Patriotism Appeal Is Latest LBJ Move
President Johnson uses emotional patriotism appeals as midterm elections near, delivering unscripted speeches in Indiana Illinois and Kentucky. He challenges critics of Vietnam policy, citing bombings and terrorist actions by the Vietcong and urging support for a stronger American stance.
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John P. Pomfret
New York Times
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Johnson
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Kentucky
Illinois
Chicago
Indianapolis
United States
Hanoi
Haiphong
Vietcong
National Liberation Front
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PET DOCTOR By T M Eagle
A reader asks about a Persian queen with four kittens two normal, one dead, two unable to stand after birth. The vet replies birth pressure may injure paws on slick floors and suggests moving the kittens to cloth or carpet and massaging their legs to encourage movement.
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Lexington
New World Of Howard Smith
Washington report on Rep. Howard W. Smith of Virginia who lost the July 12 Democratic primary after 18 terms. The piece reflects on his stance during civil rights debate, his conscience versus shifting public opinion, and the rise of Negro voting power that ended his political career.
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Tom Wicker
New York Times
Washington
Howard W. Smith
Virginia
House
Congress
Smith
Judge Smith
Rous
Howard Smith
South
Southern Regional Council
Norfolk
Byrd Machine
Mongol Youths Embrace Western Music in Ulan Bator
In Ulan Bator youths abandon yaks and yurts for Western sounds and fashion. The city’s nightlife grows as two new jukeboxes arrive at the hotel amid a cultural shift. Petula Clark and the Beatles top teen tastes while local mods and rockers replace traditional dress and customs.
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New York Times
Lulan. Bator
Monshauning
Ulan Bator
Petula Clark
Mongolia
Petula
Clark
Alan Bator
NASA Awards Contract to Federal Electric Corp in Huntsville
NASA has awarded a one year cost plus award fee contract worth an estimated 1.8 million dollars to Federal Electric Corp of International and for the Splars launch vehicle reliability program at the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center. The award comes after competitive negotiations with ARINC Research Corp a subsidiary of Aeronautical Radio Corp and may extend for two additional years.
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Huntsville
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Electric Corp. of International Nd
Nasa-Marshall Space Flight Center
Federal Electric Corp
Arinc Research Corp
Aeronautical Radio Corp
TVA Supporters Explore Merger
Chattanooga AP reports the Tennessee River and Tributaries Association will explore merging with the Citizens for TVA and Associated Tennessee Valley Chambers of Commerce. James W Johnston of Huntsville Alabama, president of the AVA, was authorized to seek a conference to discuss forming a stronger regional association with a larger staff.
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Chattanooga, Tenn
Tennessee River and Tributaries Association
Tennessee Valley
James W Johnston
Huntsle Ala
AVA
Citizens For Tva
Associated
Tennessee Valley Chambers of Commerce
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Edwards named Deputy Director of Gemini Program at NASA
John A. Edwards is appointed Deputy Director Gemini Program NASA Headquarters Office of Planned Space Flight. He replaces LeRoy E Day who becomes Director Test. Edwards previously directed Gemini Flight Operations overseeing mission planning flight control and operational support.
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John A. Edwards
NASA
LeRoy £ E Day
Edwards
Gemini
Beer Linked to Odd Heart Ailment Among Beer Drinkers
In Canada and the United States, a rare heart illness affecting mostly men in their 40s is being investigated as possibly related to heavy beer consumption. Early reports trace cases to Quebec and Omaha, with a link to high daily beer intake and uncertain role for cobalt additives.
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New York Times News Service
New York
Quebec
American Medical Association
Omaha
Minneapolis
James F. Sullivan
Veterans Administration Hospital
The
Journal
Sullivan
United States
Canada
Civilian hardship grows from war time spending report
War related outlays in Viet Nam cut civilian supply, raise inflation, and strain factories. Defense buys uniforms and weapons, while some firms curb civilian production and face material shortages. Priority orders slow commercial deliveries and housing loans fall.
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New York
Viet Nam
Defense Department
Boeing Co
Douglas Aircraft
United Aircraft Corp
Ameree
Ural Alexis Johnson Named Ambassador to Japan
Ural Alexis Johnson a veteran diplomat of 57 years is named ambassador to Japan succeeding Edwin O. Reischauer. He previously served as vice consul in Mukden during Pearl Harbor and on General MacArthur's staff in Japan. Johnson born 1908 in Falun Kansas rose through the Foreign Service with posts in Tokyo Seoul Tientsin Manila Yokohama and Bangkok and later held senior State Department roles. He and his wife Patricia Tillman have four children and several grandchildren.
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Alexis Johnson
Japan
Edwin O. Reischauer
East
Johnson
United States
Mukden
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Pearl Harbor
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Falun
Kan
Occidental College
Los Angeles
Kansas
California
Georgetown University
Washington
Foreign Service
Tokyo
Seoul
Tientsin
China
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Manchukuo
U. S
Manila
MacArthur
Yokohama
Office of
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San Francisco
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Korea
Indochina
Thailand
LA $ Seato Council
Poli Iical Affairs
Maxwell D. Taylor
Saigon
Department
Connecticut Avenue
Washington, D. C
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NATO
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American University
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Bangkok
Mason Zerbe
Omaha
Neb
Johnsons
Playing the Game According To Boyle
HAL BOYLE offers a light end of column list ranking social status in midcentury life. Each item mocks or confirms common markers of success from job status to perks like private parking, home comforts, and discretionary spending, ending with the notion that you’re riding high if you have those signs.
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Hal Boyle
New York
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