Russell says United States can end Vietnam War quickly
Athens Ohio editorial outlines Senator Richard Russell as a powerful military voice urging a swift end to the Vietnam War. It notes his 33 years in the Senate, current positions, and the political risks and hopes tied to a 1967 victory and President Johnson’s re election prospects. It discusses troop numbers, budgets, and the China and guerrilla factors shaping a cease fire.
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Richard B. Russell
Georgia
Senate Armed Services Committee
Senate Appropriations Committee
Senate
Russell
United States
Viet Nam
Carl Hayden
Arizona
Johnson
Congress
Korea
Couse
North
China
Moscow
North Viet Nam
Housewife pressure urged to curb rising food costs
Secretary Freeman predicts farm prices and retail food costs should ease soon. Esther Peterson tells a Midwest conference housewives can press stores and write to company presidents if prices do not fall. The consumer office was created to spot and fix ills, arguing government action beats passing costs to shoppers.
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Orville L. Freeman
Esther Peterson
Office of
Consumer Adviser
White House
Erhard Pressed by De Gaulle Rift Over NATO Troop Control
West German Chancellor Ludwig Erhard stood with the United States against French leader Charles de Gaulle who wanted to keep two divisions in West Germany outside NATO, under a bilateral Paris Bonn accord. The U S shift moving 15 000 military specialists to Vietnam without Erhard’s notice or consent weakened Bonn’s position and risked fracturing NATO unity.
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Ludwig Erhard
West Germany
United States
de Gaulle
NATO
Viet Nam
Erhard
Paris
Bonn
Pentagon
Relationship Between LBJ and Morse Ties Through Precedents
Washington analysis notes Oregon senator Wayne Morse clashed with President Johnson on Vietnam yet maintained a functional rapport. Morse’s history with Kennedy Eisenhower and Johnson shows a pattern of sharp critique paired with strategic cooperation, raising questions about Johnson’s ties to Fulbright and the Foreign Relations chair.
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Washington
Wayne Morse
Oregon Democrat
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
Morse
Wayne
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Arthur Schlessinger Jr
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Republi
United Nations
Barry Goldwater
Viet Nam
Sen
J. W. Fulbright
Senate
Johnson-Fulbright
Vietnam War Expands Into Laos and Cambodia
Washington reports casualties in Laos air operations with 11 U.S. flyers killed and about 20 missing or captured. Saigon confirms U.S. artillery crossed into Cambodia amid heavy fighting as troops faced Viet Cong fire. Officials say these actions show limited crossborder engagements, not a new policy shift, with silence used to protect diplomacy.
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Washington
Defense Department
Laos
U. S
Saigon
U.S
Viet Nam
Southeast Asia
Defense Departments
Pentagon
State Department
Cambodia
Fense
China
U. S. Navy
Deflating Credit Controls Sparks Economic Letters
Private letters from top economists to Rep. Widnall rebut a Democratic bid to grant President Johnson stand-by power to curb consumer credit costs. Heller supports cautious use, Saulnier and McCracken oppose, while Widnall seeks fast, informed debate on inflationary risk. Wallich cautions against new powers.
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Washington
House Banking Committee
Johnson
William Widnall
New Jersey
Walter Heller
Raymond J. Saulnier
Kennedy-Johnson
Eisenhower Council of Economic Advisers
CEA
Henry Reuss
Wisconsin
Widnall
Neil Jacoby
School of Business Administration
University of California
Eisenhower Dea
Heller
Kennedy—Johnson
Paul W. McCracken
Eisenhower
House
Congress
Pentagon
Henry C. Wallich
How to Break the Habit of Unannounced Visits
Dear Abby advises the 19 year old and Howie 22 to require advance calls before visits. If he refuses to call, the writer should be unavailable by choosing to be out when he drops in and consider moving on if the pattern continues. Abby suggests clear limits and a personal decision if the situation persists.
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Abby
Howie
Two Top Directors Pick Tippi For Films
Tippi Hedren, rising star named by Alfred Hitchcock and Charlie Chaplin, reflects on working with both directors. She compares Hitch’s verbal direction to Chaplin’s acting approach and notes the thrill and worry of future projects. Hedren recalls her modeling beginnings and her wish for something special to come along.
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Tippi
New York
Tippi Hedren
Alfred Hitchcock
Charlie Chaplin
Miss Hedren
Hitch
Charlie
Rome
Paris
London
Cairn
Sophia Loren
Today in History May 10 1966 highlights
Events on May 10 across history include the completion of the first transcontinental railroad at Promontory Utah in 1869 and the capture of Jefferson Davis in 1865. Other notes cover Bell’s 1876 demonstration, wartime raids in 1940 1941 and 1945, and recent regional unrest in Kashmir.
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Promontory
Utah
Jefferson Davis
Irwinville
Alexander Graham Bell
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Germany
Belgium
Holland
London
Chamber of the
House of Commons
Westminster Abbey
President Johnson’s cook urges diet discipline in note
Zephyr Wright, President Johnson's cook, writes she will help him stick with his diet by urging him to eat what is provided and not ask for more or complain. The remark highlights the First Lady’s kitchen and White House dining routine during Johnson's presidency.
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Zephyr Wright
Johnson
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