De-Escalation Urges Halt to Bombing in Vietnam Talks Stall
Editorial argues for a full halt to bombing North Vietnam as peace talks lag. It cites lower U S combat deaths, reduced enemy action, and public weariness with the war while condemning Saigon leaders and military misrule.
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Paris
Johnson
Rusk
Honolulu
Saigon
Thieu
Truong Dinh Dzu
South Vietnam
Bunker
The
Washington Star
Donald Kirk
U. S
Stone
White House
North Vietnam
Pentagon
Gisp
Vietnam
Department Not Letter Perfect
The essay argues the Post Office Department should be replaced by a nonprofit government corporation after repeated mail delays. It cites a Charleston to Alexandria case where a tin of cookies mailed April 8 arrived May 2 and a box of candy mailed June 14 arrived July 12, highlighting inefficiency and questioning current performance.
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Post Office Department
Congress
Alexandria
Charleston
Presidential Commission
Performance Recall Criterion in West Virginia Debates Recall Use
The piece argues against recall in West Virginia citing abuse in California where over 400 000 signatures mocked the instrument. It stresses that recall should target gross negligence or crime and that performance, not ideology, should drive recall efforts.
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Reagan
California
West Virginia
The World Within a Political Convention
Washington Post columnist David Broder examines the Miami Beach Republican convention as a microcosm of national forces. He notes delegates drift from outside events, while crises in communism and Catholicism unfold beyond the hall. The piece argues swift adaptation is essential to avoid revolution, and questions whether party leaders will embrace the future or cling to the past.
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Washington Post
Miami Beach
Paul
Joe
John Gardner
Europe
Democratic Party
Miami
Nelson Rockefeller
New York
Rockefeller
Readers' Forum calls for alternative elections system
A Gazette readers letter criticizes the current party driven presidential selection. It argues the party convention favors a few elites and denies broad citizen influence, urging a nonpartisan or reformed process to replace the present electoral structure.
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Vention
A Call for Expanded Elections and Direct People Power
Edwin C. Barbe argues for a multi election system across local to national offices to curb party control and empower voters. He urges leveraging technology to allow broader candidate choice and reduce influence of entrenched party groups. He warns that delay will widen gaps between the nation and its people.
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Edwin C. Barbe
College of Engineering
West Virginia
Republicans think anew but act old in Miami Beach
James Reston argues the GOP talks of renewal yet adheres to familiar tactics. Nixon is admired but not endorsed. Republicans fear a credibility gap, promise progressive goals without funding them, and misalign rhetoric with policy. The piece frames a crisis of belief shaping the 1968 campaign.
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Richard Nixon
Rockefeller
Humphrey
Johnson
Lincoln
Miami Beach
U.S
New York Times
Biscayne
Goldwater
Reagan
Nixon
McCarthy
Vietnam
Republican Party
America
GOP Platform Fails To Shape A Clear Vietnam Plank
Potomac Fever notes a chaotic GOP platform committee struggle over Vietnam policy with scattered lines and vague aims. General Hershey’s comments draw criticism for language and authority. Rev Abernathy’s convention presence is muted as party debates cost and space suit quotes surface.
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GOP
Vietnam
Rockefeller at Miami show highlights govern vs nominating gap
The Miami Beach convention scene underscored Gov. Rockefeller’s weaknesses for nominating a ticket. Analysts note a gulf between governing skill and mass appeal, with Ohio and Maryland delegates shifting and Nixon looming as the likely winner. The piece warns Rockefeller must reestablish rapport with ordinary people or risk a deeper leadership recession.
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United States
Rockefeller
Spiro Agnew
Maryland
New York
James A. Rhodes
Ohio
Senate
Rhodes
Richard Nixon
Nixon
John Lindsay
Rockefeller Organization
Robert Kennedy
Kennedy
Law and Order
Oklahoma
Nelson Rockefeller
Intercepted Message From Harlow Letter Cites Pay
A dated note from Morgantown West Virginia dated August 7 1968 discusses pay for football coaches in contrast to a colleague. The writer George James G Harlow signs as Comfortable Jsducator. The story references page 14.
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James G. Harlow
Morgantown
W.va
Lesson in English Word Usage and Pronunciation
A compact guide notes that chairman can refer to a woman or a man and that Cannes is pronounced can. It also contrasts prophecy and prophesy and lists synonyms such as ludicrous ridiculous farcical laughable comical and others.
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Ekkept
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Hanoi
Oregon
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Ethnoce
the Gazette
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Jack Wilson
Gen. Hershey
Rev. Abernathy
Martin Luther Prince
Congo
Joseph Kraft
Rockefeller Brothers Fund
Jim
George
Cannes
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