Editorial Warns Nixon Against Hawks Overseeing Vietnam Peace
The piece argues Nixon must pursue a Paris peace settlement and that naming hawks like Henry Jackson and Henry Lodge to Defense and Paris talks risks derailing a ceasefire. It endorses continuity with Harriman and Vance and warns against escalating warfare delaying peace prospects.
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Nixon
Henry M
Jackson
D-Wash
Defense
Henry Cabot Ledge
Paris
Senate
Vietnam
Lodge
South Vietnam
Jackson and
Lode
Reip
North Vietnam
National Liberation Front
Viren
Johnson
Ambassa
Snrat-Large
Averell Harriman
Cyrus Vance
Jacob Javits
Pen.y
Harriman
le Due Tho
Hanoi
United States
Saigon
Nguyen Cao Ky
Salvation Army Criticized for Soliciting in Liquor Stores
A columnist argues the Salvation Army should not prey on liquor buyers guilt by soliciting inside state liquor stores. The piece notes the organization favors liquor stores over other venues and contends such fundraising exploits religious guilt despite liquor purchases being legal in West Virginia.
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Salvation Army
Legion
West Virginia
Mentally Ill Need More Help, Says Local Minister
In Fayette County readers urge better mental health care with faster hospital admissions and humane treatment. The Rev. A L Simms calls for overnight residential facilities and improved public official support to help mentally ill citizens, condemning jail placement as inhumane.
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That Gazette
Bette
Fayette County
Rev. A. L. Simms
Oak Hill
Aden and the Middle East The Domino Theory Reassessed
The column argues Britain’s Aden withdrawal shifts regional power, warns of instability as Yemen splits, and notes Soviet leverage in the coming decade. It cautions that U.S. Vietnam outcomes influence Aden’s fate and warns that Domino Theory oversimplifies regional dynamics.
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Yemen
Presidium
Washington
NATO
Middle East
Aden
Israel
Sez
Ethiopia
United States
Britain
Malta
Suez
People’s
Southeast Asia
Earth
Vietnam
Kissinger Named White House Security Chief in Nixon Plan
President-elect Nixon taps Henry A. Kissinger of Harvard as White House assistant for national security affairs. Kissinger, a longtime adviser on Berlin and arms control, is seen as a cautious analyst who supports a strong but balanced deterrent and a renewed National Security Council.
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Richard M. Nixon
United States
Nixon
Times
Johnson
Sen
Eugene McCarthy
Hubert Humphrey
Paris
New York
Henry A. Kissinger
Harrvard
White House
Mabnbea
Harvard
McGeorge Buddy
Cambridge
Council On Foreign Relations
Nelson Rockefeller
Ninon
Czechoslovakia
Jerome Wiesner
Thomas C. Schelling
Wiesner
Kissinger
Winston Churchill
Berlin
Kennedy
Abram Chayes
Carl Keysen
Arthur Schiesinger Jr
Dean Acheson
Helmstadt
Acheson
Rockefeller
Vietnam
National Security Council
Eisenhower
Seale
Billingsgate
Random House Dictionary
London
True Insults on Decline New York Times Service
Bobby Seale criticized Justice Thurgood Marshall with racial slurs, sparking a discussion on declining insult artistry. The column contrasts Seale's coarse remarks with historic quips from leaders like Sam Reed and H. L. Mencken, praising wit and precision.
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New Yori Tomes Service
Washington
Bobby Seale
Black Panthers
Thurgood Marshall
Seale
Mars
Bobby Seales
Justice Marshall
Tom Reed
Reed
Sam Rayburn
H.L. Mencken
Calvin Coolidge
Roffense
Don Rickles
Rickles
Groucho Marx
Intercepted Message Probed Over Inspections in Greenland
A dated note from December 5, 1968 to Alex asks why no one inspects military installations in Greenland or Guthrie, signaling a query about security oversight. No further details are provided.
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Alex
Greenland
Guthrie
George Rep and Alexander Pirnie at First Class Traveler
George Rep and Alexander Pirnie are noted as First Class Traveler figures in Washington D C with details on page 13 of the edition. The brief item highlights their status and travels in the capital.
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Rep
Alexander Pirnie
Washington, D. C
Potomac Fever and Paris Talks Stir Public Nonsense
A mosaic of punchy remarks spans Nixon talk about Mideast reporting and a hospital chat on vice president, Renault racing champagne cars, a Belgian girl mother, Paris peace talks delayed for a round table, France canceling H bomb tests, and Reagan missing a dedication with quips about Lady Bird and the Ten banking plan.
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People’s Republic of
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Gamal Nasser
South Arabia
Nile
James Reston
New York Times Service
Russell Baker
Richard Rush
John Randolph
Roanoke
the Treasury
Caligula
Yours
George
Jack Wilson
Scranton
Mideast
Ike
France
Renault
Muskie
Maine
PTA
Pacific
de Gaulle
Fowler
Gov. Reagan
Mrs. Johnson
Redwood National Park
Ron
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