Salute to the Khe Sanh Defenders
The article honors 6000 Marines and Vietnamese Rangers who held Khe Sanh, praising their bravery as North Vietnamese siege ended with U.S. air cavalry aid. It notes national distress over MLK's murder, riots, and diplomatic uncertainty, yet commends the defenders and airmen for duty and tradition.
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Khe Sanh
U.S
26Th Marine Regiment
1St Air Calvary Division
Lance Cpl
Gary Harris
Lubbock
Martin Luther King, Jr
Vo Nguyen Giap
East Germany closes Berlin Wall for Easter again
Berlin reports East Germany refuses Easter Wall opening and rejects Western bids for a temporary pass. UPI's Joseph Fleming notes the move underscores the GDR’s continued Stalinist controls and lack of reform toward the Soviet zone.
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East Europe
East Germany
Berlin
Berlin Wall
West Berlin
East Berlin
Soviet Five Day Week Sparks Production Mess in East Blocs
The piece argues that after half a century the Soviet Union and its allies face production chaos from the five day workweek, while East Germany solidifies dictatorship under a few leaders and West Berlin wall rules remain rigid. It notes Czechs and Novotny, Kurt Hager, and Wall restrictions, with little sign of reform.
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West
Soviet Union
Antonin Novotny
Communist Party
Kurt Hager
East Germany
West Berlin
Drastic Action by Oregon Theater Owner Ends Film Series
Lebanon Ore theater operator J Arthur Turner closed his cinema citing a desperate lack of good family pictures and condemning the sex violence and crime on modern film fare. He warns other exhibitors may consider similar steps.
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Lebanon
Ore
J. Arthur Turner
Change and the presidency a nationwide shift
The piece discusses how President Johnson's decision not to seek renomination creates a national mood of change. It links voter attitudes, congressional prospects, and executive branch planning to the anticipated election dynamics and potential shifts in U S policy and leadership.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
Mr. Johnson
United States
McCarthy Struggles With Milwaukee Blue-Collar Vote
McCarthy lost significant blue-collar support in Milwaukee as he swept Wisconsin but failed to appeal to working class Polish and Negro wards. Johnson benefited in key districts while party organization appeared weak, casting doubt on McCarthy in upcoming Indiana and national contests.
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Washington
Sen
Eugene McCarthy
Johnson
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
McCarthy
Kennedy
President Johnson
Mr. Johnson
Henry Mailer
LBJ
Vietnam
Gene McCarthy
Richard M. Nixon
George Wallace
North Shore
Bobby
Roger Branigin
Indiana
Henry J. Taylor Warns of Repeating Steel Strike Threats
Henry J Taylor argues that a new nationwide steel strike threatens the economy and national security. He cites high wage bills, rising fringe benefits, and heavy union influence as causes while warning of foreign steel dependence and political impact in the current election year.
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Walter Reuther
Ford
U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
New York World Journal Tribune
New York
United States
America
Democratic Party
Camelot Metaphor Frames Johnson Kennedy Rift in 1968
Washington columnist Andrew Tully casts Lyndon Johnson as Arthur and Bobby Kennedy as Mordred in a Camelot mythic view of the 1968 race. He notes Johnson’s abdication alters party unity while Kennedy lingers in the race to deny Johnson’s nomination, amid Gene McCarthy’s challenge. The piece links Johnson’s self sacrifice to style and grace, contrasts Kennedy’s opportunism, and questions Camelot’s relevance in America circa 1968.
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Washington
Camelot
Lyndon Johnson
Johnson
Arthur
Bobby Kennedy
Mordred
Lancelot
Unity
Gene McCarthy
New Hampshie
Dick Nixon
Kennedy
Bobby
Gene
McCarthy
America
John Kennedy
White House
Draft bill seeks universal registration and two year service
In Washington a House Armed Services panel advances a draft measure that would make men aged 19 to 25 liable for two years of service and require registration of men 18 to 30. The move comes as Congress shapes the policy in a major manpower bill.
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Lubbock Morning Avalanche
Washington
Congress
House Armed Services Committee
Food Freedom By And Large Editorial
The piece argues Americans overeat despite health education and criticizes dietitians as outmatched by a carnivorous culture. It satirically claims government policy aims to force healthier eating while lamenting high living standards and the loss of simple freedoms.
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Secretary of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Charleston
W. Va
Daily Mail
McCarthy Shift in NH Race Sparks Comment from McBride
O C McBride discusses the Kennedy McCarthy dynamic in New Hampshire noting McCarthy’s persistence in the race. He questions Bobby Kennedy’s political moves and reflects on Cabinet member Freeman remaining in the Johnson administration.
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Agriculture
Freeman
Kennedy
Johnson
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Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Ameries
Lubbock, Texas
Dienbienphu
Joseph Fleming
United Press International
German Democratic Republic
Soviet Zone
David Lawrence
Rowland Evans
Robert Novak
Novak
Robert F. Kennedy
Henry J. Taylor
Gallup
Union Welfare Fund
Andrew Tully
Britain
Russia
Germany
U. S
O. C. McBride
Dear Turnrow Tunker
Senator McCarthy
New Hampshire
John Alden
QO. C. McBride
Chicago Tribune-New York Newsyndicate
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