Peace moves in Vietnam mirror earlier bargaining attempts
The editorial argues that peace efforts in Vietnam follow a familiar pattern as Washington and Hanoi seek psychological leverage before the Tet truce. It warns that Hanoi may try to extract concessions without reducing force, citing Korea as a cautionary parallel and noting the high U.S. casualties in that war.
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Hanoi
Kosygin
Mr. Johnson
Wilson
Washington
Cambodia
Equal Pay for Women Yet to Be Realized
Paul Harvey argues federal equal pay laws exist but enforcement lags and wage gaps persist across sectors. He cites Bureau figures showing women earn substantially less than men for similar work and criticizes both discrimination and some civil rights advocates for hypocrisy in issue selection.
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Howard Smith
D-Va
Green Bay Packers
Department of Justice
Supreme Court
Labor Department
Mary Keyserling
Women’s Bureau
Three Minutes A Day and Life Lessons From a Dentist
A compact column urges sacrifice for achievement and personal growth. It cites Fritz Kreisler, quotes Luke 21 19 and encourages parents to teach children respect, idealism, healthy competition, and keeping traditions while embracing change.
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Fritz Kreisler
Kreisler
Cooper urges Johnson on a Vietnam peace pause
Washington lawmakers led by Sen. John Sherman Cooper press President Johnson to seize goodwill for peace talks in Vietnam. The piece recalls Cooper’s 1961 push to use Khrushchev’s mood to reset Berlin ties, contrasting past warnings with current advice amid Westmoreland’s troop surge, Vietcong resistance, and Saigon corruption concerns.
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State Department
John Sherman Cooper
Kentucky
Johnson
North Vietnam
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Cooper
Kennedy
Nikita Khrushchev
Berlin
Khrushchev
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Vienna
Berlin Wall
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Saigon
Wash
Malaysia
South Vietnam
U.S. Army
Mike Mansfield
Montana
A crazy mixed up Peyton Place column by Don Maclean
Washington columnist frames a TV soap opera recap as public service. He blends a Peyton Place plot with a forecast of future episodes and a political aside about LBJ era economics, Okun, and Romney mocking the Union.
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Don Maclean
Washington
President Johnson
Congress
U.S
Peyton Place
New England
Norman
Rita
Adrienne
Constance
Steven
Betty
Mr. Peyton
Eddie
Rockefeller Backers Split Over Path to Nomination
Washington The moderate Republican leaders remain divided over how to promote Nelson Rockefeller as the 1968 presidential nominee. The main debate focuses on whether Rockefeller should stay inactive or enter the Oregon primary on May 28. Romney’s NH poll showing him ahead of Nixon compounds fears of a Romney surge aiding Nixon.
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Bruce Biossat
NEA
Washington
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Johnson
Oregon
Michigan
George Romney
New Hampshire
Nixon
Romney
Ronald Reagan
California
Reagan
McCarthy Stands Against Strongest Political Forces
Virtually unaided Senator Eugene McCarthy faces a tough election landscape as a new poll places him around 13 percent if he ran third party. He aims to shift national policy on Vietnam, wary of Communist and other dangers threatening his candidacy, while resisting Kennedy influence and party rebel pressures.
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Russell Kirk
Eugene McCarthy
America
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George Wallace
House of Representatives
Gene McCarthy
Vietnam
Henry Wallace
Kennedy
Johnson
Clan Kennedy
Minnesota
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Massachusetts
Lyndon Johnson
Fulbrights
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Gruenings
Senate
George Wallace names signatures in California rally row
George Wallace of Alabama touts California signatures amid ballot talk. Shirley Temple weighs in on ballot name exposure. Some say his politics lean far right and his claim to fame is marriage to a governor. Corfucius quips about invitations to third parties.
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George Wallace
California
Shirley Temple
George
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