Editorial Guns Kill 198 In A Week
An editorial argues for strict gun registration and licensing, citing Lyndon B. Johnson and opposition by Rep. Robert L. Sikes. It notes 198 US deaths from guns in a week, urges Congress to act, and frames firearm control as essential to public safety. It emphasizes personal responsibility and calls readers to pressure lawmakers.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
Congress
Robert L. Sikes
D-Fla
Sikes
National Rifle Assn
Washington
Associated Press
Highway death tolls show slight 1967 improvement
Report from The Travelers Insurance Companies notes 52,200 motorists killed and 4.2 million injured on U.S. highways in 1967, down from 1966 by 900 deaths and 200,000 injuries. Despite gains, annual highway losses remain a national disgrace with the 20 to 34 age group bearing the largest sacrifice.
Wisdom Search Takes a Detour
In August a 16-year-old West Virginian will earn a bachelor's from Concord College and plan graduate study at Michigan State University in multiple disciplines. A 15-year-old Florida girl enters the same university for graduate work in mathematics. The two unlikely peers may not meet, as the boy dismisses the idea, citing age and shared interests as scant. He mocks the notion that mathematics equals intelligence, reflecting on wisdom and philosophy.
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Friedrich Nietzsche
Concord College
Michigan State University
Florida
Readers' Forum Calls for Anticrime Plans and City Action
Letters urge Kennedy antis crime ideas, police training, and state leadership. Residents critique Midway Airport funding, tax use, and WVU law school relocation to Charleston. They demand timely road work, lane markings, and real action to save lives.
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Wall Street Journal
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West Virginia University
After Warren Court the Next Appointment Prefers Caution
The piece argues the Warren Court shaped public policy on race relations criminal procedure and voting rights through active intervention. It notes a shift in context with new unfamiliar issues and a need for an academic figure to guide the court toward restrained precedent rather than activist fiat.
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Institutions Having Troubles in a Changing World
Russell Baker argues that institutions from Congress to labor, universities, families, and NATO are hardening and resisting change as society shifts. He contends bureaucracies grow self serving, while external pressures force modernization, noting Orwell and Koestler underestimated mankind's adaptability and urging calm as unrest headlines rise.
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Congress
Democratic Party
Nate
Orwell
Arthur Koestler
Gletkin
Koestler
Gletkins
Reagan Trials His Memory On Goldwater Differences
The column humorously notes Ronald Reagan misremembering details during NBC Meet the Press questions about Barry Goldwater. It contrasts Reagan’s views with Goldwater’s past positions, mentions Rhodesia and U.N. sanctions, and suggests Reagan and Goldwater share a wary friendship despite public divergences.
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Butmue
California
NBC
Meet the Press
Barry Goldwater
Reagan
Goldwater
Barry
Arizona
North Vietnam
U. S
Lyndon Johnson
Intercepted Message Reveals Government Car Debate
A June 26 1968 note from George Gov to Hulett questions fringe benefits and state cars. The ciphered line hints at the governor H C Smith reacting with amazement. Story continues on page 15.
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Hulett
Warren Quits Supreme Court Decision Draws Bircher Backing
The piece notes Warren's announced retirement from the Supreme Court with John Birch Society agreement. Gov Maddox faces conflict as constituents claim Ol’ Les now agrees with Earl Warren. A wrap of political quips follows including Reagan on Civil War claims and Huberts talk with Chinese leaders.
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Earl Warren
Ronald Reagan
U.S
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