Press relations under fire from wartime coverage critique
An editorial survey surveys U.S. press coverage of the Vietnam War noting reporters' grievances about Pentagon briefings and White House spin. It cites Time and other outlets, contrasts presidents' press schedules, and描 describes Johnson's media management while warning of manipulation and diminishing trust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Time Magazine
Denis Warner
Mapagine
U.S
Viet Nam
Joe Fried
New York Daily News
Saigon
Defense Department
Pentagon
White House
Roosevelt
Truman
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Johnson
Shortages in Vietnam Equipment Labeled Temporary by Defense
Rep. Reinecke says letters from soldiers describe shortages in Vietnam, including Marines asking Sears for a tent as troops lack gear. Defense officials call shortages temporary but admit full rectification may not occur until mid-1967.
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Defense Department
U.S
Viet Nam
Rep
H.l Reinecke
Calif
Sears
Reinecke
Successful Investing column excerpts by Roger E Spear
Retired investors ask about holdings in Sperry Rand Jersey Standard Sterling Drug New York Telephone and Occidental Petroleum. Advice favors switching from high risk univac stock and suggests Duquesne Light or Sinclair Oil while retaining solid holdings. Woolworth praised for improving domestic earnings and promising outlook. hold rather than sell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gumance
Roger E. Spear
Sperry Rand
Jersey One
Standard
Sterling Drug
New York Telephone
Occidental Petroleum
Sterling
Jersey Standard
Sperry’ Rand
Univac
Fincal
Duquesne Light
American Telephone & Telegraph
Gccidental Pete
Sinclair Chi
Woolworths
Yars
Woolworth
Spear
Sille
Den
Fea, Corp
Front line orders and the limits of command
A critical anonymous military official argues that the Pentagon’s command and control system and rapid communications create a false sense that orders are instantly carried out. He cites cases in which a U.S. plane allegedly crossed into Chinese territory and a Marine at Guantanamo fired, suggesting Soviet and American claims alike miss the human realities behind combat decisions. The piece questions the reliability of electronic command in war and warns against overreliance on McNamara era tech while stressing the enduring role of soldier impulse and uncertainty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pentagon
U.S
Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
McNamara
Saikon
Berlin
Michigan State University
G.i’s
United States
White House
Guantanamo Bay Area
Joint Chiefs
Cinshur
Comusmacy
Shalever
Strangelove
Washington Star Syndicate, Inc
Brady's Health Service Glove Box Vision Masks and Partitions
An article argues against cloth masks for preventing CRI infections, recommending glass partitions with a waist high opening for contact with customers. It explains how pathogens spread and notes that droplets can travel from hands or surfaces to the mouth. It ends with a health letters column by Dr. William Brady soliciting brief inquiries.
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Brady
William Brady
el Camino
Beverly Hilla
California
The Angel Or Halo A Tragic Love Tale
Elaine B aged 23 faces a love tragedy as her idealizing fiancé showers devotion yet withholds affection. A bet prompts a kiss then she deserts him for a rougher match. The piece ends urging readers to request “Tests for Sweethearts” and personal psychology materials.
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Elaine B
Elaine
Gance
Eline
Folklore Tales of Time and War and Watchmakers
An American and a Russian end sentry duties at a border line in Austria say thank God and thank Stalin respectively. A French garrison anecdote shows a watchmaker aligning astronomical time with the noon gun. An American saying jokes about government budgets and borrowing until payday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josef Stalin
Austria
Stalin
France
Gyo
Everybody A Ph D for New York Graduates
An Op-Ed warns against universal college expansion by the State University of New York aiming to raise enrollment to 216,000 in eight years and to offer free degrees to all high school graduates. It questions teacher availability, student purpose, and the social cost, arguing for real improvements in early education over mass degree pursuit.
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New York
State University of New York
Behemoth
State University
Johnson
Chum
Behemoth State
Seymou Harris
Dr. Hanks
Gen
Fea, Corp
Death Watch Beetle Threatens Historic Ships
Old sailing vessels faced many perils but the unseen and treacherous death watch beetle tops the list. Museum ships worldwide battle this timber pest as workers scrub and powder hulls aboard famed vessels like HMS Victory in detailed restorations. The report notes long voyages by tugs Sundwadin and hydrographic work, with Hong Kong honors for disciplined harbor crews.
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Admiral Nelson
H. M.S. Victory
Pear Harbor
Hawaii
Sundwadin
Naval District
Pacific
Hong Kong
City O
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Defense
Arthur Sylvester
Doris Pleeson
Stance
LBJ
Texas White House
Maryland
Civil Service
James Ruston
New York Times
Picure
Robert £. Jackson
Anderson Herald
Anderson Newspapers, Inc
George
Crittenberger
Harriet W. Tomer
Provident
Jane Toner
Scott Charles W. Laughlin
Bailey
Frewurar
Andaron
Indiana
Carlier
Madison
Countie
Associated Press
Frogs 1
Herald
Pam
Harald
Surray
Alan
Buckley
Brady's Health Service
Georgia
Iowa
North America
Tony
George W. Crane
Crane
Mellor
William Wade
Wade
By Russell Kirk
James
Martin
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