Editorial on Viet Cong leadership and Vietnam war policy calls
The piece argues Viet Cong command rises above expectations as attacks expand across South Vietnam. It notes heavy enemy casualties in two days and U S losses remain modest, while a Foiled embassy assault underscores guerrilla capabilities. Calls for negotiated peace despite ongoing bloodshed and unclear path to honorable settlement.
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Vietnam
U. S
Saigon
William C. Westmoreland
South Vietnam
Khe Sanh
Dien Bien Phu
United States
North Vietnam
Asia
Sen
Joseph S. Clark
D-Pa
Paul Harvey on Marriage Vows Before Ceremony
Paul Harvey urges couples to study marriage vows before saying I do. He cites in sickness and in health and richer or poorer as tests of commitment, noting the vows’ history from 1078 Sarum rite and the need for readiness to endure adversity and temptation. He imagines a clergyman's preface urging understanding and steadfastness before the solemn promise.
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Barain
Sarum
England
Israel
Five Year Old Nell Rescues Mother From Septic Tank
In Los Altos California a five year old girl named Nell saved her mother by following instructions after a ground collapse left the mother trapped in a septic tank. Nell fetched a garden hose and the mother used it to secure a neck wrap while dialing for help. Firefighters arrived and freed the mother. The tale concludes with a religious reflection urging parental training and child obedience.
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Los Altos
Calif
Nell
el Monte Avenue
Washington drug ads blamed in Senate probe on chloromycetin
Senate testimony criticizes Parke Davis for aggressive advertising of chloromycetin while warnings were lax. The drug caused aplastic anemia in a Palo Alto case and a teenage death in Fullerton, prompting calls to indict drug companies for unsafe marketing. Lawmakers press for universal safety standards and tighter warnings across nations.
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Drew Pearson
Senate
Washington
MRO
Sen
Gaylord Nelson
D-Wis
Sen. Nelson
Parke, Davis and Company
Rocky Mountain
Parke Davis
Nelson
United States
Harry J . Loynd
Carney Love
Palo Alto
Calif
Love
Edgar F. Ilstrom
Fullerton, Calif
News-Tribune
Lueck
Wisconsin
Great Britain
Translating the 186 billion budget into everyday terms
Maclean converts the 186 billion federal budget into tangible measures. He compares it to quarters dimes and pennies and uses stacks, mile-high towers, and per-second spending rates to illustrate the scale. He frames Johnson's claim of austerity while joking about national troubles and political incompetence.
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Don Maclean
Washington
Johnson
Franklin Roosevelt
de Gaulle
Treasury Department
LBJ
United States
Alaska
Hawaii
The Needle Debates Stock Market Folly and North Korea
Harold Coffin mocks Republican talk of economic trouble by lampooning stock brokers and market chaos. He notes Wall Street congestion, profits counted early, and booms at home with a bang in North Korea.
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Harold Coffin
Wall Street
North Korea
Constitutional convention breathing spell on Capitol Hill
Washington news reports a brief easing of fear that Congress might face a call for a U.S. constitutional convention after Wisconsin teased action. With 32 states already endorsing, critics warn of risks from a convention, while supporters argue state powers would be guarded.
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Bruce Biossat
NEA
Washington
Capitol Hill
Congress
U.S
Wisconsin Senate
Wisconsin
Pennsylvania
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
Colorado
Florida
Morgia
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maryland
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Mexico
North Carolina
North Dakota
Oklahoma
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Virginia
Wyoming
Midwest
Ilinois
Supreme Court
State aid for church and private schools debated
In Michigan a bill seeks state payments up to 50 dollars per elementary child and 100 dollars per high school student to parents with children in nonpublic schools. The aid would cover secular courses only, not religious instruction, with an estimated annual cost of 21 million dollars, aiming to keep private schools open and preserve educational freedom of choice.
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Russell Kirk
Michigan
Citizens For Educational Freedom
New York
League of
Taxing the Wages of Sin and the Taxman
An American Bar Association public service feature by Wilk Bernard discusses how criminal income is treated for tax purposes. It covers deductibility of ordinary business expenses, illegal costs like bribes, fines, and the government’s methods to prove taxable income through bank deposits commissions and typical take in gambling operations.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes
United States Supreme Court
Pena Fation
Biddeford Saco Journal Ad Rates and Masthead Note
Biddeford Saco Journal home page listing shows publisher Paul Casavant and managing editor P Ingalls with contact numbers. It also notes subscription prices payable in advance including one month at 1.85 six months at 10.50 and one year at 21.00. The paper is a member of the Associated Press with exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
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Adams Street
Biddeford
Maine
Paul Casavant
P. Ingalls
Associated Press
Post Office
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Iowa
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Rep. Whitten
Korea
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