Adlai Stevenson Quotation About Mud Slinging
A terse adage attributed to Adlai Stevenson notes that those who sling mud typically lose ground and public standing. It reflects a wary view of smear tactics in politics.
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1968
Page
4
A terse adage attributed to Adlai Stevenson notes that those who sling mud typically lose ground and public standing. It reflects a wary view of smear tactics in politics.
Senator Thomas J. White withdraws from appealing a court ruling that changed the North Carolina Speaker Ban Law, signaling a move toward elder statesman status. Once a leading voice in muzzling campus free speech, he now shows measured restraint while acknowledging the issue persists.
Winston-Salem wins Model Cities Program designation and is urged to share the honor with sister cities High Point Greensboro and Charlotte. The piece explains Model Cities aims to improve living conditions and housing access in distressed neighborhoods while Urban Renewal fights civic blight.
Editorial notes Secretary of State Dean Rusk will testify on foreign aid in open session before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Members aim to probe Vietnam policy, but Rusk likely refuses detailed discussion. The dispute highlights the long cat and mouse over Vietnam and the administration’s modest 1969 aid request amid budget gaps.
The Harvard Business Review notes that by fiscal 1966 AID tying policies threaten U S balance of payments as critics on Capitol Hill warn against continued foreign gifts or loans. The report foreshadows bitter opposition to U S aid and questions its long term affordability.
President Johnson faces mixed reactions to a blue ribbon race relations commission report as Vietnam funding and domestic cuts loom. Key figures include Otto Kerner John Lindsay Herbert Jenkins Fred Harris Edward Brooke George Mahon and Charles Thornton amid spending battles and political pressure.
The St Louis Post Dispatch notes the midi skirt is supplanting the mini as the season’s dominant style. It cites the midi’s length and versatility as key factors drawing fashion followers toward the mid-calf silhouette.
Pesce was elected president and appointed editor of the local publication. The board also named an independent treasurer and a business manager to oversee operations, circulation, and financial oversight.
A guest column urges strong faith in God and criticizes the United Nations as a Trojan Horse. The piece contrasts religious trust with geopolitical liberalism and warns against trusting godless powers. It closes with a call for national unity under Christian principles.
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