Extradition clash taints Johnson era political games
The column accuses the Johnson administration of political chicanery over not extraditing a labor official to Canada. It alleges Seafarers Union funding to Democratic groups and cites the State Department’s role, calling the affair a disgraceful national scandal and predicting further scrutiny if a Republican DOJ takes over.
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Lyndon Johnson
LBJ
United States
Canada
Seafarers Union
Dean Rusk
Nuts
Rusk
Washington
State Department
Johnson
Texas
U. S. Justice Department
Silence on Czechoslovakia Deepens Western Ambivalence
David Lawrence argues the U S and many Western groups remain silent as the Soviet Union threatens military intervention to force Czechoslovakia toward Moscow style communism While Czech leaders seek only limited democratic reforms the Kremlin demands strict alignment and press censorship The piece notes Soviet support from Poland East Germany and Bulgaria and highlights the broader implications for eastern Europe and Western responses.
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Czechoslovakia
Europe
Moscow
Czech
Soviet Union
Poland
East Germany
Bulgaria
Hungary
Kremlin
West Germany
Yugoslavia
Tito
Rumania
Washington
United States
South Vietnam
France
Italy
America
Western
Why Waste The Vote Spoiler Wallace Threatens Election
Governor Claude Kirk attacks George Wallace as a spoiler who could deny both major parties a presidential majority. Wallace’s appeal to law and order masks New Dealer financing for Alabama, while protest votes risk aiding the Democratic candidate. Communicating the need to elect a main candidate becomes crucial before November.
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Claude Kirk
Florida
George Wallace
Alabama
Little Tiger
Kirk
Wallace
Law and Order
Johnson
Rockefeller Gains Momentum as Ohio Delegates Shift
Private Nixon aides fret over a weekend Ohio poll showing 17 Rockefeller votes to 13 for Nixon among 57 GOP delegates, with 20 undecided. The shift signals a potential convention fight as Rhodes ponders a delayed ballot while Rockefeller presses for a broader bid. George Gallup polls still favor Nixon among GOP voters and independents, keeping the race unsettled.
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Washington
Nixon
Miami Beach
Nelson Rockefeller
Dick Nixon
Ohio
Akron Beacon Journal
Rockefeller
Ronnie Reagan
Teddy Kennedy
Kennedy
Hubert Humphrey
Jim Rhodes
Rhodes
New York
John Lindsay
California
Eisenhower
Sen
Barry Goldwater
Pennsylvania
Bill Scranton
George Gallup
Wendell Willkie
No Relief Missions For Biafra
William F Buckley Jr criticizes American indifference to Biafra and urges organized relief missions. He recalls Africa’s decolonization history, Nigeria’s democracy and turmoil, and warns that up to one million Biafrans could die within weeks without action.
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Biafra
John Gunther
Latin America
Ghana
Robert Ruark
South Africa
Rhodesia
Sir Abubakar Tafawa Alhaji Balewa
Nigeria
Time Magazine
Abubakar Balewa
Herbert Hoover
Vietnam
California
Ronald Reagan
Earl Warren
Trucking Lobby Cash Ties Exposed by Kotz Report
Des Moines Register and Nick Kotz expose campaign contributions from truck operators to key Congressmen amid trucking favored bills. House Public Works members including Fallon Friedel Kluczynski Blatnik Harsha Jones Wright Gray Clark Johnson Dorn Olsen Roberts Kee Grover Zion Reid Dorn faced donations. McCarthy noted for opposition.
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Nick Kotz
Des Moines Register
Congress
Jack Anderson
Miami
Senate Ethics Committee
House
Senate
John Sherman Cooper
Lady Bird
House of Representatives
Rep
George Fallon
Baltimore
Public Works Committee
Sam Friedel
Interstate Commerce Committee
John Kluczynski
Chicago
S. C
Arnold Olsen
Mont
Ray Roberts
Texas
James Kee
W. Va
James Grover
N. Y
Roger Zion
Ind
Charlotte Reid
House Public Works Committee
Richard McCarthy
Buffalo Democrat
National Review Shapes Conservative Pulse in America
The weekly National Review, edited by William F Buckley Jr and led by William Rusher, expands its influence as a conservative voice in American politics. The magazine promotes principled conservatism, publishes books by its editors, and argues for a gradual shift in public opinion through literature, education, and thoughtful reviews.
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National Review
William Buckley Jr
The
New Republic
the Nation
Progressive
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Putnam
William Rusher
Senate
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Rusher
Internal Security
United States Senate
Jacob Javiits
Javits
Suc
America
Richard Nixon
Nixon
Journal of Opinion
the Times
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Princeton
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Rocky
William F. Buckley, Jr
Drew Pearson
Russell Kirk
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