Kerner Lindsay clash over future of Civil Disorders commission
Editorial argues Gov. Kerner wants to end the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders after the 1967 report while Mayor Lindsay urges keeping it active to address 1968 disorders. Calls for Congress to be more receptive and suggests new or extended charges could be considered.
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National Advisory Commission On Civil Disorders
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Johnson
Public funding of campaign staff under Kennedy scrutiny
The piece questions why public funds pay 21 Senate aides for Kennedy's presidential push and whether their research serves legislation or mere campaign gain. It notes a 43 to 37 ethics vote allowing temporary campaign duty benefits and contrasts Kennedy with McCarthy, arguing moral concerns exist despite legal allowances.
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Senate
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Robert F. Kennedy
Sen. Kennedy
Kennedy
Eugene J. McCarthy
New York
Conflicting opinions on King Luther King Jr and peace
A reader letter from Carbondale questions Mrs Irene Leek of West Frankfort on Dr Martin Luther King Jr and his role in peace efforts. The piece argues King sought true peace through faith and contrasts his work with Brown and Carmichael. The page also features a second letter urging Ten Commandments as protection plus a briefing on letters to the editor guidelines.
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West Frankfort
Martin Luther King Jr
Vietnam
Dr. King
King
Brown
Carmichael
St. Paul
Martin Luther King
Mrs. Leek
Nancy Sanborn
Carbondale
Earth
Mary L. Lawless Murphysboro
United States
America
H. Rap Brown
Stokely Carmichael
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Floyd B. McKissick
Congress of Racial Equality
NAACP
New York State
Association
Whitney M. Young Jr
Urban League
Justice depends on responsibility
Editor’s reflection links family hardship to civic duty. The writer argues justice requires responsible action from all citizens and officials, condemning violence while urging accountability amid enduring inequality.
Second Look at Lyndon Johnson TV Make-Up Team
President Lyndon B. Johnson relies on a familiar makeup crew for television duty with Walt Rostow Bobby Kennedy Ted Sorensen and Richard Nixon among the crowd.
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Lyndon Johnson
Walt Rostow
Bobby Kennedy
Ted Sorenson
Richard Nixon
Old Men in the 1968 Presidential Race Rockefeller in Washington Remains a Factor
James Reston weighs Nelson Rockefeller and Hubert Humphrey as enduring contenders in a fractured 1968 campaign. Rockefeller’s Washington ties and past roles, plus his pivotal yet mixed reception from parties, mark him as a possible compromise figure amid nationwide doubt about any single candidate.
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James Reston
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Washington
Hubert Humphrey
Nelson Rockefeller
Foxhall Road
Albany
Truman
State Department
Dean Acheson
Jimmy Byrnes
Rockefeller
Newark
Johnson
Negro soldiers in Vietnam face double standards back home
In Saigon a 1968 soul session weighs whether blacks can walk the line between Vietnam battlefield equality and American racial hypocrisy. The piece notes Negro troops are 9.8 percent of U S forces, near 20 percent of combat, with 14.1 percent of those killed in action, while leaders warn militant currents and home unrest influence Black soldiers.
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Thomas A. Johnson
New York Times Saigon
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America
Cong Ly Street
Independence Palace
Saigon
Vietnam
United States
G.I
Benjamin Banneker
Washington
Frederick Douglass
W. E- B. DuBois
Crisis
National Association For the
Ford
Sgt
George Terry
Army
Uncle Toms
Felix L. Goodwin
Infantry Officer Candidate School
Fort Benning
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