Prospects in Viet Nam War Deteriorate
The article notes President Johnson gave vague remarks after meeting with Ambassador Maxwell D Taylor, offering no clear future plans for Vietnam. It highlights deteriorating conditions in South Vietnam, weak government morale, and growing public anxiety over potential US expansion and strategy.
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GI Bill marks twenty years of major national impact
The GI Bill of Rights, now two decades old, funded higher education for about 2.2 million veterans and produced large numbers of professionals including engineers, teachers, doctors, and scientists. It spurred housing growth, boosted tax revenue, and helped veterans become leaders across business, science, culture, and politics.
East Side Lake report prompts council motion
East Side Lake and Dob Sins Creek study is complete and under initial review by the Austin city Council and Mower County Board. Mayor Fayette Sherman urged immediate formation of a council committee to study action, warning that delays hinder progress as conditions change and reports age.
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Remove the tax on phone calls urged by readers
A letter essay argues to cut wartime excise taxes and remove the telephone tax as a daily necessity for households. It notes Chicago Daily News and Christian Science Monitor commentary on taxation and Japanese intellectuals, urging lawmakers to act now.
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Hormel and Heroes: Austin News Briefs on Clubs and Commerce
The Hormel company and local leaders feature in a series of Austin items. Veterans talk at Kiwanis led by Dr J J Morrow. Salvation Army plans 100 Christmas baskets. RAF officer Harold Pearce speaks at the Congregational Church. Local buy of war bonds for Mower County quota announced. Harlem Globetrotter acts at Austin High. Sterling Motors appoints D L Buchanan VP and general sales manager.
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W. G. Ruppert
Austin Junior College
LeRoy Schultz
Socony-Vacuum Oil Co
Mower County
Earl
Seasonal notes and odds ends from a small-town paper
The column blends holiday cheer with a mix of trivia and local updates. It notes Salvation Army kettles, a teacher installing rocking chairs for calm reading, and profiles Tony Rockne's retirement from Hormel. It also covers queue hair lore, service program results, sugar subsidies, Minnesota budget pitches, and a quip about a gentleman farmer.
Labor Leaders Seek McNamara Ouster Over Pentagon Cuts
Washington labor chiefs press to remove Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara amid anger at mass layoffs across 95 installations. They fault Pentagon policy for not following AEC laid off worker protections and ask for advance briefings and job placement aid as shifts occur.
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Savannah River
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Taylor's stiff demeanor chills Viet report in Saigon
A veteran observer argues General Maxwell Taylor’s formal, logical manner hinders trust with South Vietnamese leaders. He urges Taylor to develop personal warmth and use allies who bridge cultural gaps to align American and Vietnamese efforts.
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U. S.viet Report
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South Viet Nam
Beatles-Style Postman Note Found on Letter
An envelope from London carried a playful line for speed readers: Postman, postman, don't be slow, be like the Beatles, go, man, go. The snippet adds a light, cultural touch to the mail item discovered locally.
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Miami
London
Jolly Old Sigmund Claus Offers Gift Dilemma
In a holiday column, Ward Cannel notes the struggle to buy for the man who has everything. A purveyor shifts from sauterne and fruit cake to novelty items like a wall window device and a lettuce-lined shadow box, provoking laughter and a discussion with a psychiatrist about material excess.
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NEA
Gare St. Lazare
Jones & Laughlin
Simple Window Co
Nature
Patton Portrait: Ordeal and Triumph by Ladislas Farago
A book review on Farago’s Patton biography argues the 850 page study shows two sides of George S Patton Jr. He was brilliant and compassionate yet stubborn and profane. Farago portrays his WWI tank impact and complex personality while noting disagreements among experts.
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Ladislas Farage
Obolensky
George Smith Patton Jr
Europe
Farage
Navy
Pu Ss
Joseph L. Benham
Today in History highlights for December 4, 1964
On this date major events include George Washington bidding farewell at Fraunce’s Tavern in New York in 1783. Other entries cover Henry Ford’s Oscar II peace voyage in 1915 and Wilson’s Versailles Conference departure in 1918.
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Fraunce
Henry Ford
Europe
Woodrow Wilson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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