Westmoreland to move to Pentagon amid Vietnam shift
The article notes General Westmoreland’s expected move from Vietnam command to a Pentagon desk. It discusses possible changes in war strategy and routine staff reshuffles while acknowledging criticism over pacification efforts and a tough wartime period. Observers anticipate a shake up as the war’s direction may be adjusted.
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Allon
William C. Stroreland
Pentagon
Johnson
Westmgeland
Ue Canescont
Vietnam
Westmoreland Ban Beam
Westmoreland
Woman of Year in Lubbock named for 1968 honors
Mrs. Stanley Wheeler is praised as Lubbock's Woman of the Year for 1968 by the Altrusa Club. Her work with juveniles at the Probation Office and the Child Welfare Unit, plus leadership on a girls and women’s program, are highlighted as key contributions.
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Stanley Wheeler
Lubbock
Gold glut in Paris amuses and strains Pierre notes
Pierre writes from Paris describing a city buried in gold. He jokes that mattresses overflow with gold and tooth enamel is filled with gold, while restaurants sprinkle bullion powder on salads. He warns De Gaulle faces a crash program to convert gold to usable metal as citizens hoard and speculate while everyday life buckles.
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Pierre
Cher Ami
Paris
Francois
France
Tieton
Yvonne
Mme. de Gaulle
Hernias
Francgis
Boulevard St. Michel
Eiffel Tower
de Gaulle
Communists Framed as Instigators of U S Demonstrations
Washington reports quote Dee Edwin E Willis chair of the House Un American Activities Committee claiming documented proof that Communists instigated student strikes and mass disruptions planned for April 26 and 27. He argues the aim is to shift public opinion and bolster pro Communist sentiment abroad and at home.
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Washington
United States
Dee Edwin E. Willis
Louisiana
House Committee On Un-American Activities
Communist Party
America
Vietnam
House Committee On Un-American
Mmunists
Commission On Civil Disorders
Congress
House of Representatives
Rowland Evans and Robert Novak On Middle East Rift
Columnists explain the fallout from the UN peace mission failure, noting stalled U.S. and Arab diplomacy. They describe Nasser’s hesitance amid Israeli troop presence near the Suez Canal and the locked U.S. document awaiting signature.
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Cairo
United Nations
Nasser
U.S
Suez Canal
United States
Middle East
Gene McCarthy contrasts and Middle East tensions
The piece casts Gene McCarthy as a sharp, independent politician likened to Adlai Stevenson with a forceful left as Bobby Kennedy’s support wavers. It also analyzes Nasser’s position amid Israel’s Suez role and Soviet influence, noting U.S. pressure gaps and Cairo’s precarious stance.
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Washington
Gene McCarthy
Adlai Stevenson
McCarthy
Adlai
Bobby Kennedy
Wisconsin
Gene
Tallulah Bankhead
Tallulah
Bobby
Minnesotan
Kennedy
United
Jack Kennedy
Nasser
U.S
Israel
United Nations
Middle East
Soviet Union
Cairo
Unions in Turmoil Behind Washington Labor Conclave
Henry J. Taylor outlines a rift within AFL-CIO leadership led by George Meany and Walter Reuther over policy and political strategy. He notes rising nonunion workers, stagnant union rolls, and repeated rank and file independence in strikes, signaling a broader break in American labor.
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BIG Labor
George Meany
Walter
Washington
Ten
Mr. Meany
Mr. Reuther
Ficter
Bengeth
United States
Afl-Cio
Meany
Johnson
LBJ
White House
Ahat
Rank and
Preside Johnson
W. Willard Wirtz
Rank and File
New York City
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Meany-Reuther
Warplane Engines Shipped to Russia Allegations Heard
Congressional testimony claims American warplane engines were shipped to Russia in the last six months and that boxes marked for Russia were widespread along the New York waterfront. Hoover backs European recovery program as a bulwark against Russian aggression. Coal freight cuts ordered to save scarce coal during a national miners strike. South Plains 4 H and FFA youth return from Lubbock with cash from the 15th annual Fat Stock show auction.
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Washington
Russia
New York
Congress
Herbert Hoover
South Plains 4-H
FFA
Lubbock
South Plains
Jest For Fun and Quips From Readers Across Papers
A light compilation notes a mother and daughter exchange over penicillin dosing and a child’s quick wit in Atlanta. Other quips suggest a hypothetical laryngitis epidemic in Washington and a remark on high discount prices in a Denton paper.
How To Quit Work In England Yet Still Thrive
A guest essay argues against loafing and urges that quitting work requires a substitute activity. The Pre Retirement Association, including doctors and social workers, advocates learning to work and finding constructive replacements for labor if one cannot continue.
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England
Garden of Eden
Monroe
Morning World
Dear Turnrow Tunker reads on wheat and war
The writer muses on U S Egypt diplomatic ties and grain shipments while speculating on Nelson Rockefeller's Vietnam stance. A jab about the New York City garbage strike and a light note on U S rainfall and farming memories follow.
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New Hampshire
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Egypt
Moscow
Uncle Sam
Nuasser
Yemen
Arab Socialist Union
Henry J. Taylor
U.S. Department of Labor
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Lubbock Morning Avalanche
Leo Aikman
Atlanta Constitution
Memphis
Don Fraser
Denton Record Chronicle
O. C. McBride
Dear Turnrow Tunker
U. S. State Department
Nelson Rockefeller
U. S
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