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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1968
Page
4
The Gallup barometer links leading issues to party performance. It shows the current split at 51 percent Republicans to 49 percent Democrats, predicting a tight race this fall. The measure reflects issue concerns over war, inflation, and racial tensions, not individual candidates.
The piece argues two months after Johnson proposed halting bombing, diplomacy failed, South Vietnam suffers from increased infiltration, and North Vietnam presses attacks. It urges concrete peace talks, a halt to infiltration, and restoration of the 1962 Geneva demilitarized zone to move beyond fantasy.
A reader complains of flowers stolen from graves at Woodlawn Cemetery and urges cemetery action. The letter then criticizes railroad and government policies, discusses taxes, proposes a “Working Man's Tax Emancipation Act,” and condemns crime in Washington, urging politicians to act to preserve America.
The Republican coordinating committee led by former President Eisenhower, former Vice President Nixon, and Gov. Rockefeller argues the war strategy should use full military power early rather than gradualism. Former Defense Secretaries McElroy and Gates support armed effort at the outset to avoid giving the initiative to the enemy.
Washington voices warn of a looming inflation crisis tied to massive deficits. Winton Blount urges tax increases and spending cuts. Arthur Okun notes wage and price spikes and calls fiscal restraint essential to slow inflation. The Council warns price stability will be hard to return to even with tax action.
A strike against a major brewery draws commentary on the impact of labor actions, with reflections on peace talks in Paris and a light note about American youths’ career dreams from president to professional golf, highlighting public sentiment and distant costs.
An editorial reflection on Charles de Gaulle’s role in French history. It notes his leadership during Nazi occupation and his controversial withdrawal from Algeria, with anecdotes from Casablanca and remarks by FDR and Churchill about his personality and stance.
In a 1950s Washington luncheon story, De Gaulle and President Eisenhower exchange quips about agriculture and security. They joke on guarding Ike’s corn patch with two dogs while recalling De Gaulle’s sharp wit and long memory.
Paul Harvey argues that calculated inconsistency wins in business and warfare. He notes Russians and other rivals exploit unpredictability while the United States shows timidity in Vietnam. He urges embracing bold, unmatched actions to deter and defeat adversaries.
The report notes the winning frog in a California jumping contest was tickled by its owner before the event. It also mentions a militant group advocating longer weekends as a reversal of the usual crusade for shorter weeks.
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