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Peace by Year 2000 and the Path to Global Tranquility
Paul G. Hoffman of the United Nations Development Programme argues in a University of Michigan lecture that lasting world peace may arrive by 2000. He cites nuclear destructiveness, evolving global awareness, and rising economic integration while warning that peace hinges on restricting aggression by major powers and settling disputes by law.
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Democratic Party Sets Vietnam War Line For 1968 Campaign
Democratic National Committee Chairman John M Bailey urges framing the Vietnam war as preventing World War III and contrasts this with Republican aims to win the 1968 election. He notes Republicans like Senator Hugh Scott oppose a peace at any price while Democrats defend the war as defending democracy. Bailey argues the world must be kept from blowing up and saved from communism.
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Southeast
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China
Lord Bowden Attacks American Space Program
Lord Bowden of the Manchester Institute of Technology describes the American space program as insane and extravagantly dangerous. He says it is the most elaborate and costly outdoor relief devised by a great nation in peacetime.
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Lord Bowden
Manchester Institute of Technology
End of Racial Riots Tolls Reported for Nine Months
A press association tally projects 85 deaths 3,200 injuries and 100 million dollars in property damage from riots in 67 cities through September. Detroit and Newark bear the heaviest losses. 16,000 arrests were made. Courts delayed cases as tempers cooled, while the President's Urban Problems Commission prepares a preliminary report and urged jobs training and removal of inciters to reduce future unrest.
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Highway Fund Slash Threatens State Road Projects
Transportation Secretary Alan Boyd warned governors that highway funds may be cut by November 1. The move would slow road work funded by user taxes, not the general budget, angering states that planned economies around road projects. A broader surtax debate and pork-barrel politics influence the stance.
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Notre Dame unveils Institute for Advanced Religious Studies
Notre Dame president Rev. Theodore Hesburgh announced the founding of the Institute for Advanced Religious Studies in South Bend Indiana. The postdoctoral research center will study Hindu Buddhist Jewish and other faiths aiming to bridge worlds and broaden spiritual inquiry alongside a Center for the Study of Man in Contemporary Society as part of a $52 million campaign across 38 cities.
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Theodore Hesburgh
Notre Dame University
Institute For Advanced Religious Studies
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Debtors Struggle as Strikes and Weather Slow Collections
Strikes overbuying tight money and dry weather in the northwest that closed forests and caused layoffs contribute to a slowdown in debt collections as Americans face difficulty paying their bills.
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Peace in Vietnam Hinges on China and Peking UN Role
The piece argues that a peaceful resolution in Southeast Asia requires China's involvement. It contends the United States must accept a two China policy, include Red China in the U N, and pursue Beijing’s participation to prevent nuclear escalation and achieve a lasting political settlement in Vietnam. It warns against military solutions and urges decisive action to deter China from becoming a nuclear outlaw.
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Restaurant Wins Case On Hamburger Patties Damages Set
A Pawcatuck Connecticut restaurant owners Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence T. Anderson won a federal suit against Wesley Lessard of the Taste-Rite company. A jury awarded $12,500 for alleged sale of hamburg patties violating Connecticut pure food law and causing loss of patronage. The verdict followed a three hour deliberation in U S District Court in Washington.
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Budget bids target 17 billion for research and development
An AP analysis shows federal R and D plans for the year total 17.69 billion with only 9.30 billion to be spent this year. Defense leads at 7.67 billion, NASA 5.3 billion, AEC 1.64 billion, HEW 1.18 billion, and Transportation 321 million.
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States' Higher Education Aid Rises But Per Capita Support Lags
A new Chambers survey shows state funding for public colleges and universities reached 4.4 billion this year, up from 1.4 billion in 1959–60, yet per capita support remains below the national average in many Southern states. Massachusetts posted rapid percentage gains, while costs rise faster than funding due to enrollment, inflation, and salaries.
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Friday the 13th traveler misses flights and luggage
Vera Harris, traveling from Birmingham to Burlington for a regional women’s commerce conference, faces a string of delays. Car and taxi fail, planes sell out, a last minute Greensboro seat is held but not transferable, and her luggage arrives separately.
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Connecticut Republicans balk at national campaign entry
The piece notes Connecticut GOP leaders resist fronting a 1968 presidential slate. It recalls past CT figures like Baldwin Lodge Pinney and Alsop factions who backed Eisenhower Nixon and Scranton. It explains a moratorium on formal candidate drives until May to wait for national consensus.
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World Spotlight on South Africa and Apartheid Debate
Perspective argues South Africa faces UN scrutiny over apartheid while asserting its mixed policy path. It compares colonialism labels, justifies separate development, and suggests international pressure could push gradual self-rule and aid for nonwhite regions.
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Marcus Favors Annual Sessions Of Legislature
Hartford AP reports Connecticut Senate majority leader Edward Marcus says annual legislative sessions are needed. He spoke at a Washington panel, noting increased committee activity and proposing changes to the state constitution to end the biennial cycle. The 1987 Assembly adjourns by early June each year.
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