Barrier Idea in Vietnam War Rethought as Border Wall Proposed
Analysts suggest a steel barrier around South Vietnam may halt infiltration routes, potentially making bombing less decisive. The piece notes the war evolves into a guerrilla struggle across both Vietnams, with risks of broader regional spillover if North Vietnamese supply lines remain open.
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Hanoi
Haiphong
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
South
U.S
Washington
Return of the foreign aid critics and homefront welfare views
Paul Harvey recalls U S leaders who supported foreign aid now turning homeward. Fulbright Mansfield and Kennedy criticize global aid while Poage tours New England farms. He argues welfare at home breeds dependency and calls for retrenchment as voters demand action.
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Vietnam
Fulbrights
Mansfields
Kennedys
Robert Kennedy
Fulbright
Mansfield
Europe
United States
Texas
W. R. Poage
New England
Johnson
Yan kee ingenuity saves a beer from a vending machine
In a college dorm a discarded soft drink machine is repurposed as a beer dispenser. Faced with collecting 30 cents per drink, students load two empty bottles ahead of each full one to secure payment from users.
Walking Pedestrian Dangers From Drinking
A historical notice warns that walking pedestrians who drink pose a danger equal to drunk drivers. It cites about 10,000 annual U S deaths as pedestrians and notes about one quarter had been drinking, stressing liquor impairs judgment for pedestrians as well as drivers.
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U. S
Strom Thurmond
S.C
Senate move threatens Israel arms supply and air power
The Senate blocked credit for overseas arms sales, reducing Israeli aircraft parts and engines and swelling the risk of renewed conflict in the Middle East. Russia supplies Arabs with MIGs and tanks as U.S. leverage wanes, while Jordan and Saudi Arabia remain pro American.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
Senate
Israel
Middle East
Mideast
U.S
France
Russia
United Arab Republic
United States
Jordan
Saudi Arabia
Peace Corps jokes and LS D satire dominate Capitol Hill notes
Peace Corps Director Jack Vaughn teased volunteers on Capitol Hill about burning late at headquarters and joked about Russia needing a green visor commissar for bed counts. Microscope items note LSD slang from Sen. Clark and HERO for Republicans, Oak Ridge marks 25th anniversary with a play, war reporter Jim Lucas recalls quarters aboard the Hancock, Japan notes abacus sales rise, Humphrey remarks he lacks all answers, and a Padre Island poem is shared by Rep. de la Garza.
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Washington
Jack Vaughn
Peace Corps
Capitol Hill
Congressional
Vaughn
Russia
U.S.S.R
Dr. Spock
New England Division Movement Union Aides Rally In September
Dearle's Forum laments failed promises and dues while urging members to elect stewards, sign petitions, and back a candidate. The letter warns of rising costs and urges collective action as young people take over the world. The writer questions union leadership and calls for member participation to influence negotiations with Maremont Corp.
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Journal
New England Division Movement Corporation and Textile Workers Union of America
Afl-Cio-Clc
Maremont Corp
Fireman dives onto tracks to save woman at subway station
An off duty New York firefighter leapt across to the tracks amid rush hour chaos to reach a woman who fell onto the rails. He hurled two third rails and waved the train to a halt ten feet away, then urged believers to live with courage and faith.
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New York
Primary performances crucial for GOP hopefuls in 1968 race
Washington observers say Nixon and Romney must win three of four major primaries next spring to gain momentum for the convention. A split or poor showing could end either man’s bid, with Reagan Percy Rockefeller looming as potential spoilers and organizational challenges cited on both sides.
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Bruce Biossat
Washington
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Richard Nixon
George Romney
Michigan
New Hampshire
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Oregon
Romney
Nixon
Dwight Fisenhower
Sen
Robert Taft
California
Ronald Reagan
Percy
Reagan
Nelson Rockefeller
New York
Gaylord Parkinson
The Ruby Eyed Bathtub and the Shah
An editor critiques the shah of Iran for a crystal tub with ruby eyes funded by American aid. The piece links lavish colonial gifts to corruption, stunted development, and political backlash, warning aid fuels regressive regimes and delayed progress in Iran and India.
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Old Tribune
Shah
Iran
M. de Lacour
Texas
White House
United States
Allah
Latin America
America
Africa
Paris
India
Lyndon Johnson faces 59 as birthday humbles old president
The Needle ponders President Johnson turning 59 and confronting aging. It jokes that history awaits, but birthdays remind him he is aging, still proud yet aware he is an aging grandfather of history.
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Johnson
Lyndon
Biddeford Lace Journal Publisher and Prices Information
Biddeford Lace Journal lists W Paul Casavant as publisher and E P Ingalls as managing editor. Subscription rates are payable in advance: one month 2 dollars 60 cents six months 15 dollars 50 cents one year 31 dollars. The paper is a member of the Associated Press and entered as second class mail in Biddeford Maine.
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Adams Street
Biddeford
Maine
W. Paul Casavant
E. P. Ingalls
Associated Press
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