Editorial on McNamara Taylor Report in Vietnam
The McNamara Taylor mission in South Viet Nam aimed to reassure, not reform, and produced guarded optimism. The war remains attritional with a political fix tied to a regime we dislike, making a military victory unlikely and demanding a holding pattern while pursuing possible negotiated settlement. Public confidence hinges on frank, candor in stating the constraints and costs of honoring commitments.
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Defense
McNamara
Taylor
South Viet Nam
Washington
Saigon
Diem
Kennedy
South
Viet Nam
Southeast Asia
Government Aid For Illegal Bookies
Off track betting is proposed to curb illegal bookies but evidence shows legal rooms boost overall gambling. Bookies argue legalized parlors push patrons to legal bets yet keep illegal operations thriving, retaining big gamblers who prefer phone bets. Enforcement challenges remain high and government control unlikely to reduce crime.
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New York City
Wagner
Charles Grutzner
New York Times
Grutzner
New York
FBI
Easy Street
Calls for broader bans on relatives in school committees
The attorney general’s ruling on voting by relatives in school department hires is praised but deemed insufficient for larger communities. The Pittsfield School Committee shows turnover masks conflict risk, and calls grow for broader prohibitions on relatives serving on committees. The City Council seeks a wind-up report on Pittsfield Police investigations, while a Falls Village forum features national birth control voices with Brinkley coverage planned.
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Pittsfield
Giles
Opinions Unlimited
Falls Village
David Brinkley
Comment on Voluntary Retirement From Behind the Wheel
A British Army sergeant fined for careless driving asked a court to revoke his license. The magistrate judged the offense mild, so the soldier surrendered his license to police. He, at 36, claimed unreliability at the wheel and urged others to reflect. The piece suggests American drivers may also need self examination to improve safety.
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Britain
Maude Adams in Peter Pan delights crowd at Colonial Theater
From Sandisfield report the South Sandisfield stage man plans to run an automobile from Winsted to South Sandisfield soon. Howard Reynolds and Harold Barnes attend Hartford Accident and Indemnity Co producers meeting at White Sulphur Springs West Virginia. Dr William D Hill and Mrs Hill of Great Barrington observe their 50th wedding anniversary Monday. Sears Roebuck names Frank Clark Lenox furniture dept manager. Richard A Chute engaged as minister of music at South Congregational Church succeeding Anthony Reese who retires after four years.
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Maude Adams
Colonial Theater
Sandisfield
South Sandisfield
Winsted
Sawtell
Howard Reynolds
Harold TD. Barnes
Reynolds & Barnes Insurance Agency
Hartford Accident and Indemnity Co
White Sulphur Springs
W.va
William D. Hill
Mast Street
Great Barrington
Hill
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Frank Clark
Lenox
Pittsfield
Richard A. Chute
South Congregational Church
Anthony B. Reese
Tyringham Topics notes and local notices flashbacks
Union Church newsletter reports Mrs Eloise Myers history A Hinterland Settlement 300 copies printed 200 sold at 3.50 proceeds to church endowment. Macy's president calls for newspaper advertising. Dinosaur Day in Hudson honors Louis Paul Jonas with a parade and barge shipments to NYC for World's Fair. Peace Corps recruiting drive seeks 9000 volunteers for 1964. Thought today on debate before settlement. Pat Headrick sues brewer for 20000 damages over contaminated beer. First Atlantic lighthouse on Brewster Island 1716 used whale oil.
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Union Church
Tyringham
Eloise Myers
David L. Yunich
Macy's of
New York
Gannet
Hudson
N.Y
Louis Paul Jonas
Churchtown
Hudson River
Hudson Register Star
Mr. Jonas
Berkshire Museum
Sinclair Refining Corp
Navy League
Boston
Carpenter Center For Visual Arts
Harvard
Peate Corps
Peace Corps
Division of Recruiting
Washington, D.C
Letters to the Editor on Pittsfield mayoralty race and opinion
A camp of letters praises mayoral candidate Frank La Grotteria for grasping city problems and proposes Bob Dillon as the best qualified opponent. Other letters defend Nixon, urge voter action, critique rail service hearings, urge wheat sales to Russia, and stress liberal education in science. Names include Martha Cooney Russo, Mary E. Troy, Albert W. Barris, Paul C. White, Alfred Baker Lewis, and Robert M. Mutchins.
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Pittsfield
Atty
Frank LaGrotteria
Martha Cooney Russo
Doreen St
Bob Dillon
Dillon
Bob
Mary E. Troy
University of Chicago
St. John’s College
United States
Robert Mo Mutchins
Mind For
the Republic
Washington aid debates stall as Madame Nhu stirs foes
Washington eyes foreign aid woes worsen as Madame Ngo Dinh Nhu prepares for TV appearances stirring controversy over U S support for South Vietnam. Senate committee holds up funds amid wider crises from Sukarno’s Indonesia protests and Bosch’s Dominican Republic reversal.
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Ngo Dinh Nhu
United States
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Madame
Appeal for Signatures To Restore Prayer in Public Schools
An editorial urges readers to back a discharge petition to force a House vote on a constitutional amendment protecting prayer and Bible reading in public schools. It notes 83 signatures and 135 more needed, calling for broad public support and petitions to Congress. It cites Supreme Court decisions and mentions Rep. Becker and Rep. Celler.
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House of Representatives
Supreme Court
Congress
California
American Civil Liberties Union
House Judiciary Committee
Emmanuel Celler
New York
Frank J. Becker
Becker
House
Miami Beach
Beek
Midwest
God
Earth
Yranchs R
Mullin
Marton Court
Pompton
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McNamara-Taylor Report
Christian Science Monitor
Pat Headrick
Knockville, Tenn
Atlantic
Little Brewster Island
Boston Harbor
Richard V. Happel
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the Eagle
Richard Nixon
Berkshire County
Albert W. Barris
Richmond
New Haven
Paul C. White
Housatonic
Russia
Department of Agriculture
Canada
America
Alfred Baker Lewis
Shore Road
Old Greenwich
Conn
Madame Nhu
Marquise Childs
Madame Nho
Sukarno
Indonesia
New Guinea
Java
Dominican Republic
Juan Bosch
Bosch
Trujillo
Latin America
Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
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