Editorial on Westmoreland Abrams in Vietnam War
Our view cautions patience over hype or dread as Gen. Westmoreland is replaced by Gen. Abrams and the president continues to steer policy. Abrams' WWII record and tactics do not guarantee a shift in Vietnam, and Johnson remains focused on U.S. interests.
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William C. Westmoreland
Vietnam
Creighton W. Abrams
Westmoreland
Army
Abrams
U. S
Gen
Johnson
United States
Lyndon Johnson Still President As Draft Card Debate Ends
Paul Harvey notes Johnson keeps the presidency amid Vietnam policy and party tensions. He argues Johnson remains in command, can tax and deploy reserves, and may influence succession while avoiding political penalties. The piece suggests a cautious optimism about Johnson’s electoral position.
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Wisconsin
Bobby Kennedy
White House
Potomac
Johnson
Hanoi
Haiphong
Vietnam
Free speech and its two way street dilemma
Harold Coffin argues free speech is hurled by many who shout their views while ignoring opposing ones. He contends tolerance is scarce and that some speakers shout down dissent, making free expression feel over priced and misused.
Puerto Rican businessman wins Lane Bryant award for minority work
A 43 year old New Yorker who refused to abandon his neighbors earned a Lane Bryant award for his efforts among minorities. He has spent 19 years as a one man housing clinic in New York's Lower East Side and insists real success is helping others beyond personal gain. He cites Tobit 12 9 urging charity and righteousness as paths to fuller life.
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Lane Bryant
Ter
New York
Lower East Side
Nixon seen unfavorably by Soviets over Vietnam peace plan
Washington columnist Drew Pearson argues Nixon cannot influence the Russians to end the Vietnam War. He cites Khrushchev and Gromyko memories and notes Moscow’s distrust of Nixon’s dual, anti communist stance. The piece casts Nixon as unlikely to secure a peace conference.
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Drew Pearson
Washington
United States
Richard Nixon
Nixon
New Hampshire
Vietnam
Christian Science Monitor
Johnson
Moscow
Hanoi
Congress
Khrushchev
Communist Party
House Un-American Activities Committee
Alger Hiss
Gen
Eisenhower
Ike
Ho Chi Minh
Senators Debate Ethics and Taxes in Light of Medical Fees
In Washington, senators debate an ethics bill as Clinton Anderson questions reporting outside medical fees. Mike Monroney notes doctors in the Senate may differ from businessmen, and a late session could be dangerous for patients. The column comments on Time’s college poll cards, Aid to Dependent Children deductions, East-West trade, and a proposed Mount Rushmore $1 bill redesign.
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Don Maclean
Washington
Senate
Sen
Clinton P. Anderson
N.M
Mike Monroney
Okla
Northwest Thailand mine insurgency mirrors U S urban unrest
Washington correspondent Ray Cromley argues that isolated Northwest Thailand’s mountain tribes face poverty opium crop suppression and slash and burn farming while Communist influence grows. He links their struggle to U S urban slums and suggests Thai efforts with American support could curb insurgency and offer home lessons.
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Ray Cromley
Nea
Washington
Northwest
Thailand
Southeast Asia
U.S
Laos
North Vietnam
United States
Polls and personalities cast in presidential race sketches
Russell Kirk surveys hopefuls Eugene McCarthy Nixon Kennedy Humphrey Reagan Rockefeller and others, weighing strength, public image and party dynamics. He predicts McCarthy unlikely to win the Democratic nomination while Nixon and Humphrey look strongest for their parties. A separate brief notes a St Louis robbery alarm where suspects fled jail after a cash register theft, then were recaptured.
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Richard Nixon
Robert Kennedy
Indiana
McCarthy
Wisconsin
Kennedy
Johnson
Hubert Humphrey
Labor Organization
Sen
Hubert
Ronald Reagan
Oregon
Nixon
Nelson Rockefeller
James Tate
Philadelphia
John Connally
Texas
Reagan
George Wallace
Rockefeller
Humphrey
ST. Louis
Wendell Semlitch
Fenton
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Associated Press
Gromyko
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John F. Kennedy
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Time Magazine
Time
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Highway Trust Fund
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