Three Virginia Democratic district chairmen in a tub
A quarrel within Virginia's Democratic Party shows three district chairmen nicknamed tubmen pushing for a party pledge to support all candidates. They lost at the Executive Committee 7 to 3 and again 46 to 31 on the State Central Committee, then appealed to the public amid fears of alienating black voters and GOP voters.
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George Rawlines
Gus Johnson
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Democratic Party of Virginia
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Nixon
Peaceterms and stalemate dominate Paris talks
The piece argues the North Vietnamese want peace on their terms after 23 years of war with France and the United States. It notes the Paris talks are deadlocked, with leaders awaiting the second Tet offensive outcomes. It explains U S aims, Vietcong opposition, and uncertainty over a coalition government. The decision hinges on battlefield outcomes and Vietnamese negotiations.
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United States
South Vietnam
Paris
Saigon
Hanoi
Washington
Moscow
Peking
Nixon
Southeast Asia
North Vietnam
Unselfish American legend dies at Kennedy Airport
An ironic column recalls the collapse of the Great Northwest Blizzard’s softened image of urban neighborliness. At Kennedy Airport, 6,000 guests faced hunger as snowbound restaurants ran dry, prompting helicopters and fire teams to deliver food while some passengers fought for scraps. The piece ends with a critique of greed over solidarity.
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Kennedy Airport
Kennedy
On Black Capitalism Face of 1968 Labor Debate
William F Buckley Jr questions black capitalism amid Nixon Kennedy support and public failings. AFL-CIO argues for full employment through jobs not enclaves, denouncing apartheid as anti democratic yet endorsing targeted help. NAACP insists on advancing colored people. debate centers on self help and government underwritten credit.
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Richard Nixon
Robert Kennedy
Floyd McKissick
Julian Bond
Atlanta
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Delaware
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Council
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Saul Alinsky
Liberia
Africa
Watt, Nixon aide, faces uncertain Interior fate
Jim Watt, a Wyoming lawyer and GOP worker, is described as an ambulatory casualty of Nixon's victory. Denouncements from Muskie and Proxmire cloud his chance at a policy post, with a consultant contract replacing a hoped secretaryship and Interior Department uncertainty lingering into next month.
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D.C
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Richard Nixon
Watt
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Otto Otepka
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Jim
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Chamber of Commerce
Nixon
Walter Hickel
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Senate
Muskie
Maine
Hickel
Proxmire
Wisconsin
Wallace
Ray Bliss
GOP National Committee
Humphrey
Pat Moynihan
James Palmer
Watts
Otepka
Gale McGee
Wyoming University
Santa Barbara
Russell Train
California
Peterkin
Black separatists push for apartheid across campuses and states
The piece notes Transkei inspired demands for black dorms and civil service posts at Duke University and Brandeis, with black studies curriculums expanding in Xhosa and English. It cites Ferguson McKissick and Roy Innis advocating separate mini nations, while South Africa promotes border industries and discusses Vorster era reforms.
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Transkei
Duke University
North
Carolina
Transkei Civil Service
Brandeis University
Ocean Hill
Brownsville
New York City
Republic of South Africa
Herman Ferguson
U. S. Senate
Bes
Ferguson
Floyd McKissick
North Carolina
McKissick
Africa
Herman
United Nations
Roy Innis
Bantu Republic
Brandeis
South Africa
Ghosts and memories of Amos Johnson's Sherman City legacy
A reader recalls Amos Johnson, a dry goods and grocery store founder in Sherman City, Michigan, and his era of spirits, seances, and a thriving 19th century village. The piece traces how Johnson’s family, later a probate judge in Mecosta, left tangible relics like glassware and a haunted house memory that endures despite the town's decay.
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Woodstock
Illinois
Sherman City
Isabella County
Michigan
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Cameron
Harry J. Green
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Mecosta
Mecosta County
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Mecost
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Capital Relocation Plans Move Toward Islamabad in 1960s
Pakistan announces plan to relocate capital from Karachi to Islamabad on a high plateau near Rawalpindi. By 1970 Islamabad nears 150000 residents, laid out in grids with township sections, open spaces, mosques, and schools. A massive $11 million nuclear installation and extensive construction mark the project, aiming for a 350 square mile area by 1975 as the new capital grows.
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Karachi
Pakistan
Islamabad
Tilany
Himalayas
Rawalpindi
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