Anderson recounts LBJ era air raid decision in Vietnam tale
Washington insiders provide a focused account of Lyndon Johnson’s pivotal decision to escalate the Vietnam War after the Pleiku attack on February 7, 1965. The piece contrasts Johnson’s actions with Pentagon Papers portrayals and notes key figures including McNamara Bundy Wheeler and Taylor in Saigon during the crisis.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
North Vietnam
Lyndon Johnson
Pentagon
Joint Chiefs
LBJ
Vietnam
North
Pleiku
Defense
Saigon
Maxwell Taylor
A. Alexis Johnson
McGeorge Bundy
South Vietnam
Taylor
17Th Parallel
Earle Wheeler
National Security Council
George Ball
Aleksei Kosygin
Hanoi
McNamara
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Texas
Tennessee Valley Area Demonstrates TVA Growth Ethic
The Tennessee Valley area is cited as a national model of growth with Sen. John Sparkman arguing TVA experience proves industry can exist with a healthy environment. He counters EPA claims on Tem Tomb waterway by asserting jobs, open fishing seasons, and wildlife gains, citing duck and goose migrations and low mercury pollution. Hubert Humphrey then tours North Alabama, highlighting Decatur as a TVA success symbol of local federal collaboration over 38 years.
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Tennessee Valley
John Sparkman
Senate
Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway
Sparkman
Tennessee Valley Authority
Environmental Protection Agency
Mississippi
EPA
TVA
Yellow Creek
Food and Drug Administration
Hubert Humphrey
Decatur
Humphrey
Alabama
Washington
Rural progress praised as Humphrey studies rural migration
The Tennessee Valley region is highlighted for progress in rural development. Humphrey's subcommittee examines reversing rural flight and introduces a multi million dollar program to create jobs and raise incomes. The column frames the area as a model and invites reader letters to the editor.
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Tennessee Valley
Humphrey
Evangelical Faith Distilled From Personal Testimony
The author argues that evangelical Christianity centers on the gospel as good news of salvation through faith in Jesus Christ. He asserts Jesus’ mission to save the lost and declares his life staked on the truth of the Bible and Christ’s resurrection, citing personal life changes as evidence.
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Jesus
Christ
Power of Faith: From Failure to General Manager in Australia
Norman Vincent Peale recounts a Rotary visit in Sydney where an Australian businessman credits positive thinking and a projected self-image for rising from near-failure to state and national general manager. The tale emphasizes faith and persistent effort as keys to success.
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the Power OF Faith
Norman Vincent Peale
Australia
New South Wales
Decatur Daily publication notice and rates
The Decatur Daily announces its history from 1912 to 1924 and lists publication details by Tennessee Valley Printing Co. Inc. along with mailing addresses and subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, both in and outside the trade zone, including carrier delivery options.
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W. R. Shelton
Riday
Decatur
Alabama
The
Tennessee Valley Printing Co., Inc
Ala
MAIL
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Anderson
Robert McNamara
Internal Revenue
United States
Tennessee
Tombigbee
By HiGo
New York
Billy Graham
W. D
Sydney
Rotary Clubs
Sydney Harbor
Hawaii
Decatur Daily
Associated Press
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