A New Look at U S Foreign Policy Under Johnson
Arthur Krock argues that a broad reappraisal of U S foreign policy is needed but unlikely before 1968 due to political constraints. He notes administration unity only on Vietnam escalation, the risk of a party shift in 1968, and the difficulty of a true policy overhaul without regime change.
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Arthur Krock
New York Times News
Washington
Congress
United States
Johnson
Humphrey
Sec
Rusk
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
U.S
North Vietnam
John Foster Dulles
Southeast Asia
Vietnam
Nkrumah
Lces
Mensahi
Flags
Convention People’s Party
Watts
Deep South
Westminster Neighborhood Association
New York
Chicago
Rhodesia’s Future Asked in Sue Now Pay Later Plan
The Decatur Daily reports on Rhodesia’s governance debate amid US-Rhodesia ties. It notes the African majority’s potential admission to government and cites Rhodesian white friendship with the United States, recalling troops furnished to Britain in two world wars.
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Sue
THE
Decatur Daily
Rhodesia
Free Nations
U. S
Britain
Africa
Asia
United States
Assembly of the United Nations
Dominican Republi
Watts Has No Bootstraps in President Critique
A Chicago Tribune style critique argues that Lyndon B. Johnson’s optimistic stance may be grounded in realism from his Senate leadership. It contrasts U S policy in Rhodesia and Vietnam with alleged double standards and calls for a serious foreign policy review beyond slogans like containing China.
James Reston on De Gaulle and world leaders
James Reston analyzes Charles de Gaulle as a master of rhetoric who seeks glory without power and unity without size. He laments the clash between idealized heroism and the realities of an atomic age, noting de Gaulle's disdain for a homogenized world and his longing for a romantic, independent path.
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James Reston
New York Times
Washington
de Gaulle
France
Churchill
Nehru
Kennedy
IBM
Anette Easguese
De Gaulle’s Europe and the balance of power
The piece argues De Gaulle seeks a league of independent European states to counter U S and Soviet dominance. It notes European governments and many Americans favor a stronger Europe, but allies reject his plan for separate-m but equal states, fearing German primacy and loss of American protection.
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Europe
United States
Soviet Union
U.S
Russia
League of Independent
America
U. S
Washington
Free Europe
de Gaulle
Germany
Washingon
Moscow
France
Support For Nkrumah Is Now Virtually Non-Existent
Ghana news sketch describes a shift after the coup against Kwame Nkrumah. It profiles Felix Mensah, a teletype operator who moves from staunch CPP loyalty to disillusionment, citing propaganda, economic strain, and political reorientation under the National Liberation Council. The piece notes detentions, bans, and reforms across government, press, trade unions, and foreign relations, with broader regional and international commentary.
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Lloyd Garrison
New York Times
Accra
Ghana
Felix Mensah
Kwame Nkrumah
Nkrumah
Mensah
Convention People’s Party
Mansah
Africa
America
Watts and its fate in a city that overlooked it
The Watts crisis is examined through KABC editorial themes and local voices. Prominent figures like Evelyn Copeland and Mervin Dymally weigh in on the area's struggles with poverty, unemployment, limited transport, and racial isolation. The piece argues Watts remains a ghetto whose prospects depend on outside support and structural change.
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Thomas A. Johnson
New York Times News Service
Los Angeles
Watts
Kabc TV
Evelyn Copeland
City’ Anti - Poverty Board
Peter-John Pitchess
Chicago
Harlem
Louis Lomax
South
Lomax
la Brea
Baldwin Hills
Mervin Dymally
Hot - Tomn
Dymally
Witches OK Not Doctors in Chinese Healing Tale
In Communist China, witches are rejected for illness care while a man seeks live eel blood for his wife’s face, praising traditional medicine as doctors endorse the practice. A youth criticizes his family for witchcraft. editors label the matter serious as authorities weigh superstition vs. medical procedure.
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New York Times News
Hong Kong
China
Peking
China Youth
Emerging Africa Hears Radio and TV
In Africa, radio and television spur cultural growth as UN ESCO guides underdeveloped regions. China blends ancient and modern medicine expanding traditional schools and hospitals. TV boosts local culture, sports, and language literacy, with UNESCO aiming to empower nations to sustain identity on air.
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Paris
Africa
Department of Mass Communication
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Henry R. Cassirer
Unesco
Cassirer
Congo
Brazzaville
Liberia
Saudi Arabia
British Broadcasting Corp
London
Department of Mass Media
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Aeroflot
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Fred P. Graham
Buffalo
N. Y
Erie County Bar Association
Association
John B. Walsh
Bar Association
Trudy
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Jack Gould
Hsinhua
Paul C. Davis
Moulton
James E Folsom
James E. Folsom
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