Editorial page notes failure of Maine caribou experiment
The Our Opinion column argues the Maine 1963 caribou release failed to restore the historic herd. Biologists fear extinction after a year with no sightings since November, while the Newfoundland reindeer thrive elsewhere. The piece contrasts the two wild swaps and questions future prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Newfoundland
Fish and Game Department
Francis Dunn
Patten
Labrador
British Columbia
Mt. Katahdin
Yesteryear
Black mayors face the same hard times as white leaders
Virginia Payette notes a new generation of Black mayors across the nation confronting common citywide trials. Carl B. Stokes in Cleveland aims for big revival, Richard Hatcher of Gary strands in strife, and Charles Evers in Fayette seeks racial equality after decades of segregation.
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Virginia Payette
Washington, D.C
Pittsburgh
Minneapolis
Denver
Atlanta
Richard Austin
Detroit
Carl B. Stokes
Cleveland
Stokes
Richard G. Hatcher
Gary
Ind
Fayette
Miss
Charles Evers
Mississippi
White House
LBJ
HHH
Congress
Evers
Medgar
All Negro Board of Aldermen
Communist Terror Tactics in Vietnam Predate Truce Talks
A 10 page briefing for U.S. negotiators in Paris details North Vietnamese purges and South Vietnamese assassinations since 1945. It cites land reform executions, political terror, and the Hue massacre to warn that a communist victory could bring mass arrests and widespread killings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Anderson
Wagton
U.S
Paris
Vietnam
South Vietnam
Communist Party
Hue
China
North Vietnam
Truong Chinh
Rotten jokes keep coming in from across the nation
Maclean reports a flood of rotten jokes from readers nationwide including mail from Stephen R. Fox and others. The column riffs on Mel Famey the pitcher, a veterinary virus named Woof and Mouse Disease, Broadway nudity, a Native American funeral quip, and a door knock joke about Don Pedro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Maclean
Washington
United States
England
Stephen R. Fox
Mel Famey
Frank Tucci
Douglas Macdonald
School of
Veterinary Medicine
Gene Grey
Corning
N.Y
Kearneys
Jim
Bob
Steve
Peg
Carol
Bill
Big Flats
Shortcake
Happy
Gerson Faden
Ebensburk
Don Ricardo
Don Jose
Don Pedro
Don Aivardo
Vietnam
Nixon
ROTC Faces Change or Lose Ground on Campus
Washington ROTC programs face a shift toward voluntary participation as Harvard and Dartmouth phase out ROTC by 1970 while many other colleges expand military detachments. Enrollment declines cut across Army Navy and Air Force ROTC, with critics arguing reforms are needed in curriculum and teaching methods to keep programs viable on campus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Cromley
NEA
Washington
Harvard University
Dartmouth College
Army
Navy
Air Force
Vietnam Party
Temperal
Pentagon
ROTC
Tt Defense
Stanford University
California
Stu
Setvisce
Vietnam
Are the young idealists or merely young bums
Russell Kirk reflects on whether the rising generation are genuine reformers or perpetual adolescents. He cites a New York Times interview with Bethel rock festival participants and critiques affluence, permissive parenting, and Dewey era education for dulling moral imagination. He argues work and duty shape character and warns against today’s conformity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russel Kirk
New York Times
Bethel
N. Y
Jimmy
Irving Babbitt
Pee
John Dewey
Jane
The Needle By Small Talk observes social chat limits
A collection of wry aphorisms on small talk and social gatherings. The piece notes that real talk grew when moved indoors, and that larger events reduce substantive conversation while alcohol fuels chatter. It laments the shortage of serious listeners amid excessive frivolous talkers.
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Paul Garovent
E. P. Ingalls
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Sean Months
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AP Agus
Fahad Ma
Mac's
Washington News
James Keller
Duke University
Wwelr
Harold Coffin
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