Reston recounts Johnson stance on Vietnam policy shift
The passage notes Ball’s willingness to resign after a defeat and his readiness to return to private law practice in June, while President Johnson favored continuing the escalation. It references the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the CIA and implies Ball’s support for the bombing and search and destroy strategy.
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Decatur Daily
State and Defense Departments
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Central Intelligence Agency
Vietnam
Ball
North Vietnam
Johnson
Johnsons one two punch in foreign policy reshapes power
James Reston notes President Johnson plays a cautious extremist role, naming Under Secretary George Ball as executive chairman of a new interdepartmental committee to direct non military operations abroad. Ball opposes deeper Vietnam involvement, while Johnson seeks consensus and hawks led by a dove. The piece examines rivalries, approval, and whether Senate cloakroom tactics can work in the White House.
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James Reston
New York Times News Service
Washington
Johnson
George Ball
Ball
Satirte Department
Vietnam
White House
Kennedy
Saigon
Secre
McGeorge Bundy
Ford Foundation
See Rusk
Hawks
Dove
Hubert Humphrey
Bill Martin
Federal Reserve Board
Martin
Reassessment of Vietnam War Authority Cited in 1954 Treaty
Washington article analyzes Secretary Rusk use of the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization as a basis for presidential power to expand U S military actions in Vietnam. It notes Senate reservations during 1954 debates, Morse remarks on UN reporting, and challenges to the treaty’s binding force. Detroit section reports Ralph Nader under investigation by private detectives amid safety standards hearings.
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China
Washington
Rusk
Defense
McNamara
Ball
North Vietnam
Arthur Krock
New York Times News Service
State Rusk
Johnson
United States
Vietnam
Gulf of Tonkin
Congress
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Sen
Morse
Security Council of
United Nations
U. N
Council
South Vietnam
Sec. Dulle
Indochina
Great Britain
France
Cambodia
Laos
Senate
Walter Rugaber
New York Times
Detroit
Ralph Nader
Nader
Vincent Gillen
New York
Nadler
Gillen
Day Of Coastal Steamer Gone
A nostalgic look at New York Harbor and the faded coastal steamers that once plied the Hudson River piers. The piece recalls their decline after Pearl Harbor, wartime requisitions, and postwar shifts to rail, air, and diminished coastal passenger service. It notes era figures, routes, and the lasting sensory memory of the aging piers and ships.
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John P. Callahan
New York Times News Service
New York
Hudson River
Atlantic
Gulf
Richmond
Charleston
Savannah
Jacksonville
Mobile
New Orleans
Corpus Christi
Florida
Norfolk
Fall River
Boston
Clyde- Mallory
Falls River
Morgan
Old Dominion
Pearl Harbor
Military Leaders Formulate Policy In Latin America
In Latin America the armed forces seek a formal political role under a new doctrine. Brazilian President Castelo Branco argues for an exceptional, temporarily intervening military to guard national stability and guide emergency action. Argentina's Maj. Gen. Alsogaray supports limited, oligarchic intervention only in great disasters to preserve government. Costa Rica, Uruguay, and Chile show no direct military control, with peaceful constitutional shifts.
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Juan DE Onis
New York Times
Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Argentina
Bolivia
Peru
Ecuador
Guatemala
Honduras
Dominican Republic
Humberto Castelo Branco
Joao Goulart
Castelo Branco
Julio Alsogaray
First Army
Mili
Tary
Costa Rica
Uruguay
Chile
Elliott proposes independent Alabama Highway Patrol commission
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Carl Elliott pledges to form an independent panel to oversee the Alabama State Highway Patrol if elected. He would appoint a business executive to lead the body subject to legislative approval to keep the patrol out of politics while six Democratic hopefuls spoke at Scottsboro on First Monday trade day with A W Todd, Bob Gilchrist and others circulating.
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Associated Press
Alabama
Carl Elliott
Elliott
Cratic
Scottsboro
A. W. Todd
Bob Gilchrist
Morgan County
Sherman B. Powell
Decatur
Dothan
Charles Woods
Cordova
C. Rex Scott
E. I. Gore
Leeds
John Patterson
George Wallace
Montgomery
Richmond Fowers
Mobile
James Folsom
Cullman
Port City
Liberty Bell weighs 2080 pounds in Independence Hall
The Liberty Bell in Philadelphia's Independence Hall has a weight of 2080 pounds.
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Philadelphia
Independence Hall
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