Viet Nam War Shift Opens District Chief Training
A new effort in Vietnam trains young Vietnamese army officers as district chiefs to implement a clear and hold strategy against Viet Cong insurgents. Ambassador Lodge opened the first school urging chiefs to build secure communities, educate children, provide health care, land ownership, and information access to deter Communist social revolution. The program aims to hold districts after clearance, potentially reducing the need to strike further into North Vietnam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viet Nam
United States
U. S
Henry Cabot Lodge
Lodge
Ho Chi Min
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Realities and myths in 1964 US foreign policy debate
The piece surveys Senator Fulbright urging rejection of myths about Cuba and Panama policy, Senator Case pressing Senators to confront Baker ties, and Governor Rockefeller urging Californians to choose modern realities over nostalgic nostrums. It concludes that both parties face multiple grim realities and seek clear answers for voters.
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J. W. Fulbright
Senate Foreign Affairs Committee
Cuba
Panama
Clifford Case
New Jersey
Senate
Bobby Baker
Case
Baker
Nelson A. Rockefeller
California
Republican Party
Barry Goldwater
Fulbright
Price Index Drops for February Sixty Years Later
The consumer price index slipped one tenth of a point in February marking the smallest decline since 1962. The index stood at 107.6, with a 1.4 percent annual gain and price increases across food housing apparel transportation and recreation. The Bureau of Labor Statistics expects an upward trend to resume.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
Flit
Athens Messenger
Mali
Momead
Athens
Ohio
Associated Press
The
Messenger Publishing Co
Dodd Seeks Action on Cuba Uprising Threat
Senator Tom Dodd copies a new Bethel pamphlet to colleagues arguing Cuba’s Castro regime is unstable and vulnerable to uprising. He urges a five point program restoring anti-Communist policy, arms aid to exiles, and Monroe Doctrine reaffirmation as a lead to freedom.
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Tom Dodd
Connecticut
Fulbright
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Citizens Committee For
Paul Bethel
U.S
Havana
Fidelista Command Corps
Democratic Party
Senate
Dodd
Bethel
Hungary
Poland
East Germany
Tibet
Khrushchev
Red Army
Red
Sen. Dodd
U.S. State Department
Miami
Chile
Brazil
Jose Marti
Spain
Washington
Central America
Dear Abby advice column letters and answers
A compilation of reader questions to Dear Abby including a wife seeking divorce after her husband's long abroad, a daughter praising her mother in law for a quirky carpentry help, and a teen asking how to handle dating a 17 year old with parents objecting to his tight pants. Abby advises locating the husband, delaying divorce, and urging the teen to see more boys.
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Abby
New York
Paris
Europe
Highland Park
Highland
Promises and Pledges in Marriage Fail to Bind Hearts
Martha T. laments her husband’s infidelity after 18 years of marriage, arguing that emotions cannot be guaranteed for the future by bridal vows. The columnist counsels that feelings can’t be pledged for later delivery while actions can, urging wives to recognize changing realities.
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Martha
Martha T
Dr. Crane
PTA
How to Rekindle Love in Marriage Says Martha
Aimed at wives facing waning affection, the advice urges recapturing the original self to renew appeal. It argues husbands seek novelty and that renewed seduction prevents divorce, offering a booklet titled How to Prevent Platonic Marriages with a stamped return envelope and 20 cents.
Long Bottom Couples Rent Old Property in Glouster
Long Bottom residents Mr. and Mrs. John Patterson of Glouster have rented the Oscar Babcock property and will reside there. The piece lists numerous visiting friends and relatives from Columbus Bethany Parkersburg Chester and Portland calling on local households across several locales.
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John Patterson
Glouster
Oscar Babcock
Joe Bissell
Ted Hayman
Janet Bessell
Columbus
Ray Coleman
Bethany
W. Va
Mary Offutt
Parkersburg
Hank Holter
Dave Smith
Norman Weber
Junior Whauber
Portland
Fred Larkins
Jack Gillian
Guy Hayman
Keith Ridenour
Chester
Dave Yates
Orville Rhodes
Racine
Gene Ritchie
Clyde Lawrence
John Carter
Belpre
A. J. Carter
Zern Pierce
Ernest Wyatt
Mansfield lights a firecracker over civil rightsdelay
Senate majority leader Mike Mansfield warns the civil rights bill may not finish until fall due to Southern filibusters. President Johnson faces pressure as he seeks reelection and must balance civil rights with foreign aid and poverty programs. The Southern strategy could push Johnson toward compromise while prolonging senior leaders' campaign burdens.
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Johnson
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Senate
Mansfield
Congress
White House
House
Domination by Husband Rooster Pecked Wives Told
The piece argues some wives are dominated by husbands who mask control with gentleness. It claims men maneuver to keep authority while women bear the burden, confessing helplessness and managing finances while husbands reap rewards and praise. It portrays a covert, Machiavellian domestic dynamic.
Local Guests Share Easter Visits in Athens Area
Mrs. Joan Moore of Parkersburg and Mrs. Marlene Torrence of Columbus hosted gatherings. Emile Matlack of Parkersburg and Floyd Matlack with Cheryl and Kent of Parkersburg were also guests, while Mr. Harold Parker and family from South Point joined Mr. and Mrs. John Arbaugh for Easter. Frank Dorst and family from Long Bottom visited Mrs. Ethel Stout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Moore
Parkersburg
Marlene Torrence
Columbus
Emile Matlack
Floyd Matlack
Cheryl and
Kent
Myrtle Frost
Harold Parker
South Point
John Arbaugh
Frank Dorst
Long Bottom
Ethel Stout
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Senator Dodd
John Chamberlain
Dear Abby
Globe-Trotter
Abigail van Buren
Mrs. C. G
North Fort Myers
Fla
C. G
Beverly Hills
Calif
George W. Crane
Has Boyle
Tuppers Plains
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