Editorials Our Opinions Hard Battle For Principles Is Never Won
The Arizona loyalty oath case of Barbara and Vernon Elfbrandt illustrates commitment to principle. Despite a victory narrowing the law, they must still sign to collect back wages, underscoring ongoing legal discord and the core issue of free association versus state requirements.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Barbara
Vernon Elfbrandt
Arizona
Elfbrandt
Arizona Supreme Court
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Supreme Court
Canada Soviet wheat pact largest ever completed
The 336 million bushels over three years will cost $800 million with cash payments. The deal, praised by Canada and the Soviet Union, risks political debate in the United States over selling wheat to the USSR and a shipping rule tied to U.S. flag vessels. Advocates urge lifting restrictions to aid American interests and support Johnson's vision of a Europe of interdependent friends.
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Canada
Soviet Union
United States
Plains States
Kennedy
Russia
U.S
Johnson
Europe
Time To Save Space The Space Arms Race Threat
An editorial warns that seven orbiting satellites planned by the Pentagon will relay military commands to South Vietnam by summer. The piece argues space weaponization risks escalation and urges international treaty action before crisis periods arise.
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South
Viet Nam
International Tribunals
Most Americans Know Muggeridge Mainly From TV Guests
Dave Felts surveys Malcolm Muggeridge as a British editor and longtime writer, noting his Punch editorship and four decades of journalism. Felts highlights Muggeridge’s sharp essays on Churchill, Kennedy, and American culture, plus a humourous look at sex, pornography, and Queen Elizabeth II.
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Jack Paar
Mike Wallace
Britain
Punch
Manchester
London
Muggeridge
Simon & Schuster
Sir Winston Churchill
Randolph Churchill
Marlborough
John F. Kennedy
Theodore Sorensen
Arthur Schlesinger, Jr
Dallas
Fanny Hill
Queen Elizabeth II
Beatles
Order of the British Empire
Johnson’s simulated news conference and bold delivery
President Johnson unveiled a simulated news conference to suit television while avoiding scripted text He spoke off the cuff twice in one week to energize his message and appeal to a broader audience The move followed a drop in Gallup and Harris Polls and aims to maintain Democratic majorities as elections approach He favors direct talk over prepared speeches and may appeal more to voters than the edited presidential voice
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Washington
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White House
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D-Ark
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Viet Nam
Senate
House
Oval
Gallup
Harris
Tub Johnson
Hanoi
Lyndon Johnson
Hot Summer War Policy Aims for Short Victory in Vietnam
James Reston outlines a plan for a fierce summer campaign in South Vietnam aimed at destroying main North Vietnamese regiments and moving toward a possible autumn ceasefire. Johnson, Fulbright, and Mansfield clash on strategy while talks with U Thant hint at compromise, but officials insist on pressing the war to shape negotiations. The Administration expects a troop buildup of about 15,000 monthly to crush key enemy formations and seek a peace framework later.
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Sen
William Fulbright
Arkansas
U Thant
United Nations
Viet Nam
17Th Parallel
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South Viet Nam
United States
Hanoi
Fulbright
Mansfield
Rusk
New York
U.N. General Assembly
National Liberation Front
Washington
Peking
Sen. Mansfield
Easterner Falls In Love With Region
An open love letter from the Southern Illinois edition praising the region. The narrator reflects on leaving a restless eastern state for South ern Illinois, describing a April meeting near Devil's Kitchen Lake, warm hospitality, and a sense of trust in local merchants.
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