In Our Opinion Ho's Intransigence Deepens Vietnam War
The piece argues North Vietnam will face greater air attacks as Hanoi resists peace. It cites pilots bristling at restrictions and asserts Ho Chi Minh misreads U S aims, while Gen Westmoreland warns against false hopes that prolong casualties and damage. Time is running out for Hanoi to end the war without harming industry.
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North Vietnam
Hanoi
Ho Chi Minh
Washington
Westmoreland
Johnson
Gen
MacArthur
Truman
Westy
Associated Press
the Waldorf
Vietnam
Kingdom Come
McArthur
West Point
Vietniks Motives Questioned Amid Vietnam War Protests
The piece calls Vietniks actions and statements suspect for seeking guerilla role in the war. It cites a West German plot to attack Vice President Humphrey and Martin Luther King Jr as examples. It argues bombs and dangerous tools show anti pacifist motives and accuses King of lowering protest standards by comparing American weapons to German wartime acts.
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America
Humphrey
Martin Luther King
Vietnam
King
Europe
Expo 67 Opens Amid Centennial Fair Fever in Canada
Fair buffs chase centennial expositions as Expo 67 unfurls in Montreal marking Canada’s 100th confederation anniversary. An estimated 30 to 35 million visitors may visit the 1,000 acre site, rivaling the New York World’s Fair. Alaska 67 follows soon after in Fairbanks beginning May 27.
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United States
Philadelphia
Robert Fulton
Texas
Mexico
Canada
Montreal
U. S
Gold standard danger warned by Brookings economist
Paul Harvey reports on Walter Salant of the Brookings Institution warning that the United States Gold supply has fallen to 13.1 billion dollars and could collapse the world money system. He notes foreign holdings exceed 27 billion, and that funding wars and foreign aid drains dollars abroad, risking a shift away from gold backing. The piece urges urgent fiscal restraint and a possible currency revaluation.
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Walter Salant
Brookings Institution
France
United States
Vietnam c
Wash- L Glon
Europe
Fort Knox
Congress Fight Over 1 Dollar Checkoff for Campaigns
Washington stalemate centers on the $1 voluntary income tax checkoff to fund Presidential campaigns with Sen. Russell Long backing the plan and Sen. Albert Gore opposing it. The piece traces campaign finance figures from leading families and notes GOP worries about third-party influence, including George Wallace.
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Drew Pearson
Jack Anderson
Washington
Russell Long
D-La
Louisiana
Tennessee
Albert Gore
Long
Gore
Sen. Long
Mississippi
Huey Long
Baton Rouge
State
Kingfish
Sen. Gore
Senate
Eisenhower
DuPont
Mellon
Pittsburgh
Pew
Philadelphia
Sun Oil
Rockefellers
Whitneys
New York Herald Tribune
Fords
Olins
Vanderbilts
Olin-Mathieson Holding Company
General Accounting Office
Sen
Everett Dirksen
Illinois
Alabama
George Wallace
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Dirksen
Wallace
Lurleen
James Eastland
D-Miss
Jim Eastland
Jim
Johnson
MacArthur’s influence echoes as Westmoreland weighs politics
The piece traces General Westmoreland’s possible path to a political role, comparing him with Douglas MacArthur and noting Westmoreland’s wary stance on Vietnam, his wartime guidance, and past interactions with Truman and Johnson. It highlights MacArthur’s famed speech and the political tides shaping military leadership.
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New York
Bill Westmoreland
Genral
Douglas MacArthur
Bill
Congress
Pacific
MacArthur
White House
H. L. Hunt
Texas
Louis XIV
Harry Truman
Korea
Local Humane Society seeks support during Be Kind to Animals Week
The Animal Welfare Society of Southern Maine, based in West Kennebunk, operates a shelter for stray dogs and cats, has housed over 70 animals, and calls for donations and help from the community. The note also criticizes Biddeford Police Commission actions and backs Norman Poirier’s candidacy for a police post.
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Humane Society
Animal Welfare Society of
Southern Maine, Inc
West Kennebunk
A.W.S.S.M
Frank Vigne
Springvale
George L. Chase
Maine
William A. Charlotte Parks
Biddeford
Norman Poirier
Norman
City Hall
Mon Oncle
Biddeford - Saco
Norman J.W
Oscar Rousselle
Pool St
West Point Tribute Reflected in MacArthur Ceremony
The May 1962 West Point Sylvanus Thayer Award ceremony marked by Douglas MacArthur's farewell to the academy, a solemn moment cited as emblematic of duty and honor. Westmoreland is referenced in a broader reflection on era and ethos.
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Westmoreland
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Sylvanus Thayer
West Point
Homburg
Cadet Corps
Westy
AEF
Tipperary
KKKK
Katie
Congress
Maryland governor Agnew confronts welfare and education pressure
Maryland Governor Spiro Agnew faces heavy demands from welfare groups and the education lobby as he begins his term. He pushes for modern executive powers but notes state budget limits and a three member Public Works board. A constitutional convention may extend his purse strings or invite greater lobbying.
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Bruce Biossat
Washington
Assn
Annapolis
Maryland
Spiro Agnew
Republican Party
Agnew
PTA
Board of Public Works
To The Point Country Needs Saints Not Inciters
Russell Kirk argues that America faces a drift toward utopian agitation and revolutionary zeal. He cites a Manhattan bookshop exchange on saints and peace demonstrators, warns that revolution destroys liberty, and urges a return to "the permanent things" with saints, not inciters.
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Russell Kirk
Mrs. Teeter
Manhattan
New Breed
Jacquetta Hawkes
America
I. S. Eliot
Three Minutes A Day and the Cardiac Pressure Myth
Dr Manuel J Bowen labels heart trouble a disease of European American civilization. He links constant work stress and pursuit of status to heart harm and urges reliance on divine providence to cope. He cites 1 Peter 5 7 to seek detachment from life’s allurements.
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Manuel J. Bowen
Peter
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