Patterns, Tragedy and the Whitman Campus Shootings
An editorial reflects on the University of Texas tower massacre by Charles Whitman, comparing it with the Chicago nurses murders and Howard Unruh. It discusses motives, possible brain tumor influence, media violence, firearm control, and the need for understanding to aid those grieving.
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University of Texas
Charles Joseph Whitman
Whitman
Howard Unruh
Camden
New Jersey
Chicago
Richard Speck
Tim
University
Austin
James Cross
Susan Rigsby
Shirley Ann Stark
Texas
Kennedy
John Connally
Preston Smith
Johnson Nugent wedding under intense public spotlight
The marriage of Luci Baines Johnson and Patrick Nugent draws broad media attention this week. Reporters fashion watchers and public observers anticipate detailed coverage from the ceremony and decorations to outfits and possible missteps as privacy battles and public curiosity unfold.
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Luci Baines Johnson
Patrick J. Nugent
Johnson
Luci
Pat
Hoover Reveals Reds' Organized Conspiracy Warns of Real Danger
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover tells the Senate subcommittee that the Communist party in the United States conducts a unified and well organized conspiracy to promote violent class revolution. He cites locations and methods and argues Americans should recognize ongoing danger.
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FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Communist Party
U.S
Senate Internal Security
Mr. Hoover
Beautiful Times And The Good Old Days Revisited
A reflection on how the past appears more beautiful from a distance. The author suggests the beloved old days were formed by memory and distance, while recent troubles fade from recall.
Voters show broad anger at the party in power
David Lawrence outlines multiple voter grievances against the governing party. Rising living costs, take home pay cuts, higher interest rates, Vietnam war spending, civil rights tensions, crime and riots, strikes, and school integration issues fuel discontent. Voters lean toward voting out incumbents at the next election.
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Washington
Viet Nam
Diontent
Barrier concept to curb infiltration across DMZ faces revival
Washington officials weigh a double apron of barbed wire across the DMZ near the 17th Parallel as a first step toward halting North Vietnamese infiltration. The plan could extend through Laos to the Thailand border if Laos consents, with possible direct crossings into South Vietnam via the DMZ becoming more plausible after recent NVA incursions.
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Washington
Laos
Thailand
Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
Cambodia
324Th (B
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Ho Chi Minh
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Mekong
Kennedy Becomes Unchallenged Pretender in Kennedy Family
The piece argues Bobby Kennedy adapts a cautious path to the White House, banking on a Johnson win in 1968 and a strong New York base. Romney competes as a potential 1972 rival, while Kennedy supports Johnson in 1968 and runs for Senate in 1970. It also notes shifts in Vietnam barrier debates and bombing limits impacting Johnson’s policy and public critique.
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Washington
Bobby Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
Kennedy
U.S
White House
Bobby
George Romney
Detroit
Johnson
Eisenhower
Hubert Humphrey
Detroit News
Romney
New York State
New York City
Nelson Rockefeller
New Frontier Walk
Kennedy White House
Arthur Schlesingers
Adlai Stevenson
Senate
Peace conference eyed Eritrea and Somaliland return
Paris-Ethiopia asks the peace confab to award Italy's East African colonies Eritrea and Somaliland as war damages. Britain hints at possible Palestine mandate resignation if US forks division plan and atomic materials shift toward peaceful uses at Oak Ridge as peacetime nuclear research expands. FCC grants third radio station permit for Lubbock to Lubbock Broadcasting Co.
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Lubbock
Paris
Ethiopia
Italy
Eritrea
Somaliland
Federal Communications Commission
Lubbock Broadcasting Co
Offhand Thoughts on Bicycling and Road Safety
A brief civic message urges careful driving to keep cycling enjoyable. It notes enthusiasm or its absence can determine success or failure, and warns that reckless “chicken” driving risks severe harm or death.
Plea To Save Great Dismal Swamp From Development
Ruth Montgomery reports on the Great Dismal Swamp in Virginia, birthplace of legends and home to diverse wildlife. Encroachment by a four-square-mile tract stripped for fence posts and plans for stock car tracks and industrial development threaten this primeval landscape and its historic connections to Washington and Henry.
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Virginia
George Washington
Viet Nam
North American
Lake Drummond
Tidewater
Washington
Adventurers
Patrick Henry
Garden of
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Thomas Moore
The
Virgin Wilderness
Mary Tayloe Gwathmey
Virginia Beach
Tayloe
Octagon House
James
Dolley
Paper Dresses Pose A New Fashion Frontier
A guest editorial notes paper dresses as a revolutionary trend, citing a Brooklyn store sold 1,800 in two weeks. It envisions shipping, dispensers, and editable lengths, with endless practical tweaks from torn edges to duct tape fixes, and even predicts cardboard attire if designers push further.
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Brooklyn
Boston
Winstone Salem
N. C
Twin City
Rights of the accused versus victims in crime debate
The Charleston Daily Mail argues the Supreme Court should balance constitutional rights with victims' safety and property rights. It urges authorities to better prepare cases while ensuring victims maimed, murdered, or robbed receive attention and protection.
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Supreme Court
Charleston
W. Va
Daily Mail
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Robert Novak
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Palestine
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Holy Land
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Hiroshima
Ruth Montgomery
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