Toward Equal Treatment For Everyone Under Law
An editorial urges reform of the U S legal system to protect the poor and indigent. It cites housing law abuses, eviction practices, and calls for equal rights under the law. It highlights the NAACP and California Rural Legal Assistance Office for the Indigent as forward steps.
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William Gossett
American Bar Association
Citizens Conference Against Crime
Gossett
United States
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
California Rural Legal Assistance Group
Tallulah Bankhead remembered as star across eras
Tallulah Bankhead died at 65 leaving a legacy as a stage icon and radio personality. Readers recall her triumphs in The Little Foxes and The Skin of Our Teeth, while later generations知 her in Die Die My Darling. Her wit and impetuous verve defined a remarkable career and public persona.
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Tallulah Bankhead
Lillian Hellman
Thornton Wilder
Elan
Letters to the Editor Castigating Is Unliberal
A reader defends Professor Young against charges of anti liberal bias and defends KAOS while criticizing local officials. The writer praises fair community consideration and cites past pioneers, urging open debate and accountability in Middletown.
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David Young
Young
Gardners
Harveys and Finkelmans
KAOS
Professor Young
Middletown
Vo Nguyen Giap
Giap
China
de Lattre de Tassigny
Red River
de Lattre
Christmas rush and car starting tip in cold weather column
The column repeats a cold weather car-start method: turn on headlights for 10 seconds then off, wait 30 seconds, press the gas and start the ignition. It notes heavy city traffic during the Christmas season with shoppers driving to Cincinnati and Dayton, parking scarcity, and stressed drivers. It warns to stay attentive as others may drive recklessly.
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Cincinnati
Dayton
Debate on Electoral College reform after 1968 election
Washington reports official 1968 election totals show Nixon 302 electoral votes, Humphrey 191, Wallace 45 with 23 states plus DC giving a majority to one candidate. Article argues district-based electors and nationwide presidential preference primaries could reduce third-party plurality problems.
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Washington
Nixon
Humphrey
District of Columbia
Wallace
Woodrow Wilson
William Howard Taft
Theodore Roosevelt
Wison
Roosevelt
Taft
Solid South
House of Representatives
Supreme Court of the United States
Congress
Hanoi's Dilemma Over New Viet Cong Guerrilla Squads
Joseph Alsop reports on Hanoi's possible response to the Viet Cong setbacks. The Thang Binh district story suggests new hamlet squads may include North Vietnamese soldiers with B-40 rockets, a move that could destabilize several VC hamlets and test South Vietnam's defense.
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Saigon
Hanoi
Thang-Binh
Thang Binh
Subscriptions Rates and Mail Terms for The Journal Middletown
The Journal announces subscription prices and delivery options. In city and suburban areas a weekday news copy costs 10 cents with Sunday at 20 cents. Mail rates: 21 dollars yearly in trading area, 30 dollars outside trading area, 38 dollars outside USA. Subscriptions payable in advance. Founded in 1857.
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USA
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