Kennedy Attacks Viet Cong Attacks and South Vietnam Apathy
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy says Viet Cong strikes on 26 South Vietnamese cities show deadly apathy among the population toward its government. He urges reform and a tougher U.S. stance as Nixon calls for honesty about enemy strength and aims. Gen Wheeler condemns a Viet Cong execution as a flare of outrage, while McNamara to testify on the Tonkin Gulf incident.
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Washington
Edward M. Kennedy
South Vietnam
Massachusetts Democrat
Kennedy
American Advertising Association
Saigon
Richard M. Nixon
Wisconsin
Nixon
Senate
Democratic
Mike Mansfield
Earle G. Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Henry S. Reuss
D-Wis
Wheeler
Nguyen Ngoc Loan
Robert S. McNamara
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Tonkin Gulf
U.S
Vietnam
Nixon Aims To Capture Farm Vote In Wisconsin Primary
Nixon campaigns in Wisconsin aiming to win the April 2 presidential primary and capture the farm vote, arguing farmers are pivotal despite 6 percent of the workforce. He visits Appleton Stevens Point Fond du Lac and Milwaukee outlining a new farm policy approach. He also questions credibility of the Vietnam War administration and calls the Wisconsin primary critical for Romney and himself.
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Belman Morin
Appleton
Wis
Wisconsin
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Badger State
State University
Stevens Point
Fond du Lac
George Romney
Michigan
Green Bay
Vietnam
United States
Washington
Mount Mitchell Named for Dr. Elisha Mitchell
North Carolina’s Mt Mitchell is named after Dr Elisha Mitchell who first measured the peak and established its height. The attribution links the landmark to early American scientific work and local geographical history.
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North Carolina
Mt. Mitchell
Elisha Mitchell
Textbook Conflicts Aired In Raleigh Subcommittee
Former North Carolina Textbook Commission chair A B Gibson warned that four of twenty on a governor’s public schools subcommittee are textbook salesmen, creating potential conflicts of interest. He urged impartial members and opposed proposals for adopting multiple texts per course. Subcommittee members defended their practices amid criticism of selection methods.
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State Textbook Commission
Gibson
Subcommittee
Reactions To School Aid Program Vary in Congress
Democrats praise Johnson education message as promising for Head Start and Follow Through while Rep. Quie argues no new priority is set. Hearings expected within 10 days in the House and by March in the Senate. Some senators express concern over proposed cuts to low income elementary and secondary schools.
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Washington
Senate
House
Johnson
Carl D. Perkins
D-iry
House Education and Labor Committee
Albert H. Quie
Rminn
Quie
Wayne Morse
Dore
Senate Education Subcommittee
Fragmentary reflection on self-respect and living
A terse reflective note contrasts dying with living, suggesting the true burden is carrying worries while continuing life. The text hints at inner struggle and the difficulty of maintaining self-respect amid hardship.
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