Top News Story: Viet Nam War Dominates UPI Editors Poll
Editors of American and European dailies rank Viet Nam as the top news story of the year, with civil rights and space exploring as high runners up. The piece notes persistent public concern, ongoing policy debate, and the costly, extended conflict shaping national mood.
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Viet Nam
UPI
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Watts
United States
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
Senator Yarborough Speaks to Edinburg McAllen Assembly
A U S Senator Ralph Yarborough spoke at Edinburg and McAllen high school assemblies with optional attendance for students. He discussed political issues including Governor Connally and his own electoral timeline for 1968. The column also notes Christmas humor stories and a string of lighthearted notes on Santa and seasonal quirks.
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Edinburg
McAllen
Ralph Yarrough
Yarborough
John Connally
Santa Claus
St. Nicholas
Springfield
Ohio
Antioch College
Santa
Texas
Condemnation of Extremists Wastes Time for Both Parties
The author argues both Republicans and Democrats waste time condemning extremists. He notes definitional challenges, cites Blair and Bliss positions, questions the focus on extremists, and urges study of why extremists arise. He suggests parties should expose government malfunctions and avoid party branding disputes.
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Washington
Democratic
King's Man in Chicago Bevel Drives North Civil Rights Push
Rev. James Bevel, a chief SCLC organizer, travels to Chicago to mobilize Black residents in the West Side. The Mississippi preacher wears a yar mulke and presses for political force, signaling a widening racial divide and tensions over Northern civil rights tactics.
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West Side
James Bevel
Martin Luther King
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
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Bevel
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Albert Raby
Bevel and Nasser Tangle Over Grain Aid and Politics
The piece critiques U S grain and fertilizer aid to India and Egypt’s Nasser as leverage for political aims. It notes Bevel's Chicago activities pushing for bread and butter issues, organizing unions of welfare recipients, and challenging Daley’s machine. It questions Bevel’s tactics and the viability of his approach in northern cities.
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Mohieddin
Bevel
King
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Chicago
Richard J. Daley
Daley
Dick Gregory
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New York
Philadelphia
Ben Willis
Jim Bevel
Alabama
Reason For Car Lights In Holiday Travel
Safety officials urge drivers to keep headlights on day and night during the holidays. They argue that illuminated headlights and taillights help determine if oncoming or following cars are near, reducing head-on and rear-end collisions as the holiday death toll rises.
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River's Edge
Mississippi
Congress, Palestine Resolution, Texas Safety Chief News
The Senate approved a $1.25 billion MNRRA for next year and pushed a Palestine resolution calling for a democratic commonwealth with equal rights. Homer Garrison stays as Texas Public Safety director after declining a War Department offer. A health bond drive aims to raise $9,000 for the Lubbock County Tuberculosis association.
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United States
Great Britain
Palestine
Wagner
Taft
Ohio
Austin
Texas
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Offhand Thoughts on Money and Advertising in August
The piece comments on savings from August affecting living costs by two-tenths of a percent. It questions advertising rhetoric for car models and contrasts it with actual model improvements. It also notes adults should not over expect from children and states that everyone knows children are people.
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Everybdy
Harris V U S case tests Court restraint on legal change
Guest editorial argues the Harris decision reveals how the Supreme Court may ignore standing law to follow its current views. It questions overturning settled rules for minor reasons and calls for greater respect for law amid a divided Court.
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U.S
Supreme Court
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Stewart
Wall Street Journal
UAW Loses Bid for Free Turkeys at Boeing Verto Plant
The U.S. Third Circuit ruled the United Auto Workers cannot compel Boeing to provide free turkeys to workers at the Verto helicopter plant. The decision ends a suit that claimed turkey gifts could trigger arbitral action and may push the union to seek turkey benefits in the next contract, reported from Philadelphia.
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Huntsville
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