Debates and challenges mark the 1968 farewell year
The piece recalls 1968 as a deplorable era with assassinations inflation violence and protests including Chicago violence at the Democratic Convention and the Pueblo incident. It notes Vietnam casualties and Arab Israeli tensions while praising Apollo 8 as a bright moment and urging cautious cautious progress into 1969.
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Chicago
Pueblo
Paris
Vietnam
Mideast
Moon
Washington
Financing a Better Election System and 1969 Outlook
The Committee for Economic Development critiques the 1966 public funding plan and proposes tax credits for political contributions up to 50 per taxpayer. It calls for broader reform, urges steady progress, and notes Vietnam peace hopes. Also praised are Texas leadership, Lubbock gains, and 1969 goals like a freeway and civic center.
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Committee For Economic Development
Treasury
Vietnam
Texas
Preston Smith
Lubbock
Teague Pushes Funding For Medal of Honor Winners Housing
Rep Olin E Teague head of the House Veterans Affairs Committee urges housing funds for Medal of Honor winners and their wives attending the Washington inauguration. With none available from the Defense Department he proposes using about 15000 dollars from House contingency funds or a special appropriation to reserve local hotel housing before January 20.
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Olin E. Teague
College Station
House Veterans’ Affairs Committee
Congressman Teague
Washington
Clark Clifford
Teague
House
McNamara and Laird hold secret meeting amid Vietnam feud
Washington reports reveal a two hour clandestine session between former Defense Secretary Robert McNamara and future Secretary Melvin Laird in a downtown hotel room. The men, long political adversaries, discussed Vietnam policy and Laird's future defense approa ches amid bipartisan shifts in taxation and Senate leadership battles.
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Washington
Defense
Robert McNamara
Melvin R. Laird
Laird
Pentagon
McNamara
Defense Department
McNamara-Laird
Vietnam
Fathers Day Calls Surge for Long-Distance Traffic
The telephone company reports that long distance calls on Fathers Day are rising faster than on Mothers Day. The traffic department cites delayed statistics due to billing, noting most calls to dad were callee. The piece suggests no real competition between mothers and fathers, just the cash-paying role of men.
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Dad
Callec
Mom
European Press Misreads Nixon Cabinet Formation
The piece notes foreign newspapers misinterpret how the United States forms its Cabinet. It cites Nixon inviting Sen. Edward Brooke to join, Brooke’s refusal, and emphasizes practical qualifications over party, race, or sex. It highlights Rogers and Laird as experienced figures and discusses barriers to public service.
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Washington
Nixon
Sen
Edward Brooke
Massachusetts
Nix
United States
Ninos
Presstrom
Scots Blame and Old New Year Merrymaking Traditions
An article recounts historical Scottish New Year customs and parallels with other cultures, noting hot pints and social door to door visits, luck superstitions, and gifts like gloves. It mentions English and Puritan attitudes, and ends recalling riots at open houses and a boastful preposterous world record.
Quotes on government and instant cameras from Detroit Free Press
Bob Talbert jokes about 1271 agencies and 400 regional offices making people poorer while other lines poke fun at rapid instant film cameras. Mark Bellaire quips about having too much government and not enough value for what we pay.
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Washington
Joneses
Bob Talbert
Detroit Free Press
Mark Bellaire
Washington’s 8th Congress to end as List reorganizes
In Washington, the 8th Congress ends as the List reorganizes under new Democratic management. Plainview forecasts a 6,000 crowd for the Bulldog Field football game against Childress this afternoon. Lion Oil Co reports No. 2 well in E. C. McLaughlin County confirms higher oil flow.
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Labbock Morning Avalanche
Washington
Plainview
Childress
Bulldog Field
New
Pee Inery County
Lion Oil Company No
E. C. McLaughlin
Pennsylvanian
Future Can Be Better The Turn of a Year
This piece reflects on faith in improvement as 1969 approaches and recalls Harper's Weekly and a Lincoln letter to illustrate enduring hope. It argues against defeatism, linking historical anxieties to a nation’s progress and the idea that personal doubt can lead to lasting insight.
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Hao
Anne
Russia
Europe
China
United States
Harper's Weekly Magazine
Harper's Weekly
Abraham Lincoln
Offhand Thoughts on Rates and Crime
A satirical column questions Fed governors belief that higher rates curb borrowing and notes a proverb about blessedness being costly. It suggests a countermeasure for crime by suspending fewer sentences and releasing more criminals rather than the opposite.
Franks Paves Path to Growth With Simple Invoices and Cards
A Little Rock pharmacist builds business by sending targeted cards reading We want your business and offering full service, delivery, and charge accounts. The approach, used by L D am of Kavanaugh Pharmacy, yielded very gratifying responses.
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L. D. Am
Kavanaugh Pharmacy
Little Rock
Horn
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Rowland Evans
Robert Novak
House Appropriations
Johnson
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White House
Wilbur Mills
Ways and Means Committee
Mills
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Robert Griffin
Michigan
Senate
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Roman Hruska
Nebraska
Thomas Kuchel
Griffin
Supreme Court
Abe Fortas
Scott
Hruska
Scott Pluy
Theodore F. Stevens
Alaska
E. L. Bartlett
Stevens
William Scranton
David Lawrence
U.S
Wnless
Bent Eisenhower
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Roosevelt
William P. Rogers
Republican Party
Melvin Laird
Andrew Tully
Wallace
Janus
England
Eie
Eeene Iupodk
Henry J. Taylor
America
New York
Brooklyn
John Wanamaker
Philadelphia
Federal Reserve System
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