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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1968
Page
3
An analysis of Cleveland's 1968 unrest credits community leaders for halting violence within 24 hours. It argues police power was secondary to black and white leaders withdrawing forces and urges cooperation between police and residents to address root ghetto issues.
National Foundation of Consumer Credit president S C Patterson urges schools to teach budgeting and credit. He cites 192000 bankruptcies last year and 500 million in lost spending, noting the typical overextended American earns about 500 dollars monthly and owes around 3000 dollars.
A last of four letters argues the Vietnam conflict is viewed through an American lens and questions the ethics of chemical defoliants. It cites defoliation as a medical insult, cites Geneva protocol concerns, and critiques U.S. ecological and social costs alongside political motives.
Nixon's Republican advisers gauge Reagan's growing delegate strength as a real challenge to Nixon's front run in the 1968 convention. They emphasize reserves in the North and key Southern backers to block Reagan and, if needed, force a second-ballot push.
An army of grasshoppers sweeps through the county damaging corn and oat crops near Creagerstown and Lewistown. Bleak outlook as marble shipments delay interior postoffice construction and a government suspension of material arrivals continues.
A Gallup poll shows 60 percent of rank and file Republicans favor Nixon, 23 percent Rockefeller, 7 percent Reagan, and 10 percent other or undecided. Independents lean toward Rockefeller, while concerns over crime and law and order bolster Republican chances if Nixon is the nominee.
ERIC OLSON from Frederick Maryland reflects on the Vietnam conflict, arguing for humane approaches and questioning the costs of war. He notes the need for moral awakening as Americans endure a protracted fight and seeks discussion with a local minister who attended a funeral for a fallen congregation member.
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