Confusion over Viet Nam fuels debate and letters
A 1966 column surveys public opinion on the Vietnam War amid calls for withdrawal and support for Johnson. It highlights letters in Congress and a Clinton Eye reader from Clinton, Missouri, by Mrs. Jimmy V. (Martha) Larmer, who urges patriotism at home and loyalty to fighting men overseas.
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Len Kolasinski
Viet Nam
United States
Johnson
Clinton
Vietnam
Mrs
Jimmy V
Martha) Larmer
New Castle Area School Board names Russell L Horchler as superintendent
The New Castle Area School Board designates Russell L Horchler as the new superintendent of schools for the city’s 4.8 million operation serving 8,300 students. He vows to pursue new programs and cooperation with administrators teachers parents and the board to improve education while warning against board conflicts and political divisiveness.
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New Castle Area
Russell L. Horchler
Herchler
Horchler
Horcher
John E. Mathews
New York State
Shenango approves step toward metropolitan sewer link
Shenango Township Authority passed a resolution to promote a metropolitan sewer system with the city to serve a new youth development center. For a decade officials have debated rates and costs before, and now township leaders seek to drive a regional sewer collection and treatment plan forward.
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Shenango
New Castle
Thoughts on justice and human nature by Sydney J Harris
A compact essay exploring how law arises from justice not vice versa, the limits of language, and human character. It contrasts attitudes across cultures, discusses growth, desire, ego, and the need to act on urges to avoid moral stagnation. The piece closes with a warning about inconsistent parental commands.
Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth
A Bible quotation from Matthew 5 5 states Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth. The verse emphasizes humility and divine reward in the Sermon on the Mount.
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Matt
Notable historical flood and Lincoln inauguration audience
The May 1889 Johnstown flood killed about 2200 people in Pennsylvania. Five future presidents were present at Abraham Lincoln's inauguration: Andrew Johnson, Rutherford B. Hayes, James A. Garfield, Chester A. Arthur, and Benjamin Harrison.
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U.S
Johnstown
Andrew Johnson
Rutherford B. Hayes
James A. Garfield
Chester A. Arthur
Benjamin Harrison
Abraham Lincoln
Johnsons attack on Africa and Rhodesia sparks liberal critique
The piece rebukes President Johnson for moral pronouncements on South Africa Rhodesia and Portuguese territories arguing his language ignores real progress and governance. It accuses him of privileging form over matter and failing to acknowledge Bantustans Black majority states and asimilado programs.
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Johnson
South Africa
Rhodesia
Portugese
Lyndon Johnson
Africa
Asimilado
Organization of African Unity
Johnson denounces double standards on Africa and Rhodesia
The piece criticizes President Johnson for moralizing on Rhodesia while courting other regimes and engaging in cultural and economic exchanges with Soviet and non democratic states. It argues freedom is rare, notes historical subjugation in Africa, and urges consistent U.S. policy at home and abroad. It ends with a call to avoid targeting smaller nations while accepting larger imperialist dictatorships.
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Africa
Lyndon Johnson
South
Mozambique
Angola
Rhodesia
South Africa
Congo
Tanzania
Ghana
Guinea
Soviet Union
India
Tibet
China
Budapest
Pedernales
War Within a War in South Vietnam Divides Allies and Factions
The piece analyzes the split among South Vietnamese factions led by Ky and Thieu versus Buddhist and nationalist groups, and the parallel rifts among U.S. officials including Lodge and Westmoreland. It argues Ky’s hold must endure until a Constitution and elections can proceed, despite American divisions and Hanoi's stance.
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Hanoi
South Vietnam
Thich Tri Quang
Ambassador Lodge
CIA
State Department
Lodge
Ky-Van Thieu
U.S
Westmoreland
da Nang
Washington
Luther Allen
University of Massachusetts
Huynh Sanh Thong
Department of Southeast Asia Studies
Yale
Nguyen van Thieu
van Thieu
America
Canada
Air Force
Barry Goldwater
Chicago
Lyndon Johnson
Neville Chamberlain
Manchester
Churchill
London
Karl Marx
Vendee
Dean Rusk
Rusk
Living By Gone Stone Clean Life Sermon
A devotional piece compares sin to dirty sparkplugs hindering a car and grease dulling a light. It urges Christians to stay clean and unspotted from the world to be effective witnesses, noting perfection is unattainable but effort matters. James is cited on keeping oneself clean.
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James
Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Race Sets Stage for Legislature
The piece argues the event hinges on Pennsylvania's looming governor contest and the crucial, locally decided legislative races. It warns a strong party hold in both chambers could shape unemployment-claims policy and the coming two years, with control of the House and Senate determining the administration's fate.
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Pennsylvania
Legislative Branch
Capitol Hill
Keystone State
House of Representatives
Senate
Scranton
Legisla
House
Shoull S Ewing
Howes
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Wayne Morris
United Nations
Hawks
Clinton, Mo
Clinton Eye
Jim
NEW Castle News
New Castle, Pa
Richard E. Rentz
Treadwell Anderson
Fred Entz
Seenreadwell Paygon
Eee
Lesner Wes Oalate
Strictly Personal
Sydney J. Harris
Gracian
England
France
Bible Thought
Marknet
William S. Buckley Jr
John Chamberlain
Gone
Mason Denison
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