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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1968
Page
2
A public column argues gun sales bans cannot curb violence as criminals will use other weapons. It criticizes lax enforcement, court leniency, and repeated early releases, citing a Thomas County case of four killings and urging tougher punishment to protect citizens.
On June 26 various milestones are recalled including the 1945 San Francisco UN Charter signing by delegates from 50 nations, Pizarro's death in Lima in 1541, Tyler's secret 1844 wedding, Walter Reed’s yellow fever campaign beginning in 1900, the AEF reaching France in 1917, Finland’s 1941 war entry, Bay of Pigs rebels ransom efforts in 1962, Kennedy in West Berlin, and Paul VI elevating 27 prelates to cardinals.
The piece argues the Vietnam issue has faded from national politics since Paris peace talks began. Voters seek an end to the war while Congress focuses on other matters as electoral behavior shows weak turnout in New York and Oregon primaries. It cites O’Dwyer’s victory and Morse–Duncan dynamics as evidence of shifting attention.
Rockefeller faces calls from Republicans to soften attacks on Nixon to avoid a split before the November elections. He pushes a $6.5 million ad campaign and weighs Senate seat politics, while budget ceilings threaten job losses in the Post Office and DoD. Pearson of Kansas emerges as potential Senate whip, praised for candor and Rockefeller support.
The columnist declares a Dienbienphu moment in New York where McCarthy gains delegates while Humphrey suffers. He argues Johnson era strategy failed and warns the war in Vietnam is lost, predicting a shift similar to De Gaulle's Algeria withdrawal and urging a change in approach before November. He cites Kennedy delegates and Javits’s Liberal endorsement as signs of a broader political retreat.
New York AP column humorously recalls a scatterbrained narrator mixing up tasks and objects. Vignettes include misplacing mustard, using water for potatoes, and mistaking roofless apartments for rainfall, ending with a friendly confession of shared witlessness.
The dialogue explains that individuals are not punished for Adam's sin but bear responsibility for their own choices. It argues that Adam’s disobedience corrupted human nature and that through Christ’s death a restored nature and reconciliation with God are possible.
A 30 minute color film titled Revolution Underway argues there is international Communist influence in the 1960s Revolutionary Black Power rioting. It cites David Dellinger and Stokely Carmichael, showing SNCC leaders urging armed action and pledging support from Communist capitals.
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