Editorial Page In Our Opinion Tall Order To Fill 100000 Jobs
President Johnson announced a high priority effort to place 100000 hard core unemployed in private industry by mid 1969 and 500000 by mid 1971. The NAB led by Henry Ford II shows offers vs hires in 10 cities, with 6785 offers and 459 hires in Chicago Cleveland and Pittsburgh. Training gaps and misaligned skills hinder progress. many programs rely on federally supported manpower, yet fail to reach those needing training. The NBA plan aims to involve business directly to improve outcomes.
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Johnson
Henry Ford II
Chicago
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
NBA
Impressions of Inez Women in Selection of a Candidate
Miami Beach columnist INEZ ROBB argues that after 50 years of suffrage American women still have little influence in U S politics. She notes the Republican and Democratic conventions are dominated by men, with no major speeches by women, and cites Margaret Chase Smith as a rare exception while detailing gender gaps in power and representation.
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Inez Robb
Miami Beach
G.O.P
Maine
Margaret Shase Smith
Ray C. Bliss
Eep
Asia
U. S
Congress
Clare Booth Luce
Roosevelt
Eleanor Roosevelt
Three Minutes A Day Check Finds Honest Stranger
A strike idled Memphis father of six turned in an $8 421 negotiable check found on a sidewalk to police after explaining his family had gone weeks without income. The owner, about entering college, offered a $14 reward. The man reflected on honesty as a valued trait, stressing integrity and straightforward conduct.
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Memphis
Tenn
Shakespeare
Biddeford Saco Journal Publisher at Biddeford Maine
Legal notice style metadata and subscription rates for the Biddeford Saco Journal list the publisher W Paul Casavant and editor E P Ingalls, with contact telephone numbers and standard Associated Press rights. Rates shown: one month 2.60 six months 15.50 one year 31.00.
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Adams Street
Biddeford
Maine
W. Paul Casavant
E. P. Ingalls
Associated Press
Political convention satire from The Needle
Harold Coffin mocks the 1333 GOP delegates outnumbered by 1500 writers and 4000 TV personnel. He notes journalists and telecasters outnumber political figures, predicting typical Democratic convention attendance. Highlights of both conventions are telecast overseas, as Coffin quips about understanding U.S. politics from abroad.
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U.S
Chet
David
Nixon tops in spy games at Miami Beach convention
Washington column reports an undercover espionage battle among Republican contenders at the Miami Beach gathering. Nixon allegedly runs the tighter security net while rivals’ radio transmissions are traced, with Rockefeller Reagan and Percy named in the monitoring. Headlines note floor secrecy, burn bags, and a high alert atmosphere as debates on youth and leadership frame the scene.
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Miami Beach
Nelson Rockefellers
Andichard Nixon
Herman Faber
Parkersburg
Iowa
Dumont County
David Treen
Metairie
Dorothy Conaghan
Tonkawa
Okla
Edmund Thornton
Ottawa, Ill
June Honeman
Landisville
Nixon
Nelson Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Ronald Reagan
Illinois
Charles Percy
Evans Governor Motel
Golden
Mac's World Election Satire by Don MacLean
A satirical piece imagines a Vietnamese election observer arriving in Washington to monitor U S elections. It lampoons external interference and critiques U S political turbulence, contrasting foreign supervision with domestic electoral dynamics.
Goldwater Dream Endures in Reagan Era Politics
Washington analysis notes that Barry Goldwater's influence persisted in the Republican Party through Ronald Reagan's rise. The piece argues Goldwater's imprint lingered in the South and West, shaping strategy at the 1968 Miami Beach convention and influencing Nixon's tact to appeal to various GOP factions.
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Bruce Biossat
NEA
Washington
Miami Biach
California
Goronald Reagan
Goldwater
Barry Goldwater
Reagan
Richard Nixon
Goldwater Crusaders
Miami Beach
South
West
Illinois
Indiana
Border Territory
GOP
Nixon
Nelson Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Ronald Reagan
Fish and oil clash over Georges Bank resources
Wayne Hanley argues oil and fish exploitation on Georges Bank threaten a vital two billion pound annual catch that supplies 12 percent of the world’s fish and 40 percent of US landings. He notes offshore drilling risks to the renewable fish resource and recalls past salmon research as cautionary context.
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Wayne Hanley
United States
Russia
Georges Bank
New England
Western Hemisphere
Toy train hobbyist seeks Ives memorabilia in New England
A letter to the editor from Howard T. Moulton of Litchfield Maine asks fellow collectors about Ives line trains and catalogs. He notes Ives products were scarce in New England compared with Lionel and American Flyer and urges preservation over disposal. He seeks remnants and parts.
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Journal
New England
Bridgeport
Ives
Howard T. Moulton
Lodge Litchfield
Maine
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America
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Dewey
John Lindsay
New York
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Harold Stassen
Minnesota
Ike
Senate
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George Ball
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Dan Evans
Bob Wagner
Allen Ellender
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Dulles International
Lotsa Luc
Walter Notquite
Howard K. Smythe
Washington News
People’s Forum
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