Editorial Page The 18 year olds Deserve to Vote
The editorial argues 18 year olds should be allowed to vote, drink, and sign contracts, citing military service and civic responsibility. It notes youths in politics and service, and quotes a Vietnam veteran supporting granting rights at 18. It asserts younger voters can contribute responsibly and enrich the electorate.
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Maine
United States
New Hampshire
Peace Corps
Villa
Augusta
Impressions of Inez Charity begins at home
Inez Robb argues the United States faces a central problem of affluence and indifference toward poverty. She warns that one fifth of Americans remain ill fed and ill clothed while the nation pursues space, luxury, and rapid consumer gain. She urges focusing on domestic inequality before moon missions.
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Inez Robb
Unie
Louis Bromfield
Fifth and Park Avenues
New York
Clower
Nallon
Mao
Kosygin
Mars
Venus
Seattle Teacher Defies Robber, Saves Store Patrons
A Seattle schoolteacher, in line at a local store, struck a robber with a bottle and helped prevent a gunpoint crime. She offered to pay for the broken bottle while police were summoned, and stock officers soon arrested the thug.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Ehrlichman Scours Nixon Appointees For Conflicts
John D. Ehrlichman prepares a notebook of guidelines to avert conflicts of interest among Nixon appointees. He and the Senate Interior Committee review Walter Hickel’s Alaska plumbing firm after Hickel’s governorship, noting a subcontract at Anchorage airport bid above rivals. Subcontract awarded to Hickel’s firm amid bid disputes, prompting questions on future Alaska land oversight.
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Drew Pearson
IGTON
Nixon
John D. Ehrlichman
Ehrlichman
Senate Interior Committee
Walter J. Hickel
Interior
Hickel
Alaska
Anchorage
C.R. Lewis
Secretary of the Interior
Pope's Infallibility Question Sparks Church Turmoil
In a heated exchange, critics question Pope Paul VI over birth control edicts. Catholic leaders and scientists dispute the stance, arguing infallibility cannot cover all issues. The controversy echoes across media and politics as debates about church wealth and social poverty intensify.
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S of
Sang
Pope Paul
Atus
Earth
Catholic Church
Kennedy moves to challenge Senate whip role from Sun Valley
Kennedy launches a high stakes bid to unseat Sen. Russell Long as Democratic whip. He phones supporters from Sun Valley and Chicago, wins key centrists and liberals, and racks up sudden defections including McCarthy and Nelson. He argues the move signals real reform and shows tactical savvy in eight days of aggressive campaigning.
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Evans
Aemas
Ees
Pressent Johnson
Nixon
Commerce
Maurice Stans
Kennedy
Eisenhower
Stans
Bruce Biossat
NEA
Washington
Sen
Edward
Ted) Kennedy
Russell Long
Senate
Long
Sun Valley
Idaho
Chicago
O'Hare Field
Henry Jackson
Stuart Symington
Missouri
Daniel Inouye
Hawaii
Eugene McCarthy
Gaylord Nelson
Wisconsin
Vance Hartke
Indiana
Nelson
McCarthy
Nixon to confront Vietnam situation in Paris and beyond
Russell Kirk argues Johnson’s bombing halt yielded little and boosted Humphrey in November ballots. He notes North Vietnamese and Viet Cong aggressions after November, doubts de escalation promises, and predicts Nixon will face the same military and diplomatic challenges in Asia with continuities from Johnson’s policy.
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Russell Kirk
Johnson
Vietnam
Hubert Humphrey
Paris
Hanoi
George Romney
Saigon
Washington
Nixon
Asia
South Vietnam
Thieu
Diem
Drewe Rostow
Rostow
State Department
Woman Painter Parodies TV Ads in Household Chore Satire
A humorous column mocks house painting commercials showing a woman completing a two day job in hours. It jokes about inferiority stereotypes and the logistics of moving furniture and cleaning brushes, ending with a fatherly quip about selling his wife to try such feats.
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Stans
Africa
Washin
Children’s Nature Museum
Rock Hill
S.C
Shakopee
Minn
Northwestern University
Asa A
Cab
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Inez
Charity
James Keller
Jesus
Lewis
Ernor
John Anderson
R—Ill
Mel Laird
R—Wis
House Republican Conference
Laird
Mel
Rep
John Ashbrook
Ohio
Defense
Republican Inaugural Committee
Sheraton Park
Mark Evans
Poe
Capia
White House
Mac's
Church
Moon
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
ACLU
Nigeria
Washington News
Harold Coffin
Biddeford - Saco Journal
Adams Street
Biddeford
W. Paul Casavant
E. P. Ing Mann
Associated Press
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