Progress Editorial Calls for New Peace Initiatives in Vietnam
The editorial notes renewed peace offers from world capitals and shifts in Russian and North Vietnamese demands. It discusses Sen. Aiken’s proposal to declare victory and withdraw, suggests halting bombing of North Vietnam as a possible opening for talks, and argues bombing resumption only if talks fail while urging a moral approach.
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Manila
Viet Nam
Russia
Hanoi
Sen. Aiken
Vermont
Aiken
United States
South Viet Nam
North
Southeast Asia
Paul VI
U Thant
U.S
Japan
Reischaur
Ho Chi Minh
North Viet Nam
Rhodes and Riggs Vie for District 1 CAP Water Seat
In District 1 Republican John J. Rhodes seeks a 15th term against Democrat L Alton Riggs, county board chair. The central issue is the Central Arizona Project and which candidate can advance water for the Valley. Rhodes’ CAP work and committee seniority are cited as strengths.
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John J. Rhodes
Congress
L Alton Riggs
County Board of Supervisors
Rhodes
Riggs
Central Arizona
CAP
National House of Representatives
Backlash Deepens as Democrats Fear Civil Rights Backslide
Illinois Democrats concede a persistent white backlash reshapes politics next year. Open housing stances by Senator Douglas and challenger Percy ride the tide, while King scales back Chicago activity. Rural defections and urban dissent widen fear of Democratic losses in 1967.
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Chicago
Illinois
Martin Luther King
King
Self
Dr. King
Jack Sperling
Richard J. Daley
Sen
Paul Douglas
Charles H. Percy
Percy
Good News newspaper mocks bias and politics
A kindly old philosopher launches a satirical paper Good News claiming unbiased coverage of both sides of politics. The mock edition features praised and criticized portraits of Johnson, Westmoreland, Kennedy, and De Gaulle, with a street interview on Vietnam and a mom in Dubuque.
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Bobby Kennedy
Teddy
de Gaulle
White “House
McGill outlines four wars amid Viet Nam conflict
Ralph McGill argues there are four simultaneous wars in Saigon and notes lessons from OSS guerilla warfare in World War II. He discusses U S special forces capabilities, training local personnel, and the persistent premium on focal operations amid ongoing military actions.
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Saigon
Viet? Nam
UN Triumphs Highlight Global Peace Efforts
Bob Considine argues the United Nations has achieved notable success in calming conflicts since 1949. He cites peacekeeping in Kashmir and Korea, the Suez resolution, Lebanese settlement, and Congo relief, while noting funding gaps in its development program and continued voluntary contributions.
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New York
United Nations
Kashmir
Paris
London
Tel ‘Aviv
Washington
S. Stern
Cils
Communists fracture as China and Soviet split widens
Roscoe Drummond notes worsening Sino Soviet rift with China pursuing world power aims and Soviet fears of nuclear spread. He questions North Vietnam's alignment and the potential shift of support between Moscow and Peking amid the growing bloc split.
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Washington
Peking
Moscow
China
Communist Party
Russia
Mao
Soviet Union
Viet Nam
Tieg
Hanoi
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Novak
Hoppe
Arthur Hoppe
LBJ
White House
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Dubuque
Econom
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OSS
Officé of Strategic Services
Spe
Ealing
Renee
Bob Considine
Considine
India
Pakistan
Korea
Belgian Congo
Vo Any
Ellen Luk Némos
Coun
Roscoe Drummond
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