Look Back at Cuba Deluge Shapes Washington Intel Debate
Washington insiders debate Cuba policy while the intelligence apparatus remains secretive and faulted. CIA chief John McCone pressed early warnings in honeymoon telegrams citing U-2 photos of anti aircraft sites and radar, with internal divisions over Khrushchev's Cuban moves.
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Khrushchev
John MecCone
CIA
Kenneth Keating
McCone
Europe
Cap Ferat
Rivera
United States Intelligence
Adjustments and reactions in adulthood and Cold War U2 history
A mixed meditation on adult adjustment contrasts with a historical note on U2 reconnaissance flights and missile emplacements. The piece cites Arlie Davidson on handling disappointment and moves to defense policy decisions by McCone and McNamara about CIA U2 missions and weather delays affecting satellite-era tensions.
The Lyons Den Jet Set Euphanism for Idle People
Mass political leverage on defense decisions surfaces as Sen Teddy Kennedy Rep John McCormack and Sen Leverett Saltonstall meet with Secretary McNamara in Worcester to press for the Harrington and Richardson M 14 contract. McNamara rejects continuation citing existing stocks and cost, while offering regional production study and workforce safeguards.
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Charles W. Colson
Harrington and Richardson Arms Company
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New England
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Hiram Bingham
R. Conn
McNamara
Wth
Richardson
Ramo Wooldridge
Harrington-Richardson
Olin Mathieson
Harrington
Defense Department
Army
Navy
Air Force
Capitol
Kennedy
Alabama Governor Declares Cotton Plant Or Release Week
Gov George Wallace urges Alabama cotton farmers to plant or release full allotments to boost the state economy by as much as forty million dollars. March 15 marks the deadline to release unplanted cotton and to apply for extra acreage allotments.
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George Wallace
Alabama
Expansion plan for North Alabama Associates discussed in Decatur
North Alabama power executives met in Decatur to study an expansion of industrial development efforts across 12 counties. Director Thomas D. Johnson is praised for a decade of strong results as the agency eyes an annual operating fund of about 85000 dollars to rival national efforts and attract new industry. The group seeks to recruit cities towns and cooperatives in TVA territory to join the development family.
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Decatur
North Alabama Associates
Thomas D. Johnson
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North
Alabama
United States
Roosevelt and Kennedy compared in a time of reform
An AP analysis recalls FDR’s leadership during the New Deal era and contrasts it with JFK’s challenges. It notes public support, the role of fat cat opponents, and the political climate of reform, with parallels to modern times and the difficulty of securing backing amid adversity.
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Kennedy
JFK
James Marlow
Associated Press
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