In Our Opinion on Viet Nam Aid Mismanagement
The House Government Operations Committee condemns mis management by AID State Defense GAO and USIA phrasing it unconscionable. The piece argues misused aid fuels inflation and graft in South Viet Nam, urges reform and taxpayer accountability to curb waste and corruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Viet Nam
Agency For International Development
Departments of State and Defense
General Accounting Office
United States Information Agency
House Committee
South Viet Nam
Washington
Flu epidemic unlikely to spread nationwide this winter
The National Communicable Disease Center in Atlanta reports no expectation of widespread influenza outbreaks in the U S this winter. Types A and B appeared in different regions last year with epidemics unlikely two years in a row. Immunization is advised, though it takes two weeks to take effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
National
Atlanta
Health Agency
Lewiston man turns almanacs into promotion empire
Ray Geiger, 56, of Lewiston Maine, heads a 5 million dollar advertising firm and has built a prolific almanac business. Since taking over in 1933 he has sold 50 million almanacs, printing 2.76 million copies of the Farmers Almanac 150th edition and 800,000 copies of The American Farms and Home Almanac. He promotes with 125 speeches yearly and travels about 100000 miles, funding his five children's education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Benjamin Franklin
Ray Geiger
Notre Dame
Ben
Franklin
Richard
Geiger
Lewiston
Maine
Starry Buie
Florida
Ray
Philippines
Three Minutes A Day And The Good Old Days
Bank study says 1912 share of income spent on food dwarfed today. Health education and insurance take a larger share now while real incomes rose over five decades. The piece urges gratitude and charitable action while noting a quick alarm as a firemen precaution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omer Aadee
Cali
New York City
Reagan leftist past taints California GOP race
Washington Merry-Go-Round reports California Republicans debated how to handle Ronald Reagan's early leftist ties while he rose to GOP prominence. The piece notes questions about affiliations with Americans for Democratic Action and the United World Federalists, along with Reagan's Eureka College strike leadership and later GE sponsorships shaping his anti Medicare stance. Ambassador Arthur Goldberg actions at the United Nations are also highlighted regarding embassy protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drew Pearson
Jack Anderson
Washington
California
Ronald Reagan
George Christopher
San Francisco
Reagan
Christopher
Bakersfield
Americans For Democratic Action
United World Federalists
U.S
Communist Party
Los Angeles
Eureka College
Illinois
GOP
Assembly
Joe Shell
Republican Party
Pat Brown
University of California
Brown
Eureka
Board of Trust
Ees
General Electric
Hollywood Writers Mobilization
Walter Pidgeon
Walter
United States
Arthur Goldberg
United Nations
Syria
U.N
New York City
Goldberg
British spy tale and aging political notes
British jails debate led by Lord Mountbatten on prison wall puncturability features a tale of George Blake at Wormwood Scrubs. Anecdotes describe D-Block as a club like wing with a 109-volume bookshelf and a Bokhara rug. Reports connect Blake’s escape to London clubs, while other excerpts note retired officials aiding Nationalist China and Nicaragua through the International Executive Service Corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Considine
New York
Dicky
Burke
Earl Mountbatten
Labor
Queens
George Blake
George
Wormwood Scrubs
Ritz
Threadneedle Street
Blake
London
St. Paul
Russia
White
John R. Fowler
Dillon -Read
China
SEC
Robert O'Brian
Iowa
Nicaragua
International Executive Service Corps
LBJ
United States
Maine voters urged to oust Reed for Curtis leadership
In a reader letter the Journal pledges free expression and signs off urging Maine voters to support Ken Curtis over Reed. The writer condemns Reed’s eight years, touts Democratic fiscal fixes, and argues teachers’ pay and public service costs should reflect fairness amid shifting political power and public duties. The letter also cites historic figures and contrasts public sector roles with education and safety workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reed
Maine
Ken Curtis
Eben Elwell
Abolishing personal income tax discussed by French panel
Russell Kirk surveys French plans to end income tax amid tax dissatisfaction and compares international approaches. He cites Senator Douglas’s shale oil idea and Galbraith's sales tax balance, then notes low pay for public service workers and urges discussion of fair wages and funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Kirk
Louis Valdon
National Assembly
France
United States
Walden
Portugal
Soviet
Russia
Britain
America
Paul Douglas
Illinois
Douglas
Finois
John Kenneth Galbraith
Understanding Vietnamese read meanings in U.S. aims
Washington article notes a misread by Vietnamese of a simple question to Ky about cooperation with Premier Nguyen Cao Ky. The exchange fuels belief that the United States backs military rule, jeopardizing trust as decades of juntas color Vietnamese views.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Cromley
Washington
Enterprise Assn
Saigon
Viet Nam
Henry Cabot Lodge
Lodge
Nguyen Cao Ky
Constitutional Assembly
United States
U.S
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John
Viscount Morley
Boyle
Hal Boyle
James Keller
Sirrach 7
Middlesex
Colere
People’s Forum
Biddeford
Jimmy Swinnerton
Jimmy
Hearst
Benjamin Harrison
Washington News
Biddeford -Saco Journal
Adams Street
W. Paul Casavant
E. P. Ingalls
Associated Press
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