War dead tribute fades as Paris talks drag on
Memorial Day tributes mark those lost in Vietnam while the Paris peace talks loom. Analysts warn talks may continue for months or years as American soldiers pay the price with rising casualties. Public figures urge patience but emphasize no peace while Hanoi widens the war in propaganda.
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Monongalia
Preston
Morgantown
Dominion News
Vietnam
William Westmoreland
Johnson Ranch
Mason- Dixonland
Hania
United States
Dwight Eisenhower
Paul Douglas
Illinois
James B Conant
Omar Bradley
Lucius Clay
Ho Chi Minh
Paris
South Vietnam
South
America
Hanoi
Nonexistent riots warned in Mason-Dixonland piece
The column argues race riots are unlikely in Mason-Dixon towns like Morgantown and Grafton but warns of high costs from civil unrest. It links destruction to higher insurance rates and government costs, urging readers to consider the broader toll of looting and arson nationwide.
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Morgantown
Kingwood
Blacksville
Hundred
Grafton
Mason-Dixonland
Viet Nam
No Escape from Taxes as Canada Lifts Many Levies
Commerce Clearing House reports eight of ten Canadian provinces have raised income, sales, gasoline and diesel taxes as well as tobacco and liquor duties. Quebec imposes a 6 percent surtax on personal income and doubles corporate capital tax. Saskatchewan and Newfoundland raise sales tax to 5 and 7 percent respectively. Gasoline taxes rise in seven provinces, Ontario increases cigarette tax to 6 cents per pack, and Ontario signals further fee hikes affecting tourists and outdoors enthusiasts.
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Canada
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Newfoundland
United States
Ontario
the Clearing House
Which Hubert running for president in 1968 campaign
Hubert Humphrey is accused of political double standards in his 1968 campaign. The piece argues he avoided clear stances on Vietnam to please both backers and critics, blending loyalty to Johnson with private opposition, risking trust among left allies and political peers.
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Washington
Hubert Humphrey
Humphrey
Johnson
Vietnam
Hubert
Kennedy
McCarthy
Times News
Walter Cronkite
Bobby Kennedy
Great Society
LBJ
White House
Senator Survine slams poor people's lobbying plan as shameful
Washington: Senator Survine of Massachusetts denounces the poor people's campaign to obtain federal relief as crude and misguided. He mocks their tactics, suggests hiring former White House aides and lawyers, and warns that such activism could reshape congressional fundraising and national policy.
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Sen
Bosworth Survine
Massagravy
Congress
Survine
Federal Treasury
White House
Afl-Cio
Capitol
Teamsters
16Th Street
Gun Lobby
Parsons
America
Sweden
Denmark
De Gaulle’s 1958 gambit seen as stabilizing move in France
C L Sulzberger argues De Gaulle foresaw four overthrows and acted to suppress a politicized labor strike. He notes protests by students faded amid military loyalty moves, police readiness, and limited violence, while Communists seek respectability and avoid risks. The piece questions whether order can hold as strikes falter and chaos is avoided.
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C.L. Sulzberger
Paris
de Gaulle
France
Fourth Republic
Romania
Francois Mitterrand
Workers’ Confederation
Pees
Taverny
Rhineland
Germany
Bonaparte
Petain
Communist Party
Havana
Peking
Helas
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