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Republicans should have aired ads as the president faced questions in a one hour TV chat with three reporters. The piece argues Johnson mishandled Vietnam talks and domestic poverty, warns against relying on Saigon for peace, and defends TV as a genuine information medium despite criticism of exhibitionists.
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Nuclear arms race concern grows with few successes
The Times reports in 1967 tensions rise as Thant warns of imminent danger from nuclear proliferation and new weapons races. Gilpatric and others sketch U S and Soviet advances including MIRVs FOBS ABMs and space-based warheads amid stalled nonproliferation talks and evolving treaties.
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Congress as agency of compromise in a divided era
The piece argues Congress must function as a compromise body amid deep partisan divides. It assesses Johnson's claim of a good 90th Congress, GOP leaders' emphasis on blocking weak bills, and failures on Vietnam policy and ethics of membership, noting the looming January session and election-year tensions.
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Illinois senior senator named kissing bug in column
David Felts critiques U S Sen Everett Dirksen R Illinois as a kissing bug amid wedding reception portraits of Lynda Bird Johnson and Capt Charles Robb. He jokes about aged politicians on camera and recalls a poem about Isolde and old lovers, noting risk of salacious interpretations.
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Third force needed to curb U S and Soviet power says journalist
London AP reports John Morgan of the Sunday Times calls for a powerful civilized third force to curb U S and Soviet influence in Europe. He warns Europe risks losing autonomy and suggests opposing the Vietnam War as a starting point. An AP foreign opinion survey notes Notre Republique echoes American danger.
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Northeast Carbondale group thanks supporters over housing change
The Northeast Home Owners League thanks Mayor David Keene, City Council, E. J. ODay and Human Relations Commission, William J. Burns and the Community Conservation Board, and the Northeast Advisory Council for helping alter plans for Project Illinois 53 10 a 150 unit housing project. The group also praises The Southern Illinoisan for fair reporting.
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Residents praise defeat of ghetto plan for northeast area
A letter from Roscoe Bowers, chairman of the Northeast Home Owners League, lauds blocking scattered site housing in the Northeast and a cooperative land acquisition plan. It urges Jackson County Housing Authority to diversify staffing and integrate more fully, including board representation and broader housing equality.
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