Tempting openness at the Democratic convention debated
Mason City Globe Gazette argues that inviting candidates to address the convention in person would enhance public knowledge and openness. It notes past breaches of tradition by Kefauver in 1952 and Stevenson in 1960, and urges conventions to allow candidates to speak, contrary to party insiders.
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Mason City Globe Gazette
Eugene McCarthy
Nelson Rockefeller
Hubert Humphrey
Richard Nixon
Sen
Estes Kefauver
Chicago
Adlai Stevenson
Illinois
McCarthy
Richard Daley
Free Speech Clarified by Spock Case Court Ruling
The Christian Science Monitor argues that freedom of expression remains intact despite Spock and co defendants being convicted of conspiring to violate the Selective Service Act. It asserts that lawful opposition to the Vietnam War is protected, while inciting draft evasion crosses legal lines.
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Christian Science Monitor
Benjamin Spock
Vietnam
Eugene McCarthy
Dr. Spock
Francis Ford
Clifford Maintains Vietnam War Hardline stance
LaCrosse Tribune notes Defense Secretary Clark Clifford maintains no early troop reductions or cease fire. He warns pacification evidence from Hanoi is needed before withdrawals. Paris talks proceed with limited progress, while U S casualties and war efforts persist as officials urge public facing facts.
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LaCrosse Tribune
Vietnam
Defense
Clark Clifford
Robert McNamara
Clifford
U.S
Hanoi
Johnson
Humphrey
Paris
Ose
Justice Fortas Testifies Before Senate on Confirmation
Justice Abe Fortas faced the Senate Judiciary Committee in a landmark session on his potential appointment as Chief Justice. He defended his role, denied approving presidential actions, and debated constitutional limits with Senators, illustrating the Senate’s advisory and consenting power in a high drama airing of judicial philosophy.
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Washington
Abe Fortas
Senate Judiciary Committee
Edward D. White
Harlan F. Stone
Photographers’ Corps
Senator Eastland
Fortas
Lyndon Johnson
White House
Detroit
Eastand
Senate
Emphysema And Blood Banks Teflon Safety Question
A reader asks about emphysema risk factors and smoking. Emphysema can be controlled and other factors matter. Separate letter discusses blood bank segregation and that blood type, health, and donor safety matter most. A second reader asks if Teflon causes cancer. official reply: rumors, Teflon is inert, safe, may peel but does not cause cancer. The paper offers a booklet on controlling emphysema.
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Dr. Molnar
G.D. I
Red Cross
F.A.B
Memory Is A Soft Liar
New York AP essay contemplates childhood memory as a selective, comforting illusion. It argues memory distorts innocence, noting children feel hidden guilt while adults recall childhood as magical through a magnifying glass. The piece contrasts vivid early emotion with later life cobwebbed by experience.
Our Yesterdays Years Ago Strong argument at ratification meeting
A Davenport era recollects a controversial remark on equality at a Saturday night ratification gathering. Aged items recall Roach family travel from Chicago and a Muscatine youth’s army enlistment on his 18th birthday after two months of attempts. Distinguished notes mark past local events including a long-ago harvest store update and a 10-year-ago fair opening in Mercer County.
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W. L. Roach
William Roach
Chicago
Dillaways Crockery Store
Buffalo Prairie
Ivan Kistler
Hershey Hospital
Muscatine
John O’brien
Route 5
Pfc
William O'Brien
Aledo
Mercer County
Today in History highlights 1968 events
On July 20 1968 the U S flag rose over Berlin as troops prepared for occupation government and President Truman spoke. Other entries note Colombia independence in 1861 Confederate Congress in Richmond 1861 Pope Leo XII dies 1930 Pancho Villa killed 1923 draft lottery 1917 Hitler bomb plot 1944 Indonesia rebel fighting 1968 decade ago Sukarno 1968 rebel forces Celebes five years ago Cold War talks Moscow China unresolved one year ago de Gaulle en route to Montreal.
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U.S
Berlin
Harry S. Tuman
Colombia
Spain
Congress of the Confederate States
Richmond
Confederacy
Leo XII
Pan
Cho Villa
Parral
Mexico
Newton D. Baker
America
Adolf Hitler
Indonesia
Sukarno
Celebes
Moscow
Soviet Union
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