Division within King followers over nonviolence vs violence
Washington columnist notes Southern Christian Leadership Conference split after Dr. Martin Luther King's death over maintaining nonviolence. Hosea Williams argues for violence while Andrew Young and Ralph Abernathy oppose. The piece urges dialogue and proposes a Brotherhood Corps to bridge white and black communities and reduce violence.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Martin Luther King
Hosea Illiams
Andrew Young
Ralph Abernathy
King
United States
Rockefeller
Nixon
Kennedy
McCarthy
Mac's World Bobby pinpoints problem
Washington columnist notes Sen Robert F Kennedy offers a concise peace theme but questions originality and practical solutions. The piece contrasts Kennedy with Lincoln and comments on speechwriting teams and a shift to Canada for writers. It ends with a remark on Berlin riots.
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Don Maclean
Washington
Robert F. Kennedy
N.Y
Bobby
Abraham Lincoln
Gettysburg
Kennedy
Lincoln
Robert
RFK
Eugene McCarthy
Richard Goodwin
Theodore Lauderdale
Sorensen
Pierre Salin
Canada
Bob
Tierory
Insurance mogul owns coast to coast looted stores
A sensational tale claims an insurance millionaire controls a nationwide chain of looted outlets. In Washington a tailoring shop window proclaims altered mens and womens clothing with no questions asked. A Chicago store fears its treasurer after lootings when he urged looters to take the books.
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Washington
Chicago
Simple Thailand projects can thwart Red build-up
Washington notes suggest practical, inexpensive steps to ease conflict in northwest Thailand. Develop agricultural research to boost profitable crops, train mountain leaders for government roles, and expand viable resettlement areas. Programs must be piece by piece, with outside aid and patient, steady effort.
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Thailand
Washington
Norest
Pakistan
Burma
Bangkok
U. S
Laos
Rockefeller on the 1968 Nomination Odds and Indiana Write-Ins
The piece analyzes Nelson Rockefeller’s campaign for the Republican nomination describing his weak standing, looming four week deadline set by Morton, and potential write-in hopes in Indiana. It notes cross-party dynamics with McCarthy Keane and Branigin, and questions foreign policy advantages while lampooning the campaign’s seriousness.
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Nelson Rockefeller
New York
Sen
Thruston Morton
Rockefeller
Morton
William Scranton
Barry Goldwater
Indiana
Nixon
New Hampshire
Wisconsin
Harold Stassen
Eugene McCarthy
Robert Keane
Roger Branigin
Kennedy
McCarthy
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Motor City
Harlem
Tate
Lindsay
Swarthmore
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Richard Nixon
Berlin
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Stuart Mott
New York City
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Oregon
Gov
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Martin
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House of Representatives
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Adams Street
Maine
W. Paul Casavant
E. P. Ingalls
Telephone Business
Associated Press
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