Sealing the 17th parallel dominates President's decision
The Joint Chiefs urge expanding the Vietnam war with 250,000 more troops, more ships and a 30 to 40 percent budget rise to seal off the 17th parallel due to escalating North Vietnamese infiltrations. North Viet Nam fields 81 combat battalions in the south totaling 282,000 enemy including Viet Cong, while Johnson weighs the proposal amid inflation concerns.
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Joint Chiefs of Staff
U. S
South Viet Nam
Joint Chiefs
Demilitarized Zone
Johnson
17Th Parallel
New York Democrats and Rockefeller Plotted Governors Race
The piece argues that New York Democrats face slim chances against Nelson Rockefeller as a third party liberal slate looms. It notes Franklin D. Roosevelt and ultra liberal Democrats threaten party unity, risking O Connor’s nomination and Rockefeller’s victory. It decries ultra liberal tactics and defends majority rule amid intra party feuding.
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Washington
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Empire State
Roosevelt
O’connor
Rockefeller
Interstate highway completion near Decatur linked to Birmingham and Nashville
Note points to completion of an interstate from Birmingham to Nashville with final crossing of the Tennessee River at Decatur. Warns drivers to yield to pedestrians and stop for school bus loading across four lanes. Questions why non violent preachers don’t condemn rioting.
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Birmingham
Nashville
Tennessee River
Decatur
Alabama airport system larger than FAA reports
The Alabama Airport System includes 173 air ports and landing fields, public and private, versus 113 cited by FAA. Seventeen new airports join the current construction program of the Alabama Department of Aeronautics, with paved runways planned for all.
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Alabama
FAA
Alabama Department of Aeronautics
Father and son clash in Kansas House race
Bruce Madden, 53, a Republican, and Robert Madden, 22, a Democrat, vie for the Kansas House of Representatives. The father and son share a tense campaign, with family discussions signaling broader tensions between generational views and party allegiance in a unique electoral contest.
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Walter S. Baring
Nevada
U. S
John Lindsay
New York
Congress
Associated Press
Wichita
Kansas
Bruce Madden
Madden
Tall
Ender
Robert Madden
Robert
Service to needy children proves reward of selfless work
The reader asked if teaching first grade and delaying marriage would ruin future happiness. The answer favors service to children, noting the verse about caring for the little ones and arguing that teaching fifty or sixty children yearly offers lasting fulfillment. It cautions against marrying for security and urges finding happiness in helping others rather than pursuing marriage.
The Lagging South critiques Johnson's Denver speech
Analysis argues South grew faster than the nation 1955 65 with 33 percent jobs, 27 percent factory, 83 percent personal income rise, and 21 percent population. It cites U S News World Report on rising services, educated labor, tech industries, and petrochemicals as factors offsetting claims of lag.
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Denver
U.S. News & World Report
South
Dixie
Southern Colleges
North
This Day In History August 31 Highlights Major 1966 Context
On this date Aug 31 1966 events include Baring's political stance amid Johnson programs and high ratings from American action groups. Historical notes cover the Danbury hatters suit start in 1902 labor history, 1842 formation of the US Bureau, Rommel's 1942 Egypt attack, Truman’s 1944 VP nomination, Nuremberg war crimes verdict in 1946, China’s 1956 accusation of U S Navy plane shooting, and a 1965 railway merger plan.
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United States Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
Erwin Rommel
Egypt
Harry S. Truman
United States
China
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Norfolk and Western Railway
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United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Jesus Christ
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Carmi, Ill
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