Vietnam Promises To Be Another Korea
An editorial argues the Vietnam War risks a stalemate like Korea and would cost more in lives and money. It cites weekly American fatalities and injuries, compares 1968 losses to 1967, notes Communist brutality and use of young fighters, and questions the war’s objectives and endgame.
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Vietnam
Korea
Harry S. Truman
Johnson
U.S
Cuba
Trudeau
Stanfield
Canada
After Kennedy Assassination Voices Call For Calm And Law
The piece laments moral guilt felt by Americans after Senator Kennedy’s Los Angeles death and condemns civil disobedience, leftist protests, and violence. It urges restoring domestic tranquility, upholding law, and rejecting terrorism while recognizing Kennedy’s political complexities.
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Sen
Robert F. Kennedy
Los Angeles
John F. Kennedy
Sen. Kennedy
Horoscope Fragments Spark Pants in Leo Confusion
A reader riffs on a Daily Horoscope omens about baggy trousers and health. He notes misreadings lead to comic mishaps and near social embarrassment, including a June 11 sighting and a pizza date with his wife.
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Leo
Practice The Golden Rule in Hiring the Handicapped
The message urges industry and business to provide counseling, training, and work experience to handicapped people to help them qualify for jobs. It stresses practical placement, loyalty, and permanent employment, and asks readers to apply the Golden Rule when offered the chance to hire.
This Day in History June 22 1968 Highlights
Highlights dated June 22 include 1941 Germany invaded the Soviet Union. 1773 Dominican friars settled in present day California. 1815 Napoleon abdicated again. 1870 Justice Department created. 1911 George V and Mary crowned. 1957 US to bring home troops from Japan. 1962 USSR vetoes foreign affairs. 1968 era notes Sherman Adams resignation. 1968 presidential summit hints discussed.
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Associated Press
Germany
Soviet Union
California
Napoleon Bonaparte
U. S. Department of Justice
George V
Britain
Mary
Westminster Abbey
Lowon
United States
Japan
U. N. Security Council
India
Pakistan
Kashmir
Sherman Adams
Boston
Bernard Goldfine
Moscow
Red Square
Earth
White House
Johnson
Kosygin
Glassboro
N. J
Canada election campaign shows restraint toward United States
Washington notes a steady, balanced Canadian campaign by Pierre Trudeau and Robert Stanfield. They avoid blunt attacks on U S policy, emphasizing diplomacy over confrontation while debating independence and foreign policy moves such as recognizing Red China and NATO troop adjustments.
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Washington
Canada
United States
Pierre Trudeau
Robert Stanfield
Trudeau
Red China
NATO
Hubert Humphrey
SST opposition calls for rethink on the supersonic project
A conservative column rejects the SST as a public expense and false progress. It cites budget deficits, private funding shortfalls, and dubious returns, arguing Concorde and TU-144 show weak competition while sonic booms harm millions. The piece asks if the trip is really necessary and questions national priorities.
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United States
Soviet Union
London
Paris
House Appropriations Committee
Rockefeller Campaign Gains Momentum in Ohio Tour
Gov. Nelson Rockefeller campaigns with growing energy as he speaks to crowds in Ohio. Local leaders say he makes a good impression though delegates lean Rhodes or prefer Nixon, with mixed signals from Negro and Puerto Rican communities and a $200 per plate fundraising dinner in Lorain.
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Relman Morin
Cleveland
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Ohio
James A. Rhodes
Rockefeller
Richard M. Nixon
Bob Hughes
GOP
Cuyahoga County
Hughes
Rhodes
Sterling Glover
United Pastors Association
Lorain
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America
New York Times
Revolutionary Action Movement
State Rusk
New York City
Poor People
Supreme Court
U. S
Potomac
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Draft Board
New Left
By Charles Bartlett
Sam
Ottawa
Newfoundland
Conservative
James J. Kilpatrick
Winston Churchill
Congress
Bow
MacGregor
Minnesota
Chicago
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