West Berlin under threat as blockade fears rise
The article warns of renewed Soviet pressure on West Berlin, citing possible access cuts and a 1969 scenario of another airlift. It contrasts past blockades with current tensions and notes Western fears of a new crisis while discussing maritime safety advances and a lifesaving sea capsule.
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Rumania
West Berlin
West Germany
East Germany
Truman
America
Soviet Union
Buckley Notes Labour Legislation and Global Strike Pressures
William F Buckley Jr argues that restraining laws like the Taylor Law fail to deter strikes. He cites New York City and Berkeley tensions, Barbara Castle proposals in Britain, and broader questions about compulsory unionism and labor rights. Buckley wishes a cooling off period for further debate.
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Nelson Rockefeller
Albany
New York City
State Assembly
New York
Berkeley
Great Britain
Barbara Castle
Harold Wilson
Labour
Socialist Party
John Kenneth Galbraith
Eugene McCarthy
North Vietnam
Mrs. Castle
Truman
California
Black Students Union
Nixon
Hong Kong flu tale of care and family
A reader recalls a hospital stay with the Hong Kong flu, describing pain, pills, eerie wall images, and the loving care from four children and a patient’s husband. The account ends with gratitude to doctors and the family for their support during recovery.
The Paris Table Shape and the Loyalist Question
The piece argues the Paris table shape matters beyond form, warning against accepting the National Liberation Front as a legitimate partner. It contrasts Thieu Ky’s stance with American rejection of Loyalist actors, noting the historical risks and the high cost of war to prevent Hanoi’s influence in Saigon.
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Henry Kissinger
Nguyen Ky
Spiro Agnew
Paris
John Adams
John Jay
Benjamin Franklin
Liberation Front
Thieu
Greece
New Brunswick
Ontario
United States
National Liberation Front
Adams and
Company Lee
Saigon
N.L.F
Hanoi
South Vietnam
Vietnam
Com
Will Rogers
Republic of Vietnam
Castro Pueblo Case Sparks Cuban Venezuelan Clash
The piece links Fidel Castro's Pueblo affair to Venezuela seizing the trawler Alecria over suspected infiltration, then releasing it after Pueblo sailors' repatriation. It notes North Korea Cuba diplomacy, Cyrus Eaton’s Cuba visit, and raises questions about motives and international maritime law amid Cold War tensions.
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Alecria
South America
Castro
Che Guevara
Latin America
Havana’s anniversary shows Pueblo crew and Alecrin visit
Cyrus Eaton’s Havana visit follows the Pueblo crew repatriation with the Alecrin entering Havana harbor. Two defectors remain in Venezuela as Castro displays the Alecrin sailors at the anniversary event while a Cuban-American official and a Bay of Pigs veteran debate the release and broader implications.
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Havana
Alecrin
Venezuela
Castro
Bay of Pigs
Fernando Penabaz
Florida Republican Party
Penabaz
Cuba
Middletown Ohio Newspaper Subscription Rates
The Journal published daily outlines subscription rates by delivery method and area. Prices list per copy, weekly, and annual mail options for in city and suburban, trading area, and outside areas, with U.S. and international rates.
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First Ave
Middletown
Ohio
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Bay of Motor Route
U.S.A
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