Destruction From Space in the Arms Race
The United States and Soviet Union are not breaking the letter of space treaties but are moving toward space based weapons. The U S space bus and the Russian FOBS promise orbital or near orbital strikes, risking a space theater of war. Disclosure could pressure restraint as the threat of mass destruction from space looms.
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Soviet Union
United States
Washington
Moscow
U.S
Pentagon
Rusia
Kremlin
Ring Out The Old Year Ring In The New
Reflections link Tennyson’s call to ring out the old and ring in the new with hopes for a year of challenges and opportunities. The essay frames the turn of the year as a moment to pursue courage and progress amid war and upheaval, echoing biblical and literary voices.
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Tennyson
1968 Forecast: Violence Money War and Uncertainty
The piece weighs political and economic uncertainly for 1968. It cites urban unrest, law and order as a top issue, and questions LBJ's approach to riots and war. It notes the dollar's fragility, Vietnam’s fate, and the potential impact of Wallace and labor trends on the election landscape. It ends with speculation on unexpected upheavals.
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Martin Luther King
Washington, D. C
Dr. King
Uncle Tom
U. S
Stafford Cripps
Vietnam
South Vietnam
Lyndon Johnson
Wallace
Auto Workers
Copper and Steel
Middle East
Aden
Bolivia
Che Guevara
Mao
Ho Chi Minh
Wilson
United States
Roosevelt
America
Eisenhower
Korea
Inventions and Milestones From History Summary
Facts cover Franklin bifocals, canaries from Canary Islands, first US nut and bolt factory by Micah Rugg and Martin Barnes in Marion Connecticut 1840. Massachusetts opened first school for the mentally retarded on October 1 1848. Tennessee was first state readmitted after the Civil War.
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Canary
Canary Islands
Europe
Islands
United States
Micah Rugg
Martin Barnes
Marion, Conn
Massachusetts
Tennessee
GOP candidates tested as 1968 nominating race unfolds
Analysis notes the 1968 preconvention process mirrors past practice with insiders shaping the nominee. Polls and moneyed influence guide who seems best to win in November, while independent voters and current war mood determine the final choice.
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Washington
Middletown Journal Subscription Rates Notice
The Journal announces subscription rates for its Middletown Ohio edition. Rates include per copy 1c weekdays and 15c Sundays, in-city 60c weekly, and mail options of 15 dollars yearly in trading areas and 2400 dollars outside trading areas. Foreign mail to U S A 38 dollars yearly. Payment in advance. Founded 1857.
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U.S.A
Monkey In Basement Lights Up Middletown TV Ad Tale
Firemen investigated a Broad Street stove short causing sparks after a puppy chewed an electric cord and a basement monkey reportedly sparked the blaze. The incident prompted a tongue in cheek verdict that the flame started by the monkey that bit the dog that chewed the cord that shorted the stove that sent the sparks flying.
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Middletown
Washington and Johnson Compared as Presidents in Winter Reflections
A columnist contrasts Lyndon B Johnson and George Washington, noting shared tall stature and paths from schooling to leadership. It cites Clark Kinnaird on Washington, lampoons, public reception, and compares public opinion and media treatment of both presidents.
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Johnson
Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
Lincoln
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Lyndon Johnson
Clark Kinnaird
New York
Kinnaird
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