McNamara Sightsees Ways to Accelerate Vietnam War
In a White House meeting with President Johnson and Secretary of State Rusk after returning from Vietnam, McNamara and Westmoreland push for increased manpower and intensified air strikes as a path to victory. They warn of Hanoi Haiphong targets, China’s growing aid, and the risks of a costly ground war while delaying a harder air campaign.
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Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Viet Nam
McNamara
Texas White House
Johnson
Dean Rusk
South Viet Nam
William C. Westmoreland
United States
North Viet Nam
China
Curtis E. LeMay
Air Force
Hanoi
Haiphong
Haiphon
Federal expenditures hit the hundred billion mark
The piece notes that U S spending topped 100 billion for the first time in the current fiscal year and projects outlays of 105 to 107 billion with a growing deficit. It traces postwar surges to wars and social programs from New Deal to Great Society and cites Viet Nam as key driver. It emphasizes rising welfare costs and persistent peacetime and wartime spending records.
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United States
Viet Nam
Woodrow Wilson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Great Society
Nine trouble spots Johnson faces in 1966
Lyndon Johnson is praised for his foreign policy initiative and domestic push yet faces nine potential headwinds in 1966. Areas include voluntary restraints hurting trade, government by law versus men, copper price and shortages, rising fruit and vegetable prices, inflation from federal spending, poverty program clashes with city bosses, Kennedy faction growth, antiwar left's impact on policy, and Taft Hartley 14(b) repeal fights. Strong entities include Johnson, Hartke, McCarthy, Dirksen, Ford, Shriver, Kennedy, Ho Chi Minh, Mao Tse Tung, Rhodesia, de Gaulle, Dominican Republic.
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Lyndon Johnson
Congress
Vance Hartke
Indiana
Eugene McCarthy
Minnesota
Hartke
McCarthy
David Rockefeller
Chase Manhattan Bank
Dirksen
Ford
Washington
Cooper
Chile
Zambia
Rhodesia
Johnson
Sargent Shriver
Franklin Roosevelt
Frank Hague
Jersey City
Kelly Nash
Chicago
LBJ
Kennedy
Bobby Kennedy
New York
New Left
Red
South Viet Nam
Mississippi Democratic Conference hits setback with Oswald resignation
Inside report notes the resignation of Robert Oswald of Pascagoula as provisional chairman of the MDC weakens efforts toward a bi racial party in Mississippi. The piece emphasizes the fragile bridge between white and black factions and the ongoing struggle to unite under one tent amid resistance from extremists.
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Mississippi
Robert Oswald
Pascagoula
Miss
Mississippi Democratic Conference
MDC
Oswald
Deep South
Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
MFDP
Bob Oswald
Young Democrats
Democratic Party
Washington
Democratic National Committee
Oswalds MDC Policy Split Shifts Mississippi Civil Rights Politics
Oswald proposed a conservative MDC policy opposing illiterate voter registration and federal registrars, sparking his resignation after fellow members rejected the stance. The episode follows a Washington trip and reveals Oswald’s attempt to align MDC with Johnson Eastland Democrats while risking Negro leaders’ credibility. The split weakens the MDC though black voter registration grows and Mississippi edge toward bi racial change.
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Oswald
MDC
Mississippi
Washington
NAACP
Aaron Henry
Charles Evers
Nicholas Katzenbach
Misssissippi
Democratic Party
Paul Johnson
James O. Eastland
National Democratic Party
Johnson-Eastland
Mdcs
Mississippi Human Relations Council
De Gaulle Falls Short in French Re election Fight
The article analyzes Charles de Gaulle's failed bid for a seven year term, noting his ego and the French electorate’s verdict. It recalls postwar instability, his polarizing stances on Europe and NATO, and contrasts with figures like Mitterrand, Churchill, and Truman who questioned or criticized his approach.
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Big Charley
France
Charles de Gaulle
Southeast Asia
Red China
NATO
Africa
Asia
Latin America
Raymond Aron
Europe
Harry S. Truman
de Gaulle
Napoleon
Rules For Card Club Guests Prompt Opinion
Dear Abby suggests establishing a formal guest rule to prevent one member from repeatedly bringing her 72 year old widowed mother to card parties. The club should vote on a limit, inform the mother, and spare feelings. In a separate reply, a puzzled coed is advised to pay for pills herself and avoid intimate finances with men she does not know well enough to discuss money with.
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Abby
Coed
Emily
Amy
This Day in History December 8, 1965 Highlights
This day lists key historical events: 1941 war declarations by the United States Britain and France against Japan. 1776 Newport Rhode Island captured by Britain. 1863 Lincoln proclaims amnesty and reconstruction. 1925 Hitler publishes Mein Kampf. 1944 MacArthur announces Leyte landing. 1949 Chiang moves govt to Formosa. Also notes a 10 year ago wire tapping case, five years ago U N debate on Lumumba, and one year ago Cuba leader Augusto Martinez Sanchez’s suicide attempt.
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United States
Britain
France
Japan
Newport
R. I
Abraham Lincoln
Adolf Hitler
Chiang Kai - Shek
Formosa
John G. Broady
U.N. Security Council
U. N
Patrice Lumumba
Cuba
Augusto Martinez Sanchez
Budget Battle Looms Over Viet Nam and Great Society Costs
Budget talks in Washington focus on keeping total spending within tax receipts as Viet Nam war costs rise and Great Society programs face funding gaps. Analysts expect tighter fiscal restraint, possible slowing of new social initiatives, and a reduced chance of another tax cut as President Johnson prepares his fiscal year budget.
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Sam Dawson
AP Business News
New York
Great Society
Johnson
Congress
Defense Department
Dear Abby Etiquette Pay For Birth Control Pills
A university couple seeks guidance on whether it is proper for the fiancé to share the cost of birth control pills. The writer, 20, and her fiancé have delayed marriage, live on tight budgets, and have not discussed money, asking Abby for etiquette on contributing to ongoing contraceptive expenses.
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Abby
Confidential note on morality and legality of cousin marriage
A confidential message to E. M. M. clarifies that the remark about morality does not equate legality with morality. It notes that laws vary by time and culture while morality remains constant.
Personal reply instructions for Abby in Los Angeles
Readers are advised to write to Abby at Box 62700 in Los Angeles California for a personal response. Include a self addressed stamped return envelope.
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Abby
Los Angeles
Calif
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