Reston Sees Gap Between Washington Rhetoric and World Realities
James Reston argues the gap widens between official Washington’s idealistic talk and the hard political realities of global events. He notes uprisings in Ghana Uganda Syria and others, criticism from within Johnson’s party, and questions whether Johnson can pay the price for victory in Vietnam. The piece contrasts domestic rhetoric with international turmoil and strategic doubt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Reston
New York Times News Service
Washington
Viet Nam
Johnson
Hubert Humphrey
Humphrey
Dom
Thailand
Africa
Asia
Ghana
Uganda
Syria
Nigeria
Upper Volta
Central African Republic
Dahomey
Rhodesia
Congo
Algeria
Burundi
Latin America
Dominican Republic
Bolivia
Singapore
YOUTH: Parents and teens face the troubled future
Sociologists warn American children face a grim rite of passage as parents grapple with explaining youth. The essay suggests a direct talk about alienation, noting some youths become America's Troubled Youth or the Hope of the Future, while others ask questions and resist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Baker
New York
Times News
Washington
America
Hector
Dad
Bob Dylan
Politics Key In Training Of Russian Officer
A Soviet officer lectures amid a class on political indoctrination at the Academy of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian Federation near Moscow. The regime stresses ideological loyalty, with political education forming a key, though controversial, part of officer training for about 500 cadets aged 17 to 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Grose
New York Times News Service
Moscow
Communist Party
Soviet Union
Ilya Vostrikov
U.S
Supreme Soviet
Russian Federation
Kremlin
Lenin
Leonid I. Breshnev
Slum described near Cambridge university area as a model for revitalization
An eastern Cambridge neighborhood is analyzed as a blighted slum with poor schools and low morale, used to illustrate President Johnsons urban renewal plan. MIT experts Frieden outlines how funds could transform lives, while locals and Cambridge officials await federal consideration. A visiting naval academy commander notes graduates often become political officers rather than military leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert 8. Semple, JR
New York Times News Service
Cambridge
Mass
University Town
Johnson
Congress
Bernard Frieden
City
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Ders
Nikolai Neyelov
Viet Nam
Cambridge Public Housing Authority
Pine St
New York
Frieden
Chair Still Looms For Ruby
Dallas judge in 1963 Oswald rifle case lets Ruby seek new appeals while he remains in a lighted Dallas County Jail corridor. Ruby, sentenced to death for Oswald killing, shows calm behavior drawing women and geometric designs, as a large legal fight shifts to a quieter stage with new counsel and pending hearings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Waldon
New York Times
Dallas
Texas
U. S
Lee Harvey -Oswald
Kennedy
Oswald
Jack L. Ruby
Ruby
Joe B. Brown
Aook
Brown
Melvin Belli
San Francisco
Texas Appeals Courts
Austin
Phil Burleson
Percy Foreman
Houston
Texas Appeals Court
One Question Unanswered By President
ARTHUR KROCK analyzes President Johnson's speech on Vietnam. He notes the paradox of expanding military activity without evidence of progress toward settlement. Critics fear to propose alternatives, while advocating weaker positions invites accusations of disunity. Page 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Krock
New York Times News
Washington
New York
Johnson
Southeast Asia
U. S
Far East
Hanoi
Peking
Gavin
South
Viet Nam
Inherited Global Superpower Burdens Shape U S Policy
The United States bears the global superpower role since 1945, shaping far flung commitments from Greece and Turkey to Korea and Indochina. The piece argues this burden is driven by security balance needs, not ideology, with Vietnam foregrounding a broader domino effect across Asia and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L Sulzberger
New York
Times News Service
Washington
U. S
Greece
Turkey
Middle East
Korea
Indochina
London
Aegean
Ionian
Oil
Palestine
Japan
South Korea
France
Eisenhower
Southeast Asia
Australia
Athens
America
Russia
Guinea Gulf
Java
Laos
Khrushchev
Cuba
Iran
Lebanon
Viet Nam
China
Indonesia
Malaysia
India
Western Europe
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Decatur
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