Governor Rockefeller eyes elder statesman status in GOP race
The article reports that Governor Rockefeller courted retirement from active campaign talk, while party leaders back Nixon and Oregon’s primary moves close doors to drafts. It notes Rockefeller’s public stance avoids endorsing Nixon and maintains a cautious availability stance amid shifting party signals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockefeller
Republican Party
Oregon
Rocky
Richard Nixon
Gallup and
Harris
Nixon
Michigan
Fire volunteers accused of tag price coercion in Missouri
An account from High Ridge Missouri alleges volunteer firefighters charged a neighbor a $7 fire protection tag to access his $18 000 home and warned of rebates if the house burned. The piece questions the ethics of the tag system and suggests such bargaining is coercive and unacceptable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Ridge
St. Louis
Missouri
Brighter for local GOP amid Rockefeller,Nixon in play
Local Republicans claim brighter prospects against Rep. James Hanley as Gov. Rockefeller’s status and Nixon’s entry shift dynamics. They cite Onondaga County results from 1960 1964 and 1966 to argue Hanley’s margins could be challenged despite past Democratic tallies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockefeller
Nixon
James ‘M. Hanley
David O’brien
Onondaga County
Johnson
Hanley
Congress
Rep
Syracuse district to charter buses for junior high students
The Syracuse school district will rent Syracuse Transit buses to transport junior high pupils living more than a mile and a half from school. The new service will be manned by male attendants, with 26 more hires, to maintain peace and schedules and reduce reports of bypassed riders and parental complaints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
Syracuse Transit
Soldier letters urge support for Vietnam war effort
A Syracuse reader reprints letters from Lawrence Kleinhans and Stephen Mulvi Hill praising U S military evacuation work in Vietnam and opposing withdrawal. The piece contrasts a Honeoye Falls Times editorial view with a HeraldAmerican report on Vietnam aggression and aims to defend bombing as curbing North Vietnam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vietnam
Syracuse
Lawrence Kleinhans
Stephen Mulvihill
the Honeoye
Falls Times
Marble Mountain
da Nang
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
China
Russia
Syracuse Herald Journal Briefs Fragment
Fragments of a Syracuse Herald Journal page from March 22 1968 list staff roles and editorial personnel. The readable items name Stephen Rogers publisher and various editors and managers with missing details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herald Company
Herald Place
Syrecote
N.Y
Stephen Rogers
William D. Cotter
Clarence H. Rinne
Karl R. McElroy
Chevancey S. Hurley
Lewis T. Kennedy
Joseph ¥. Gorey
Dey
Mario Rossi
Night Edior
Edward B. Sabine
Actitiom Dey
Robert M. Mormann
JHEece's Excellent Piece on President Johnson in Paper
A compact society notice notes a favorable, well regarded article about President Johnson appearing in the current issue of the local paper. Readers are invited to view the feature and share reactions with the committee.
Courage at Hotel Syracuse remembered in defense incident
A tribute recalls Eric Will stepping in at the Rainbow Lounge to defuse a confrontation with a tall unruly man. Will removed his coat and warned the troublemaker, helping prevent a broader incident and protecting the hotel’s reputation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eric Will
Rainbow Lounge
Hotel Syracuse
Mr. Will
Does man have a right to nature a reader’s view
A reader expresses delight and sadness after an editorial on humans’ impact on nature. They note sportsmen and many others recognize nature’s destruction and urge a wider concern, calling environmental harm a societal cancer.
Syracuse Group Cuts Rockefeller Budget Plan Significantly
Sen. John H. Hughes of Syracuse and five assemblymen trimmed the 1968-69 New York budget by about 391 million, opposing new taxes and urging a tighter fiscal agency. They target police staffing, identification systems, the Crime Victims Compensation Board, and city funding while seeking more oversight and restraint on capital construction commitments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
John H. Hughes
Syracuse
Rockefeller
Hughes
Gov
Tion Board
New York City
Sen. Hughes
Long Nights Awaiting Soldier's Return Home
A poem like wartime message expresses a parent's longing for their son serving in Vietnam. The speaker prays nightly for his safe return and imagines the day a letter arrives saying he is coming home to stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vietnam
The Hard Core Jobless Study Cites Youth Centers
In response to Samuel Sharkey Jr. The Hard Core Jobless article in the Herald American discusses a study finding limited value in youth opportunity centers. Prof Edward Bross of the University of Minnesota Sociology outlines that government spending on such help may waste resources as unemployment stems from failed elementary education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Sharkey Jr
Herald-American
Edward Bross
University of Minnesota Sociology Department
Protest Attitude Sparks Critique of Flexible Defense Stance
A reader condemns student protests against industrial and military recruitment and accuses faculty of weakness. The writer argues war remains ugly and laments perceived dependence on others to preserve freedom.
Public restrooms neglected as cities build malls
Mrs Barzee urges readers to address the lack of public restrooms amid expanding shopping centers and new snow removal and advertising budgets. She notes the paper has spurred road fixes and sign upgrades and hopes public letters will push for restroom improvements.
Standing Ovation or Walkout Question Echoes in Speech
A speaker asks whether rising audience reaction signals a standing ovation or a walkout. The remark frames uncertainty about audience intent as the talk ends.
Rockefeller Seeks 1972 Nomination by Public Appeal
Governor Nelson Rockefeller launches an extraordinary experiment aiming to win the Republican presidential nomination without primaries. He plans a nationwide run of speeches to sway public opinion before the August convention, hoping delegates draft him if Americans approve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nelson Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Richard Nixon
New York
Convention
Johnson faces heavier storms as 1968 campaign noises rise
Washington reports say President Johnson faces a harsher political climate before any improvement. He remains above intra party tensions between McCarthy and Kennedy, while advisers split between hawk and dove visions on party control and Vietnam policy. Johnson favors steady leadership and broader appeal as the White House newsroom stays hopeful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Johnson
Eugene McCarthy
Robert Kennedy
Democratic National Committee
Kennedy
McCarthy
Vietnam
Democratic Party
Pemnsylvania Avenue
Bobby
Sen
Joseph McCarthy
Also Mentioned on This Page
Y Arthur Jenkins
Herald
Bobby Kennedy
the Herald-Journal
M. R. Campbell
the Herald
Mississippi
The
Herald-Journal
Hylan
New York State
Mr. Hylan
Yracuse Herald
Small Society
Jheece’s AN
Eric
Bany
Senate
Assembly
Senate Finance and Assembly Ways and Means
Education Department
Barzee
By David Lawrence
Lawrence
LBJ
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!