Corry Evening Journal in Corry, Pennsylvania

Critics Split Over Bombing Strategy in Vietnam Debate

Washington reports show President Johnson's Vietnam critics favor heavier air attacks to force a peace, with Admiral Sharp's testimony cited as White House aligned. Senate figures like Stennis and Fulbright pressed continued strikes on North Vietnam, arguing bombing is essential to victory, while others accused the administration of wielding foreign policy through the Pentagon. In a separate county update, officials shed a $1.4 million temporary loan debt and noted seven month spending outpacing receipts by about $525,900, with expenditures rising $124,120 from 1988 levels and receipts up $18,120.