War in Vietnam Must Be The Campaign's Real Issue
Editorial argues Vietnam remains the central but neglected issue of the 1968 presidential race. It notes Johnson's decision not to run, Nixon's stance, Humphrey's partial bombing halt, and Wallace's vague plan, urging that the war's reality will dominate the next presidency and affect democracy and national finances.
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Johnson
Humphrey
Richard Nixon
Paris
Geroge Wallace
Vietnam
White House
Harry Truman
Tolerance, Marcuse, and a Nation's Tilt Toward Dissidence
Inez Robb reviews Marcuse's A Critique of Pure Tolerance and its final chapter Repressive Tolerance, arguing the text champions intolerance toward prevailing policies and elites. The piece links Marcuse to student unrest from Paris to Chicago and notes the paradox of tolerance within a modern liberal framework. It closes by contrasting the idea with calls for civilizational restraint and a Cecil B. DeMille reference.
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Inez Robb
Sorbonne
France
Danny (the Red
Plato
Kr Kin
Camus
Herbert Marcuse
Hitler
San Diego
University of California
Marcuse
Beacon Press
Boston
Dr. Marcuse
Hubert Humphrey
Richard Nixon
George Wallace
Cecil B. de Mille
Ghost voting probe shrouds Washington ethics clash
Washington column notes House Ethics Committee investigation into Rep. Bob Wilson ghost voting on days he campaigned in California. It cites leasing a Ford through the Republican campaign group, alleged signals from staff and Kennedy, and calls for reforms pushed by women's groups led by McCall's Mary Kersey Harvey. McCormack opposes reform, while the House idles amid accusations and partisan maneuvering.
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Washington
Bob Wilson
Calif
House
California
Wilson
Ford
Republican Congressional Campaign Committee
I. Lee Potter
Potter
Tlinois
Les Arends
Pat Jennings
John McCormack
Thomas Cooke
Congressman Wilson
Walter Kennedy
Kennedy
GOP
Cooke
Jennings
gene _newe
Ben Guthrie
Bill Hollowell
House Ethics Committee
Congress
Womanpower-in-Action
McCall's Magazine
McCall's
Mary Kersey Harvey
Allied Women’s Organ
Senate
Senate House
McCormack
Mac's World Citizen must be careful
A columnist frets over a TV report of a Sears robbery and a hero motorist whose act of stopping the getaway car is downplayed by newspapers. He muses on media bias, potential Supreme Court rulings, and civil liberties while noting sharp political quips about Agnew Nixon Humphrey and North Korea.
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Don Maclean
Washington
Sears, Roebuck
Sears
American Civil Liberties Union
Supreme Court
Microscoo
Spiro Agnew
Three Minutes A Day By Rev James Keller
A column recounts a first grader in Louisville who proudly explains he is the best rester. It urges balance between work and rest, praising constructive labor and leisure. The piece cites 1 John 2 25 about eternal life as reward for patient effort. It ends with a note on keeping a steady balance against anger and desire for drink.
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James Keller
Louisville
Wallace Drives Shift in National Politics in 1968 Race
Wallace of Alabama emerges as a major third party threat in 1968, with national polling around 21 percent and strong southern support. Analysts see potential to win several Southern states totaling 91 electoral votes, challenging Nixon and reshaping the party system beyond 1968.
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Bruce Biossat
NEA
Washington
Flint
Mich
George Wallace
Alabama
Theodore Roosevelt
Wallace
Roosevelt
William Howard Taft
Progressive Party
Robert M. LaFollette
Wisconsin
Cooldge
John W. Davis
LaFollette
Davis
Rocky Mountain Area
Pacific
Louisiana
Mississippi
Georgia
South Carolina
Arkansas
Tennessee
Florida
North Carolina
Texas
Kentucky
Ryland
Solid South
Hubert Humphrey
Richard Nixon
Democratc
Nixon
Ler
Compost cake recipe turns leaves into rich soil
Polly Bradley explains a home composting method using fallen leaves grass clippings and garden scraps. Layer leaves and nitrogen fertilizer in a brick or board bin moisten with water and cover with garden soil then turn and manage heat with thermophilic bacteria until the pile cools into fertile soil ready for spading into gardens. Do not burn leaves.
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Polly Bradley
New England
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