Two Views on Halting Bombing of North Vietnam
In Our Opinion presents two opposing arguments on whether to stop bombing North Vietnam. View One, led by Sen. Robert Kennedy, urges a open-ended pause citing past pauses and humanitarian concerns. View Two cautions that halting bombing may fail to end the war and could prolong conflict, noting Hanoi’s rejection of past pauses and the risk of losing leverage in negotiations.
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United States
North Vietnam
New York
Robert Kennedy
Defense
McNamara
House Armed Service Committee
South Vietnam
Hanoi
Britain
Russia
Ho Chi Minh
Korea
South
Vietnam
Car Makers Target Tall Drivers In Comfort Scrutiny
Automobile manufacturers face consumer complaints about fit and head room in new cars. Drivers claim cars are built too low making entry exit difficult and even hats unusable. Tall buyers cite inability to sit upright and are urged to testify in Washington hearings.
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Washington
Indian tribes emancipate selves through self rule and business
Paul Harvey reports Menominee of Wisconsin formed Menominee Enterprises in 1961 to process pulp cordwood while replanting forests. The venture rose to a 19 million dollar business with 15 percent investor returns, as Tyonek in Alaska oil wealth spurred self management and urban renewal without government hands on funds.
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Paul Harvey
Wisconsin
Menominee Enterprises, Incorporated
Menominee Enterprises
Wshington
Tyoneck
Alaska
Oklahoma
Tyonek
Menominees
A. D. Clements
Clements
Wolf River
Adams Street
Biddeford
Maine
W. Paul Casavant
E. P. Ingalls
Telephone Business
Associated Press
Pollice
Dodd Family Privileges and Ethics Lessons Revealed
Washington Post exposes how Senator Thomas Dodd and his family used official resources for private gain. Staff report ethics lapses and misuse of Senate stationery, travel, and pay by Dodd's children, highlighting a 1958 code urging government servants to expose corruption.
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Drew Pearson
Jack Anderson
Washington
Charles McMathias
Eisenhower
Congress
Tom Dodd
Connet
Sen. Dodd
Jim Boyd
Dodd
Senate
Jeremy
Tom Jr
Chris
Providence College
Martha
Vyveteewan Amin
Connecticut
Thomas O'Neil
R.K.O. General
O'Neil
Aerojet
Westerly
R.I
North Stonington
Conn
Senator
New York City
Carolyn
Congressional Country Club
Akron
Chicago
Asheville
Aetna Life and Casualty Company
Georgetown University
Tom
Latin America
Razor
Pat Frawley
Pat
Nicaragua
Frawley
Casa
Michael O'Hare
Library of Congress
On The Line Vietnam parallels Korea by Park speech
New York recap of Choong Hoon Park's remarks comparing South Korea's war effort to Vietnam. Park cites 46 000 Korean troops and 10 1000 engineers in Vietnam, notes U.S. colonial cautions, and frames Korea as a successful ally with free elections and rising GDP.
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Bob Considine
New York
Choong Hoon Park
Republic of Korea
Korea
Vietnam
South Vietnam
United States
U.S
Great Strand
Glass Container Manufacturers Institute
Maine
Florida
Officials roasted in steam of local game refereeing
A Journal letter criticizes the Old Orchard Beach Brownville Junction basketball game calling referees biased toward the Railroaders and urging better qualification for officials. The writer praises both teams’ play but condemns key calls as unfair.
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Journal
The Colonial Empires by D. K. Fieldhouse review
A critical survey of colonial empires by Fieldhouse. The book distinguishes early plantation empires from later conquest colonies, notes independence as a gradual shift, and argues imperial myths are softened by balanced analysis. The postwar dissolution chapter stands out for clarity.
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Fieldhouse
Americas
Spain
Portugal
Africa
Asia
Far East
Toe Fieldhouse
Tax Sur Tax on Tax Money Sparks Debate
A government proposal labels a temporary surtax on income spending and savings to ease interest rates and boost borrowing. Critics warn of perpetual tax burdens and note the paradox of government aid funded by taxes while urging relief.
Romney Could Lock Up Nomination In Primaries
Washington predicts Romney could secure about 600 of 667 delegate votes if he wins five binding primaries Michigan Governor Romney would face a strong Nixon bid with 500 votes. Reagan Rhodes and Tower potential favorite sons could complicate convention dynamics.
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Romney
Bruce Biossat
Washington
Enterprise Assn
Michigan
George Romney
Romaney
Richard Nixon
California
Ronald Reagan
James Rhodes
Ohio
John Tower
Texas
New Hampshire
Sachusetts
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Oregon
New Mexico
Sen
Charles Percy
Illinois
Nixon
Reagan
Massachusetts
Percy
Tiger
Intellectuals vs. Vietnam policy spark campus protests
Russell Kirk argues radicals push for negotiated settlement or withdrawal as American and South Vietnamese forces gain ground against Communists. He cites Kennedy, British professors, and Trevor-Roper critiquing academic leftism and alleged threats to liberty, urging caution against appeasement and pro-Hanoi petitions.
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Russell Kirk
Ho Chi Minh
Vietnam
Sen
Robert Kennedy
Henry Wallace
Kennedy
Britain
America
Asia
Hugh Trevor-Roper
Johnson
Richard Nixon
Trevor Roper
Trevor - Roper
Biochemistry
Popular Front
Talking computer invented by Japanese scientist
A Japanese scientist unveils the first talking computer that uses electronic terms to simulate 17 human throat sounds. It took one year with four scholars to design and three more years to build. Within ten days of completion it learned 20 of 50 basic Japanese sounds and about 10 simple sentences, with plans to learn foreign languages next.
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King Features Syndicate
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Armonikos
Greece
Creos
Psyche
Vatros
Joan
Elaine Adam
Council On Foreign Relations
Robin
Little
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Vivian
Weaver
Joey Adams
Coronet
Dublin
People’s Forum
D. K. Fieldhouse
Delacorte
Lesh
Washington News
Sunday Times of London
Clons
James Keller
Sirach
Biddeford -Saco Journal
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