Editorial Page In Our Opinion War's Frustration Across Vietnam
A roundtable of Vietnam discussion devolves into a brawl while Spock faces a draft evasion conspiracy indictment. Sweden notes 11 U.S. servicemen seeking asylum. The piece weighs Johnson’s war policy, Fulbright inquiries, and the nation’s sectored stance, urging unity, firmness, and perseverance amid deep division.
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Vietnam
Benjamin Spock
Sweden
U.S
Pearl Harbor
Sen
J. William Fulbright
Gulf of Onkin
Tonkin Gulf
South Vietnam
Philippa
Johnson
Roosevelt
Flower children seek neutrality amid wartime memories
An editor's outlook recalls four American sailors who fled Japan for Russia and then Sweden to make propaganda, arguing neutrality can be a form of protest. The piece contrasts Nazi brutality at Auschwitz, Allied brinkmanship, and the need for active freedom fighting, urging readers to value and resist totalitarianism.
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Jenkin Lloyd Jones
Japan
Russia
Sweden
Richard Bailey
Jacksonville
Fla
E Boys
Kremlin
India
Heinrich Himmler
Stokely Carmichael
Martin Luther King
Hungary
Stalin
Stauders
Manneuvers
Rhine
John Foster Dulles
Europe
America
Elbe
Adriatic
South Vietnam
New Orleans
U.S. Navy
Stockholm
Finland
Denmark
Norway
Holland
Red Army
Washington Merry-Go-Round Moscow peace talk scene
Washington dispatch reports U S ambassadors alert for peace feelers across 35 capitals with emphasis on Moscow where Ambassador Llewellyn Thompson pushes for ceasefire terms The piece outlines mediation by ICC and UN in Vietnam and Middle East, neutral Cambodia Laos, and notes bombing incidents affecting peace talks and Westmoreland’s push for a million-man offensive amid diplomatic efforts.
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Drew Pearson
Jac Kanderson
Washington
North Vietnam
U. S
Eace
Moscow
Llewellyn Thompson
Kremlin
United States
Hanoi
Middle East
International Control Commission
Vietnam
United Nations
Thompson
ICC
Chester Bowles
Prince Sihanouk
Cambodia
Laos
Westmoreland
Pentagon
Pearse Ae
United
War expansion risks manpower as peace talks loom
The piece notes shortages of experienced pilots in Vietnam and limits on returning home, with airmen kept for a full year. It argues expansion would raise manpower needs and harm election-year sentiment, while Johnson ponders pay peace overtures amid shifting North Vietnamese peace messages and a concurrent military offensive.
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Vietnam
Air Force
Johnson
Joint Chiefs
North Vietnam
White House
State Department
South Vietnam
Names Make News And Policy Musings Collide In Washin gton
A satirical roundup covers a Calif constituent’s name change proposal for the United States of America and Polynesia, Congressman Van Deerlin’s cautious reply, visa tweaks for Cameroon, and quips about Congress, scams, and White House Christmas lore. It notes fodder from Headstart in Chicago to Las Vegas betting myths, plus playful jabs at Nixon Romney and Rockefeller.
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Don Maclean
Washington
Lionel van Deerlin
Calif
United States of America
America
Hawaii
Polynesia
Gary B. Gulley
Spring Valley
van Deerlin
U.s.a.&p
Republic of Cameroon
West Africa
White House
Alvin E. O’kenski
Rep
Wis
Wisconsin
O'Konski
Wisconsin State Society
Warren P. Knowles
Nixon
Romney
Reagan
Rockefeller
Rockefeller Center
When Can Police Search Your Car After a Stop
A legal explainer on Fourth Amendment limits for traffic stops. It outlines when a police search is unlawful as a pretext, when a search can follow from observed criminal activity after a stop, and why warrants are preferred though car searches have looser jurisdiction than house searches.
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American Bar Association
Willinard
Three Minutes A Day by Rev James Keller
The piece traces the word volunteer from Latin volo meaning I wish and defines a volunteer as one who offers himself of his own free will. It emphasizes decision making driven by sincere desire to lead a constructive life and cites Christ’s call to follow Him. It praises God’s gift of free will and urges personal inquiry and initiative toward truth and justice.
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James Keller
Christ
McCarthy Faces Fund Shortfall in Presidential Bid
Senator Eugene McCarthy struggles with lack of money and weak backing from Vietnam doves as he campaigns through a heavy primary schedule. Friends blame fundraising gaps on prominent opponents and fail to spark broad support from key figures, including the Kennedys, leaving volunteers as his main resource.
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NEA
Washington
Minnesota
Eugene McCarthy
Senate
Johnson
New Hampshire
Wisconsin
Massachusetts
Nebraska
Oregon
California
McCarthy
Carthy
New breeds of savages strike terror in nation
Paul Harvey argues Americans face rising crime and must fortify homes as in frontier past. He cites Phoenix crime, NYC thefts, and evolving security with steel panels and iron grills, urging readiness over surrender. He warns Supreme Court rights for criminals threaten society and calls for decisive home defense.
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Supreme Court
Phoenix
Ariz
FBI
Paul Blabaum
Europe
North Africa
Tomorrow's History Weaving Through Today
A reflective piece on how present events shape future history articles. It argues history is made by what is read today and becomes tomorrow's record, stressing the value of reading now to understand what will be history tomorrow.
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Cena
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