Friday August 16 1968 edition details and rates
Publication metadata lists Jack F. Davis as General Manager and Executive Editor Robert F. Rose as Business Manager. Advertiser Bottinelli and Gallagher Inc in New York handles subscriptions. Rates shown include city carrier and motor carrier options with weekly and yearly pricing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack F. Davis
Robert F. Rose
The Interstate Highway Signs and the Billboard Ban
Travelers voice frustration with the national beautification program as billboards vanish leaving exits showing only generic terms like food lodging and fuel. Motorists contend signs fail to indicate distances or offerings creating confusion about accommodations and services along the highway.
Premature Worry Over Pole Shift From Greenland Ice Loss
Scientists note Greenland ice melt redistributes water globally slowing Earth rotation like a skater widening or tightening spins. Some worry about a potential axis tumble, but experts deem such a catastrophe unlikely for thousands of years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Pole
Greenland
Earth
Origin of the handshake and the rise of power blocks
Sociologists debate the handshake’s origin though many view it as two strangers showing empty hands to prove no weapon. The modern individual is less of a warrior, eclipsed by concentrated power blocks that hold survival or disaster in their hands.
Memorial committee seeks representative for war memorial design
Organizations are asked to name a representative to serve on a permanent war memorial committee chaired by Fred Ritter. A completed committee will prompt a meeting to discuss plans and a projected cost up to 25 000 dollars. Pfc. Harry Butler Jr. visiting his parents in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Ritter
Pfc
Harry Butler, Jr
Westover Field
Mass
W. Clifford St
Daily Meditation On The Power And Practice Of Prayer
Earl L. Douglas argues prayer is real and vital. He cites Jesus and St. Paul, urges praise before petitions, and values prayer as guidance, sustenance, and refreshment in daily life. He treats The Lord's Prayer as an outline for proper praying and urges prayer as a habit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God
Jesus
St. Paul
Damascus
Joan of Arc
Devine
World Policeman Debate in Cold War Era Critique
Soviet press denounces Nixon as imperialist while arguing the United States should cede role in Vietnam to UN peacekeeping. The piece accuses Moscow of militant imperialism and recalls Soviet support to China in 1950 against UN defense efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Richard Nixon
United States
Hubert Humphrey
Moscow
Vietnam
Double Talk and Sugar Coating The Truth
HAL BOYLE offers examples of double talk with literal translations to show how truth is softened. The piece lists phrases about jobs apartments raises and personal scenarios, then provides blunt plain-language interpretations highlighting adults’ maturity in recognizing euphemisms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Soviet Role in Vietnam War Underscores UN Limits
The text argues Moscow fuels the North Vietnamese war despite UN aims and notes the UN Security Council would require two thirds to authorize collective defense. It contends Soviet pressure limits UN action and highlights the potential for new alliances outside the UN to address aggression in Vietnam.
United States Seeks Global Support for Vietnam Defense
The United States has allied help in Southeast Asia but lacks European backing for a mission aligned with the UN charter. Withdrawing now seems impossible without South Vietnam's protection against Hanoi and its backers. The U S aims to win world public opinion to maintain a collective defense system inside or outside the UN.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Southeast Asia
U.N
South Vietnam
Hanoi
World
Cause and treatment of Meniere’s disease explained
The article explains that the cause of Meniere’s disease is unknown but factors like allergy stress and circulatory disturbances in the inner ear may play a role. Treatments listed include diuretics antihistamines nicotinic acid vitamin B-12 Serc and streptomycin with fluid and salt restriction. In severe dizziness, inner ear destruction may be needed.
Inherited Wealth and Party Unity in 1960s Politics
Henry J. Taylor argues that rich heirs like George S. McGovern and Nelson Rockefeller shaped a fractured Democratic and Republican landscape. He contends Kennedy and Rockefeller forces must embrace team play to sustain the two party system amid shifts by the Conservative party and changing New York dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George S. McGovern
Robert F. Kennedy
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Miami Beach
Rockefeller
Kennedy
New York State
New York City
Democratic Party
State Committee
House of Representatives
Washington
United States
Swedish 1638 voyage builds Fort Christiana on Delaware
The earliest Swedish attempt at colonization in the New World began in 1638 with a Swedish expedition that sailed up the Delaware River and established a colony, including Fort Christiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New World
Delaware River
Ft. Christiana
Also Mentioned on This Page
Winchester
Ul Rep
Bottinelli and Gallagher, Inc
East 41St St
N.Y
City Carrier
Cersevante
IGN Cadieve
Tes
Friendship Fire Company
Rouss Spring Park
Earl L. Douglas
By David Lawrence
United Nations
South Korea
Soviet Union
Hal Boyle
Ronnie
Pixies
North
Europe
World Organization
By Wohl
Finley
By Wayne Brandstadt, M.D
Meniere
Wayne G. Brandstadt
M.D
Dr. Brandstadt
I.Q
Washington Irving
Sleepy Hollow
West German
U.S
Henry J. Taylor
Marshall Field II
Uptown
Daily Worker
Communist Party
Henry A. Wallace
Iowa
Franklin D. Roosevelt
America