Anarchy by other Name discussed by Boston educator at Nassau
A Boston educator urged students at Nassau College to follow conscience in burning draft cards and resisting military service. The piece warns such protest can amount to advocating anarchy and emphasizes change should come through Congress, not sit ins at the Pentagon.
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Boston
Nassan College
Howard Zinn
Boston University
Nassau
Herbert Mayes
Saturday Review
Gerald Walker
New York Times
Johnson
Congress
Republic of China
Pentagon
Labor Leaders Spark Mass Disillusionment After Strike
Paul Harvey notes a factory strike transformed workers into efficient teams. Supervisors Tom Bill and Dave shift to longer hours, earning respect while stoking tensions. He warns that leadership pushing shorter hours risks broad disillusionment as productivity rises.
Hillbillies Offer Modern Mountains and Mind Revolt
The piece contrasts space dreams with Himalayan pilgrimages and Transcendental meditation, noting how American seekers imitate gurus and LSD clingers with the rise of hillbillies in local mountains as homegrown sages. It lampoons how rock and beat culture intersect with mysticism and counterculture.
Washington Merry Go Round: Lessons From Foreign Visits
Drew Pearson argues three visiting leaders Mexico's Gustavo Diaz Ordaz Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew and Laos's Prince Souvanna Phouma show U.S. missteps from Veracruz to Laos. He credits Lyndon Johnson with mending ties and urges correcting Vietnam policy to win peace.
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Drew Pearson
Washington
United States
Gustavo Diaz Ordaz
Mexico
Vietnam
China
Lee Kuan Yew
Singapore
West Asia
Prince Souvanna Phouma
Laos
Vera Cruz
Tampico
U.S. Navy
Texas
Eisenhower
Cardinal Spellman
Nixon
South Vietnam
Kennedy
Bay of Pigs
Johnson
North Vietnam
U.S
South
FDA chief hints pot use may be safer than alcohol
Washington report describes James L. Goddard’s remark linking marijuana to cocktails, sparking questions about motives and politics. It notes the FDA’s casual stance toward marijuana and suggests the administration seeks youth support amid Vietnam and draft concerns.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
James L. Goddard
Vietnam
Dr. Goddard
Wash
Food & Drug Administration
Endsville
Letters and community notices from Biddeford and area
A collection of letters to the Journal includes thanks to the Animal Welfare Society for shelter improvements and a critique of Biddeford's new dog ordinance. A Biddeford High School student complains that promises, such as a promised Boy's Club, have not been kept, and questions council actions and youth respect for law.
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The
Animal Welfare Society
William Parks
West Kennebunk
Biddeford
Biddeford High School
Richard Boisvert
Clifford Street
The Confessions Of Nat Turner Review
William Styron’s novel reframes Nat Turner as the rebel leader speaking in his own voice. The work probes slavery and master slave psychology within a charged late antebellum landscape and raises questions about race and violence.
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Nat Turner
William Styron
Random
Southampton County
Virginia
Turner
South
Styron
Nixon Seen as Unlikely GOP Nominee by Some Governors
At the National Governors Conference in St Thomas Virgin Islands two Republican professionals argue Nixon may fail to win the 1968 GOP nomination even with primary wins. They warn national polls could show him trailing Johnson, keeping key states from delivering enough delegates to clinch 667 needed for nomination.
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Bruce
Nixon
New Hampshire
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Indiana
Johnson
New York
California
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Illinois
Michigan
George Romney
GOP
Potential Laos Line to Block Ho Chi Minh Trail
Column argues a fortified Laotian corridor through central Laos to the Thai frontier could choke the Ho Chi Minh Trail and cut Hanoi’s supply. It cites Laos neutrality, Prince Souvanna Phouma, Kong Le, and regional pressure from Thailand and Cambodia, weighing American troop levels and possible Chinese or Taiwanese support.
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Russell Kirk
South Vietnam
Haiphong Harbor
Johnson
Hanoi
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
Johnson Administration
Kennedy
Southeast Asia
Souvanna Phouma
Pathet Lao
U. S
Phouma
North Vietnam
Thailand
Prince Sihanouk
Cambodia
Defense
Rober McNamara
Washington
Chian Kai-shek
Formosa
Nord
Temptation and theft at Swiss machine exhibit
A 9 year old in Basel lifted a $4 500 gleaming crane model from a machine exhibition display. The 32 foot high silver bronze piece with three motors tempted the boy during lunch hour as workers cleared the hall. The scene prompts reflections on temptation and self control.
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Basel
Switzerland
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