Editorials Seek Accurate Blame For Assassinations
The piece argues suspects in major killings include Sirhan Sirhan and Lee Harvey Oswald with CIA and foreign links explored. It critiques blaming students or activists, notes Mississippi victims and a pattern of white culprits, and condemns broad characterizations of responsible groups.
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Sirhan Sirhan
Lee Harvey Oswald
Soviet Union
State Department
United States
Oswald
Communist Party
Warren Commission
Kennedy
CIA
Eric Starvo Galt
U.S
California
Ku Klux Klan
Michael Schwerner
Andrew Goodman
James Chaney
Mississippi
South
Viola Luizzo
Detroit
Medgar Evers
Georgia
Liberty
Renewal Plan Starting Point for Charles Town
The piece previews a community renewal program in Charles Town, urging public analysis and constructive critique. It praises hard work, invites suggestions, and emphasizes avoiding dogmatic dismissal to improve West Virginia’s capital city into a more satisfying place to live.
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West Virginia
Ruling on Juries Protects Justice
The Supreme Court upholds juror selection fairness in capital cases by allowing no automatic exclusion of conscience objections. The ruling argues that excluding those opposed to the death penalty biases juries and harms equal justice, noting many states have already rejected or limited capital punishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Give Em a Mile Theyll Take Inch
A Raleigh News editorial notes Denmark dropped porn sale restrictions with little effect on newsstands and magazine sales. Davidson College relaxed female dormitory visit rules yet few changes occurred with students expressing casual attitudes toward girls in rooms.
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Denmark
Raleigh
N.C
Davidson College
Davidson
Readers' Forum voices fears of America's fate in 1968
The writer laments violence crime hunger and disintegration of family life in the U S and cites Isaiah 1 2 20 for God's answer. Letters from Harvey E Callihan of Parkersburg argue for integration praise Collins High for diversity and critique Fayetteville High for segregation. Also praise for WCAW disc jockeys and their courteous service from Lorraine Kirk of South Charleston.
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the Gazette
Robert F. Kennedy
Arlington National Cemetery
Martin Luther King
Fayetteville
Collins High
Collins
WCAW
Lorraine Kirk
First Ave
South
College students can shape Congress and future policy
James Reston argues student energy helped withdraw Johnson and propel McCarthy. He urges young people to mobilize for congress elections to counter a conservative House and push reforms, noting national outcomes hinge on local races and a creative student effort can influence governance.
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Johnson
McCarthy
Rockefeller
Nixon
Humphrey
Congress
White House
Vietnam
Being a Swinger Not Easy for a College Student
Ronald Hoffman discusses the pressures of campus life and parental expectations as a male student navigates housing with a coed, campus gossip, and the Sexual Revolution. He jokes about facing his father's pride and his mother's heartbreak, while reflecting on generational fantasies and realities.
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Ronald Hoffman
Life’ Magazine
Linda le Clair
Barnard
Hugh Hefner
Ronald
Dad
Boone County Delegation Presses for Free School Lunches
Boone County four members told a Senate subcommittee about 2,500 children in poverty in Boone County W Va who need free or affordable school lunches. They criticized limited resources and bureaucratic bias while noting broader national hunger issues and farm subsidies.
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Boone County
Senate
Bogne County
W. Va
Sunflower County
Miss
James Q. Eastland
Compassion
Four Boone
West Virginia
Vista
Washington
Gaylord Nelson
Intercepted Message to George Teases an Invitation
A brief intercepted note reads Dear George You really weren't expecting an invitation were you Yours, signaling a playful or awkward outreach and prompting curiosity about the sender and the event.
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George
Potomac Fever and Potshots in a Fragmented City
A collage of satirical items notes Resurrection City residents glad Indians left after failed rain dances and mocks a Minnesota soldier shoe shortage. It jokes about barge industry decline, paid demonstrators for Republicans, an FBI arrest over $500000 in dimes, and quiet coffee demand among youth.
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Resurrection City
Army
Minnesota
Rev. Abernathy
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Charleson
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God
Harvey E. Callihan
E, 7Th St
Parkersburg
B. C. Fields Rt. 1
Californi
James Reston
Capitol Hill
Art Buchwald
John W. Yago
Washington Watch
Boone
G. C. Wallace
Washington, D
Jack Wilson
FBI
Long Island
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