Editorial Page In Our Opinion New Left choking Voices
The editorial argues campus free speech is throttled by the New Left with pressure from professors and students. It cites Stanford Dean Virgil K. Whitaker noting McCarthy days and Dean Rusk’s Stanford speech limits as stark contrasts. Contends suppression invites Old Right attacks and undermines scholarly truth amid Viet Nam era pressures.
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Vietnam
Be a person who helps people Easter Seals appeal
The editorial urges Maine readers to support the 1968 Easter Seal Campaign for crippled children and adults. It highlights Pine Tree Society programs such as the Communication Treatment Center in Bath and Pine Tree Camp in Rome, noting nearly 1200 Maine people aided last year and urging contributions to sustain services.
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Jaycees Good Mudders Respond Under Adversity
Paul Harvey notes Westerville Ohio Jaycees rise with rapid growth. Facing strain on sewers lights and taxes, they fund two municipal pools, support junior leagues and emergency services, and push flood of projects amid old-timer resistance. Jaycees thrive under adversity.
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Darlin Nelly Gray
Rester
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Intelligence focus shifts to counter insurgency in Asia
Washington circles reveal CIA in Pearl Harbor talks pressed to boost counter insurgency aid to free Asian governments against communist agitation. Reports detail Meo and Naga insurgencies, Japanese wartime profits, and vehicle repair contracts showing Formosa cost savings vs Japan.
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Johnson
Ferdinand Marcos
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Japan
Formosa
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Japan Aircraft Company
Madcap Capitol Musings On Wealth And Space Waste
Humorist columnist Don MacLean riffs on government largess and fiscal folly. He cites a joke about rich parents adopting a single, steadily expanding household helper, then moves to gold trivia and biting notes on aid to poverty. The piece lampoons congressional spending, the Pueblo incident, Ecuador’s fishing seizures, and space program cost overruns while wryly underscoring personal frustration with public policy.
Washington News Unlikely Elm Disease Partnership Formed
The National Audubon Society joins the Elm Research Institute in a national bid to save the American elm from extinction amid Dutch elm disease killing over a million elms annually. The venture seeks funding for research and promotes non chemical controls while reconciling spray and anti spray viewpoints among conservationists and tree workers.
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Elm Research Institute
America
Conservation Organization
Audubon Society
John P. Hansel
Waldwick
N.J
Harold §. Hughes
Iowa
Cornell University
University of Wisconsin
University of Maine
New York
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Roland C. Clement
Institute
To The Point Sex education courses Must have ethical care
Russell Kirk notes widespread interest in sex education across states and school boards while highlighting concerns about younger students. He urges ethical care, suggests reducing classroom embarrassment, and proposes pre-reading Thurber and White’s Is Sex Necessary to demystify the topic for pupils.
Students Press For Vocational School In Biddeford
Biddeford High students urge a vocational school, arguing it fills local industry needs and offers technical training for all ages. The letter notes city investment and calls on the council to approve the project.
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Needle Spring Styles Spark Fashion Riff
The piece comments on winter fashion trends and the brisk pace of women’s dress choices. It notes that many women still have nothing to wear while clothing remains abundant, poking fun at the male view of women’s buying habits and the popularity of short looks.
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