New Ideas On Jobs Required
A discussion of how to create jobs for disadvantaged areas cites the Watts report, public transportation barriers, and illiteracy. It notes proposals by the Urban Coalition for socially useful jobs, a New York urban development corporation, and tax incentives for firms in ghettos, urging bipartisan, coordinated action.
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McCone Commission
Watts
Washington
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
New York University
Mind, Inc
Robert Kennedy
D-N.y
Urban Coalition
Congress
Open Forum Letters Cite Evolution Beliefs And Vietnam War Politics
Readers express concerns about evolution teaching shaping youth and eroding faith, critique moral impact, then shift to praise for Long Beach Memorial emergency staff saving a baby, and end with a harsh political rebuke of Vietnam War framing in 1968 elections. Signed MENDEZ from Long Beach.
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Aga 1
Long Beach Memorial Hospital
Long Beach
Walls Around People Grow Tall in Modern Society
Joseph Krengel of Seal Beach argues that sociable communication erodes as towns expand into cities and rapid transport pulls people from permanence. He condemns anti social trends and urges government to reach people beyond mere instruction, praising Jefferson and demanding action beyond statues.
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Joseph Krengel
We Have Neglected Our Party System
Washington observers note a period of uncertainty overwhelming certainty and old judgments as the party system faces renewed scrutiny and debate amid shifting political dynamics.
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Washington
Crisis of confidence in America’s political system
Frederic Collins argues the United States faces a crisis of confidence as riots and unrest shake Rome and domestic politics. He maintains the system is sound but misused, blaming mass media and factionalism for bypassing formal party structures, which he says are the essential bridge between people and government.
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Rome
United States
Can We Win Objective in Viet
A columnist on Vietnam returns from a long journey and insists he has not changed his mind about U S involvement. He warns against escalation, notes 465000 U S servicemen in Vietnam and 13129 dead, 81668 wounded, calls the war a limited effort with no plan for total victory, and addresses brainwashing questions with a firm no while defending briefings that present facts in support of administration policy.
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Heaven
Edward C. Schultz JR
Long Beach
Vietnam
South Vietnam
President’s Commission On Elections
United States
Indochina
Southeast Asia
U.S
SEATO
North Vietnam
George Bomney
State Department
George
U.S. Vietnam War stance outlined by advisor on limits and peace
A former advisor explains that military leaders favor targeted strikes against North Vietnam but reject all out war. He describes a limited war intended to induce diplomacy, fears escalation with China or Russia, and says a U S withdrawal could come only if elections yield stable South Vietnamese regimes.
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Ho Chi Minh
Hanoi
Red China
Russia
Vietnam
South Vietnam
Johnson
Thieu
United States
France
Indochina
Algeria
Morice
Paris
The Big Lie Chief Tactic of Radicals
Washington dispatch notes a memoir arguing that the radical right employs undemocratic means to “save democracy” and will contaminate national thought. The piece marks a postwar concern that the radicals distort public discourse as they pursue their aims.
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Washington
NER
Congress of opinions as two sides blur truth in politics
Bruce Biossat critiques radical critics and rightist critics as polluters of thought. He argues both sides spin slogans and exaggerate to sway public opinion, undermining evidence and careful analysis. The piece laments academic detachment turning into propaganda theater, eroding democratic discourse.
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Chicago
Detroit
Newark
Milwaukee
U.S
Vietnam Today Through Looking Glass Reflection on Indochina
The essay links French Indochina War lessons to the U.S. Vietnam effort, arguing that withdrawal is not simple and that distortion of events mirrors past crises. It discusses interventions, the Morice Line, Geneva outcomes, Algeria, and the impact on national unity, security, and perception. It warns that advocates of immediate retreat risk harming a nation’s inner fabric while enemies push for broader Vietnam parallels.
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Washington
Coney Island
France
Indochina
Greece
Lebanon
Dominican Republic
Vietnam
Alperia
Gulf of Siam
Thailand
Burma
India
Moscow
West Europe
NATO
Saigon
Thorughout
Americas
U.S.A
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