Irony of Johnsons fourth year shadows his Popular President goal
In Our Opinion the piece argues Lyndon Johnson, despite gains, remains at a low ebb due to reluctance to take unpopular actions. It notes the 1966 tax debate and Vietnam costs, compares historical presidents, and contends leaders must tell the truth and act, even if hated by many. Johnson is not hated but not fully trusted, a tragedy given his four-year record.
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Johnson
Vietnam
Jefferson
New England
Britain
James Buchanan
Lyndon Johnson
Hanoi
Ho Chi Minh
Mao
Peking
Comrads
North Vietnam
China
U.S
North Korea
Korea
American Medical Association
Kennedy
Sorensen and
Schlesinger
Jacqueline Kennedy
Manchester
Impressions of Inez Inez and the chain letter caper
Inez Robb laments her husband’s entanglement with a chain letter scheme that promises riches and invites legal trouble. She recalls letters from Post Office official Kapenstein warning of lottery laws violations and notes the lure of $6 to $100 schemes, framed as Walter Mitty dreams amid 1967 troubles.
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Inez Robb
Ira Kapenstein
Lawrence F. O'Brien
Kapenstein
Washington Daily News
Post Office Department
FBI
Alond
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Los Angeles
Queen Elizabeth
Hugh Heffnern
Aaa
Walter Mitty
Vietnam
G.O.P
Letter to the Editor from Rev Hyde Praises Journal Coverage
Rev Stanley B Hyde of Billerica Mass commends the Journal for its December 24 Star of Peace editorial. He appreciates local and national coverage and says the paper stands up well to larger dailies.
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Star of Peace
New England
U.S
Stanley B. Hyde
Billerica
Mass
Powell Travel Scrutiny Reveals Flight Fund Misuse
A House subcommittee report details how Congressman Adam Clayton Powell and aides used air tickets for travel, with names on tickets not aligning to actual travel. Witnesses describe multiple trips billed to staff and misused funds, including Corinne Huff and Emma Swann, raising questions about committee travel practices.
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Washington
Adam Clayton Powell
Harlem Globe - Trotter
Powell
Chuck Stone
Stone
Swann
Clark
Lewis
Huff
Corinne Huff
Harlem
Europe
Bahamas
Paul Jones
D-Mo
Miami
New York
Wayne Hays
D-Ohio
Emma T. Swann
Buffalo
New York City
On the Line Its a perplexing war
In this essay columnist Bob Considine argues that a formal declaration of war on North Vietnam would quell domestic dissent and compel Soviet involvement. He analyzes risks for Russia and China, compares World War II and Korea, and notes the high cost and enduring nature of the Vietnam conflict.
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Bob Considine
New York
North Vietnam
Instant history debate grows over Kennedy books
Washington voices split on the value of serialized memoirs and quick retellings of John F. Kennedy era events. Critics warn these pieces are not history but material that tempers public memory and personal detail.
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Bruce Biossat
Washington
Enterprise Assn
John F. Kennedy
Theodore Sorensen
Arthur Schlesinger
Kennedy
William Manchester
To the Point UFOs as Avenging Angels Analysis
Russell Kirk surveys two Vallee books on unidentified flying objects and reviews theories that they are supernatural manifestations or divine manifestations. He notes global sightings, references religious writers, and weighs biblical and literary parallels with spacefaring visitors. He asks if Martians are more plausible.
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Russell Kirk
M. Jacques Vallee
Regnery
Britain
France
Australia
New Zealand
le Poer Trench
P. Mizraki
Fatima
H.G. Wells
C.S. Lewis
Eldils
Vallee
Mizrahi
Desert
Jerusalem
Temple
Three Minutes A Day Light beam to erase garbage in future homes
A San Francisco convention previewed a future where a laser device disintegrates any substance placed before it and a full set of automated home appliances appears. The piece envisions dishwashers, laundry systems, battery cleaners, and all electric cordless houses while urging wise use of tech as a moral duty.
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San Francisco
Biddeford Saco Journal Publisher and Staff Listing
The Biddeford Saco Journal lists address Adams Street Biddeford Maine and notes Paul Casavant as publisher with E P Ingalls as managing editor. It includes contact numbers for business and editorial departments and outlines subscription rates of 2.60 a month 15.50 half year and 31.00 year.
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Adams Street
Biddeford
Maine
W. Paul Casavant
E. P. Ingalls
Telephone Business
Associated Press
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Inez
People’s Forum
Drew Pearson
Lewis, Clark, Swann
Warren
Wlatlo
Committee On Education and Labor
Russell Derrickson
Education and Labor Committee
Congressman Hays
Derrickson
Michael Schwartz
L Labor Management
Vidal Chacon
THE
Russia
Saigon
Kremlin
Moscow
Soviet Union
Washington News
John Kennedy
Romano Guardini
Max Picard
Rudyard Kipling
James Keller
Peter
Biddeford -Saco Journal
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