Despair May Decide U S Vietnam War
Washington dispatch by James Marlow notes a new factor despair could decide the United States stance in Vietnam as governments in Saigon shift rapidly after Ngo Dinh Diem's assassination. The piece weighs idealistic and realist justifications for continued intervention and the risk of a Communist takeover if South Vietnam loses public support or stability.
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James Marlow
Washington
United Stes
Viet Nam
United States
South Viet Nam
Guerrllas
Ngo Dinh Diem
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Senate
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Vad
Alloutheast Asia
Dwight B. Eisenweer Anet
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King Calls For Continued Negro Street Marches
SELMA ALABAMA Reverend Martin Luther King Jr urged continued demonstrations as part of a five week voting rights drive. More than 200 Negro students and children marched briefly before another mass meeting at Browns Chapel AME. King, en route to Atlanta and then California, expressed optimism that a federal voting rights bill would soon pass Congress and be recorded in Selma’s history. He asked local Negroes to apply to register as prospective voters as Dallas County board of registrars prepared to hear applications. Demonstrations would persist to keep the issue before the community and nation.
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de Fartin Luther King
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King
James Bever
Atlanta
California
P Marion
Washington
Browns
Chapel Ame
Congress
Alabama
Hanna
Dallas
Board of Registrars
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Fire devastates elderly home in Bragsets. dozens injured
Brussels AP reports a fire at a Bragsets elderly home early Wednesday destroyed the building and killed fifteen residents. Police said the blaze began around dawn and spread quickly, with about 35 people affected. Six died and four injured victims required treatment as responders battled the flames before the structure collapsed.
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Brussels
Texas House weighs stiffer penalties for unlicensed driving
AUSTIN AP Stiff penalties including jail time for driving without a license may curb Texas 450000 unlicensed drivers. Rep Will Smith Beaumont urged the Highways Committee to approve a bill to raise fines, set minimums, and jail terms for repeat violations.
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Austin
Texas
House Committee
Will Smith
Beaumont
Highways Committee
Anonymous Secretary Valeo Closes Baker Era in Senate
Francis Valeo, 49, longtime Mansfield aide, becomes majority secretary after Baker’s resignation amid improprieties. Valeo outlines duties as chief of staff to the majority leader, keeping senators informed, coordinating votes, and balancing staff service. He grew up in Brooklyn, educated at NYU, served in the Army in China, and worked at the Library of Congress before entering Senate work.
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Sen
Mike Mansfield
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Capitol
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Braddynhorn Valeo
Hej
Thim
Brooklyn
New York University
Library of Congress
Congress
Thhe
China
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Valee
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
House
Gress
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