Johnson era tension eases amid Vietnam conflict doubts
The piece notes a lull in world tensions as President Johnson faces Vietnam issues and poverty, with Castro and Panama Canal negotiations easing but not finished. It recalls French involvement in Vietnam and U.S. aid while questioning how long the South Vietnamese can sustain the fight without stronger effort.
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U.S. Naval Base
Guantanamo
New Hampshire
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North
Vie Nam
Red China
Soviet Union
Johnson Opposes Civil Rights Bill in Maiden Speech
Fulton Lewis reports on Texas Senator Lyndon Baines Johnson's March 9 1949 maiden speech in Washington denouncing proposed fair employment civil rights legislation as tyrannical. Johnson warned of federal police overreach and argued unlimited debate benefits minorities, aligning with Southern Democrats against the measure.
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Fulton Lewis JR
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Lindon Baines Johnson
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Sen
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Los Angeles
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Congress
Mexico seeks end of import tax on developing nations goods
Mexico will seek at the world trade conference in Geneva to eliminate import taxes on manufactured and semi manufactured goods from developing countries. Placido Garcia Reynosa, assistant minister of industry and commerce, says the measure would be effective until 1970.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Geneva
Placido ‘Gercia Reynosa
Industry and Commerce
Letters To The Editor on Latin America and democracy
Drew Pearson relays observations on Caribbean politics and the Venezuelan transition from Betancourt to Leoni. The letter defends public disagreement, praises Alliance for Progress reforms, notes U.S. reaction to Latin leaders, and highlights social gains in education and rural water access under Betancourt and reformists. The writer urges civil discourse and prudent municipal governance.
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Drew Pearson
Caribbean
Latin America
Romulo Betancourt
Beneztiol
Raul Leoni
Fide
Castro
Ten
Eisenhower
Milton Eisenhower
Alliance For Progress
Alliance
Betancourt
Venezuela
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Smiall
Christopher Columbus
El Paso Natural Gas Sells To Shell Co
El Paso Natural Gas Products Co marketing and refining properties sold to Shell Oil Co for 37 million dollars. Announcement by president W P D Nole ends two months of unofficial sale reports. Company will operate at Odessa and focus on petrochemical industry. Included assets: refinining properties at Ciniza New Mexico and Odessa plus El Paso Red Flame service stations in West Texas and other states.
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el Paso Natural Gas Products Co
Shell Oil Co
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el Paso Natural Gas Products
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West Texas
Olfter
McNamara Eyes New Push to Cut Army Guard
Washington AP Robert S McNamara may target Army National Guard again after extensive prior reforms. Indications point to a post election move to trim guard and reserve units deemed unready for emergencies but mobilizable only in long wars. Cost to maintain low priority outfits runs about 7 million dollars per division annually totaling 147 million. The move faces strong opposition from states guard backers and Congress as Wagner era changes previously reduced four National Guard and four Reserve divisions.
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Washington
Robert S. Mc’Namara
Army National Guard
McNamara
National Guard
Congress
Army
Dreyfus Case Allegations and Historical Queries
A collage of questions asks what Alfred Dreyfus was accused of, plus mentions eight U.S. wars, authorship of Scaramouche and Captain Blood, the Golden Gate, and the Roman god of war. It also riffs on biographies and a fragmentary data note about an 1886 New York incident, with varied names and phrases.
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Alfred Dreyfus
Dreyfus
United States
Scera- Mouche
Captain Blood
Golden Gate
Majestic university town with historic foundation tale
By Ruth Ramsey, Contract Press Writer. The piece describes a venerable town and its university founded in 1385 by Rupert I after a bull from Pope Urban VI, noting its Reformation role and development as a railway and manufacturing hub. It mentions students and local schemes, with scattered cryptic lines and trivia.
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Ruth Ramsey
Contract Press
Rupert I
Urban VI
Know Your Bridge By B. Jay Becker North desler
A bridge hands lesson on long suits and endplays with a 1941 example from Carol Sanders. The article explains how declaring and discarding influence trick outcomes and showcases a six no trump endplay after a fine hand.
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Know Your Bridge
B. Jay Becker
Heresy
Carol Sanders
Sho
King
Bible Verse Fight the Good Fight of Faith
Fragmentary biblical verse references the good fight of faith and holding to eternal life with a mention of a witness. The text shows incomplete phrases and early chapter style aligned with a letter to Timothy.
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