Editorials draw parallels between 1860 and 1968 elections
The piece compares the 1968 campaign to 1860, noting a split Democratic Party, three current camps led by Johnson McCarthy Kennedy and Wallace, and similar questions about presidential popularity. It argues Johnson's strength could be his main asset and discusses Rockefeller Nixon McCarthy Kennedy and Wallace as leading contenders.
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America
Democratic Party
Stephen A. Douglas
John C. Breckinridge
Johnson
Eugene McCarthy
Robert Kennedy
George Wallace
James Buchanan
Lyndon Johnson
John Q
Buchanan
Congress
Russia
Britain
Illinois
Abraham Lincoln
Richard Nixon
South Carolina
Vietnam
Franklin Pierce
Pierce
John Tyler
Millard Fillmore
Andrew Johnson
Chester Arthur
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Nixon
GOP
McCarthy
Kennedy
Wallace
LBJ
Aunt Sam Runs It as Uncle Sam Keeps Word
The Orlando Sentinel notes the White House transcript change from keep her word to keep his word and jokes that Aunt Sam may run the country. It predicts Johnson will frame his campaign on Vietnam presence and domestic austerity while opponents push for Vietnam withdrawal and broader welfare.
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Lyndon Johnson
Uncle Sam
White House
Aunt Sam
Orlando
Fla
Sentinel
U.S
Vietnam
Growing pains and faith in a tough phase
A minister’s letter tells J H, thirteen, that low luck feels common during growing up. It reassures him that God loves awkward people, not abandoning believers. difficulties are for growth, not bad luck, and even illness can serve a divine purpose. The guidance ends with a call to praise God through trials.
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J. H
U.S. to urge Chiang Kai-shek pull back on Quemoy Matsu
Washington plans to ask Chiang Kai-shek to withdraw troops from Quemoy and Matsu offshore islands near the mainland. The positions, fortified like Gibraltars, have deterred Communist intervention and tied up forces across the Formosa Strait, affecting the Vietnam conflict.
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U.S
Chiang Kai-Shek
Quemoy
Matsu
Taipei
Formosa
U. S
Staten Island
Manhattan
Red China
Eisenhower
Tung-yin
Wu-chiu
Tung-ting
Lang-tao
Peng Hu
Formosa Straits
Amoy
Foochow
Chiang
Secret policy shift on offshore islands defended by Taiwan
Viewpoint by David Lawrence notes a Sept 11 1964 State Department paper officially backing defense of offshore islands. Secret Honolulu meeting Jan 11 discussed cutting military spending by pulling back and not vital to Formosa’s defense, with cautions from Samuel Berger and a proposed Formosa briefing.
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Honolulu
Robert Barnett
Taiwan
Formosa
Defense Department
Chiang
GRC
Government of the Republic of China
CPR
Chinese Peoples’ Republic
Quemoy
Matsu
Penghus
Formosa Straits
U. S
Taipei
Amoy
Foochow
China
Kinmen
DOD
Department~of~ Defense
OSI
Asiatic Free Nations
Chiang Kai-shek
The People Don’t Pick The President: Presidential Primary Debate
A 1968 column argues the direct nationwide primary would reflect public will better than delegate selection by party bosses. It cites McCarthy Kennedy Johnson Nixon and Rockefeller figures, notes primaries in 11 states and questions the current system’s representativeness and risk of money power.
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New Hampshire
Sen
McCarthy
Johnson
Robert F., Kennedy
New York
Presi
Dent Nixon
Rockefeller
Nixon
Vietnam
Kennedy
Sen. Kennedy
America
Decatur Daily subscription and delivery rates notice
Public notice outlines misstatement policy and subscription rates for the Decatur Daily. Details include daily and Sunday yearly costs within and beyond trade zones, carrier delivery charges, and sales tax inclusion. The notice confirms the paper uses AP and NYT News Service and invites grievances for redress.
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Samuel Berger
Jack Anderson
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Decatur
Alston
Tennessee Valley Printing Co., Inc
Ala
Associated Press
New York Times News Service
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