Romney's Withdrawal Upsets GOP Primary Dynamics
Michigan Governor George Romney resigns from the presidential race before the New Hampshire primary. Nixon leads in polls, Rockefeller rises to center stage as Romney asserts the campaign failed to win broad Republican backing. The move reshapes the 1968 nomination battle as Rockefeller and Wallace gain leverage.
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Kenya Asians face expulsion amid Kenyan policy shocks
The Kenyan government’s crackdown on Asians, mainly Indians and Pakistanis, pushes about 100,000 to choose citizenship, with 15,000 Asians arriving in Britain in two weeks. James Callaghan denounces the move, while Britain struggles to balance liberal ideals and Commonwealth duty as racial bias debates continue.
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Waiting for a peace move as siege of Khe Sanh tightens
Dispatches describe North Vietnamese forces surrounding Khe Sanh as a siege tightens, with a looming Dien Bien Phu like battle. Paris hints at an unconditional U S bombing halt leading to talks, but timing and motives are questioned while Washington warns against a lull enabling enemy redeployment.
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War Probing Committees Need Investigating
Washington observers question Senate Foreign Relations Chairman J William Fulbright power to probe the decision making in Vietnam war policy. The piece argues Congress cannot override the president after a war resolution and warns against committees undermining wartime conduct and emboldening Communist aggression.
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Publishers Hall Syndicate
Before Romney Withdrew in New Hampshire Story
Manchester sources reveal the Write-in-For-Rocky committee plans a Rocky Rockefeller write-in campaign to thwart Nixon Romney Johnson dynamics in the 1968 primary. A delegate recalls past Nixon and Rockefeller support while citing poll figures showing Romney trailing Rockefeller and Nixon prior to any write-in effort. The motive is to elect a Republican President amid urban unrest and Johnson’s policies.
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Rockefeller Backer Sees Romney as a Stand-In for Rockefeller
A Rockefeller backer criticizes Romney as a proxy for Rockefeller and laments the preference for superior leaders in democracy. The speaker predicts write‑in support for Rockefeller if a primary were held, expressing dismay over Nixon and Johnson.
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GOP Differences Very Thin in Oregon Ballot Talk
In Salem Governor Tom McCall signs a petition to place Nelson Rockefeller on the Oregon Republican primary ballot. McCall, a former newspaperman, favors Rockefeller and Nixon for balance, sees Republicans as problem-solvers, and notes risks to unity at the Miami Beach convention.
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How To Keep Well Bright's Disease Epidemics In Trinidad
South Trinidad has seen three Bright's disease outbreaks in 15 years. A West Indian and Northwestern University Medical School study of 681 children in the New England Journal of Medicine links impetigo sores to streptococcal nephritis and notes high recovery rates but four deaths. Prevention via antibiotics is limited. penicillin or sulfa drugs are impractical for the large population.
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New England Journal of Medicine
van Deilen
Birth at Home Delays As Woman Delivers Before Help
A reader letter from Mrs. H. P. describes labor starting at 3 a.m. and a failed attempt to contact a cab. She notes a woman in labor waiting for assistance, highlighting concerns about home birth safety and access to emergency transport.
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Seborrheic Keratosis Description and Removal
Fatty wartlike growths on elderly individuals with oily skin form oval flattened lesions that range from yellow to deep brown. They most commonly appear on the temples cheeks back and chest and can be removed by electrocautery.
Effort Syndrome Defined by Palpitations on Exertion
A condition where marked heart palpitations and breathlessness occur with physical effort. Psycho neurosis is noted as the most common cause according to A.K.B. and related discussions.
Eye exam clues for brain tumor or infection
A reader asks if an eye exam can reveal a brain tumor or infection. The response: yes. A tumor pressing the optic nerve can cause changes detectable by an ophthalmoscope.
The Monroe News masthead and publishing details
The Monroe News is listed as a daily newspaper published by News Star World Publishing Corporation with offices on Olive Street Monroe Louisiana. The staff includes Robert Ewing as chairman with several publishers editors and managers named and a note about Associated Press membership and advertising representation.
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