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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1968
Page
3
Arthur Jenkins, founder, quotes a policy stance from the first Herald issue dated January 15, 1877. He emphasizes ignoring party politics to discuss public questions and support men and measures advancing the people's interests.
Jim Bishop notes that this year's presidential campaign will be no holds barred with a cast of controversial candidates. The piece highlights the public fascination with the leading trio and their polarizing appeal.
The U S embassy in London reports 200 to 300 young Britons weekly seek volunteering in Vietnam. The Daily Mirror praises American soldiers while critics call Johnson, Nixon, and Rockefeller targets of scrutiny. Debates cite goodwill toward the U S and differing views on policy and leadership.
Rockefeller advisers say Democratic rift and Kennedy’s reconsideration hurt Nelson Rockefeller. Nixon appears poised to win New Hampshire as Johnson faces internal party divisions over Vietnam. Resnick’s push faces opposition from lawmakers wary of backing the administration.
Indignation arises as Soviet authorities fail to stop yellow odors and wastes pouring into Lake Baikal Siberia from a large wood pulp facility. The lake, 20 million years old and the planet’s purest water, hosts over 1 000 animal and fish varieties and 500 plant species, with many unique to the region.
The piece analyzes the rising influence and limits of public opinion polls amid the 1968 political scene. It cites Gov. Romney Nixon Johnson Wallace and global attention to American sentiment on Vietnam, housing and race, noting poll impacts on strategy and history.
The CDC notes accelerated declines in diphtheria and polio with near elimination of smallpox outside importations. Measles declines rise with immunization. Polio paralytic cases drop with inactivated and oral vaccines. diphtheria cases fall from 1933 to 1965. Smallpox remains import-threat but globally decreasing.
A Syracuse reader commends the Syracuse Police Department for its courteous, patient handling after the death of M. Robert Yann. The letter urges readers not to belittle police and cites Bastiat on government responsibility and revolution risks.
A reader recalls a faint 1919 inscription by a “big eighth grader” about Pogey Pond onondagan water. The fragment reads Small birds twit among willow bor. The note hints at local historic verse tied to a little-known lake site and school-age creators.
Fragments from a 1968 Syracuse Herald Journal page show garbled personnel lines and partial masthead elements. Names and roles are partially legible, with advertising and editorial positions incompletely listed.
An adult insults a teen as a long-haired hood. The teen argues adults are prejudiced against long hair. The piece questions whether adults think a black suited man is a gangster and if teen style triggers bias.
Secretary Rusk testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee as debate over Vietnam grows more tangled. The piece notes possible shifts in policy, the President’s stance, and Westmoreland's demand for 200,000 more troops amid talk of a limited versus broader war.
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