Editorial Page In Our Opinion Hawk on Vietnam
The piece notes McGeorge Bundy once a hawk on Vietnam now calls for de escalation to ease U.S. costs and casualties. It outlines three possible paths for the next president: continuation, sharp escalation, or gradual disengagement with burden shifted to South Vietnam, and suggests Bundy’s shift could influence decision making.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGeorge Bundy
Bundy
Kennedy
Johnson
Vietnam
North Vietnam
Ford Foundation
South Vietnam
U. S
Defense
Robert McNamara
Impressions On Inez Space Travel Food Costs And Krutch
A columnist questions moon travel affordability and food quality for astronauts. He cites Joseph Wood Krutch's stance against moonflight, argues funds better serve planetary issues, and laments dehydrated space chow versus fine dining.
Double Letter Theory in Presidential Odds and Oddities
Washington notes the “Double Letter Theory” for predicting presidential winners, detailing past elections and exceptions, and mocking current candidates Nixon Humphrey Wallace. It weaves in local Florida politics, Gurney law ties, Bay Lake Palms, and a missing hotel elephant tied to Nixon HQ.
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Washington
Barry Goldwater
William McKinley
William Jennings Bryan
John C. Wooley
Eugene V. Debs
Teddy Roosevelt
Alton
B. Parker
Debs
Silas C. Swallow
William H. Taft
William J. Bryan
Woodrow Wilson
Charles
Hughes
Allan L. Benson
Warren G. Harding
James M. Cox
Calvin Coolidge
John Davis
Robert LaFollete
Herbert Hoover
Alfred E. Smith
Franklin Roosevelt
Hoover
Roosevelt
Alf Landon
Wendell Wilkie
Tom Dewey
Harry Truman
Dewey
Strom Thurmond
Henry Wallace
Eiisenhower-Stevenson
John Kennedy
Nixon
Barry
Goldwater
Lyndon B. Johnson
William Taft
Wilson
Richard Milhous Nixon
Hubert Horatio Humphrey
George Corley Wallace
George Wackenhut
Claude Kirk
Florida
Hilton Hotel
Brown Forman
State Line
Lindsay Victim of Law and Order Mood in 1968 Polls
Washington correspondent outlines New York City private polls showing Mayor John V. Lindsay trailing in a 1968 matchup, with 55 percent against and 1 percent in support, amid a broader national trend toward law and order. It notes Lindsay’s low approval ratings and suggests the mood harms Humphrey and the Democrats as the Vietnam War drives concern.
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NEA Washin
Washington
John V. Lindsay
New York
New York City
Lindsay
Arthur Goldberg
U.S
United Nations
Frank O'Connor
Nelson Rockefeller
Harlem
Mick Beach
Richard Nixon
Ling
Brooklyn
Nixon
Law and Order
Miami Beach
Vietnam
Humphrey
Abrams Gains Lease on Easing Vietnam War Pause
Washington insiders credit Gen. Creighton Abrams with restoring U S leverage to pause bombing in North Vietnam while President Johnson nursed a peace goal within a broader nuclear era accord. The piece notes Abrams replaced Westmoreland, improved tactical success, and shifts in Johnson’s stance toward possible concessions and face-saving terms with Hanoi amid stalled Paris talks and Soviet relations. It also cites U S intelligence of growing unrest in North Vietnam and reports Johnson’s cautious optimism about broader peace prospects.
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Washington
North Vietnam
Creighton Abrams
William Westmoreland
United States
Johnson
Eugene Methy
Vietnam
White House
Premier Kosygin
Geneva
Red Army
Czechoslovakia
Soviet Union
Paris
Gen. Abrams
Hanoi
Aroe
ca.Westmoreland
Abrams
Cour
Gen. Westmoreland
Pomares
Ho Chi Minh
Vice President Picks Split Ethnic Balance Debate
The Needle comments on the Nixon Humphrey race and the vice presidential choice. It ridicules Spiro Agnew for stoking ethnic tensions while noting Democrat strategies to mimic ethnic appeal. It singles out San Francisco’s Italian mayor as a prominent campaigner in a city with Irish influences.
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Humphrey
Nixon
Dick Nixon
Spiro Agnew
Spiro
Agnew
San Francisco
To The Point Philosopher Kirk on Dear Abby Day
Russell Kirk offers timeless courting tips drawn from his own marriage notes. He argues men should be lovable, show strength and achievement, treat women as intelligent individuals, and avoid jealousy while courting with humor and respect. He praises admiration, commitment, and the idea that love grows with effort and partnership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Kirk
Zsa Zsaa
Miss Gabor
Adonis
Miss Pepper
Doris
Prior
Alrea
Annette
Silence and Stillness Amid Everyday Noise
An English housewife lists her children's daily activities on a giant black board in the front garden to cut noise and create quiet. The piece reflects on moments of peace, discipline, and the value of silence for focus and responsibility.
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Thomas Carlyle
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Hawk
Inez
BY Inez Robb
Joseph Wood Krutch
Dr. Krutch
Earth
Sputnik
Moon
Uncle Sam
Stockholm
Biddeford
Saco Journal
al S Street
Maine
E. Wehaneg
TED Press
Associated Press
Mac's
Don Maclean
Hubert
NBC
George Wallace
Curtis LeMay
Muriel
Pittsburgh Steelers
Mexico City
Iias
Gurney
Turnpike Authority
G. Warren Sanchez
Sanchez
Howard, Needies Engineering
Stewart Gilman
Gilman
Winter Park
Fla
Apopka
Bay-Lake Palms
Highway 441
Central Business District
Bay-Lake Palms Corporation
Palm Plaza
Bay
Bob Wilson
San Diego
House
Les Arends
Illinois
House Ethics Committee
Mel Price
Washington News
LBJ Easing
Drew Pearson
and Jack Anderson
Ed Gurney
Florida Turnpike Authority
Gurney and Sheffield
Orlando
Howard, Needles, Tammen and
Bergendorf
Gurney Law
State House
Congress
Kirk
Harold Coffin
Philosopher Kirk
Abby
James Keller
Gwendolyn
Strasbourg
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