Ten-Year War Seen for U S Marines in Da Nang
Gen Harold Johnson in Saigon says securing Da Nang will require a decade of conflict. About 10 to 15 thousand Marines and total 27 thousand U S personnel in South Viet Nam will relieve local troops as Viet Cong attacks rise near the air base. Naval and air surveillance increase to curb North Vietnamese weapon smuggling. the war likens to Braddock era tactics amid guerrilla resistance.
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United States
da Nang
South Viet Nam
Harold Johnson
Army
Saigon
Viet Nam
North Viet
Braddock
Washington
Twilight Of The Poll Tax After 24th Amendment
After the 24th Amendment, five states still required a poll tax. Virginia leaders press a suit to compel collection of unpaid taxes or seek a ruling that poll taxes are unconstitutional. Opponents argue the tax limits voters and should be abandoned, with elimination likely only via court action.
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Aubama
Arkansas
Mississippi
Texas
Virginia
Johnson
Hearings on High Energy Physics and Its Future
The Joint Congressional Committee on Atomic Energy weighs the promises and costs of high energy physics. Testimony favors huge accelerators delivering up to 1000 billion electron volts, funded by the federal government, to probe fundamental laws from the atom to the universe. Potential risks include an antihydrogen bomb with unknown forces.
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Joint
Congressional Committee On Atomic Energy
Federal
Political Pasts Define California Candidates in a Turbulent Race
In California campaigns, party lines blur as past affiliations resurface. Senators and congressmen switch sides, while incumbents face intra party feuds and cross faction pressures. The Los Angeles mayoral contest shows splits across left and right with key figures like Unruh and Roosevelt shaping alliances.
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Republic
Sam Fors
Los Angeles
Yorty’s
Jesse
Big Daddy
Unruh
State Assembly
Jimmy Roosevelt
Pata
Democratic Party
Council of Democratic Clubs
Roosevelt
Thig
Turned Cheek Too Often In Indonesia Debate
Rowland Evans and Robert Novak report that U S aid and Peace Corps are being trimmed as Sukarno consolidates power. PKI influence grows while Western training ends and anti American sentiment spreads. Officials warn, reduce missions now to curb propaganda against the United States.
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Jakarta
U. S
Malcolm X
Cassius Clay
PKI
Communist Party of Indonesia
Aider
Njoto
Sukman
Sukarno
California
Kentucky
Jayakarta
Surabaya
Dical
Peace Corps
John F. Kennedy
Contact Lenses Through the Ages and Odd Facts
HAL BOYLE notes that glass contact lenses were made in France in 1888 before gaining popularity. He cites six million Americans wearing plastic lenses, including two million teens, and adds humorous lines on coffee yields and mink furs. Quotables include John Paul Getty and a fact about Japan’s Old People's Day with centenarians honored.
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France
John Paul Getty
Oil Mutimillionaire
Ohio Taxes Reveal State Prosperity From 1960 to 1964
The 1964 Ohio Department of Taxation annual report shows a reduced workforce saving 750000 over five years. Sales and use taxes and motor fuel taxes totaled 542 million, with federal funds at 404 million. Inheritance, estate, and property taxes rose, and real estate plus public utilities climbed by 217 million.
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Ohio Department of Taxation
Ohio
Department of Taxation
Ing
New Breed of Students Sweeps U S Colleges
A rising student protest wave reaches Ivy League and public universities from Yale to California. Sit ins tie ins and rallies spark resignations at UC Berkeley and St John’s. Mario Savio leads Free Speech Movement criticizing factory like universities and loss of teaching craft. The Messenger invites brief letters to the editor.
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West Coast
Clark Kerr
University of California
Berkeley
Martin Meyerson
Yale
St. John’s University
New York
Brooklyn College
Princeton
Washington College
Chestertown
University of North Carolina
University of Washington
Seattle
Hampton Institute
Virginia
Richard J. Bernstein
St. Johns
California
Mario Savio
Savio
Cal
IBM
Quietly Confident New Ohio GOP Chief Andrews Takes Lead
Andrews vows to emulate Ray Bliss's organizational skill as he moves from Ohio state chairman to national GOP chairmanship effective April 1. He cites Gov. James A. Rhodes and veteran officials as key to a strong ticket and plans to study new political problems while guiding a solvent party with a $187 152 balance. He described himself as a political fundamentalist focused on finance committee strength and outstanding candidates.
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Andrews
Ray C. Bliss
GOP
Toledo
Libbey High School
James A. Rhodes
Rhodes
Bliss
Toledo University
Detroit
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Rowland Evans and
Robert Novak
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Moscow
Peking
Hal Boyle
Japan
Peoples Diplomacy
U.S
Wayne Morse
Southeast Asia
New Ohio
Ann Carney Andrews
Castalia
Richard
Fibergias
Newark
Christy
Maumee Valley
John Andrews
Sunde
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