Editorial Page Miscalculation in 1968 Budget Plan
The editorial argues the 1968 69 budget misjudged defense cost growth. It cites an $181.6 billion total with defense at $79.8 billion, a rise of $3.3 billion, yet warns actual costs will exceed forecasts due to Southeast Asia developments. Factors include Pueblo incident smarting reserve calls, draft expansions, and potential troop increases, worsened materiel losses. The piece warns deficits may deepen beyond Johnson’s $8 billion projection.
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White House
Southeast Asia
Pueblo
Westmoreland
Joint Chiefs of Staff
United States
Vietnam
Congress
Johnson
Desert rat Krutch shapes Harvey’s respect for life
Paul Harvey recalls Joseph Wood Krutch, the desert rat of Tucson, and the philosopher’s views on invention, news, and modern civilization. Krutch argues that inventions born from good intent now enslave us, overproduce food, and erode natural distinction, while he avoids daily news to keep space for thinking.
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Arizona Desert
Tucson
Dr. Krutch
Civilization
Two Months in Northwest Territory Survival Test
A 39 year old bush pilot survived two months in blizzard and 45 below zero near Yellowknife after his plane went down in the Northwest Territory. He shed 50 pounds, endured frost bite, and walked free from the wreck once found by a fellow pilot and an engineer. He was reported in good condition at Yellowknife Hospital and attributed his endurance to inner strength and faith.
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Northwest Territory
Yellowknife
Biddeford Saco Journal masthead and notices
The Biddeford Saco Journal lists staff and contact details with address at 11 Adams Street Biddeford Maine 04005 publisher W Paul Casavant managing editor E P Ingalls and telephone numbers for business and editorial departments Also notes Associated Press membership and second class postage status with entry details
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Adams Street
Biddeford
Maine
W. Paul Casavant
E. P. Ingalls
Telephone Business
Associated Press
Romney Withdrawal Reveals Rockefeller Pact Behind Move
Washington context shows George Romney pulled out of the GOP race after concluding Nelson Rockefeller could not honor a pledges to back him to the convention. Romney cited poor New Hampshire polling and fears of being a stalking horse as factors, despite promises of unified backing. The episode triggered backroom maneuvers as Rockefeller aides pressed governors to align, while Romney aimed to announce before a governors’ meeting to steer the party.
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Drew Pearson
Washington
George Romney
Nelson Rockefeller
Michigan
Rockefeller
Romney
New Hampshire
Feller
Spiro Agnew
Maryland
Winthrop Rockefeller
Arkansas
Ere Ler
Detroit
George Hinman
Leonard Hall
Rhode Island
John Chafee
Oregon
Tom McCall
Winthrop
Agnew
Hinman
GOP
Ocean Erosion Threatens Maryland And Other States
Washington column notes a National Geographic bulletin warning that shorelines shrink yearly with Maryland losing about 300 acres and Port Barrow Alaska receding seven feet annually. California could vanish in about 188 thousand years as erosion consumes coastlines, while Maryland lasts longer than Alaska or California. The piece injects humor about real estate and public policy amid coastal retreat.
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Don Maclean
Washington
America
National Geographic Society
United States
Maryland
Point Barrow
Alaska
California
Pacific
Port Hueneme
Atlantic
Ketchikan
Aleutian Islands
Alaska Peninsula
Japan
Pacific Ocean
Soviet Middle East strategy hinges on Arab hate
Washington notes describe Moscow using defeat as a political weapon in the Arab world. The piece argues the USSR creates anti US and anti Israel sentiment to gain oil and influence, while the United States should back Arab self development to counter the Kremlin’s tactics and reduce hatred-driven alignments.
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Ray Cromley
NEA
Washington
Moscow
Middle East
Israel
United States
Vietnam
Africa
South Asia
Iraq
Anparent
Aden
Soviet Union
Kremlin
California Professors Seek Congress in Opinion Shift
Russell Kirk notes rising number of academics like Dr. Max Rafferty and Dr. William Teague running for Congress as Republicans in California. Rafferty, state schools head, challenges Sen. Kuchel. Teague, Pepperdine VP, seeks the 34th district seat. The piece argues a potential intellectual tilt within the GOP as academia shifts opinion in the nation.
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Academy
Congress
California
Rafferty
U.S. Senate
Thomas Kuchel
Kuchel
Max Rafferty
Washington
Federal Office of Education
Dr. Teague
Pepperdine College
Los Angeles
Teague
Harbor Freeway
Watts
Pepperdine
Johnson
Truman
Eugene McCarthy
Eugene
Joe
Drs. Rafferty
Teacu
John Stuart Mill
United States
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Roosevelt
Biddle
U.S. Court of Appeals
Philadelphia
Immigration Service
Disarmament Control Agency
New York
New Jersey
Washington News
Mideast
Ho Chi Minh
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Publican
Acre
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