Bold Action Needed in Viet Nam War Debate
The article recalls calls in Washington for a bold shift in Viet Nam policy as South Viet Nam’s stability falters. It weighs withdrawal versus intensified aid or bombing, warns of Chinese or Soviet involvement, and notes U S divide on the path forward while urging decisive action to end the fighting.
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Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
United States
North Viet Nam
Red China
Russia
U. S
Southeast Asia
Defense
McNamara
Korea
Judicial Censorship and Trial Publicity Debate
A discussion of pre trial crime news restrictions in Britain and New Jersey. It weighs the balance among justice, victims and prevention, noting the press may seek facts while courts aim to restrict pre trial disclosures to protect fair trials.
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Britain
New Jersey
Supreme Court
Coming House and Senate Leaders Eye 1960 Power Balance
As Congress opens at noon January 4, Democrats expect John W. McCormack to be Speaker with Carl Albert as majority leader and Hale Boggs as majority whip in the House. In the Senate three candidates vie for majority whip: John A. Pastore, Russell B. Long, and A S Monroney, each tied to major reform and leadership stakes.
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House
John W. McCormack
Massachusetts
Rep
Carl Albert
Oklahoma
Hale Boggs
Louisiana
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
Leslie C. Arends
Illinois
Richard Bolling
Missouri
Joe Cannon
Senate
Hubert H. Humphrey
Johnson
John A. Pastore
Rhode Island
Russell B. Long
Mike Monroney
Johnson faces a tough path to prosperity and balance
Lyndon Johnson must keep prosperity with price stability under a tight budget while Congress and markets pose risks. Ackley leads a cautious Council of Economic Advisers as unions wage pressure, price rises loom, taxes rise after April 15, and trade and bank troubles threaten the Great Society plan.
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Lyndon Johnson
U. S
Great Society
Johnson
Council of Economic Advisers
Gardner Ackley
University of Michigan
Office of Price Administration
Ackley
Walter Heller
Sen
Harry Byrd
Virginia
Byrd
Senate
LBJ
Appalachia
Treasury
America
Federal Reserve
Calvin Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
GOP strength in the South slides after Johnson landslide
A regional survey shows Republicans lost 31 state house seats and 4 state senate seats across 13 Southern and border states in the November elections. Despite Barry Goldwater carrying five Southern states, GOP gains were offset by losses, especially in West Virginia where Johnson won decisively. Dowell couple, aged 92 and 88, share birthdays.
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Jack Bell
South
Johnson
Republican National Committee
GOP
Congress
Barry Goldwater
Houses of Representatives
Senate
Senate Republican Policy Committee
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
West Virginia
Goldwater
Possible pick for Johnson attorney general eyed in Washington
Inside report notes Nicolas Katzenbach as acting attorney general and on Johnson’s list for the job. Some Democrats favor continuity at the Justice Department while others worry about a longtime adviser with Kennedy ties. The piece weighs Katz en bach against Willard Wirtz and other names, citing civil rights work and political trust.
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Washington
Nicholas de Belleville Katzenbach
Johnson
Katzenbach
Robert F. Kennedy
Senate
Mr. Johnson
Nick Katzenbach
Kennedys
Bob Kennedy
John Quincy Adams
Monroe
Robert Kennedy
Congress
Justice Department
Johnston
Billie Sol Estes
Bobby Baker
Willard Wirtz
Adlai Stevenson
Kennedy
Wirtz
Readers invited to submit letters to the editor
The Messenger calls for brief signed letters on current topics. Include writer’s address and telephone number, though not required for publication. The paper reserves the right to select and condense submissions.
Music Becomes Big Business Keynote of U.S. Boom
BMI president Robert J. Burton argues music fuels a cultural explosion and economic growth. He cites rising performing rights payments from 4 million in 1939 to over 50 million last year and projects 100 million by 1970. He notes instrument ownership growth and the surge from 100 to about 1300 symphonies worldwide.
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ASCAP
BMI
Burton
Doctor's Wife Alcohol and Tobacco Hurt New Doctors
In Indiana a dentist's wife is advised on how drinking or smoking at social events can repel potential patients. A survey shows many patients quit after exposure to cigars, cigarettes, or liquor. The text warns that new doctors may lose 1000 to 5000 dollars in their first year due to such behavior.
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Linda Griffin
Indianapolis
Dear Abby Second Thoughts From First Husband Confuse Reader
A reader asks how to interpret love claims from an ex husband while married to a second spouse. Abby says the first husband has doubts and advises the reader to stay with her current husband. Also a note on wedding customs and a humorous suggestion about sobering guests with a kiss. A reader thanks Abby for clearing guilt about a long-ago birth.
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Abby
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