Laos Reds Power Shift Quietly Consolidates North Vietnamese Control
Washington dispatch details a backstage coup within the Lao Communist party as Kaysone Phoumvihan and Nouhak Phoumsavan allegedly seize real leadership from Souphanouvong. The move, backed by 5,000 to 10,000 North Vietnamese troops, aligns Laos with Ho Chi Minh and signals broader Indochina union aims. Nouhak, born ~1910, and Kaysone, born 1920, rose from humble roots to key positions in the Pathet Lao, with long Revolutionary records.
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Washington
Enterprise Assn
NEA
Communist Party In
Laos
Prince Souphanources
Red Pathet Lao
Souphanouvong
Red Ho Chi Minh
Viet Nam
Neo Lao Hak Xat
Lao Communist Party
Kaysone Phoumvihan
Nouhak Phoumsavan
Red Laos
North Viet Nam
Ho Chi Minh
Communist Party of Indochina
Indochina
Cambodia
Saysone
Nouhak
Teir
Communist Party
Pathet Lao
Kaysone
Lodge view on Vietnam shows limits of power in SEA
The editorial cites former Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge comparing U S action in Southeast Asia to a battleship stranded in a desert. It argues only a balanced mix of force and non military measures can shape South Viet Nam, Laos and the region, with political life at local levels as essential. The piece warns ongoing American losses may become a major election issue.
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Southeast Asia
Henry Cabot Lodge
South Viet Nam
Johnson
United States
China
North Viet Nam
Laos
South China Sea
Lodge
Viet Nam
California
Automation era predictions from Cornell dean on education shifts
Dr. David G. Moore foresees a future where a two year college outcome labels many as dropouts and students stay in school up to 25 years as automation reshapes work. He argues society must prepare for rapid social and economic upheaval beyond mere logical changes.
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David G. Moore
Cornell University
Moore
Dr. Moore
Sad Mondays Drive Safer Driving Push
The piece notes how week end highway crashes cast a sobering toll each year. It argues public officials and safety leaders cannot do all the work and calls for more individual driver responsibility to reduce fatalities and injuries on the roads. It imagines one man campaigns as a path to halt the toll.
Outdoor writer weighs Cleopatra makeup role
A nationally known outdoor writer, famed for pests, claims Cleopatra wore heavy eye makeup to repel insects rather than attract Romans. The remark, though witty, highlights his limited view of women from ancient to modern times.
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Cleopatra
Peyton Place TV concept bold in ABC plans
Hollywood AP writer reports producer Richard Goldstone's bold Peyton Place concept, two 30 minute dramas on Tuesdays and Thursdays, inspired by Coronation Street. It demands a large, stable cast of at least 12, two directors, and tight scheduling to avoid pre emptions around election day. cast includes Dorothy Malone, Warner Anderson, and Mia Farrow.
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Bob Thomas
Hollywood (Ap
Richard Goldstone
America
England
ABC
Goldstone
Dorothy Malone
Lana Turner
Warner Anderson
Lloyd Nolan
Mia Farrow
Diane Varsi
Sabbath and the misuse of Sunday business in America
Roger Babson argues that Sunday commerce degrades spiritual life and weakens moral fiber. He cites Blue Laws eroded by postwar retail pressure, urges families to reclaim the Sabbath in church and home, warning youth welfare relies on spiritual renewal over profit.
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Babson Park
Mass
America
Pacific Coast
New England
Maine Prod ucts Show offers free booths for Maine makers
Maine manufacturers can showcase products at the Fourth Annual Maine Products Show at the Ex Building in Portland August 26 to 28. Booth space is free. a small service fee covers basic booth equipment. The event targets private buyers and procurement officials and aims to promote Maine industry to residents and visitors. Over 75 000 are expected. public hours run noon to 10 pm first two days and 10 am to 9 pm final day with free admission.
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Earle Doucette
Maine
Portand
Sam Goldwyn
East
Andish K. Bachman
Department of Economic Development
Clarence McKay
DEO
Ded
McKay
State House
Communists Use College Forums to Boost Propaganda
Paul Harvey warns that inviting Communist speakers to campuses fuels their propaganda. He notes 93 speeches on 83 campuses, calls for free press access for Communist candidates, and cites planned write-in runs by Gus Hall and Claude Lightfoot. Hoover links tolerance to the Communist Achilles heel as they seek to exploit elections.
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Paul Harvey
United States
Red
William C. Taylor
County Board of Supervisors
California
Gus Hall
Claude Lightfoot
Chicago
Supreme Court
J. Edgar Hoover
The Bookshelf Lecture on Hate by William Stringfellow
William Stringfellow records his stark message in a polemic claiming race and poverty have turned Harlem into a festering, deadly danger. The Harvard Law graduate and Protestant layman discusses his seven years helping in one of Harlem’s worst areas, detailing harsh social realities.
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William Stringfellow
Holt, Rinehart
Stringfellow
Harvard Law School
New York
Harlem
Biddeford Saco Journal Public Notice Line
Biddeford Saco Journal provides standard newspaper masthead with location Biddeford Maine publisher editor and contact lines including rates and Associated Press rights for local news and dispatches as second class mail entry at the Biddeford post office.
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Adams Street
Biddeford
Maine
W. Paul Casavant
E. P. Ingalls
Associated Press
Mountain Folk Illumed The Grandfathers by Conrad Richter
A penetrating novel of the Murdoch mountain clan in western Maryland led by Grandpap. It centers on 16 year old Chariter and her search for a grandfather, blending tragedy and humor in rugged folkways. Richter crafts a vivid, period voice and a revealing social study of isolated mountain life.
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Conrad Richter
Knopf
Richter
Chariier
Murdoch
Grandpap
Burner
Grandmam
Ant
Chariter
Dockey
Maryland
Dib
Chariter Choee
Daily Crossword and Cryptoquote Puzzle Note
Daily puzzle page snippet lists a cryptogram method and sample quote. It mentions yesterday's cryptoquote by Lin Yutang with the phrase Happiness for me is largely a matter of digestion and provides code examples and the longfellow reference.
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Lin Yutang
King Features Syndicate, Inc
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