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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1966
Page
5
A compact reflection on envy surfaces in a quoted Buddha line about peace of mind. The excerpt contrasts envy with personal calm and hints at moral commentary.
The Washington Evening Star reports Postmaster General Lawrence O'Brien delivering President Johnson’s demand for 75 percent immediate and 90 percent eventual participation in U S Savings Bonds through salary deductions. Critics call the pressure coercive. The Star suggests improving fiscal policy to boost bond appeal.
The piece questions Senator Bobby Kennedy's intelligence and strategy as he runs for president. It notes his travel to South Africa to attack policies friendly to the United States and questions his lack of Senate influence despite unprecedented publicity. It warns he may aim to push Johnson to nominate Humphrey as his running mate in 1968.
In private briefings Johnson tells lawmakers he is prepared to send all forces Westmoreland requests to win in Vietnam by year end. He cites a total 487000 troops including 293000 Army and Marine troops, 110000 Air Force personnel, and 94000 sailors. He argues future operations will improve the military balance while warning against escalating risk from bombing Soviet linked airfields near Hanoi. He notes public unrest but says it is better to face a tough year and push for Ky’s September elections.
Editorial laments a recent Supreme Court ruling requiring knowing and intelligent waivers of rights before questioning suspects. It argues the decision endangers crime-solving, endangers witnesses, and jeopardizes law enforcement, warning that timid cops will undermine public safety. The piece cites Justice Harlan and officials from Garland Texas and Middlesex County Massachusetts.
Art Buchwald notes GIs feel strained by fighting with minimal South Vietnamese support. The piece recalls advisors in the field and jokes about South Vietnamese soldiers, Buddhists, and the Viet Cong. It highlights morale, de facto allies, and the scale of U S involvement. The humor hinges on misperceptions of allies and the role of advisors.
A daily Telegraph note recalls Marilyn Monroe announcing she would wed playwright Arthur Miller ten years earlier. It also cites twenty years ago conferees agreed to raise the armed services pay and set a nineteen year age limit for youths.
Thirty years past, President Roosevelt ended embargoes and restrictions tied to the Italian-Ethiopian conflict in a bid to safeguard American neutrality and ease tensions while maintaining trade relations.
National amateur champion Bobby Jones carded a 68 in qualifying rounds of the British Open at Sunningdale. Fifty years ago German positions fell to French troops in the conflict update.
Drew Pearson links Dodd Day and money in politics to broader reforms. He notes heavy spending, lobbyist influence, and high campaign costs in North Carolina and nationwide, arguing for ethics standards, tax reform, and funding public airways as public goods.
The court 7 to 2 upheld that Congress may enforce voting rights under the 14th Amendment, permitting English or sixth grade English-language school education as qualifications. Critics say the decision expands eligibility, potentially enfranchising New York’s Puerto Rican and immigrant populations and challenging state prerogatives.
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