Roanoke Banquet Brings Virginia Governors Together
At a Hotel Roanoke banquet in Roanoke Virginia, Gov Mills E Godwin Jr and six former Virginia governors shared memories on their terms. The gathering highlighted Virginia’s four year terms and non reelection rule while noting the governors’ combined 25 years in office. Colgate W Darden Jr, former governor and UVA president, was senior by election. What's the situation in Illinois?
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Roanoke
Norfolk & Western Railway
Mills E. Godwin, Jr
Virginia
Colgate W. Darden, Jr
University of Virginia
Mr. Jefferson’s University
Charlottesville
Ilinois
Illinois
Len Small
Henry Horner
Dwight H. Green
William G. Stratton
Otto Kerner
Adlai E. Stevenson
United States
Stevenson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Adlai Stevenson
Soviet profit farms expand on self supporting plan
Moscow reports 400 experimental farms operating on profit sharing have cut costs and boosted efficiency, raising the likelihood that all 12 000 state farms will switch to profit bases. The system rewards workers and officials with bonuses and housing, aiming to improve productivity and family benefits.
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Karl Marx
Moscow
Soviet Union
Gennady Lisichkin
Rostov
Krasnodar
Russia
Pittsburg readers note new water system in town
resident notes Pittsburg Ill now has its own water distribution system funded by local sources. The line runs from Johnston City through White Ash Spillertown Dog Walk to the New Virginia area. The column also recalls local history, a century of White Ash, and memories of early residents.
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Pittsburg
Ill
Johnston City
Lake Creek Township
White Ash
Spillertown
Dog Walk
New Virginia
Pittsburgh
Harriett Jane Binkley Felts
Davis Jackson Felts
1968 Campaign Forecast Hinges on Voters and War
Lyndon Johnson's sinking popularity overshadows prosperity as Republicans and Democrats brace for a charged race in 1968. Nixon and Romney lead GOP hopes while McCarthy seeks antiwar backing. Wallace eyes third party bids.
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Harry S. Truman
Herbert Hoover
George Romney
Michigan
Nixon
California
Ronald Reagan
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Eugene McCarthy
Minnesota
Harry Truman
Johnson
Congress
Hoover
United States
Republican Party
Robert Taft
Dwight D. Eisenhower
GOP
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America
Vietnam
House
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Senate
Alabama
George Wallace
McCarthy
Oakley dam re study questioned by Illinois leaders
Senators Dirk sen and Percy and Congressman Springer urged a Corps of Engineers re evaluation of the Oakley dam plan. They cited potential destruction of Allerton Park natural areas along the Sangamon River and argued citizens get a say in federal projects affecting the state.
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Southern Illinoisan
Chicago
Illinois
Dirksen
Percy
Springer
Champaign
Corps of Engineers
Oakley Dam
Allerton Park
Sangamon River
Hershey's draft stance challenged by a critic
Russell Baker questions Gen. Lewis B. Hershey's plan to draft students who protest antiwar demonstrations. He argues it is unfair to treat student exemptions as a privilege and suggests Hershey misreads the moral basis of the draft while implying lax discipline may cloud judgment.
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Russell Baker
New York Times
Washington
Lewis B. Hershey
General Hershey
Hershey
National Press Club
Doctor Spock
A Call To Narrow Draft Exemptions And Enforce Strictures
An old editorial criticizes broad draft favors, urging the state to limit exemptions and deny privileges to those with political connections or hooligan-like behavior. It argues for honoring duty by expanding access to all deserving youths while avoiding favored relatives of lawmakers, proposing strict penalties for noncompliance.
Urban decay and violence loom over upcoming elections
The passage notes a political shift as a key Democratic supporter position weakens urban resources. It predicts next year’s elections will be filled with pageantry yet lack the usual gaiety due to the serious atmosphere surrounding urban issues and violence.
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