Two Wars State of the Union Lands on Crime Bill
Johnson urges passage of the Safe Streets and Crime Control Act amid rising crime statistics. He seeks $100 million for police, notes crime up 16 percent in nine months of 1967, including robberies and murders, and contrasts costs of Vietnam with domestic crime and racial strife.
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State of the Union
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
Congress
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George Aiken
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China's Revolution Teeters Between Leaders and Lenin’s Shadow
The piece charts Mao Zedong's aging grip on Red China as Chen Yi faces purge campaigns, Chou Enlai acts as mediator, and Lu Shao-chi evades downfall. It questions whether a new Bonaparte or a new Stalin will emerge once old revolutionaries fade, noting China’s provincial fragmentation and drifting warlord tendencies.
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Paris
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China
Yenan
Chiang Kai-shek
Japan
Fourth Army
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Red Guard
Chou En-lai
Red Guards
Peking
Russia
Chou Enlai
Chou
Mao Tsetung
Lu Shao-chi
Bonaparte
Asia
So They Say Pedestrian Seen Not Hurt
A brief local note from The Oakland Independent reports a pedestrian considered to be a visible but unharmed figure in the community. The item underscores the person’s safe status without added details or context.
Pacificism of Douglas Melted in Rome
Washington AP reports the Citizens Committee for Peace with Freedom in Vietnam grew from Paul Douglas 75 after his Senate defeat in 1966. The group, including Truman Eisenhower Bradley Acheson Byrnes and others, reflects Douglas shift from pacifism toward opposing fascism and supporting a measured stance on Vietnam while balancing isolationist histories and public opinion. The article notes Douglas wartime service and career, his views on liberty nations, and critiques the committee for vague statements and limited impact.
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Washington
Citizens Committee For Peace With Freedom
Vietnam
Paul Douglas
U.S. Senate
Charles H. Percy
Illinois
Harry S. Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Omar Bradley
Dean Acheson
James F. Byrnes
Douglas
Rome
Benito Mussolini
Ethiopia
Africa
Doctor’s guidance on a mother’s overweight grandson
A letter asks for obesity advice for a 10 year old boy who is tall and heavy. Dr. Mother emphasizes medical exam, fat in diet, exercise, and gradual weight loss without irritability, plus protein balance and bulk foods. A separate note discusses D and C purposes and a reader inquiry about marriage status.
World Full Of Things To Do In Retirement List
AP excerpt notes many men fear retirement and proposes planning through a humorous list of bucket list activities. The author jokes about future plans eight years away and recalls unlikely experiences from high adventure to travel and odd tasks, reflecting on a life rich with possible pursuits.
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New York
Letters Editor Praises MCC Student Involvement in Vietnam Welfare
A MCC reader commends student interest in US Vietnam involvement and urges shifting Expedition Uplift funds and laborto practical morale boosts for servicemen. Proposes sending personal letters, care items, taped messages, and stationery with the ships to Vietnam rather than costly representation trips.
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MCC
Vietnam
Viet- Nam
Viet
Nam
Viet Nam
Novels and Novel Reading Lecture Draws Large Audience
A large audience gathered at Tremont Hall to hear W F Brannan on Novels and Novel Reading. The report notes other local items including a birth, Washington visit, and hospital notices from prior decades.
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Tremont Hall
W.F. Brannan
Today in History highlights from 1901 to 1968 events
A compact history dated Jan 22 surveys notable events from 1901 Victoria’s death to 1968 progress notes. It lists imperial, political, wartime, and diplomatic milestones, plus a biblical verse and prayer. Names include Victoria Washington Wilson Patterson de Gaulle Adenauer and references to St. Petersburg and New Guinea.
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England
Victoria
Lord Byron
George Washington
District of Columbia
St. Petersburg
Wendrd Wilson
League “of Nations
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