In Our Opinion Diplomacy Fails Amid Middle East War
The piece argues diplomacy failed as fighting erupts in the Middle East. It notes world capitals and the United Nations debated amid Nasser's blockade of the Gulf of Aqaba. It highlights Russia's influence, IMF credit cuts, and stalled oil-based pressure on war continuation.
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United Nations
Russia
Nasser
Gulf of Aqaba
Kremlin
International Monetary Fund
United States
Eisenhower
Anthony Eden
London
Egypt
Eden
Guy Mollet
France
England
Port Said
Alexandria
Johnson
Bulgania
Bulganin
Poland
Far East
Hungary
Pune
Strait of Tiran, l
Impressions of Inez Billboards and double standards in politics
Impressions lament the New York lottery billboard campaign funded by state money and banks. The piece criticizes Governor Rockefeller for mixing beauty advocacy with gambling promotion and notes federal billboard use by military and savings programs.
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Albany
Nelson A. Rockefell
Rockefeller
Institution of Banking
New York
Westchester County
New York State Thruway
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Army
Navy
Air Force
Marine Corps
U.S
Washington Merry-Go-Round Juvenile Crime Debate
A U S Senate Juve Delinquency panel faced questions about funding and hearings amid ethics concerns. Rep Roman Pucinski led House hearings on a Johnson-backed Juvenile Delinquency Prevention Act aiming to fund community programs, youth services, and detention facilities to curb youth crime.
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Capitol Hill
Senate
Capitol
Tom Dodd
D-Conn
Sen. Dodd
Congress
House Education and Labor Committee
Roman Pucinski
DAML
Chicago
Lisle C. Carter
Health, Education, and’ Welfare Department
Johnson
President
Commission On Law Enforcement
Rep. Pucinski
HEW
John Gardner
Ramsey Clark
Clark
Teen voices clash with elder critics over duty and progress
A May 24 1967 letter to The Journal argues for teen expression amid Vietnam and social change. It challenges generation gaps, defends youth commitment, and calls for open dialogue through love respect and communication across families and society.
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Vietnam
Washington News Probe Defense Arms Policy and Risks
In testimony before Congress Defense Secretary McNamara's team argued slow arms sales to Israel might ease Middle East tensions. They acknowledge Soviet arms to Egypt and Syria and consider U S antiballistic defense risks and potential arms races. The piece contrasts predicted Soviet restraint with actual buildup and warns McNamara may be wrong about Russian threats and strategic balance.
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Ray Cromley
Washington
Enterprise Assn
Congress
Defense
Robert McNamara
Israel
Middle East
Egypt
Syria
Soviet Union
McNamara
Nasser
U.S
Moscow
Pentagon
United States
To The Point Boy Scouts subversive In Communist Czechoslovakia
Dr Miroslav Strzinek, a former Boy Scout leader, was exonerated after a 1952 treason sentence for translating Boy Scout regulations from Czech to Slovak. Eight other leaders remain imprisoned. several later had charges reduced to subversion due to duress and fabrications. The piece critiques totalist suppression of private organizations and praises limited signs of dissent amid harsh youth indoctrination.
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Russell Kirk
Communist
Czechoslovakia
Miroslav Strzinek
Strzinek
Boy Scouts
Czzechoslovakia
Boy Scouts of the Free Nations
Soviet Union
Young Pioneers
Remarkable 88-Year-Old Defies Ills at Ohio VA Hospital
An 88-year-old patient at a Veterans Hospital in Ohio astonished doctors with his will to live. Told he faced hardening arteries, heart disease, chronic bronchitis, and other ailments, he declared, I'm going to leave this.
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Veterans’ Hospital
Ohio
Thirteenth Governor Born in Kentucky
Kentucky’s first native governor was James T. Morehead, elected in 1834, after the state’s first twelve governors were native to other places. The AP report notes Morehead’s 1834 election as a milestone in Kentucky political history.
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Kentucky
Frankfort
James T. Morehead
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