Detroit Riots Prompt Call for Tough Police Tactics
Editorials from The Michigan Chronicle and local figures argue police restraint fueled the riot by delaying force. They urge a rapid, impartial use of all weapons to stop looting and arson, warning that without decisive action more lives and property will be lost.
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Detroit
Michigan Chronicle
12Th Street
William Green
Unitted Automobile Workers Union Local 600
Jerome Cavanagh
De Gaulle Must Go Says U S Editorial Voice
An American editorial condemns Charles de Gaulle as aging and pompous. It accuses him of insulting allies, pursuing Soviet ties, and wounding NATO while courting Western Canada separatists and proposing a four power Middle East conference. The piece urges France to retire him from public life.
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France
Charles de Gaulle
Canada
de Gaulle
Soviet Union
Kremlin
Alexei Kosygin
U.S
Buenos Aires Seer Victim of Cash Grab by Believer
Carmen de Sabina a famed Buenos Aires fortune teller was robbed of 3500 dollars by a dressed woman who sought money after a glimpse into the crystal ball. The thief fled into the street after obtaining the cash in a bold display of belief turning a fortune into misfortune.
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Argentina
Carmen de Sabina
Buenos Aires
Carmen
Riots Likely to Grow Worse Before Restraints Use
Federal officials say no conspiracy links the city riots yet acknowledge outside elements may fuel outbreaks. The piece cites a U.S. News & World Report survey predicting trouble in Cleveland New Jersey New York Chicago and other cities and warns of slow federal response and calls for troops to curb violence.
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Washington
U.S. News & World Report
Floyd McKisick
The
Couness of Racial Equality
New York
Cleveland
Chicago
Los Angeles
Oakland
Newark
George Romney
Michigan
In An Age When Everything Gets Taller Those Who Stop Growing Get Shorter
A satirical column argues that stopping growth in height leads to shorter stature in a world obsessed with height. The piece uses humorous anecdotes to critique social pressures and the pursuit of ever taller ideals.
Vietnam pacification plan shifts toward realism in 1967
Evans and Novak report Johnson's aides accept a prolonged war and a scaled back hamlet pacification goal for 1967. The plan reduces targets to 1100 hamlets, expands regional adviser teams, and strengthens Viet Cong influenced areas, signaling a long, cautious approach to Vietnam.
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Washington
Vietnam
Johnson
Willam Westmoreland
Ngo Dinh Diem
South Vietnam
Ellsworth Bunker
Robert Komer
Saigon
U.S
Ocean City Faces Teen Dance Debate and Parental Pressures
Andrew Tully critiques Ocean City Maryland's Sunday dancing rules as teens press for late night venues while adults fear a loss of culture and control. He argues national mood reflects permissive parenting and youth culture, warning of a juvenile Gomorrah image and calling for balance.
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Ocean City
Coney Island
Gerald Truitt
Hugh T. Cropper
Authoritie
Say
End of sugar rationing announced by Agriculture Dept
Agriculture officials declared sugar rationing would end at 10 asph today due to insufficient funds. In Dallas the Glenn L. Martin 202 postwar airliner toured the midwest and east before a landing in Atlanta. Cliff Cooper urged Jaycees to emphasize community service in Lubbock. Broadway Church of Christ collected 1117 dollars for a mission in Frankfort Germany.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Dallas
Mid-West
Atlanta
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Cliff Cooper
United States Junior Chamber
Lubbock Jaycees
Hilton Hotel
Broadway Church of Christ
Frankfort
Germany
Port Isabel
Wichita, Kan
Emily Jean Ward
Padre Island
Valley
Reagan flattered by prospect of presidential run
California Governor Ronald Reagan says he is flattered by being considered a presidential prospect and jokes about facing Republican inquiries if his name comes up. He rejects nothing but cautions about party pressure.
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Fellows
California
Ronald Reagan
Old Ferries and a Sea of Stories from East Texas
Readers share memories of vanished ferries along Sabine and nearby rivers, naming sites such as Waldron, Walden, Board or Borden’s, and Carter’s ferries. The notes invite further local historical searches and mention other regional curiosities and questions about caves and regional legends.
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Marshall
Frank Caldwell
Munger
Hallsville
FM 430
Waldron Ferry Road
Harrison County
Walden Ferry
Sabine
Gill
Carter's Ferry
Inflation Race Undermines U S Confidence Says Editorial
The Wall Street Journal notes that over the decade ending last December the U S dollar fell, on average, 1.8 percent annually. While this outpaced 41 other nations, it lagged behind currencies in Guatemala, Venezuela, Honduras and several European and Australasian economies. Last year the dollar dropped 2.8 percent, a sharp decline versus Luxemburg and many others, leaving American consumers feeling the sting of global currency shifts.
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New York
First National City Bank
U. S
Austria
Italy
France
Taiwan
Wall Street Journal
Timely Quotes on Unity and Wasteful Spending
Ex heavyweight boxing champion Floyd Patterson urges the U S to emulate soldiers in Vietnam for race relations while denouncing groups who spend state money on drinking. The Moscow Evening condemns office parties as excessive and Congress as rudderless under House Republican leader Gerald R Ford.
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Floyd Patterson
United States
Vietnam
Moscow
Congress
House
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
Dear Turnrow Turner: Socialism and astrology in a shuffled world
O C McBride surveys growing socialist ideals tied to state aid and a capitalistic balance. He notes rising interest in astrology guiding daily decisions and observes more people installing telephones in cars. The column is syndicated by Chicago Tribune New York News Syndicate.
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GO McBrice
Chicago Tribune
New York News Syndicate
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Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Britain
U.S. State Department
Montreal
David Lawrence
Rowland Evans
Robert Novak
Evans
Westmoreland
Komer
Andrew Tully
Truitt
wWen
Christian Science
Europe
Lubbock Morning Avalanche
Syers
BY ED Syers
Whitesboro
Grayson County
R. C. Burba
William Quantrell
Quantrell
Pottsboro
Gordonville
Sherman
Dallas Hodges
Lawrence, Kan
North Texas
Austin
J. V
Monahans Sands
Houston
Ken G. Thompson
Rio Grande
Mexico
Big Bend
Ed Syers
Ingram
Texas
O. C. McBride
Turnrow
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