Editorial Page In Our Opinion Delay incongruous or So it would seem
The piece criticizes the U S Army for delaying briefs in the Mare Mont contract case after awarding to General Motors despite Maremont bidding lower It questions the logic of speeding up and delaying decisions and parodies the Army’s hurry up and wait approach with Alice in Wonderland imagery urging readers to see through the tactic and consider whether there is any method in madness
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U. S. Army
Maremont Corporation
Army Brass
General Motors
Maremont
Army
St. Andrews University
Scotland
Reneendell
Mercy College
Detroit
Do Something Crazy in Vietnam
Paul Harvey argues that calculated inconsistency confuses enemies in business and war. He cites Soviet hot and cold tactics and U.S. restraint in Vietnam, urging the United States to surprise rivals by changing courses and withdrawing. He concludes with a call to “do something crazy” and exit Vietnam.
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Paul Harvey
Military Academy
Muntz
State Department
Vietnam
Truman
United States
Haiphong Harbor
Hanoi
Tractors Clear Peruvian Jungle in Eight Weeks
A squadron of tractors with stinger blades demonstrates rapid jungle clearing in Peru, slicing through small trees and splitting larger trunks to ready land for cultivation. The effort opens remote, soil rich areas for farming as government aims to boost livelihoods and connect settlements with industrial centers.
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Peru
Biddeford Publication Details and Rates
Biddeford Daily newspapers at 11 Adams Street Biddeford Maine lists subscription rates payable in advance One month two dollars sixty cents six months fifteen fifty year thirty one includes publisher and editor names and Associated Press rights note with postal classification and post office details.
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Adams Street
Biddeford
Maine
Casavant
Ngalle
mClow
Associated Press
Ap News
Presidential race wows China with observers and posters
The Needle mocks the U S Information Agency inviting Chinese newspapermen to interpret American campaign rhetoric. Harold Stassen may miss a chance for wall posters while Bobby Kennedy speeches complicate Chinese translation. The piece satirizes foreign observers and campaign spending, noting a $100-a-bowl charge for political chop suey, and treats campaign intrigue as unbelievable.
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U.S. Information Agency
Red China
Harold Stassen
Harvard
Bobby Kennedy
U.S
Mills protects Arkansas tax exemption loophole in surtax bill
Washington column reports Ways and Means Chair Wilbur Mills inserted a loophole to keep municipal industrial bonds tax exempt for Arkansas, shielding state bondholders while affecting northern industry and national taxpayers. The piece also covers Johnson-Gorton talks, Dutton-Brown/Kennedy slights, and critique of campaign finance laxity and corporate slush funds led by Chrysler.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
Ways and Means
Wilbur Mills
D-Ark
White House
Arkansas
Mills
Treasury Department
Justice Department
Chrysler Corporation
The F 111 in film praise and politics rants
Washington readers note a theater short praising the F 111, amid sharp satire on its combat record and airworthiness. The column mocks propaganda, cites farm price declines since 1935, boxing legend Graziano, littering strikes, cigarette warnings, and U S policy critiques including AID Brazil spending and Johnson’s political stance.
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Washington
Atlantic Ocean
Lindberg’s
Defense Department
Brule County News
South Dakota
Kennedy Faces LA Area One Last Hinge for California Win
Washington dispatch notes Los Angeles with its vast blue collar suburbs will decide Kennedy's California primary fate on June 4. Poll shows Kennedy leading McCarthy statewide but undecided voters in LA, driven by war and urban issues, threaten a decisive victory. Kennedy relies on TV reach and cash to persuade the new suburban blue-collar voter bloc before the primary.
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Vee
Los Angeles
Indiana
Nebraska
Oregon
Robert F. Kennedy
California
Eugene McCarthy
Johnson
Humphrey
L.A
Kennedy
Ots
Crime
McCarthy
Thomas Lynch
To The Point Student Anarchists and Campus Chaos
Russell Kirk argues campus anarchism stems from affluence not oppression. He cites arson, violent rhetoric, and Nazi echoes among protesters, warning universities must reestablish humane, personal education rather than mass campus anonymity. He notes psychiatry experts blame permissiveness and urges tighter rules and adult guidance.
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Renee Rachel
Berkeley
University of California
John F. Kennedy
Martin Luther King
Congress
Hitler
Prof
Masserman
Dr. Masserman
Students
Behemoth University
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Fred Dutton
Pat Brown
Brown
Oo Ye
Joe Cerrell
Cerrell
Dutton
Smith
Hubert
Harwood Rydholm
Chrysler
Rydholm
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South Africa
Mac's
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Wash
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Ala
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Agency For International Development
Brazil
Small Business Association
New England
Smaller Business Association
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Hollywood
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NEA
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