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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1966
Page
5
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The staff of the national commission on food marketing urges drastic regulation to curb firm concentration and cut consumer costs. Proposals include size limits on big firms, outlawing trading stamps, new antitrust powers, federal marketing authorities, grade standards, truth in packaging, and scrutiny of advertising discounts.
Arthur Krock reports widespread congressional concern over a $13.1 billion funding package and renewed taxes, alongside doubts about U S policy in Vietnam and China. He notes inflation risks, credibility gaps in admin statements, and pressures for anti inflation measures and new taxes amid foreign policy debates.
James Reston notes the Gridiron Club spoofed the political scene to temper the tense Vietnam era atmosphere. He observes sharp internal dissent within the administration yet hints at a rare moment of shared levity as reporters lampoon leaders from Johnson to Fulbright, with China scholars bringing historical balance to the week.
Read Adm Norvell Ward notes much of Vietnam war occurs in an aqueous environment as Vietcong uses rivers and coastal waters for supply. Navy and South Vietnamese forces push to control river networks with new shallow water craft, mine countermeasures, and riverine tactics in support of Market Time operations.
Nearly 3,000 Vietnamese students in France resist government pressure to return home after studies. South Vietnam wants them back, but most refuse. In Vietnam, coast guard and Navy patrols, aided by U S. planes, monitor gun-runners along the coast with radar pickets and swift patrol launches. By spring a Navy operation expands to more swift boats and a new plastic hulled shallow-draft jet boat to boost surveillance.
An article notes 380,000 Indians living near reservations endure poverty with examples such as a Sioux family sheltering in an abandoned railcar at Fort Totten. It covers Bureau of Indian Affairs leadership changes, job training, and limits in industrial development on reservations amid federal programs.
Hanoi leadership, backed by Moscow and Beijing, plans a protracted South Vietnam war until the United States agrees to its four point settlement. North Vietnamese insist on U.S. troop withdrawal and VN Front control, while avoiding unconditional peace talks or North bombing. Analysts note Moscow and Beijing moving closer, with Japan and China debating united action as Hanoi presses its terms.
The United States stands as the world’s second largest producer of rice, reflecting its strong agricultural sector and export potential. Major growing regions include Arkansas California Louisiana and Mississippi with rice markets influenced by weather and trade policies.
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