Polls Set Tremors for GOP as 1968 Prospect Looms
Polls show Republican presidential hopefuls Rockefeller Romney Nixon Reagan Lindsay Percy edging Johnson in early surveys yet offer little reliable forecast of 1968 outcomes. Analysts note public opinion shifts and divergent methods, suggesting GOP should not become complacent about campaign prospects.
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Lindsay
Percy
Harris
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Illinois
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Scientists weigh signals from space and mysterious hydroxyl radiation
Radio scientists discuss possible interstellar communication through a mysterious 1665 megacycle hydroxyl emission named mysterium. MIT’s Alan Barret cautions no evidence of interstellar signaling but asks if we are nearing contact while joking about finding parking on Earth.
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Alan H. Barret
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Questions to the Editor about Middletown election and race
A letter from Thelma J. Doty questions why the Negro candidate for City Commission was not more supported and urges a Crime Prevention Bureau. Doty reflects on campaign tactics and Race relations, noting past defeats and calling for deeper civic engagement.
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Helpman
Middletown News Journal Subscription Rates
The Journal published by News-Journal Inc in Middletown Ohio lists subscription options. Daily papers at 10 cents per copy, Sunday 15 cents, city routes 60 cents weekly, mail within trading areas 15 dollars yearly, outside trading area 24 dollars yearly, and outside U S 38 dollars yearly.
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News- Journal, Inc
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First Ave
Middletown
Ohio
U.S.A
Books for Enterprise crew seek readers’ donations
Last year 1000 paperback books were sent to the U S S Enterprise through Robert A. Perry of 3306 Elman Dr contacts, with his family funding and arranging pickup. This year his two sons serve aboard the ship, and Perry plans to cover mailing costs if donors supply the books.
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Elman Dr
Perrys
Richard
Thomas
Enterprise
Mr. Perry
Racist Tide in Three Cities Linked to Elections
Joseph Alsop argues that electing Carl Stokes and Richard Hatcher as mayors reflects progress against racism, while Louise Hicks in Boston signals dangerous white backlash. He warns that white and black extremists may fuel polarization, and criticizes US policy for neglecting impoverished Negro communities while pouring funds into middle-class programs.
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Middletown
Washington
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Richard G. Hatcher
Cleveland
Ohio
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Ind
Boston
Joe McCarthy
Pollyanna
Rebecca
Sunnybrook Farm
Louise Day Hicks
America
Hicks
Boson
Hatcher
Seth Taft
Kevin White
Hatcher and Stokes
Massachusetts
Edward Brooke
Stokes
Kennedy
Johnson
Detroit
Vietnam
George Wallace
Theoby
Buckley on Viet Nam War and Tonkin Resolution Debate
William F Buckley Jr argues that liberal critics press for a constitutional challenge to Vietnam while Republicans defend executive action. He notes Justice Stewart's dissent on a soldiers court martial case and questions the Tonkin Resolution’s constitutional status amid a broader war effort. The piece frames the dilemma of judicial review versus wartime practicality.
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Potter Stewart
William Douglas
Vietnam
United States
Congress
Supreme Court
Fort Leavenworth
Kansas
Gulf of Tonkin
U. S
Stewart
Johnson
Tonkin
Justice Stewart
World’s largest opera house La Scala in Milan
La Scala in Milan is described as the largest opera house, completed in 1778, with Milan as its location and the year noted as a key fact.
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Milan
Italy
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