Republicans face test in turning unity into voter appeal
The piece argues Republicans must convert party unity into broad voter appeal, persuading independents and Democrats that they offer solutions to Vietnam, inflation, deficits, and social unrest. It notes Nixon’s campaign will stress contrasts with the Johnson era while facing Wallace’s potential pull and the need to persuade swing voters in forthcoming months.
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Miami Beach
Richard Nixon
Johnson
Vietnam
Nixon
Thomas E. Dewey
George Wallace
South
Chicago
Programmed reading method eyed to help ghetto youths
Dr M William Sullivan of BRL promotes a programmed linguistics based reading approach that adapts to each learner. It uses fill in the blank text to reinforce progress and aims to reach 40 000 disadvantaged children in New York City this fall through Project Read.
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America
M. William Sullivan
Behavioral Research Laboratories
BRL
New York
Bronx
Bedford - Stuyvesant
Allen D. Calvin
Letters To The Editor On Frederick County Home Rule Debate
Elizabeth C Mayo of Watkins Acres argues readers should consult two key publications on Frederick County home rule. She notes bias in William S Ratchfords article and cites the December 1967 Frederick County Governmental Study Commission report favoring Charter Home Rule over Code Home Rule. She urges voters to study both sides before the November 5 decision.
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Clyde Wood
Frederick County
Maryland
William S. Ratchford
Maryland Association of Counties
County Commission
Ers
Ratchford
Legislative Council
Quotes on war, protest, and civic action from U S leaders
A collection of remarks by Dean Rusk, Harry Smith, John Glenn, and Robert Shaffer on U S Soviet ties, student protests, gun control, and campus awareness. The speakers urge listening to charges, mass petitioning of Congress, and reflecting on student unrest amid the modern media age.
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United States
Soviet Union
Dean Rusk
Harry E. Smith
Univerity of North Carolina
Congress
Washington
John Glenn
Iry
Robert I Shaffer
Stutenta
Indiana University
U Thant Quiet on Czechoslovak Crisis and US Critique
The UN secretary general avoided comment on Moscow's moves against Czechoslovakia, while critics say he targets U S policy more than Soviet actions. The piece argues U Thant bowed to Russian pressure, exposing a double standard in the UN and undermining its peacekeeping image.
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United Nations
N.Y
NEA
U Thant
Russia
Czechoslovakia
United States
Moscow
Prague
U.S
General Assembly
Canada
Vietnam
Paris
North Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh
State Department
Thant
From the News Posts August 15 1918 and 1948
Excerpts note draft exemption boards may be exempt from service as Congress debates a draft bill. Frederick County hosts a sheep buyers’ carload from West Virginia for public auction at the Fair Grounds. Corn canning expands with warm weather. An Ox Fibre Brusie employee rally by Mark Jackson addresses work dodgers. In 1948 Route 40 and Route 15 resurfacing awarded to T B Gatch Baltimore to improve riding. Braddock Heights Fire Dept stops fire from lightning at Edgemont Road cabin. Police assume a missing persons bureau tag amid reports of child brides and young couples in other states. Silas C Murray lauds beetle catching with 283 gallons trapped. pests waning.
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THE
Sheep Growers’ Association of
Frederick County
West Virginia
Mark Jackson
Compulsory Work Bureau
Frederick
T. B. Gatch
Baltimore
Bureau OF Missing
Politicians Dust Off Old Animal Symbols
A look at political animal symbols in this election year. Smokey the Bear is set for a TV show to promote fire safety, backed by the Forestry Service and ABC with a subl t conservation message each half hour. The piece traces origins of the elephant donkey and dark horse through Nast and Harper's Weekly, noting cultural impact and potential future use in campaigns.
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Washington
NEA
Miami Beach
Lyndon Johnson
John Lindsay
England
LBJ
Thomas Nast
Harper’s Weekly
Encyclopedia Americana
Grant
Smokey the Bear
U.S. Forestry Service
Department of Agriculture
ABC Televsion
Forestry Service
Bear Department of
National Zoo
Smokey
New Mexico
George Orwell
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Barbs by Phil Pastoret a wry home front column
Humorous quips about handling salesmen and domestic life blend with social observation. The piece riffs on smiling to deter salespeople and notes the uneven load of chores when dad acts in charge. Witty asides reflect casual urban life and timing.
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N Iilu
Hea
Aia
Elizabeth C
Mayo Watkins
Leon Dennen
Newspaper Enterprise
Aare
Min
News-Post
City
Exemption Board
Oden
Edgemont Road
Braddock Heights
Silas C. Murray
Adamstown
Washington Notebook
By Noel Grove
BY Phil Pastoret
Dad
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