Kennedy enters race roils Democratic field amid party doubts
The Kennedy presidential bid unsettles anti Johnson Democrats after the New Hampshire results. McCarthy denies any deal with Kennedy and vows to stay in the race or, if hopeless, release his supporters. He hints he might back Johnson or oppose Nixon, complicating Kennedy’s appeal to young reformers.
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Robert Kennedy
New Hampshire
Kennedy
Eugene McCarthy
McCarthy
Bobby
Johnson
Nixon
Rockefeller
Bobby Kennedy
Complex global and national tensions threaten the dollar
The article surveys mounting problems from Vietnam to urban poverty, inflation, and international gold demand. It notes the dollar’s fragile position as speculators push gold, the Fed raising rates, Congress resisting tax increases, and unions resisting cuts, all signaling insufficient action to stabilize the economy. It warns of growing moral concerns over national sacrifice and belt-tightening.
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Vietnam
U.S
United States
Federal Reserve Board
Congress
Grant for study of crimson markings on red winged blackbird
A Boulder Colorado item reports Dr. John Emlen of the University of Colorado receiving a $300 grant to study the sex appeal of the red winged blackbird’s crimson markings. The piece questions the broader value and notes uncertainty over whether the grant is state or federal.
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Boulder
Colo
John Emlen
University of Colorado
Senate turns hard on foreign policy under Johnson era
The piece argues the Senate Foreign Relations Committee reaffirmed oversight after years of quick presidential blessing of U.S. actions. It traces Johnson’s partisan defenses of aggressive Cold War moves from 1955 to 1964, including the Tonkin Gulf incident and the Maddox raids, contrasting with later moments of peace feelers and missed opportunities for negotiations. It notes dissent by Senators Morse and Gruening.
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Rusk
Senate
White House
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Eisenhower
John Foster Dulles
Chiang Kai-shek
Truman
Chiang
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Lebanon
Johnson
Russia
LBJ
Ike
Barry Goldwater
Southeast Asia
McGeorge Bundy
Vietnam
Bundy
Gulf of Tonkin
South Vietnam
Khanh
North Vietnamese
U.S
Maddox
North Vietnam
Washington
Herbert Ogier
Ogier
Pentagon
Jack Anderson
National Liberation Front
United States
Burma
Pearson
Canada
Lbj Ranch
de Gaulle
Rockefeller Nixon Lead In GOP Matchups Versus Johnson
In a Harris poll Nelson Rockefeller leads George Wallace 41 to 14 with Nixon at 34 and Wallace at 14 percent. Nixon ties Johnson at 39 percent as Rockefeller gains independent support while Romney is out. Republicans still favor Nixon for the nomination despite Rockefeller's broader general support.
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Nelson Rockefeller
Richard M. Nixon
G.O.P
Rockefeller
George Wallace
Alabama
Nixon
Mr. Johnson
Wallace
Harrisal
Michigan
George Romney
New York
Miami
John Lindsay
California
Ronald Reagan
Illinois
Charles Percy
Johnson A Ae
L.B.J
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Nixon Wallace
Readers urge clarity on Vietnam morality and sacrifices
A letter to the editor pleads for factual justifications of the Vietnam war, asking for reasons beyond opinions to show moral purpose and avoid deaths being for prestige or politics. It also critiques a March 13 editorial on Secretary Rusk and the Vietnam policy debate.
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Vietnam
Johnson
United States
Congress
Southeast Asia
Editorial questions Newsweek voting for Iowa delegation
The March 12 editorial questions Newsweek presuming to cast Iowa’s future delegation votes. The piece argues editors overstep by using a crystal ball or tea leaves to predict how delegates will vote, calling it an editorial caper.
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Newsweek
Iowa
U.S. Tax Burden Seen Near Limit Yet Not Near Break Point
Economists say there is no legal ceiling on taxes and the limit is political. They note rising state and local shares while federal rates ease, with 1966 tax burdens at 27.3 percent of GDP and the April filing deadline approaching.
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Johnson
United States
America
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