Editorials support peace terms while backing Israel in Middle East war
The editorial argues the United States should avoid tacitly backing Israel’s peace terms despite backing Israel in the war. It notes U N censure potential and Saudia Arabia’s critique, calls for a just stable peace, and suggests diverting recent Israel aid collections to a neutral relief agency for all Middle East victims.
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Middle East
United States
Israel
United Arab Republic
Egypt
Washington
United
Moshe Dayan
United Nations
U. N
Security Council
Garrison probes spark renewed controversy in Kennedy case
New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison faces renewed scrutiny as two prisoners claim he offered leniency and rewards to secure testimony linking Kennedy’s assassination to New Orleans. The New York Times reported the allegations amid ongoing debate over Garrison’s methods and a proposed external review.
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New Orleans
Jim Garrison
Warren Commission
New York Times
Gene Roberts
Louisiana
Florida
Clay L. Shaw
Garrison
Bar Association
Drst
Atty. Garrison
Holy Land tour notes and unlearned preachers in 1965
Dave Felts recalls a Mediterranean cruise in April 1965 with brief stops in Alexandria Cairo Luxor Karnak and the Valley of the Kings rejoining the ship at Port Said and a Jerusalem Bethlehem excursion. He reflects on limited expertise about the crisis east of the Mediterranean and on how travel shapes religious imagery and education. He also notes Illinois pride driven by a National Geographic sesquicentennial image of a McLean County farm and blooms on perceptions of the Midwest.
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Mediterranean
Middle East
Alexandria
Cairo
Luxor
Karnak
Valley of the Kings
Port Said
Bierut
Jerusalem
Bethlehem
Egypt
Jordan
Israel
Williamson County
Galilee
Jericho
Canaan
Holy Land
Trend of militant teachers reshapes U.S. education pace
The article notes rising teacher militancy across the United States as strikes, sanctions, and resignations press for higher pay and policy influence. It cites unions like the AFT and NEA, warns of tax impacts, and highlights cases from Baltimore to New York, with predictions of broader labor action in 1967.
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David R. Jones
New York Times
Washington
Charles Cherubin
Baltimore
Cherubin
American Federation of Teachers
National Education Association
George W. Taylor
University of Pennsylvania
Charles Cogen
Chicago
United States
Sam Lambert
N.E.A
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Maywood
Michigan
Woodbridge
N. J
Albert Shanker
New York City
United Federation of Teachers
Board of Education
New York
Detroit
Inkster
Mich
New Haven
Lewis E. Harris
Ohio School Boards Association
Harris
A.F.T
American Federation of Labor
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Walter P. Reuther
Industrial Union Department
Washington not proud of Middle East role raises hopes for new talks
In a world tone, Reston argues Washington seeks a fresh, constructive effort to halt the power race in the Middle East. He notes Moscow’s missteps, Nasser’s gambits, and Israeli time needed to dismantle threats, with the Johnson administration ready for broader settlement and relief of global military spending.
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Washington
Middle East
Reston
U.S
Moscow
James Reston
New York Times
Nasser
Israel
United Nations
U. S
United States
Damascus
Soviet Union
Johnson
Vietnam
Southeast
H.G. Wells
Wells
Soviet Launches Venus 4 Space Probe Toward Planet Venus
Tass reports the Soviet Union launched an automated interplanetary station named Venus 4 at 5:40 a.m. Moscow time. The craft, weighing 1,106 kilograms, will travel to Venus in about four months after a two-stage ascent from an initial Earth orbit.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Venus
Tass
Second look The Greeks have a word for it-junta
A compact phrase hints at political analysis noting that the Greeks use a term for a ruling group or coup. The piece suggests a focus on governance and power dynamics within Greek politics and history.
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Nile
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Illinois
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Bloomington
Midwest
Harold V. Webb
National School Boards Association
Evanston, Til
Dr. Webb
School Boards Association
Mimeo
Dr. Taylor
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