Viet Nam war shows limits of missiles
The Vietnam conflict highlights missile limits as ground fire and guns account for most losses. U S air losses total 595 aircraft from Tonkin Gulf through July 1966, with few SAMs downing planes. Air-to-air missiles show limited impact, while pilots improve with better tactics and electronic counter measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanson W. Baldwin
N. Y. Times
New York Times News Service
NEW York
U. S
Viet Nam
Tonkin Gulf
South Viet Nam
North
North Viet Nam
Power and violence dominate headlines in 1968 unrest
James Reston notes growing bombings in Vietnam riots with National Guard in Chicago and widespread strikes crippling airlines and New York papers. He questions if the era’s optimism for peace and social reform has vanished as national problems appear beyond control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Reston
New York Times News Service
Washington
Viet Nam
National Guard
Chicago
New York
The Power Paradox in Viet Nam and Home Front
The analysis argues power is both used and restrained in Vietnam and the United States. It notes fear tempers actions, questions Johnson era priorities, and suggests a balance of power may emerge. It cites McNamara’s cost account approach and warns of costs of a costly victory or prolonged war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viet Nam
America
Washington
Johnson
Robert McNamara
McNamara
Pentagon
Detroit
China
Soviet Union
Old-Time Religion Fades Out In France
Senlis France C L Sulzberger notes a shift in U S China policy away from Manichean framing since Stalin's death. He discusses the moral framing of China as absolute evil and outlines a strategic change toward flexible response as President Johnson signals a new approach in Washington's view of Beijing.
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France
C. L. Sulzberger
New York Times
Senlis
China
Washington
Peking
State Department
Russia
Stalin
Johnson
Dulles
Walter Robertson
Korea
Roosevelt
Formosa
Japan
U. S. Pacific
Tokyo
Viet Nam
Rand Corporation
Ocean riches and Sino American policy shift analyzed
The piece argues oceans offer vast resources and could reshape investment and defense. It surveys government funding, industry roles, and a rising push for marine science while detailing evolving U S China attitudes from postwar to the Johnson era and potential future realignments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Clotworthy
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
Defense and Space Center
Industry
F Ae
Mars Life Probe Possibility Explored In 1969 Mariner Flights
Two Mariner missions planned for 1969 will carry dual cameras and infrared spectrometers to scan Mars for organic material and surface clues. Ernst Opik questions Mars life prospects, citing erosion patterns and potential vegetation evidence. NASA schedules two launch windows between February and April 1969. pawnbroker borrowers span all income levels for short term loans.
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New York Times News Service
New York
Mars
Mariner
Earth
Egypt
Ernst J. Opik
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Isuch
United States
SBA group tours Lincolnton North Carolina
A 23 member Alabama delegation toured Lincolnton to study SBA loan and management aid. The trip began in Raleigh with a NC official talk, then moved to Lincolnton to review SBA loans up to 350000 dollars with 70000 dollars local match. SBA reports 19 loans created 3000 jobs.
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Lincolnton
N. C
Alabama
Small Business Administration
North Carolina
Raleigh
SBA
Dan Stewart
Sea riches extraction tops one billion in 1964
American firms took more than a billion dollars in oil, seafood and minerals from the sea in 1964, the Bureau of Mines Minerals Yearbook reports. The figures are described as a trickle before a flood by informed sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard Oil Company
N. J
General Dynamics Corporation
Litton Industries
Alpine Geophysical Associates, Inc
Ocean Resources, Inc
Bureau of Mines Minerals
Daily Records of assorted civil suits and listed individuals
The item lists multiple court filings including Jerry Shaffer versus Hicks Chevrolet Co Inc for workers compensation and State National Bank of Alabama versus W H Webb on a 4500 dollar promissory note. It also names Clarice T Kelly versus Betty Joan Parker for 1600 dollars in damages and Tri State Dairy Supply Co versus C M Winton doing business as Mid South Dairy Supply Co for 2610.86 dollars. The section includes numerous paired individuals with ages, occupations, and addresses such as Nelson Lee Gordon 20 Madison 3 construction worker and Ernestine Cartwright 17 Madison 2 factory worker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Shaffer
Hicks Chevrolet Co. Inc
State National Bank of Alabama
W. H. Webb
Clarice T. Kelly
Betty Joan Parker
Tri-State Dairy Supply Co
A Corp
C. M. Winton
Mid- South Dairy Supply Co
Nelson Lee Gordon
Madison
Ernestine Cartwright
Charles Boyd Whitworth
8Th Ave
Alice Jean Hooper
Wilson St
James Arvin Hopkins
Somerville
Geneseo
Ludell Turner
The Fig: Pollination and Uses Through History
The article explains the fig’s long value as food and material from ancient times to today. It details Smyrna figs grown in California, their need for Capri fig pollination, the fig wasp’s role, and how the fig structure conceals its true flowers and seeds inside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asia Minor
California
Smyrna
Fig Wasp Fertilizes Smyrna Figs for Cultivation
The fig wasp spends its life in wild figs and, when ready to lay eggs, exits carrying pollen. It then enters Smyrna figs and rubs pollen onto the flowers, fertilizing them. This natural process is essential for Smyrna fig cultivation.
Riddles About Adam and Eve
No they had an apple. Nothing to do with soft hands. A thief is comfortable because he takes things easy.
Drawing riddle contest winner announced in El Paso
Today's winner is Robert Vera of El Paso Texas as readers submit riddles and jokes for Britannica prizes. Entries require name age address and zip code and must be labeled Drawing Tell Me Why.
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Denor
Tony Watkins
Fort Worth
Texas
Robert Vera
el Paso
Measles Vaccination Campaign Nears Eradication Goal
Measles, once a deadly threat to children, is close to eradication in most areas within a year. About 12 million American children have received the vaccine over the last three years since its introduction.
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William D. Smith
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Marine Physical Laboratory
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The
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Warren G. Magnuson
D-Wash
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Cardinal Newman
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Mao
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Pakistan
Ayub
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Asia
U. S. China
Europe
Kosygin
Harold Wilson
Moscow
Walter Sullivan
Opik
SBA Group Tours
Lincolnton, N.C
Morgan County
Circuit Court
Delbert Ester Dedmon
Buena Vista Cr
Willie Louise Austy
Birmingham
John Harold Compton
Austinville Rd
Betty
Joe Stanford
Jackson St
Lefaniel Wayne Davis
Trinity
Elizabeth Morgan
Hartselle
Leonard Don Garner
iHartselle
Fruehaus
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Hartelle
IBM
Milton Ray Benson
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Jennifer Lynn Long
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