Oxygen worry on population and breath of life
The editorial cites Cornell biologist Lamont C. Cole warning that overpopulation threatens Earth’s oxygen supply. He says burning fossil fuels and expanding cities reduce photosynthesis, potentially lowering atmospheric oxygen and raising disaster risks unless concrete actions are taken.
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Cornell University
Lamont C. Cole
American Association For the Advancement of Science
New York
Cole
Impressions of smear tactics in a presidential race
A columnist decries early smear campaigns in the 1968 race, noting rumors target candidates and families. He discusses Wallace's third party bid, alleged ties to Johnson, and the domino theory spin, warning of escalating falsehoods and manipulation across parties.
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Wallace
Republican Party
Ronald Reagan
California
Reagan
G.O.P
United States
Barry Goldwater
Lyndon Baines Johnson
Johnson
LBJ
Viet head losing support in Saigon amid unrest and reform failures
Washington Merry-Go-Round reports rising opposition to President Nguyen Van Thieu less than six months after his election. Amid Viet Cong attacks and corruption criticisms, Thieu faces military infighting, reform delays, and eroding credibility with Vietnamese and Asian leaders. American generals lean toward Ky reformers while fearing disruption of conventional military structure. Unrest breeds coup whispers as Thieu falters on promised reforms.
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Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
Ogee Thieu
Thieu
Free Asia
South Vietnam
U.S
Vietnam
Germany
Washington
United States
North Vietnam
Lyndon Johnson Seeks Enlightenment From the Guru
In a satirical Lincoln-Mercury column, the piece imagines President Johnson visiting Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. The egregious scene features LBJ asking for meaning of life, the guru offering a quip about life as a still pool and a hydrogen bomb, and playful banter about politics and war.
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Guru
LBJ
Garu
Lyndon
Walt Rostow
Hot Dog
The Needle by Harold Coefin on Concorde 001 rush
Harold Coefin notes Concorde 001 enters sonic boom era as Britain and France push the world’s fastest passenger jet. He jokes about windows breaking and leaders De Gaulle and Harold Wilson racing toward an end to travel constraints. Charles links sonic speed to policy limits and market openings.
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Harold Coefin
de Gaulle
Harold Wilson
Charles
Harold
Washington analysts sense US isolation trend fuels Soviet strategy
Washington strategists warn Soviet leaders believe the United States will retreat from foreign commitments after Vietnam. They fear Moscow will probe Asia Africa and the Middle East as Western powers withdraw. Analysts see no signs of a US willingness to risk nuclear war, though Soviets may proceed cautiously.
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Ray Cromley
NEA
Washington
State Department
Pentagon
United States
Kremlin
U.S
Britain
France
West Germany
Japan
Vietnam
North Atlantic
Southeast Asia
Middle East
U. S. Senate
Soviet Union
Moral imagination through literature questioned
The piece argues schooling should shape ethics and inner vision by early age. It condemns a modern “Human Value Series” of readers as dull and propaganda driven, urging instead myth and fantasy from Grimm to Tolkien to fuel genuine imagination and moral insight.
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Soviet Union
Kornei Chukovsky
University of California Press
Chukovsky
Brothers Grimm
Andersen
C. S. Lewis
Lafcadio Hearn Tolkien
Three Minutes A Day Shoplifting Across The World
The article notes yearly shoplifting exceeding 15 million dollars in Sweden and larger figures elsewhere. About 18 000 thieves are caught annually with only one in a hundred detected. It profiles non professionals like students and housewives, cites commonly stolen items, and includes a religious reflection urging honesty and reverence for truth.
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Sweden
Biddeford Saco Journal Publisher Details and Rates
The Biddeford Saco Journal lists Adams Street Biddeford Maine as the office with Paul Casavant publisher and E P Ingalls editor. Subscription rates payable in advance are one month 2.60 six months 15.50 and one year 31.00. It notes Associated Press affiliation and second class mailing status.
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Biddeford
Maine
Paul Casavant
E. P. Ingalls
Associated Press
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