1968 Begins Prosperously But Also Problematically
In Philadelphia, J A Livingston analyzes 1968 as a year of clash between New Economics and Old Politics. He outlines goals for Johnson: growth, full employment, and inflation control, while noting wage price pressure and a looming dollar crisis. He predicts compromises with Mills and possible tax increases to curb spending.
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Yugoslav Leader Defends Independent Communism
Belgrade reports Edvard Kardelj defending Yugoslavia's distinct communist path at a Tito anniversary ceremony. He said Yugoslavia would be its own master and not wear another's brand, while noting the historical split with Stalin and Moscow.
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Belgrade
UPI
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Soviet Union
Edvard Kardelj
Tito
Communist Party
Josef Stalin
Communist Movement
Moscow
Oservers
Kardelj
Stalin
Summit Conference Aims for World Communist Summit
Communist parties meet in Budapest on February 28 to prepare for a world summit in 1968. The Yugoslavs attend while the Soviets and 17 other nations indicate they will not participate.
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Budapest
Unexpected Gannet Gift to Cincinnati Zoo
Bill Scarrett of North College Hill gave a seagoing bird to the Cincinnati zoo on Christmas Day. The gannet wandered from the Atlantic coast into Scarrett's backyard, baffling officials who called it an unlikely visitor.
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Cincinnati
UPI
Bill Scarrett
College Hill
Cincinnati Zoo
Atlantic
Scarrett
Sleep Through Crash Of Auto Into House
Earl Caster Jr lost control of his car and drove through a lawn garage wall and into the Philip Rosewarne home. The sleeping Rosewarne family were awakened when the car struck the wall and Caster knocked on the door.
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Lansing, Mich
UPI
Earl Caster Jr
Philip Rosewarne
Rosewarne
Caster
Yugoslav Leader Defends Independence From World Communist Control
A Yugoslav figure rejected participation in external dictation within the communist movement. He argued differences of opinion are inevitable and cannot be resolved by forms that create dependence and inequality between parties. he warned revolutionary workers movements cannot be steered from a world center.
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Communist Movement
Revolutionary Workers Movement
Yugoslavia
World
Christmas Forbidden in Boston Until 1856
Boston once banned Christmas as a Puritan pagan feast. Episcopalians first observed the holiday, followed by increasingly bold frolics and revelry. In 1856 the legislature finally recognized Christmas as a legal holiday.
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