Communism's pattern shown in Vietnam war costs
The piece discusses the escalating cost of the Vietnam War in dollars and human life, noting President Johnson's measured approach, Red China and Russia's roles, and the need to fund the war amid domestic belt tightening. It cites Senator Smathers and warns escalation could trigger a larger conflict while public support for wartime financing remains strong.
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George Smathers
Asia
Johnson
Viet Nam
Hanoi
Red China
Dirksen Pushes One Vote Reapportionment Plan
Senator Everett Dirksen calls for a constitutional amendment to repeal Supreme Court reapportionment rulings and create one vote per person nationwide. He lacks two thirds approval and plans to attach the measure to other bills. Senator Hugh Scott warns states could push a Constitutional Convention, potentially reshaping federal authority.
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Everett Dirksen
Supreme Court
Dirksen
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
Hugh Scott
Congress
Washington
Armed Defenders Challenge Civil Rights Movement in Deep South
Editorial researchers outline rising pistol permits in Americus Georgia and a growing Deacons for Defense and Justice network across Louisiana Mississippi and Alabama. They note violence risk, a Bogalusa shooting, and CORE’s controversial alliance with Black Muslims while maintaining nonviolence as the core aim.
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Deep South
Americas
Deacons For Defense and Justice
Alabama
Louisiana
Mississippi
Bogalusa
Jonesboro
Ku Klux Klan
Charles Sims
Bogalust
Sims
Congress of Racial Equality
CORE
Deacons
Johnson Defines U S Aim in Viet Nam Free Elections for Viet Nam
The President framed U S goals around self determination and free elections in South Viet Nam or all Viet Nam under international oversight, insisting the people must choose their government. He warned a Communist victory at the polls would pose dangerous political risks at home.
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Viet Nam
U.S
South Viet Nam
Aissiasion
White House
Viet
A .Cormunnist
South
Johnson
Washington
Tienti
Everette M. Dirksen
Illinois
Senate
Hay
Ail Viet Nam
Indochina
North
South Viet Nem
Laos
Cambodia
International Commission
Eisenhower
U. S
Ngo Dinh Diem
Political shift expected after 1965 Voting Rights Act
AP dispatch notes that the Voting Rights Act will unleash a southern political realignment as blacks gain voting power. It cites census estimates showing whites vastly outnumbering black voters in most states, but with regions where black voters may influence state legislatures and Congress. It highlights potential party shifts and crossovers as registrations rise.
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Washington
South
Johnson
Congress
Voting Rights Notes Show Gaps In Negro Registration
A censored note details registration rates among whites and Negroes in southern states. Mississippi reports Negro registration at 0.7 percent vs whites at 70.2 percent, while Tennessee shows 69.5 percent for Negroes and 72.9 percent for whites. The act aims to federally register Negroes in several states and counties, with leaders urging 70 percent regional targets. Fest Johnson calls the vote a powerful instrument against injustice.
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Tennessee
South
Alabama
Louisiana
Georgia
South Carolina
Virginia
North Carolina
Johnson
Hosiery Industry Study From UNC Highlights NC Lead
A UNC Graduate School Research Paper 36 by C H McGregor surveys North Carolina hosiery marketing problems. It notes NC’s lead in textile output, critiques distribution flaws, and cites overbuilding and misread market potential as key issues. Copies cost $2. Chamber of Commerce holds limited copies.
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C. H. McGregor
Burlington Industries
Graduate School of Business Administraton
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill
High Point
McGregor
UNC School of Business Administration
Federal Reserve Bank
Kansas City
University of Kansas
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Western Reserve University
Dr. McGregor
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Chamber of Commerce
Bankery
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