Johnson Critique of Inflation Tied to Labor Demands
The piece argues President Johnson sells inflation concerns to the public while failing to curb labor costs. It cites 1966 union pressure fracturing guidelines, the United Steelworkers contract exceeding 5.5 percent, and a large United Automobile Workers deal as inflationary examples. The administration is blamed for not restraining wages.
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Johnson
United Steelworkers
United Automobile Workers
America
Princeton considers ending all male admission after 22 years
A faculty administration committee at Princeton after a year of study argues for coeducation, saying top men leave for other campuses due to lack of women students. A faculty survey shows 65 percent support coeducation to recruit desirable colleagues as women’s colleges fade. The piece notes education shifted from male dominated to coed.
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Princeton University
Campuges
Princeton
HemisFair Nears End in San Antonio
The Hemis Fair winds down after attracting about 6 million of the 7.2 million visitors needed to break even. An estimated deficit of 8 million threatens many firms with liens, while the city gains a 600 plus foot tower a convention center a new 500 room hotel and upgraded river decor. The project also cleared 92 acres of downtown slums to make way for fairgrounds offering a lasting tourist draw and lessons for future centennial celebrations.
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San Antonio
Gen. Santa Anna
HemisFair
Venice
Community center proposed as war memorial for Winchester
The Star Files reports a $100 000 community center war memorial plan for Winchester and Frederick County discussed at a Board of Trade committee meeting. Committee members include L. B. Sirbaugh W Nelson Page R B Grove John Fosbrink Mrs Carl Campbell Ben Belchie and Fred Ritter. Schools ordered to trim bus stops to conserve gasoline and tires across divisions.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Board of Trade
L. B. Sirbaugh
W. Nelson Page
R. B. Grove
John Fosbrink
Carl Campbell
Ben Belchie
Fred Ritter
Local Red Cross appeals for fruit stones for gas masks
Fifty years ago in 1918 the Local Red Cross urged children and adults to collect fruit pits and nut shells to extract carbon for gas mask manufacture in France. A Paris paper story about apples in heat wave areas near Winchester was shared by a local resident.
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RED Cross
France
Associated Press
Winchester
Paris
Daily Meditation on Religion as Power and Responsibility
Earl L. Douglas reflects on the biblical sense of power from dynamis and its modern implications. He notes humanity’s harnessing of atom energy and the dangers of weapons, urging Christians to channel religion into business and politics as dynamic, revisable creed-based power.
Polls Show Voters Deserting Democrats Favor Nixon
The Harris poll from mid September shows Nixon 39 percent Humphrey 31 percent Wallace 21 percent with 9 percent unsure. Nixon and Wallace together total 60 percent as party defections grow.
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Washington
Louis Harris
Nixon
Humphrey
Wallace
Polls needed to gauge Wallace impact in northern states
Hal Boyle argues election outcome hinges on state by state public opinion. He notes Wallace's South strength contrasts with weaker national share outside the region and calls for state specific East, Middle West, and West figures to determine if any northern state may tilt to Wallace or affect Nixon Humphrey dynamics.
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Rockefeller
Nixon
McCarthy
Humphrey
Wallace
South
North
East
Middle West
West
Don't Gripe Enjoy Your Middle Age
A humorous meditation on middle age praises gradual changes and simpler joys. It notes better health, fewer social worries from acne, and the comfort of familiarity, while contrasting political analysis about Nixon Wallace Humphrey dynamics shaping the election. It blends personal reflections with electoral commentary on a three way race.
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Uncle Sam
Modern Drug Effective New Disease Treatment
Wayne Brandstadt M D explains M kansasii disease caused by Mycobacterium kansasii linked to unpasteurized dairy products. It mimics tuberculosis, affects lungs, can be fatal, and requires hospital treatment with possible surgery. early therapy offers five to six months to recovery.
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Kansas
Desertions rise among Vietnamese forces prompts Pentagon concern
The Defense Department reports a 25 percent jump in desertions in the first half of 1968 after a downtrend since 1996. Officials attribute it to a mass mobilization adding 224,000 recruits and February’s large offensive. They stress it signals not a morale collapse but malevolence in life conditions and training.
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Washington
Defense Department
Pentagon
Saigon
Vietnam
U.S
Bowdlerize Defined From Bowdler Family Shakespeare Edits
The World Almanac notes Thomas Bowdler in 1818 omitted words and expressions not fit for family reading. Bowdler also expurgated editions of the Old Testament and Gibbon’s Decline and Fall. Consequently the term Bowdlerize means prudish deletions from literary works.
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Thomas Bowdler
Shakespeare
World Almanac Notes
Bowdler
Gibbon
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