No Fresh Bid For Peace Seen In Johnson Speech
President Johnson spoke off the USS Enterprise about peace talks in Vietnam. He stated a neutral ship on a neutral sea could serve as a meeting place if both sides met halfway. Commentators say the location was not a real fresh invitation, for talks depend on underlying conditions, not venue.
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Not Good Enough PBS’s improvised coverage struggles persist
The Public Broadcasting Laboratory has made two tries at fresh coverage of major events and issues but remains only good enough to prompt desire for more. Viewers find PBS not yet lifting the medium by its own bootstraps with sufficient novelty, and comparisons show less experimentation than expected.
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The Policeman Role as the Many Faced Profession
An essay portraying policemen as a composite of both saint and sinner. It argues most officers are decent, but journalists highlight only the rare misconduct, while a cop must be many things at once from diplomat to physician. The piece reflects on the perfection demanded of police and the lonely burden of a policeman’s salary.
Middletown News Journal subscription rates and info
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Origins of the turkey and its journey to America
Mrs. C. T. Morningstar shares an article by Penn State professor Carl O. Dossin on turkey history. Wild turkeys fed Plymouth settlers and possibly could have been the national emblem. domesticated birds trace to Mexico, Cortez, Spain, and early colonists introducing them to America.
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Origins of the turkey name debated by early settlers
The article outlines several theories for how the turkey got its name. Some say settlers mixed up turkeys with guinea fowl from Turkey, others suggest mispronouncing the Indian name firkee, and a third theory links it to the birds' call turk turk, though hunters dispute that sound.
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The Real Right To Freedom in Civil Unrest
Observation piece argues that the United States faces a crisis of demonstrations and violence linked to Supreme Court rulings on freedom of speech. It critiques judiciary trends, calls for firmer federal action, and examines the balance between rights and public order amid protests linked to President Johnson era tensions.
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Marianne Means LBJ four years on job
Washington scene marks Johnson entering a fifth year amid Vietnam dissents and low polls while Congress resists him. He weighs weariness and loneliness but retains political agility as he pursues a vast Great Society. His two major achievements: halting communism expansion and expanding domestic programs, yet civil rights progress remains an unfinished task.
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Puzzle of Nations and History Highlights
Japan leads in personal crisis reports while Egypt has the lowest rate. Remittance man describes an exile supported by home checks. Alaska, one fifth Texas size, is the largest US political division. Filipino is the Philippines official language based on Tagalog. About 88 percent of Pakistan’s population is Muslim. In 1783 Jacques and Joseph Montgolfier built the first hot air balloon.
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