Eisenhower backs limited hot pursuit in Vietnam drift
Former President Eisenhower with General Omar Bradley urges narrow forays into North Vietnam and incursions across Cambodia and Laos borders to disrupt enemy bases. He argues such actions avoid full invasion, emphasize defense, and aim to protect American troops without widening the war.
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Lyndon Johnson
Vietnam
Omar N. Bradley
Ike
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South Vietnam
Cambodia
Laos
North Vietnam
500000 Blind Americans Could Lose Sight In 10 Years
Dr Jules Stein chairs a three day New York seminar where specialists warn that blindness may affect 50 000 more people in the next decade unless preventive measures are found They urge creation of a national eye institute within NIH to speed research into causes prevention and treatment of eye diseases and to shift focus from rehabilitation to prevention and cure.
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Prevent Blindness, Inc
Science Writers
New York
Stein
National Institute of Health
Cambridge War Vote Mirrors National Divide on Vietnam
Cambridge Mass voters rejected recalling troops, 11 349 for withdrawal to 17 742 against. Harvard MIT and Radcliffe wards backed withdrawal while blue collar areas favored continuation. Result adds weight to push for a swift, satisfactory end to the war consistent with national sentiment.
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Mass
Vietnam
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Radcliffe
MIT
America
San Francisco
Johnson
World Today: Eisenhower and Johnson Secretaries Clash
James Marlow notes four top aides faced criticism despite personal sacrifice. Charles E. Wilson and Robert S. McNamara left large corporate roles for Defense and joined John F. Kennedy’s team, while John Foster Dulles and Dean Rusk moved from law and philanthropy to State. Early salary talks and public missteps shaped their tenure amid wartime pressures.
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State
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Eisenhower
Charles E. Wilson
Robert S. McNamara
John Foster Dulles
Dean Rusk
Wilson
General Motors Corp
McNamara
Ford Motor Co
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Rusk
Rockefeller Foundation
Dulles and Rusk Compared as Foreign Policy Figures
The piece contrasts Dulles and Rusk with Congress, generals, and external critics. It notes Dulles impeccable credentials and aggressive foreign policy style, lineage to prior secretaries, and broad control. Rusk is portrayed as a quiet technician, subordinated to the President, rigid on Vietnam, attracting criticism as a contrast to Dulles.
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Rusk
Arab World Votes On China Admission To UN
The General Assembly vote on admitting Communist China revealed the Arab lineup with Jordan joining the United States in opposing admission. Kuwait Lebanon Libya Morocco and Tunisia abstained while Saudi Arabia was absent, signaling a break in Arab unity as those opposed or neutral outnumbered supporters. Zolton A Ferency resigned as Michigan Democratic State Chairman citing open convention efforts and warned Republicans may cite anti Johnson themes to gain votes.
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Tunisia
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Zolton A. Ferency
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Korea
Will They Really Do It Buckley Says Lawbreakers Target Draft
William F Buckley Jr analyzes a push to close an induction center in Manhattan and to disrupt draft entry. He argues Spock and Macdonald frame anti draft actions as philosophical while planning direct lawbreaking and urges a publicized confrontation with Dwight Macdonald at his New York offices to test who defies the law.
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Benjamin Spock
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Justice Department
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Grand Jury
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Real Issue Editor Advocates Urgent Urban Renewal Review
In The Messenger, Kenneth H. Worthman argues the Comptroller General report on the South Green Urban Renewal Project is a neutral inquiry into procedures to speedily resolve a delayed litigation bound project. He notes GAO staff are salaried and the core dispute is unfair appraisal offers harming property owners and urges amendments to avoid court action for the city and developer. Worthman cites checks and balances as a positive outcome. London?
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General Accounting Office
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Kenneth H. Worthman
Poplar St. Athens
Roosevelt orders end of Works Progress Relief program
Twenty five years ago President Franklin D Roosevelt ordered the complete liquidation of the Works Progress relief program saying it was no longer necessary with a large rise in private employment. Nelsonville High School hosted its annual Victory Carnival with an amateur show and dancing. The United States pledged to respect Swiss neutrality in a message to Switzerland. Two more smallpox cases were found in Canaanville with mass vaccination underway and no expected fatalities.
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Works Project
Nelsonville High School Athletic Department
Canaanville
Johnson addresses Grange by phone and hints at future
President Johnson told the 700,000 member National Grange by telephone that he wants to keep farmers in business at least until he can join them full time. He joked about envying their time on farms and his own restricted time, prompting speculation he may retire to Texas and not seek a second term in 1968.
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Rusk
Wilson
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Detroit
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Texas
Senator Eugene McCarthy Seen as Capable Presidential Hopeful
A reader praises Eugene McCarthy after his Nov 29 announcement as a Democratic presidential candidate, contrasts him with Hubert Humphrey seen as compliant, notes McCarthy’s forthright stance on issues and de escalation of Vietnam, and urges a McCarthy challenge to Johnson.
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Hubert Humphrey
McCarthy
Humphrey
Meet the Press
Johnson
Sen
Beauty Realism praised for Messenger photographs
Mrs. John Allen Zaleski commends the Messenger for its photo selection and supports publishing controversial images. She argues the pictures reflect life as it is, including war and poverty, and urges continuing to show the real side of life with more photographs of beauty and realism.
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John Allen Zaleski
Abram weighs NY Senate bid as Johnson backer
Morris B. Abram, U S representative at the UN and AJ Congress president, contemplates seeking the Democratic nomination for U S Senate from New York. He praises Johnson and backs much of the President’s domestic program, complicating a potential clash with Senator Jacob K Javits.
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U. S
The
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American Jewish Congress
New York
Johnson
Jacob K. Javits
India Demonstrates Meteorological Rocket Capability
India launches a meteorological rocket from its equatorial station to prove it could produce nuclear missiles if needed. The move is framed as peaceful experimentation, yet it signals counterpressure to Communist China's nuclear potential.
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China
The Messenger postage and delivery options
The Athens Messenger lists delivery by carrier and mail with rates for daily and Sunday editions. Rates cover various periods including weekly, monthly, and yearly plans for local Ohio and West Virginia coverage and for U.S. addresses.
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