Troubles Beset Mankind Across the World
The piece notes widespread unrest from Nigeria to Korea and Vietnam, arguing wars solve nothing and leave devastation. It highlights boundary shifts after two world wars, dictatorships, and the oppression of common people under ruling elites, with little hope for a better tomorrow.
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Nigeria
Pakistan
Formosa
Korea
Vietnam
Indonesia
Yucatan
South America
Britons and Czechs on academic freedom and dissent
A historical column argues that academic freedom is sacred in the United States and warns revolutionaries that those who protest may become victims of their own cause. It notes Soviet influence pressuring schools in Czechoslovakia and urges students to reflect on the value of established institutions.
Today in History December 7 1968 highlights
Today marks the 342nd day of 1968 with key historical notes. Pearl Harbor attack in 1941, Delaware first to ratify the Constitution in 1787, Madison elected in 1808, Rainbow Division in France in 1917, Hoover wary of protests in 1931, Atlanta hotel fire deaths in 1946, Pearl Harbor monument dedication in 1955, West Berlin election low communist vote, Bolivia mining hostages incident, midtown New York antiwar protests with mass arrests.
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James Madison
42Nd Division
Rainbow Division
France
Atlanta
Pearl Harbor
Japan
West Berlin
Bolivia
New York
Career Cornery Vocational Guidance and Counseling
A Miss Lain awards a Mercury portable to Barbara Wilhite for her question on career choice after two years of college. The piece explains types of vocational counseling, including non profit and for profit agencies, ABCS accreditation, and tips to evaluate agencies for genuine guidance rather than quick fixes.
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Miss Lain
Mercury
Royal Typewriter Co
Barbara Wilhite
Belleveille
Rom
United Fund
YMCA
YWCA
Jewish Vocational Services
JVS
ABCS
Ping Pong, Pride, and Fatherhood in a Garage Gym
A humorous reminiscence of an aging father coping with teenage strength by turning to ping pong. He recalls his weightlifting failures, Army days in the South Pacific, and the garage battles with 6 to 17 year olds, culminating in a ping pong powered king of the house.
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South Pacific
Reconfirmation of Federal Judges and Changing Constitutions
In a critique of judicial interpretation Justice Black’s candor is contrasted with hokum as to how the Constitution is applied. The piece argues judges have changed since Plessy vs Ferguson and Brown v. Board, urging six to ten year confirmations to add a Senate check on judicial power and evolving constitutional meaning.
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Washington
Hugo Black
Charles Evans Hughes
Justice Black
Plessy Vy. Ferguson
Brown v. Board of Education
Black
Paris Bain
Plessy
White
Brown
Fuller
Field
Gray
Shiras
Peckham
Senate
Czechs Still Look Westward for Economic Salvation
Prague economists insist reforms must proceed toward Western markets and hard currency as Soviet troops reshape the bloc. Ota Sik remains abroad amid concerns of anti semitism, while officials weigh competition, productivity, and slower integration with socialist partners.
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Prague
Ota Sik
Switzerland
Moscow
Austria
West Germany
Czechoslovakia
Photographer Interpreter Aids Marines At Meade River Bunker Sweep
AP photographer Dang Van Phuoc accompanied U S Marines south of Da Nang during Operation Meade River. He helped negotiate with three trapped Vietnamese inside a bunker. two men and a 16 year old girl exited with nothing in their hands as he urged them to surrender.
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Dang van Phuoc
Associated Press
U. S
da Nang
Dien Ban
Vietnam
API
Meade River
26Th Marine
Viek Gong
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Mediterranean
Czar
Nicholas
Russia
Minister of Education
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Delaware
Herbert Hoover
Romania
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
American Board On Counseling Services
American Personnel and Guidance Association
New Hampshire Ave
Washington, D. C
Jeb
Pop
Special Services
Conservative View
James J. Kilpatrick
Supreme Court
By Charles Bartlett
Kremlin
United States
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