Local Newspaper Rates and Circulation Note
Payable in advance one year sixteen dollars six months nine dollars three months four dollars seventy five cents one month one dollar seventy five cents one week forty eight cents Extra charge on Troy City and Mounted Postal Routes and to foreign countries. Member of the Associated Press The AP is entitled to the use of publication of all local news and AP dispatches. Circulation daily average September 1967 51 644.
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Troy City
Associated Press
Pugie Ruirpate Sok Ertl
Johnson offer to halt bombing aims at Hanoi response
The editorial views President Johnson’s new call to stop aerial and naval bombardment of North Vietnam as conciliatory but not decisive. It argues Hanoi blocks talks, believing U.S. will tire and concede, and notes the statement could invite a response if Hanoi shows restraint. It stresses the need for immediate steps toward productive discussion without conditions.
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Johnson
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Washington
United States
Sputnik and the Space Age Rise in 1957
The piece recalls the October 4 1957 Sputnik launch as the start of the Space Age and a U S Soviet race for space supremacy. It notes Explorer 1 in 1958, the NASA era, and remarks by Eisenhower and von Braun on satellites, space stations, and broader scientific impacts. It also mentions spaceflight tragedies of Grissom White Chaffee and Komarov and the 1958 National Defense Education Act.
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Sputnik
United States
Tyuratum Range
Kazakhstan
Soviet Union
Sput
Eisenhower
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Werhner von Braun
NASA
Marshall Space Flight Center
Grissom
White
Chaffee
Vladimir Komarov
Franklin Parker
University of Oklahoma
Congress
China under Maoism marks eighteen years of Cultural Revolution
The Far Eastern Review argues Maoism, not communism, defines China after 18 years of rule. It cites austerity, nuclear weapon projects, and a $3 billion yearly cultural push as proof that prosperity and peace motivate Mao to tighten tyranny.
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Communist China
China
Red China
Mao
Far Eastern Review
Red Guard
Hennepin Faces Steel Plant Boom and Change
The Illinois village of Hennepin prepares for a Jones & Laughlin Steel plant costing 150 million dollars with plans for 350 million more in later phases. The project aims to hire locally, train high school graduates, and attract workers from the Illinois Valley, while sociologists study the community impact and officials seek a smooth transition from agriculture to industry. The plant promises a 7 million dollar annual payroll and 2 million dollars in local spending, mitigating fears of disruption to life.
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Illinois Prairie
Hennepin
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
University of Illinois
Jones & Laughlin
Illinois Valley
Troy Area
A Thought For Today By Dwight Marvin
A critic argues that democracy breeds fiscal indiscipline as congress and the president chase elections. He laments perpetual budget growth, borrowing, and short sighted leaders who ignore long term balance sheets. He claims few balance the nation’s books and predicts continuous fiscal rise to nowhere.
Pulse Of The People Letter Policy Changes
The Pulse Of The People notes that letters will be published with the writer’s name and address or withheld on request. The publication reserves the right to reject letters and to abort publication at any time.
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Eisenhower
Kennedy
Washington
Johnson
Public dissent grows over Vietnam war as 52 reps oppose
An Amer ican colonel on TV says no one here likes us amid tanks, mass detentions, and child surrender for interrogation. A bipartisan group of 52 representatives questions U S involvement while Sen Case from NJ voices doubt about President Johnson s wisdom. The letter notes civilian harm, pacification cruelties, and asks if victory remains possible with 500 000 troops and intensified bombing.
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Vietnam
House
Sen. Case
Johnson
U.S
Pentagon
Saigon
China
North Vietnam
Parents react to city sex education plan and math debate
A Green Island reader criticizes a large U S sex education program planned for city schools as inappropriate for seven year olds and questions why such topics should be taught at school while noting teachers struggle with new math content. She recalls past schooling and asks what parents can do to opt out.
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U.S
Daily News
Questioning U S China bombing and civilian control
This excerpt presents Doris Traschen of Troy questioning how the United States would view China bombing near its border. It asks to what extent civilian control of foreign policy has yielded to the military and weighs moral considerations in warfare with napalm and anti personnel bombs and the sacrifices demanded of American youths.
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U.S
China
Doris Traschen
China’s Mao Moves to Ease Cultural Revolution Tensions
Washington observers see signs that China’s Cultural Revolution is being toned down as Mao Tse-tung tours eastern and central regions to heal fissures. Analysts note the party and military purges, disrupted communications, and a weakened leadership, suggesting a possible shift toward a new order after harvest.
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Washington
China
Peking
Mao Tse-tung
Mao
Shanghi
New China News Agency
Communist Party
Chou En-lai
Head banging linked to ear infection cure
A mother reports an 18 month old boy battered head against the crib and a pediatrician finds an acute middle ear infection. Removal of diseased tonsils and adenoids stops the head banging and improves mood, illustrating that head banging may signal earache rather than a habit.
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W. G. Brandstadt
M.D
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