Youth Wears Many Faces Mostly Good
An editorial argues youth spans many faces from violent campus scenes to constructive civic action. It cites Peace Corps strength, rising early applications, and 1968 volunteers abroad while noting youths at 23.6 average age work hard for ideals, campaign for Kennedy and McCarthy, and form future influence amid both disaffection and constructive energy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peace Corps
Milwaukee Journal
Sens
Eugene McCarthy
Robert Kennedy
Police Face Daily Dose of Danger
A tribute to Officer Oscar Joel Bryant of Los Angeles who died confronting armed robbers, highlighting the perilous duties of police and the daily risks they shoulder. The piece stresses police as front line guardians and urges community support amid ongoing crime and social stress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Joel Bryant
Los Angeles
Bryant
Jackson mayor’s tour highlights white perceptions of ghetto life
A Jackson Mississippi mayor’s 34 hour tour of the Negro area raises questions about white awareness of urban ghetto realities. Readers note that officials often face resistance to funding services in central city areas and urge greater civic understanding of black-white life in America. Long Beach letter writers affirm free press rights while opposing censorship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Miss
United States
Long Beach
Sid
Samuel Whitman
First Baptist Church of
Los Angeles
Evidence of King murder hunt shows FBI exhaustive effort
Washington reports say FBI has conducted a painstaking manhunt for James Earl Ray, linking him to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination. Notes mention Ray’s escape from Missouri Prison, purchases of a Remington rifle, a Memphis plan shift, and possible motives by white or black extremists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
FBI
Martin Luther King
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
King
United States
James Earl Ray
Mexico
Ray
Jan Fleming
Ayn Rand
Eric
Dr. King
Missouri State Penitentiary
Birmingham Trust National Bank
Remington
Birmingham
Atlanta
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Memphis
Ku Klux Klan
Minute Men
Prophet
Sidewalk Senate remark on papers and Sunset Strip
Carel Wandling Douglas employee from Long Beach says it should not be with clean papers and good papers, he has read the Free Press and finds it amusing but insists it belongs on the Sunset Strip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carel Wandling
Douglas Employe
Long Beach
Free
Sunset Strip
Gene Lewis
Field Selezman
Washington Is Not City Under Arms
Washington dispatch notes a distorted national view of the capital amid unrest. Reporters recall calmer times, contrasting fears of rioting with the current atmosphere as observers reflect on impressions from New England and ongoing social tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
City
New England
Washington as an armed camp fear overshadows city life
A New England dispatch portrays Washington’s prosperous white neighborhoods barricaded at home with rifles as visitors arrive for Resurrection City. Officials fear no mass weaponization, tourism slows, and residents support visitors through churches while many stay cautious. Washington remains a cherished capital despite concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New England
Washington Dispatch
District of Columbia
New York
Los Angeles
Resurrection City
Individualism Misunderstood in Modern Lexicon
A reader’s note argues that individualism is the most misunderstood word in the modern lexicon. It suggests many misuse it to support or defend actions, with only a minority using it legitimately.
Sydney Harris quotes and reflections on society and manners
A collage of Sydney Harris excerpts critiques on atomic power dissent in democracy listening habits and violence. It notes nations with weapons, Gandhi on hate, gender politeness, frankness as honesty when timely, and a playful jab at reunion greetings. Individual phrases and authors appear as paired opinions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ghandi
Gertrude Atherton
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Town Meeting
Board of Censors
Free Press
Bob Crow
Richard E. Baker
Bul Dent Press
Telerrnny
Sarvo Galt
Swinger’s Club
Missour Penitentiary
Drew Pearson
Second Street
Nieto Avenue
Dolores Harris
Pete Elliott
Rogers Junior High
Ted Justice
C. M. Kinner
Frederic Collins
Sydney Harris
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