Vietnam air strikes tempt risk of broader war
The piece notes that US and South Vietnamese air strikes against North Vietnam provide a psychological lift to some Americans and South Vietnamese leaders, but risk provoking greater intervention by Red China or the Soviet Union. It suggests a larger strategic aim to exploit Moscow Beijing tensions, a bet with high payoff or high cost depending on outcome.
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U.S
North Vietnam
Red China
Soviet Union
Vietnam
Moscow
Peking
Washed Up Communism Opinion From Watson at Delhi Meeting
Arthur Watson of IBM told the International Chamber of Commerce in New Delhi on Tuesday that communism as an economic philosophy is over the hill globally. He argued its impracticality on a wide scale became evident years ago and that its persistence stems from political manipulation by power-hungry dictators.
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Russia
Arthur Watson
International Business Machines
International Chamber of Commerce
New Delhi
Dunton proposal to remove school bus transport from districts in Iowa
Rep. Keith Dunton of Thornburg advances a plan to hand all child transportation to state authorities or safety welfare departments, removing it from local school boards. He circulated mimeos to lawmakers. supporters grow as debates focus on safety and governance rather than church state issues.
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Iiidea
Keith Dunton
Thornburg
Iowa Legislatire
Rep. Dunton
Dunton
Department of Public Safety
Department of Public Welfare
Rep
Right to Work Platform Debate Framed by Linn County Democrats
The Linn County Young Democrats urge full repeal of the right to work provision as stated in the 1921 platform. They cite editorials from Cedar Rapids Gazette and Citizen-Times and challenge Eastern Iowa candidates who support modification. The letter contrasts taxes and pensions with post-work life, noting pension strain and retirement hardships.
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Linn County Young Democrats
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Citizen-Times
Iowa
Provocation answered plainly by Kosygin visit to Hanoi
Washington policymakers argued the Viet Cong attacks on U S compounds and North Vietnamese raids were timed to impress or implicate Kosygin during his Hanoi visit. They weighed risk of provoking Moscow against signaling strength while the Soviet premier was in Vietnam.
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National Security Council
North Vietnam
Security Council
Kremlin
United States
Johnson
Kosygin
U. S
Pleiku
Saigon
South Vietnam
Russia
White House
Humphrey
China
Moscow
Peking
Hanoi
Irish Aides from Kennedy Eye Massachusetts Office Runs
Ex aides P. Kenneth O'Donnell and Lawrence F. O'Brien, long associated with John F. Kennedy, consider running for elective office in Massachusetts. Both weigh possible bids against Volpe and Saltonstall, with neither taking action yet as Teddy Kennedy looms behind the scene.
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Ashington
John F. Kennedy
White House
P. Kenneth O’donnell
Lawrence F. O’brien
Capitol Hill
Massachusetts
O’donnell
McCrory Nor
John Volpe
O’brien
Leverett Saltonstall
Kennedy
David F. Powers
Powers
Johnson
Bay State
Libermanism in Russia Tests Consumer Driven Reform
The piece discusses Libermanism, a consumer led approach to economics in Russia, arguing it would clash with central planning. It suggests profits rise for capable factories and warns rigid five year plans hinder experimentation. The author questions Brezhnev and Kosygin’s willingness to embrace freer markets.
Pensioner Taxes Prompt Iowa Exodus Thought
A reader laments Iowa tax policy for seniors arguing taxes have surged since 1964. He recalls moving to Marion on September 15, 1922 and paying the last half of 1921 taxes, noting 1964 levies are more than ten times higher and that year over year increases mirror prior total taxes.
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Florida
Old Mexico
Iowa
Marion
Thirty in Running for CIA Top Job Under Johnson
President Johnson faces a wide field of 30 or more candidates to succeed John McCone as CIA director. Prospects have included Cyrus Vance and Roswell Gilpatric, both rejected by key Democrats, with Gen Maxwell Taylor also viewed but risked by Taylor’s Saigon fallout. The post limits future high level government roles and a spy career seals such fate.
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Roswell Gilpatric
New York
Capitol Hill
Sen
John B. McClellan
Arkansas
Gilpatric
Senate
McClellan
Pentagon
General Dynamics
Boeing
Maxwell Taylor
U. S. Am
Bassador
South Vietnam
Taylor
Khanh
Saigon
McCone
CIA
State Department
New- 1955 Cornell summer school director named
Dorothy New- 1955, assistant professor of education at Cornell college, was appointed director of the 1955 Cornell summer school program, per Dean Karl Hartzeil. Other items note Optimist Club activities, city pension discussions, and local sports with Abe Marcovis reclaiming the handball title.
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Dorothy New
Bury
Cornell College
Cornell
Karl D. Hartzeil
Claude Runner
Roosevelt Hotel
Dean Miller
Optimist Club
Optimists International
Allis-Chalmers
First Avenue
Thirtieth Street
Arthur Deamer
Cedar Rapids
Vic Kadlee, Jr
Covington
Linn County
Harlan Snyder
Jim Smith
Fort Madison
Claude Sprague
Secretary of
the Cedar
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