Johnson Gandhi talks of growth and resolve in Delhi
Lyndon Johnson sits down with Indira Gandhi in solo talks in Delhi. Both leaders are strong willed. Gandhi, popular with Indians, vows to serve a full term and resist force, while Johnson pursues personal salesmanship. The discussion centers on Asia's four major nations, U S policy in Viet Nam, and India as a key ally and critic.
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Washington
Lyndon Johnson
India
Texas
Taj Mahal
Lyndon
Indira Gandhi
Gandhi
Calcutta
White House
Mrs. Gandhi
United States
Asia
China
Indonesia
Japan
Far East
U. S
Viet Nam
Hanoi
Pakistan
Formosa
Korea
Libya
Johnson
South Viet Nam
U.S
William Phillips
FDR
Secret Service
Justice Department
Sen. Dodd
David Karr
Fairbanks .Morse
Fairbanks - Morse
Washington, D.C
Questioning church membership versus true Christian change
The piece argues that joining a church with a different tradition offers little unless the person is transformed spiritually. It warns against nominal membership and urges staying to revitalize one’s own church, noting low worship attendance and potential mockery of Christianity. It then shifts to U.S. aid to India and related economic and political commentary.
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Cost of living vs wages sparks wage policy debate
The piece argues that price averages disguise how rising costs hit individuals, noting bread flour and potatoes vary, while overall living costs rose 17.2 percent in a decade. It highlights uneven income growth, with 16.7 million families below Five thousand yearly, and discusses minimum wage increases and the need for price and wage controls amid wartime prosperity.
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U.S
Congress
New York Herald Tribune Inc
Viet Nam War Struggle Plays Out Within Pentagon
Washington sources reveal a tense clash among the Joint Chiefs, McNamara and White House policy over bombing North Vietnam and Haiphong, with Gen Taylor and Westmoreland offering differing paths. Rising costs threaten Great Society programs as Hanoi prospects shift and Ky Thi firing unsettles Saigon, while Westmoreland predicts growing U.S. engagement by late summer.
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Washington
Potomac
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Pentagon
Viet Nam
Joint Chiefs
White House
Hanoi
Haiphong Land
Haiphong Hambor
Maxwell Taylor
Taylor
Haiphong
Honolulu
Nguyen Cao Ky
Nguyen Chanh Thi
1St Corp
Thi
Nguyen Khanh
Saigon
William C. Westmoreland
Westmoreland
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
House appoints new chaplain amid war weariness
The House of Representatives fills a vacancy with a new chaplain amid concerns that the move comes too late for morale nicknamed Potomac Fever. The piece notes veterans and families in Alabama received 123,984,761 dollars in cash benefits and services during fiscal 1965 from the Veterans Administration, reflecting ongoing war costs.
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House of Representatives
Alabama
Veterans Administration
More Religion Less Politics in The Daily
A reader urged more religious content and less politics, noting The Daily provides strong religious coverage, especially on Saturday mornings with three pages of religious news. It highlights daily columns on religious topics, Billy Graham, and Norman Vincent Peale, while acknowledging current heavy political coverage reflects state events.
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Billy Graham
Norman Vincent Peale
Sparkman analyzes costs and controls tied to Vietnam
Senator Sparkman spoke before the Mortgage Bankers Association in Birmingham, warning that Vietnam war costs risk inflation in a near full employment economy. He suggested possible tax hikes and curtailment of Great Society programs, pending escalation and policy responses. He urged fiscal and monetary actions to keep a lid on the economy.
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Sen
John Sparkman
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Mortgage Bankers Association
Birmingham
America
Vietnam
Great Society
Sen. Sparkman
South Vietnam
Alabama
Decatur News Snippet Highlights Local History
Fifty years ago George M. Russell sold a large telephone pole to Southern Bell, among the company’s biggest buys locally. Also noted are P. E. Greene leading a Presbyterian Sunday school institute at Willoughby Church in Decatur. Ten and twenty-five year items mention Decatur Country Club directors, a Mobile Automotive Association meeting, and a Decatur High Band concert at Riverside School auditorium.
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George M. Russell
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Co
P. E. Greene
The
Presbyterian Church
U. S
Riverside
Decatur Country Club
O. B. Evans
R.H. Evans
Thornton
Dick) Fleming
John Powers
Rex Rankin
Quince Eddens
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Otto KR
Shastri
Ches
Christ
JCS
Curtis LeMay
Thomas Power
Air Force
Richard Russell
Senate Armed Services Committee
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
McNamara
Capitol Hill
Fly Boys
Pops Et
Jesus
Neil Wyrick, Jr
Miami, Fla
Palmetto Presbyterian Church
National Council of Churches
Sparkman
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