Texans Debate Spanish Education Policy and Compulsion
The Texas House speaker Ben Barnes advocates more bilingual education and Spanish in schools while opposing compulsion by law. The editorial urges local control for Spanish and English instruction, warning that laws cannot create perfect language mastery and noting teacher qualification constraints in Texas.
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Ben Barnes
Texas House of Representatives
Texas
Fair Park Auditorium
Barnes
Waukegan Teachers College
Chicago faces renewed racial tension amid open housing promises
The piece argues Chicago may endure new outbreaks of racial violence despite public pledges on open housing. It cites Martin Luther King Jr and various groups, notes opposition from white neighborhoods, and warns injunctions, mass arrests, and National Guardsmen may be used to control unrest.
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Chicago
Martin Luther King
CORE
SNCC
Communist Front
W.E.B. DuBois
King
U.S
London Flat Earth Leader Questions Lunar Orbiter Image
Samuel Shenton of London the Flat Earth Society leader says the Lunar Orbiter photo showing a round earth shakes the group. He claims the image may depict a nonluminous body and argues the earth is plate shaped and motionless at the pit bottom with the sun and moon whizzing overhead.
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Samuel Shenton
London
Flat Earth Society
Earth
Mr. Shenton
Teachers' Right Sparks Controversy in AFL Convention
The American Federation of Teachers approved a resolution endorsing civil disobedience against immoral laws and public policies. The pledge could affect how students view obedience, as members’ pupils might learn to choose which laws to respect. The union has about 125,000 members and merits close scrutiny by trustees and administrators.
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American Federation of Teachers
Johnson
U.S
SNCC
Polar bear liver warned as poisonous by health tip
A health notice cautions that polar bear liver is poisonous. A separate quirky line notes in a small town motorists follow the fire truck, implying a local routine or saying about driving behavior.
Gallup Poll Shows Kennedy More Popular Than LBJ
White House jokes about polls as Gallup finds Robert Kennedy more popular than Lyndon Johnson in 1968 sentiment. Cartoonish exchange mocks survey results across names and events, including Lurleen’s Alabama poll and Viet Nam bombing views.
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Gallup
White House
Washington
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Sen
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Lyndon Baines Johnson
Marvin
Lurleen
Alabama
Adam Clayton Powell
Lou Harris
Southeast Asia
Viet Nam
Cambodia
Elmoroper
Alaska
George Romney
Sonny Liston
South America
Sombrero Organization of Public Opinion
Venezuela
Bobby Kennedy
Balaguer Nearing Delay in Peace Force Departure
Washington reports that Dominican Republic President Joaquin Balaguer may need to delay the final departure date of the Inter-American Peace Force, which had been legally set to depart soon. The possible postponement reflects tensions and ongoing discussions involving regional security commitments.
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Washington
Joaquin Balaguer
Dominican Republic
Balaguer
Organization of American States
U.S
Brazil
Bala reform shadow hangs over Domi nican right wing forces
Andrew Tully notes Sept 28 remarks on the feared Bala reform of the overstuffed right wing Dominican military, echoed by senior officers as a major change.
It's Unfair To Johnson It's Unfair To Johnson
In a critique of the 1968 presidential race, the writer argues Lyndon Johnson has solid substance while Bobby Kennedy offers only negotiations and popularity. The piece contrasts Johnson's war policy with Kennedy's peace rhetoric and references Lincolnian analogies to frame Johnson’s political stance. It also notes Dominican leader Balaguer's military reforms and political challenges in the Caribbean.
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Johnson
Viet Nam
Lyndon Johnson
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
George B. McClellan
Grant
Virginia
Lee
McClellan
Richmond
Sheridan
Sherman
Bobby Kennedy
Harry Truman
Republic
Balaguer
Ramfis Trujillo
Antonio Imbert Berrera
Trujillo
Imbert
Washington
Juan Bosch
Bosch
Postwar Japan judged by MacArthur in first year
General MacArthur’s headquarters review marks Japan’s first full year in occupation. Report cites destroyed military, nationalized war industries, broken monopolies, and democratic reforms. In the Philippines, Central Luzon sees brewing civil conflict as fighting escalates.
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Tokyo
MacArthur
Japan
Manila
Philippines
Luzon
Johnsons wartime plan stirs debate over Paris war crimes trial
Senate leader Mansfield warns a Paris based citizens tribunal could prolong the Vietnam war by delaying negotiations. Bertrand Russell and a list of international figures plan a 12 week trial in Paris this November drawing global attention and criticism at home.
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Senate
Mike Mansfield
Lord Russell
de Gaulle
Mansfield
Citizens’ Tribunal
New York
Paris
Jean-Paul Sartre
Simone de Beauvoir
Lazaro Cardenas
Mexico
Lelio Basso
Italy
Isaac Deutscher
London
Josue de Castro
U.S
International Citizens’ Commission of Inquiry
A Distaff View on Highway Beautification Spending
A Wall Street Journal guest editorial mocks Congress for approving 493 million dollars for a two year highway beautification extension while questioning actual needs and spending. The piece argues there are not enough women in Congress and notes vague past expenditures with little measurable impact on highway aesthetics.
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House
Wall Street Journal
Congress
Johnson
Parental kindness and parmegiana boast in jokes
Syd Kasper relays a college boy plea for money with a sharp comeback You call yourself a kind father What sort of kindness is this Unremitting kindness Bill Gold Washington Post Frank DaMommio recalls a Lakewood customer praising his parmegiana claiming it surpasses Italy saying imported cheese is used abroad while domestics are used at home Dick Hitt Dallas Times Herald
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Syd Kasper
Bill Gold
Washington Post
Frank DaMommio
Lakewood
Italy
Frank
Dick Hitt
Dallas Times Herald
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