Fishing Boat Issue Needs a Hard Look
The piece argues U S ships face seizures for 200 mile limits by Ecuador and Peru. It urges restraint on gunboat diplomacy while backing Sen Kuchels plan to tie penalties to foreign aid and calls for an international law of the seas conference. It supports intensified talks on a fisheries accord with Latin nations.
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Ecuador
U.S
Peru
Thomas H. Kuchel
R-Calif
Latin America
United States
Kuchel
Sen. Ruchel
Let's Tell It as It Is on Drugs Too
A national Public Health Service survey shows teenage cigarette smoking has declined as teens acknowledge health risks and expect to remain non smokers in five years. Parental tobacco use influences children, the anti smoking campaign stays factual and low key, and teen good sense may guide adults toward rejecting marijuana and drugs.
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United States Public Health Service
Surgeon General
Open Forum TV sensationalism prompts reader critique
A reader condemns sensational TV coverage of disturbances and police incidents, citing a Lakewood arrest and police brutality cries. The letter argues mass media cheapens public discourse, urging better national debate and responsibility. The piece also includes two letters praising Kennedy and criticizing Schlesinger and Vietnam policy, ending with Long Beach views.
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Athens Park
Watts
KABC
Lakewood
Ronald W. Erickson
Garden Grove
Cross Overs Could Distort Wisconsin Primary
In Wisconsin the outcome of Sen. Eugene McCarthys bid against President Johnson hinges on Republican crossovers. Democrats foresee a sizable shift since open voting allows GOP voters to back the Democratic ballot on April 2, with one observer estimating thousands of Republicans may cast Democratic ballots. GOP leaders, including State Chairman Ody Fish, express concern about crossover impact.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Nea
Eugene McCarthy
Johnson
Wisconsin
Richard Nixon
GOP
Ody Fish
McCarthy’s Wisconsin bid tests Nixon era campaign dynamics
Bruce Biossat notes the Wisconsin primary scene shapes Nixon’s vote total and the cross over effect. McCarthy gains from New Hampshire momentum, appealing to antiwar Democrats and disenchanted Republicans while Johnson’s campaign falters. Write in bids insufficient due to voting machines and campaign disorganization. Richard Goodwin aids Kennedy, with broader implications for McCarthy’s long run.
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New Hampshire
McCarthy
Wisconsin
Johnson
Robert Kennedy
Kennedy
Richard Goodwin
Kennedy-Johnson
Fast Life and Credibility Gap Across Two Continents
The piece notes foreign visitors ranking Grand Canyon and Washington DC seeping into discussion while highlighting Lyndon’s pacification program in rural Vietnam facing setbacks. It also covers Asian nations at the UN criticizing South Africa’s policies in Southwest Africa and contrasts with Russia’s seizure of half of Europe.
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Grand Canyon
United States
Washington, D.C
United Nations
South Africa
Russia
Europe
Spring Comes to the Potomac in Washington
New York Times Service notes Washington awakens to spring with forsythia, blossoms, and a green rose garden seen from the White House fence while a wary city watches political tensions ease and nature reflect slow political shifts after months of war and tragedy.
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Washington
White House
Treasury
Reston on intangibles shaping the 1968 race
James Reston argues a global anxiety over Vietnam and Johnson’s handling dominates the campaign. Voters sense something out of scale, influencing conventions and delegates more than immediate issues like bombing or taxes. Daley backs Johnson, while Kennedy, McCarthy, Nixon, and Rockefeller seek momentum as deeper public sentiment rises.
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Triolic
Kennedy
Rockefeller
McCarthy
Daley
Chicago
Johnson
Bobby Kennedy
Nixon
Son of Charlemagne by a Contemporary Life of Louis the Pious
A Syracuse University Press biography translates and notes a contemporary view of Louis I the Pious. It portrays him as a thoughtful administrator who sought fair dealing over conquest, shares traits with Charlemagne, and faced internal dynastic strife before reclaiming the throne.
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Son
Charlemagne
Louis the Pious
Allen Cabaniss
Syracuse University Press
Louis I
the Pious
Debonair
Louis
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Fast Life
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Ultimo Ave
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Roberta Davis
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Golden Rain Road
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E. Third St
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