Military motives in the Czech invasion analyzed
Washington correspondent Ray Cromtley argues that beyond liberal reform fears, the invasion served military aims. Czechoslovakia’s location, armed forces, uranium deposits, and supply role for allied campaigns make it pivotal to Soviet strategy and nuclear capability, with Czech freedoms deemed unacceptable.
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Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
Europe
Ray Cromtley
Washington
Newspaper Enterprise Association
France
Germany
East Germany
Russia
Egypt
Cuba
North Vietnam
Just Witten and the Median Age Debate
A midcentury Census Bureau note argues middle age begins at 27 years 7 months based on national figures. It traces this shift from 1952 when median age peaked at 30 years 3 months and links it to the postwar baby boom before births declined in the 1960s.
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Census Bureau
Heifers In Stockyards Describe Democrats Butchering
In Chicago at the stockyards a surreal overheard tale compares Democrats to beef being butchered. Heifers discuss the spectacle with a mock set of bulls guarding order and cameras filming segments as the crowd predicts a Friday slaughter.
Freedom Of Choice Critique Of Democratic Convention
David Lawrence argues that national conventions fail to reflect voter will as delegates are party insiders. He notes Humphrey's likely win, limited platform debate on Vietnam, and behind the scenes maneuvering at Chicago. He favors nationwide primaries to restore genuine choice.
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Hubert Humphrey
Southeast Asia
Chienzo
Miami Beach
Kennedy Defers Candidacy Draft In 1968 Drama
Sen Edward M Kennedy decided not to pursue a formal non candidacy declaration until late Tuesday night as friends warned that without Mayor Daley and Sen McCarthy support a Kennedy draft would fail. He told his agents at the International Amphitheater he would withdraw the next morning. The possibility of a Kennedy McCarthy Daley coalition potentially altering Humphrey’s bid faded hours before withdrawal.
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Chicago
Edward M
Ted) Kennedy
Eugene McCarthy
Richard J. Daley
Daley
Kennedy
International Amphitheater
Kennedy Brothers
Hubert Humphrey
McCarthy
Rockefeller
Humphrey
Ninon
Barry Goldwater
David Rockefeller
Nelson
Illinois
Ted Kennedy
Hyannis Port
Mass
Stephen Smith
Smith
Conrad Hilton
Chicago Party
Dick Daley
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Cape Cod
Hubert Humphreys
Humphrey Rocked By Dream Of A Rockefeller Ticket
The Nixon convention sparks a covert Humphrey Rockefeller gambit as Rockefeller aides weigh a party switch. Peabody relays cautious talks with Happy and Nelson Rockefeller while Daley McCarthy and Kennedy factions swirl around a potential combined ticket before Kennedy drafts fade.
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Chicago
Richard Nixon
Nelson Rockefeller
Humphrey
America a land of work and chances on Labor Day
Henry J. Taylor argues Labor Day highlights Americans’ devotion to work and invention. He praises rising female participation, multi job earnings, and American productivity, noting higher wages and shorter hours versus other nations. He insists the nation remains hopeful and merit driven, with opportunity guiding progress.
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Labor Day
United States
Russians demand travel controls as blockade ends
Allied sources say Russia seeks limits on movement and trade between Berlin and western Germany as a condition to lift the blockade of the city. Rancher Joe Stevenson leads Lyndon B. Johnson by 62 votes in the Democratic Senate runoff based on state county tallies. Dr. D M Wiggins is expected to assume as Texas Tech president soon and A W Salyars becomes assistant district attorney after oath.
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BELIN
Berlin
Germany
Austin
Joe Stevenson
Lyndon B. Johnson
U.S. Senate
D. M. Wiggins
Texas College of Mines At
el Paso
Texas Tech
Sunday Strolling Returns On Pleasant Greek Sundays
A guest editorial notes Sunday strolling in Greece as a cherished custom, with youths in groups and adults apart. It contrasts past family strolls after dinner on farms with modern crowded roads and more Sunday drives, suggesting strolling may be making a comeback.
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Greece
Ict Laurel
Miss
Fridge Shields Business Tip Boost For Workers In WA
A Washington dealer proposes a fringe income by employing staff to periodically service fluorescent tubes ballasts and related items for banks savings and loan offices doctors dentists attorneys and insurance firms. He charges an hourly fee plus parts and schedules visits during slow periods to maximize time and increase sales of tubes cleaning supplies and repair items.
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Washington
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