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Lyndon Johnson under scrutiny 1968 poll results and visit
Gallup shows rising support for LBJ as 1968 ends with 46 percent approval in December up from 38 in October. Harris poll finds 50 percent back Vietnam war policy. Dr Christiaan Barnard visited the Johnsons at the Texas ranch, noting the President looked worried and tired but claiming he is fully recovered from a past heart attack.
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Gallup
Harris
Vietnam
Southeast Asia
Christiaan N. Barnard
Capetown
South Africa
Johnsons
Texas
Johnson
Barnard
United States
New York Chooses New Air Pollution Index
The city adopts a comprehensive air pollution testing system under Austin N. Meller. Measurements will cover smoke, sulfur dioxide, and carbon monoxide separately for all city readings, with hopes for a single overall index in the future.
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New York City
Austin N. Meller
Youth and the adult world as a consuming force
A reflective line compares youth to China, asserting the adult world absorbs all who encounter it. The passage juxtaposes the modern term hippie with the unfamiliar non English word bura, inviting reflection on cultural labels and assimilation.
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China
Wotan Asks Selectman To Leave Woman In Dark
A Greenfield Massachusetts resident asks town leaders to adjust a new street lamp so her home is lit less while neighbors across the street remain in darkness. She notes urban progress and the value of night for those who enjoy it, urging a balance between light and dark.
Rockefeller Warns Tax Load Threatens Economy And Budget
Governor Nelson Rockefeller of New York warns that tax and government spending could outpace the economy, urging restraint to avoid deficits, inflation, and reduced credit. He notes a global push and calls for balancing hopes with life realities while budget makers prepare 1968 expenditures.
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Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Rockefeller
Britain
United States
That Pill That Failed
A Chicago Daily News piece notes Indiana University researchers found the pill only stimulates the central nervous system like stay awake drugs. Learning improves because users study harder, not from the drug itself. The article mocks grand claims and urges caution about such shortcuts.
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Chicago Daily News
Indiana University
Johnson Prefers Roosevelt on New Stamp Change
The Denver Post reports Franklin D. Roosevelt will replace George Washington on the basic first class stamp as rates rise. Washington remains on the 5 cent stamp while the 6 cent rate features FDR and Johnson favors the change as a nod to the New Deal with the potential for a 7 cent rate bringing Woodrow Wilson into view on stamps.
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Denver Post
Franklin D. Roosevelt
George Washington
Fdr
Johnson
A Tax on Going to France Proposal Sparks Debate
Senator George Smathers proposes a $250 tax on every U S visitor to France to pressure de Gaulle. While the idea gains sympathy for the aim, critics warn it could backfire. The piece notes Paris pleasures and questions reciprocal taxation, hinting at Canadian visitors and a broader financial friction between nations.
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France
Toronto Globe and Mail
George Smathers
Florida
U.S
Charles de Gaulle
Paris
Canada
Dow list shows past performance not reliable guide
Sylvia Porter notes that in 1967 only three Dow stocks posted gains while many fell, with 1966 and 1967 rankings showing little correlation. She highlights how a cross-section mutual fund would offset losers, and suggests American Telephone may be the sleeper stock for 1968 despite its 1967 low rank.
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Chrysler
James L. Philips
Boston
Vance, Sanders &Co
America
Dan Jones
General Electric
Oil of NJ
Union Carbide
United Aircraft
Owens-Mminois
Harvester
General Foods
American Tel
American Telephone
W. T. Grant Reports New Highs in Sales
W T Grant officials announced record sales for the month ended December 31 1967 totaling 174 456 828 up 6 38 percent from December 1966 sales of 64 019 665 This was the largest single month's sales in the companys history Calendar year to date sales reached 974 187 794 a new company record increasing 56 596 359 or 6 17 percent over 1966 The president Louis C Lustenberger credited a slow start but strong finish with the week before Christmas yielding its greatest weekly sales and the largest single days sales on the Saturday before Christmas.
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New York
PAWS
Louis C. Lustenberger
Grant Koampany
Comic Dictionary Banquet Defines Cat Chicken and Peas Dish
A comic dictionary entry describes a banquet plate of cat chicken and peas enclosed by warm appeals for donations. The playful definition blends absurd food items with charity language, reflecting whimsical dictionary humor.
Great Peace Protest Falls Short in Draft Card Incident
A columnist criticizes the late sixties Great Peace Protest for weak action as draft cards turned in number 618, with only 297 McCay cards among slips. He labels protesters as cautious youths, urges harsher scrutiny, and laments lack of genuine heroism from the movement.
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Uncle Sam
Stokely Carmichael
Martin Luther King
Pentagon
Defense
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Tourist Tax Seen Likely Way To Discourage Travel Abroad
Washington AP reports the administration favors a tourist tax over travel bans to reduce the dollar drain. Officials foresee caution in overseas trips, focusing on Europe and Western Europe investment, with temporary restraints and potential future removal as balance of payments improves. The plan follows President Johnson’s austerity stance and Secretary Fowler notes devaluation pressures.
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U.S
United States
Fowter
The Educator Rafferty as California Senate Hopeful
A profile of Max Rafferty criticizes federal funding for schools, advocates targeting aid to the needy, and describes Rafferty as a bold reformer willing to challenge Big Daddyism. He would support strong federal action on riots, Vietnam policy, and crime, while courting the GOP base and eyeing a Senate run against Kuchel.
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Max Rafferty
California
Tom Kuchel
U.S. Senate
Rafferty
Hitler
Eisenhower
North Vietnam
Johnson
Tonkin Gulf
Congress
GOP
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Tyne
Kitchen
Miami Beach
Raflerty
Kuchel
Rockefeller
Earl Warren
Warren
George Wallace
Ruchel
Wallace
Major industries foresee gains in 1968 survey
The Commerce Department report U.S. Industrial Outlook 1968 foresees gains for 86 major industries, with two thirds predicting rises of 5 percent or more and seven sectors over 10 percent. Automobiles 13 percent, civilian aircraft 45 percent, hotels 15 percent, photographic equipment 10 percent, construction machinery 13.7 percent, and copper products 15 percent. Only railroad car building is seen declining. Transportation equipment overall up 13 percent due to rebound from 1967 Ford strike, with 8.4 million cars expected. Construction to rise 8 percent to a record 83.5 billion, reaching a $100 billion sector.
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