NATO Debate Over France Marks Deep Alliance Rift
France’s De Gaulle drives a long divisive NATO debate among 14 allied governments in London Paris and Bonn. Observers warn the rift may stall broad agreement while nations seek assurances of American support and future European nuclear autonomy amid shifting Bonn Paris and Washington positions.
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Europeans split over NATO amid De Gaulle duel
European governments and publics debate alliance strategy as U S pleas for unity clash with French resistance to solidarity. Some advocate a broad Atlantic community and naval nuclear planning, while others push to preserve NATO structures and oppose Gaullist policies. Pacifists seek patience amid drift.
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Flying saucers and moss balls satire by Russell Baker
Washington pundit Russell Baker pokes fun at Michigan saucer sightings as swamp gas and argues the appeal lies in the dream of possibility. He envisions networks interrupting programming for saucer news and wonders if eventual landings would yield dull moss balls or rubber bands, preserving wonder without reality.
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Russell Baker
New York Times News Service
Washington
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Andre Gide
Partisan Review
No Goals For Viet Cong
London dispatch notes that B52 bombings from Guam drive villagers into earth burrows for daytime safety and temporary sleep. The piece argues no clear political or military victory for the Vietcong is likely, with South Vietnam's fate tied to internal questions, leadership, and civil cohesion rather than bombing raids.
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Unemployment tax cut for Alabama employers proposed
Unemployment compensation taxes for employers will be reduced about 20 percent in the new tax year starting April 1 in Alabama.
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