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Sarg ent Shr iver shifts roles to single focus on poverty fight
The article notes Sargent Shriver will move from Peace Corps leadership to full-time head of the war on poverty, with Jack H. Vaughn poised to succeed him. It praises Shriver’s role in shaping the program and sells the plan as a chance to curb corruption while maintaining momentum in anti poverty efforts.
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Campus Soapbox Forum Shows Wide Student Interests
At a Midwest university a few hundred attended a Soapbox Forum where discussion spanned Viet Nam draft laws Grand Canyon dam projects and church property taxation. The event illustrated continued free exchange of views and a healthy tradition of dissent among students.
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Soviet forgery campaign targets Hoover and Western leaders
FBI chief J Edgar Hoover is drawn into a Kremlin led smear operation. The KGB and Department D forged letters to discredit the U S government and sow Western discord. Forgeries claim U S plans to invade Asia and threaten peace while other phony documents attack Iran, Congo, and African leaders.
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Kathleen Norris Dies at 85 Popular Writer Known for Happy Endings
Kathleen Norris, long a popular American writer, has died at age 85. Critics question her rank among novelists yet acknowledge her distinct approach to humane storytelling and hopeful conclusions that pleased countless readers over a lengthy career.
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David Lawrence: Viet Nam War Policy Must Be Political
The article argues that U S military policy in Viet Nam should be guided by political considerations and international diplomacy. It discusses potential steps like intensified bombing versus limited action, the role of the United Nations, and how Moscow and Peiping influence could shape a path to an armistice and peace conference.
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Uncle Sam's secret on customs strictures trips traveler
A travel diary note laments hidden customs rules catching travelers off guard. The writer describes limits on tax free purchases, new duties for items not accompanying travelers, high prices abroad, and missed forewarnings at airports and ports. He jokes about Uncle Sam's best kept secret of the year.
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Uncle Sam
Nasser
Egypt
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Tiger snake and Texas flower mix in curious recitals
A playful catalog of odd trivia notes mentions Australia’s tiger snake as a feared venomous serpent, Texas state flower as bluebonnet, and a joke about converting fish protein to bread flour to craft a sardine sandwich, as recalled by Grandpappy Jenkins.
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Tired American voice rails at global critics and domestic dissent
A Rock County Herald reader republished Alan McIntosh’s piece denouncing foreign critics, antiwar mobs, campus propaganda, and civil rights agitation. The writer pleads fatigue with perceived apostasy from old values, praises free enterprise, and affirms US greatness under God.
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New York Transit Strike Drama Leaves City Paying the Price
Hal Boyle notes the 1966 New York transit strike exposed leadership questions around Mayor Lindsay and union head Mike Quill. The public bore the cost as millions improvised commutes, with jokes framing Quill and Lindsay as competing figures in a city divided by labor action and disrupted travel.
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Edward Albee
Hollywood
John V. Lindsay
City Hall
Donnybrook
Lindsay
Mike Quill
Opposed to Chafetz Alcohol Education Proposal
A Middletown W C T U letter denounces Harvard professor Chafetz on teaching children to drink beginning in elementary school with weak drinks. The group argues such education would swell alcohol addiction and harm homes, schools, churches, and the nation, pledging to educate and agitate against alcohol evils.
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Viola D. Romans
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