Battle Over Youthful Candidate at Old Dominion College
A campaign stop at Old Dominion College in Norfolk features Willliam B. Stona and campaign manager William C. Barty arguing against sending a 79 year old to the U.S. Senate. The elder senator Robertson is praised for wisdom and seniority while Stona’s team is warned to offer more than age as a reason to vote.
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U.S. Senate
Willliam B. Stona
Old Dominion College
Norfolk
Wiliam C. Barty
Charlottesville
Virginia
Brow Spong
Bitz Barre
Mr. Spons
Lexington
Barrie
Senator Robertson
Mr. Stone
Mr. Barrie
Senator Roseertson
Rosertson
Senate
Spone
Elusive Golden Cup: Coffee Bureau Sets Brewing Rules
The Pan American Coffee Bureau led by Kenneth W. Haynes promotes a standard for brewing quality coffee. It suggests two level tablespoons per 6 to 8 ounces of water, or one pound per 2 to 2.5 gallons, to please the drinker and approach the Golden Cup. It notes varied tastes from strong to light, black to milky, and different brewing methods from percolator to drip.
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Coffee
Pan-American Coffee Bureau
Virginia
Coffee Bureau
Kenneth W. Haynes
Jack
We Are In A Real War In Viet Nam
The article notes a sharp escalation of U S involvement in Viet Nam with 250 000 fighting troops by this year up from 25 000 advisers. It cites 1 361 American military deaths in combat from Jan 1 to Apr 9, 1966 versus 1 342 for all of 1965 and reports 306 American aircraft losses this year including 205 in North Viet Nam and 101 pilots.
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Viet Nam
U.S
South Viet Nam
Army
Marine
Navy
Air Force
North Viet Nam
Danville
Associated Press
Branham Company
Chicago
New York
Atlanta
Detroit
Dallas
St. Louis
Charlotte
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Miami
Minneapolis
New Orleans
Kansas City
War effort dominates national life in wartime editorial
Air strikes grow in importance as the war expands. The piece urges unified national focus to win with minimal harm, urges pressure on Hanoi through Red Chinese and Kremlin forces, and notes varied domestic opinions from a Hollywood divorce case to university diversity and Ky of South Vietnam.
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Kremlin
Hanoi
U.S
Overseas Chinese and Southeast Asia amid Cold War tensions
The piece surveys Overseas Chinese in Indonesia and Thailand, arguing Thai policy and Buddhist moderation foster Chinese integration and national loyalty. It cautions against assuming Indonesian Chinese will back Beijing, and urges a broad anti Communist front in Southeast Asia while criticizing reliance on Buddhist groups in Vietnam and the US stance on South Vietnam.
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Thailand
U.S
Red
U.S. Nam
Chaing Kaishek
Southeast Asia
Philippines
South Sea Islands
Mao Tse-tung
Mainand
Peking
Indonesia
Washington
South
Viet-lam
Oreover
China
Malaysia
Bangkok
Sento
South Korea
South Vietnam
Rusk Speech Gibberish Sparks Senate Mockery
A Washington piece recalls Secretary of State Dean Rusk reading a garbled Foreign Aid script to the Foreign Relations Committee. Senators, including Fulbright and Symington, quipped on promises, balance of payments, and fears of a Great Society backlash while bemoaning cuts and policy inconsistencies.
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Rusk
Foreign Relations Committee
Fulbright
Indochina
AID l
Symington
McNamara
USA
Evelyn Waugh and the satiric tradition in modern Britain
The piece honors Evelyn Waugh as a leading satirist of postwar Britain, alongside Wyndham Lewis and Aldous Huxley. It notes his opposition to modern sentimentality, his wartime service, and his belief that Christian orthodoxy gives meaning to life. It contrasts his private Tory ethos with public critique of modern society.
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Wyndham Lewis
Aldous
Huxley
Evelyn
Waugh
Ben John Britain
Brideshead
Mora
Evelyn Waugh
Spain
Opus
Dei
Scott
Douglas Woodruff
London
Tablet
Ross Hoffman
Fordham
Woodruff
Douglas
America
Hoffman
Britain
Democritus
John Betjeman
England
Rome Fountains and the Coin Toss Tradition
Rome’s fountains attract millions, with visitors tossing coins over the shoulder for a return trip. The practice has drawn police concerns as stealings and risky dives rise in summer crowds. In 1958 Italy ruled coin theft belongs to the city, though concessionaires often keep collected coins from Trevi and others.
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Rome
Supreme Court
Jesser
Trevi
Clement XII
St. Peter's
Rome's Fountains and Vietnam Policy Clash
An analysis contrasts Rome's fountains with U.S. Vietnam policy under President Johnson. It argues Johnson avoids firm commitments, risking alienation of Congress and opinion leaders while failing to present a clear strategy against North Vietnam. The piece notes rising defections and casualties as indicators of battlefield momentum for South Vietnam.
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Washington
Lyndon Johnson
Vietnam
Gul OY Lot
Congress
Johnson
United States Senate
America
South Vietnam
Hanoi
Peking
Ma Tale
Hue
North Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh
Mao Tse-tung
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Ralph de Toledano
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Bobby Kennedy
Frank Church
Thomas J. Dodd
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