It Costs By Arthur Krock Critics on Johnsons spending plan
President Johnson backs health and education programs amid a $4.8 billion Vietnam war funding. Proposals span modernizing hospitals, building a supersonic fleet, housing programs, rural regional planning, and broad national growth hopes. Foreseeable cost overruns and inflation pressures loom over the expansive agenda.
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Arthur Krock
New York Times
Washington
Johnson
Congress
Vietnam
A Weekend in the Life of Bill from a Futility Run
Bill and his wife endure a collapse of purpose as he pursues tax strategy escape routes. He chases capital gains, municipal bonds, and oil wells, then abandons plans for a Los Angeles vacation to study air fares. Amid Vietnam, Bach, and FM concerts, his quest ends in indecision.
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Russell Baker
New York Times News Service
Washington
Bill
Vietnam
Dienbienphu
Los Angeles
Bil
Cardinal Ottaviani Seen as Half-Hero and Half-Villain
Alfredo Cardinal Ottaviani, 75, head of the Holy Office and a key conservative voice at the second Vatican Council, is portrayed as the council’s defeated opponent yet admired for forthrightness and devotion. Known as Uncle Alfredo to many in Rome, he remains a beloved, if controversial, figure, loyally upholding tradition while confronting change. He heads the papal birth control paper commission, insisting on orthodoxy and truth as central to the church.
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New York Times
Alfredo Cardinal Ottaviani
Holy Office
Theological Commission
Council
Cardinal Ottaviani
Alfredo Ottaviani
Pope
Rome
Alfredo
Don Alfredo
Roman Curia
Controversy Over Beatrix Marriage Prompts Dutch Tension
Amsterdam reports Crown Princess Beatrix smiles despite public scrutiny of her engagement to Claus von Amsberg. The nation debates royal tradition, German ties, and a potential shift for the House of Orange as acceptance seems uncertain and politics loom over the romance.
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Amsterdam
Holland
Beatrix
Claus van Amsberg
House of Orange
Netherlands
Honor Is Paid Code Breaker Code Breaker
President Johnson awards the National Security Medal to Frank Byron Rowlett for breaking a major Japanese cipher, noting his long secrecy and noting his background and career at the National Security Agency. Contained details cover his birth, education, and the tax dispute over his prize money. The piece also mentions other honors and NSA secrecy.
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Joseph A. Loftus
New York Times News Service
Washington
Johnson
Frank Byron Rowlett
National Security Agency
Rowlett
Pentagon
White House
Rose Hill
Emory and Henry College
Emory
Alexander Graham Bell
Thomas Edison
Defense
Soviet Union
Congressional
Central Intelligence Agency
Congress
Treasury Department
U. S. Army
Truman
Allen
C. I.A
Public Opinion Divides on Bombing North Viet Nam and UN Role
Gallup polls show about 60 percent oppose bombing North Viet Nam cities while 61 percent favor extending strikes to factories. A large majority support UN involvement in seeking a peace solution, with many Americans trusting outside mediation over a unilateral U.S. approach.
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Viet Nam
U.S
Washington
North Viet Nam
Senate Armed Services Committee
Stuart Symington
Robert $. McNamara
South
North
Vietnam
Security Council
Southeast Asia
Civilians Pay Terrible Price In Viet Nam War
In Saigon, civilians endure brutal losses as Viet Cong attacks devastate homes and religious shrines. The piece argues civilian misery dwarfs military casualty figures, with estimates of over 100000 civilian dead and many refugees. It notes the war’s impact on villagers caught between government allies and Communist forces. The article frames civilians as the humanitarian cost of a broader mind war driven by terror and propaganda.
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John T. Wheeler
Saigon
Viet Nam
Stuart Might Have Been Left Alone
New York AP recounts E B White’s Stuart Little a five inch five ounce hero with a human family, a talking pigeon friend named Margalo and adventures in a normal sized world. The piece praises NBC Children’s Theatre interpretive fidelity while lamenting over literalization of a child’s imagination.
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New York
Stuart Little
E.B. White
George
Stuart
Margalo
White
NBC
Children's Theatre
Johnny Carson
Central Park Lake
Gilchrist enthusiastic after first campaign week in Decatur
After a lively first week Bob Gilchrist met supporters in Decatur to plan a formal campaign kickoff in Hartselle on Saturday at 2 pm. He critiqued the $100 million bond issue, claimed state debt had doubled, and urged regional unity across the Tennessee Valley for a statewide bid for governor.
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Bob Gilchrist
Decatur
Hartselle
Gilchrist
Mobile
John Cain
Morgan County
Bob
Cain
North Alabama
Gov. Wallace
John Patterson
Alabama
Tennesssee Valley
Swinning
Jim Martin
Martin
Lester Smith
First National Bank
Smith
First National Bank of Decatur
Candid Camera Highlights High Points on CBS Sunday
CBS candid camera featured two standout segments on Sunday night. One showed children delivering a telephone message with humorous mixups. The other had patient interviewers at a dating bureau probing a pair of fake lovers. Both sketches were above average for the show.
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CBS
Recommended tonight The Thin Blue Line documentary
Airing at 1011 EST on ABC the program examines how large city police departments operate. It profiles officers, procedures and challenges faced in everyday policing.
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ABC
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