Humphrey Urges Mass Action as Crime Stats Rise
Vice President Humphrey linked his law and order calls to the FBI Crime Report for 1967 showing 3.8 million serious crimes, 494,500 violent offenses, and 3.3 million property crimes, with double digit increases in robbery, murder, assault, and auto theft. He urged bold national action to curb crime.
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J. Edgar Hoover
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Vietnam
America
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Johnson
Decatur
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Balancing Faith and Neighborhood Change
A reader asks how to handle a quiet Christian upbringing in a largely non Christian area while considering moving. The reply urges turning the home into a living witness, inviting neighbors to church and Sunday school, and praying for guidance. It then discusses the FBI crime report’s sharp rise in offenses, notes crime rates by area, and cites Humphrey proposals for policing, federal aid, and gun licensing as potential solutions.
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Government waste critique from I B Taxweary
Letter urges Governor Brewer to cut state waste and curb federal aid. It argues government should serve only essential functions and be funded by those who benefit, criticizing broad recreation spending and calls for federal retreat.
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Albert Brewer
Clay County
Alabama
John Doe
Tennessee
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White House Delayed Notice Of Russian Invasion
Washington details leaked on the Czech crisis and a White House State Department communications slip that left Rusk unaware of the invasion. U S intelligence tracked border talks as Soviet troops moved, prompting Dobrynin’s note to Johnson.
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Jack Anderson
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Anatoly Dobrynin
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Viewpoint on Chicago convention chaos and national security
David Lawrence forecasts a tense Democratic National Convention in Chicago with 6000 National Guardsmen 12000 police and federal troops nearby amid bus and taxi strikes and fears of violence. He urges federal‑state cooperation to restore law and order and notes Humphrey leading on first ballot while detailing a White House‑State Department snafu over a Soviet ambassador’s call related to Czechoslovakia.
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