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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Aug 27, 1968

Page

11

Government Pays Part of Pledge in Detroit Meeting

In Detroit a charity pledge event featured an automobile executive in the $200000 income bracket saying the government and I will pledge $10000. The note explains tax deductions reduce the cost to the donor, illustrating how taxes influence fund drives for United Fund churches and hospitals. It cites federal and state taxes, surcharges, and debt, urging voters to elect leaders who will curb inflation and high taxes.

Detroit United Fund

Frown Brow Marker Linked to Duodenal Ulcers

A study at Walter Reed and VA Hospital finds vertical brow furrows common among chronic duodenal ulcer patients. Among 100 at Walter Reed, 87 had three or more furrows. 64 had four or more. VA results similar but less pronounced. Researchers note the sign may be linked to illness distress but may not appear with other chronic pains. The study appears in JAMA. A drug rovamycin may halt a cold if taken within 12 hours of symptoms, per Dr. Stanley Banks. MPV mouse virus is being tried in a small group of cancer patients despite its nonhuman disease status.

Walter Reed General Hospital Washington, D.C West Roxbury Veterans Administration Hospital Massachusetts Walter Reed Journal of the American Medical Association Stanley Banks London

Real Enemy Is Within

The text argues that destroying all Communist governments would not end conflict as rival capitalist nations would clash among themselves. It then shifts to a hypothetical about wiping out white people, implying a radical, extremist premise without presenting a complete context.

The Inner Enemy and a Call to Unity Across Races

Sydney Harris argues that real threats come from within and that defeating one enemy often births another. He cites Israel and Arab tensions and quotes Peter Howard on pursuing a cause larger than color. He urges mankind to unite against injustice and inequality to avoid endless conflict.

McCarthy’s Prospects Dashed by Czechoslovakia Crisis

The piece notes Senator Eugene McCarthy losing any realistic chance at the Democratic nomination after his reaction to the Czechoslovak crisis, with Johnson and other leaders reacting to the event amid a tense political moment.

Chicago Eugene McCarthy Czechoslovakia McCarthy Johnson

McCarthy criticized for misreading mood over Europe crisis

The column argues McCarthy overreacted and misread American public opinion as the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia draws similar lines from Ambassador Malik and echoes critics in academia. It praises Johnson and Nixon for measured, principled responses and condemns liberal intellectual obtuseness toward communism. The piece contrasts U S restraint with Soviet actions and calls for a steady, unified stance.

McCarthy Vietnam George McGovern Academe Hamlet Moscow Lyndon Johnson U.N George Ball Security Council Richard Nixon

Reform from within amid Prague crisis and party debates

The piece notes reform must come from inside and cites Cardinal Gibbons. It surveys Soviet aggression and Prague’s crisis shaping Democratic debates between Humphrey and McCarthy views. Delegates watch Security Council debate and hotel chatter echoes anti Communist resolve amid leadership lessons.

Prague Humphrey McCarthy Security Council Democratic Party Kremlin McGovern Fulbright Santayana

The Chimp Becomes the Chosen Dark Horse

A commentator portrays a chimpanzee in a red coat as the Democratic nomination’s surprise candidate. He argues the ape blends hawk dove stances, appeals to Southern delegates, and offers a bold, nontraditional path to victory, predicting a decisive stroke at a coming convention moment.

Associated Press Independent, Press-Telegram Conrad Hilton California Pat Brown Long Beach Will Rogers

Answers From Old Quiz Items In A Compilation

The questions cover a range from horsepower and horse weight to Columbus ships and Latin phrases. It notes a Percheron gelding at 2995 pounds, the Santa Maria wrecked on Christmas Eve, the Nina returning home, caveat emptor meaning buy at your own risk, and Benjamin Franklin’s two years of schooling between ages eight and ten.

Republic of Haiti Columbus

Opinion column diversity shown on six viewpoints page

Columnists on the opinion pages are chosen to present six diverse viewpoints and do not necessarily reflect the editorial position of this newspaper.

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