No Comfort in Nation's Division Editorial
The piece argues that New Hampshire results show a deeply divided nation. It notes Johnson's 49 percent, McCarthy 42 percent, and Kennedy as a plausible alternative, with Nixon likely to gain momentum. It warns a Wallace candidacy could be dangerous and calls for listening to critics while acknowledging the opening reshuffle in Democratic policy.
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Richard Nixon
White House
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United States
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Union
Minnesota
Alabama
George Wallace
Senate hearing on Vietnam policy yields mixed signals
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee review of U.S. strategy in Southeast Asia leaves questions unresolved as Dean Rusk defends orthodox power while acknowledging setbacks. Critics argue for deeper debate and possible policy shifts ahead of any final decisions in Washington.
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Congressional Committee On Foreign Policy
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Frank Lausche
Gulf of Tonkin
Foreign Relations Committee
Lewis Walt
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Remembering Senator Scott Lucas of Havana Illinois
Late senator Scott Lucas of Illinois once led the Senate as Democratic majority leader during the 81st Congress. He lost re election in 1950 to Everett Dirksen and remained in Washington as a lawyer and lobbyist until his death in late February.
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Ilinois
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Washington
Scott Lucas
Sen
Mike Mansfield
Dmont
Mansfield
Lyndon Johnson
Hubert Humphrey
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Sen. Taft
Johnson
Scott
Suspicion of Saigon Government Echoes Bobby Baker Case
A remark notes that thirty pieces of silver exceed the typical weekly pocket change for Americans and hints that Saigon may have its own Bobby Baker, suggesting a possible political scandal or graft in Vietnam.
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Saigon
Bobby Baker
Wilhelmy questioned over Carbondale police affair
James G. Johnston of Carbondale defends Richard Wilhelmy after the police leadership dispute. He asks whether a power struggle or coercive leadership influenced actions, and calls for an outsider evaluation of the Carbondale Police Department and city administration.
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Southern Illnoisan
Carbondale
Richard Wilhelmy
Fair Play
Wilhelmys
Southern Illinois
James G. Johnston
E. College St. Carbondale
Reappraisal of Vietnam under way in 1968 politics
The Vietnam debate in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee ends in a standoff. The Johnson administration faces a costly reappraisal driven by Secretary Rusk and others, with decision on troop and policy coming from the voters in the 1968 election.
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New York Times
Washington
Vietnam
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Johnson
Senate
Congress
Clark Clifford
Hubert Humphrey
William Westmoreland
Rusk
Foreign Relations Committee
United States
White House
America
Fulbright
Newcomer lauds Carbondale police help during car trouble
A reader thanks Carbondale police for assisting when her car smoked early Monday morning. Two officers helped tow the car to a garage and took her to work, earning praise from the author and colleagues for a capable 24 hour force.
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The
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale Police Department
Carbondale
Carbondale under fire as residents push back progress
James Hudson, 19, SIU student, fined 150 dollars and placed on two years probation in Murphysboro circuit court for writing a 50.87 check on a forged account. Restitution set at 261.81 for forged checks.
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Southern Illinois University
University Park
Murphysboro
Hudson
J. W. Walker and Sons
Carbondale
Richard E. Webster
SIU
Debating democracy and free speech in campus discourse
The letter criticizes Mr Rush for a narrow democracy view that favors majority rule and excludes minorities and dissenters. It contrasts Rush with Ben Gelman who supports presenting controversial speakers to students to expose logic, underlining taxpayers’ caution on higher taxes and civic costs.
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The
Southern Illinoisan
Rush
Teen complains about mature audience movie ads
A teenager voices frustration at movies labeled mature for public audiences. She cites ads on radio and in newspapers and notes youths are admitted to films marked for mature audiences, asking for more suitable family films.
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The
Southern Illinoisan
Mary Ann Kane Herrin
Nothing to worry about changing plates in winter
A letter to the editor from Southern Illinois laments the difficulty of finding a warm 10 to 15 minute window from December 1 to February 15 to change license plates. The writer suggests using four rust resistant plastic bolts available for twenty cents and downplays the weather as minor trouble others face.
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Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois
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