LBJ Declares Strong War Stance on Vietnam Step Toward Victory
President Johnson, in Omaha, defends escalating bombing of North Vietnam and bombing of Hanoi and Haiphong supply dumps, saying the American people will fight until aggression ends. He frames it as a bold political military decision to protect South Vietnam and bring American soldiers home.
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Johnson
Hanoi
Haiphong
Viet Nam
Omaha
South Viet Nam
Ple
South
Jack Arvey
Chicago
David Lawrence
Pennsylvania
Arvey
Milton Shapp
Lawrence
Shapp
Robert Casey
Pittsburgh
Casey
Suttle Elevated to National Jaycee Presidency
William W. Suttle an attorney from Marion rises to national Jaycee presidency after leading Gate City Jaycees to top national chapter honors in Greensboro. He will take a year from North Carolina National Bank to move to Tulsa with his family to assume the role at the U. S. Chamber of Commerce mansion.
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William W. Suttle
Marion
North Carolina
Greensboro
Gate City
Jaycees
Suttle
Jaycee
North Carolina National Bank
Tulsa
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Bill Suttle
Shapp
Washington
Lawrence
Joseph Barr
Pittsburgh
Raymond Shafer
Shafer
California
Ronald Reagan
Frank Warren
Kinston Free Press
Warren
Ambitious Bucharest Warsaw Pact summit signals move in Eastern Europe
Editorial notes Bucharest talks on July 4 may show structural shifts in the Warsaw Pact with possible troop and nuclear weapon rearrangements. Observers see satellites edging away from Moscow while West Germany and others eye diplomacy as De Gaulle’s visit boosts Eastern European hopes. a US Senate study warns no abolition, yet Pact cohesion weakens under self-interest pressures.
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Europe
Bucharest
Soviet Union
Senate
Moscow
Bolivia votes in open presidential election amid Barrientos exit
The piece notes Bolivia holds presidential elections across the Altiplano with Barrientos stepping down and facing rivals from MNR Falange Liberal-Republican MRP and Communist parties. It highlights 1.2 million registered voters, diverse senate and assembly candidates, and Barrientos's hope for free fair ballots drawing on U S democracy.
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Washington
Bolivia
Altiplano
Victor Andrade
Andrade
MNR
National Revolutionary Movement
Bernardino Bilboa-Rioja
Falange
Socialist Party
Enrique Herzog
Mario Diez de Medina
MRP
Revolutionary Movement of Paz Estenssoro
Pelipe Inguez
Communist Party
Senate
Assembly
Gen. Barrientos
Paz
Toul Field
Ill
Dominican Republic
Americas
Elwood Hotel Faces Redevelopment Amid Auto Row Shift
The Elwood hotel on Central Street, once a flagship Southern hostelery, decays as redevelopment aims to replace it with large modern auto sales and service facilities led by English Ford. Plans include rezoning hearings July 11 and council action July 21 as English Motor Co moves to the 1 acre tract, reshaping Main Street into automotive row alongside Rambler and other dealers.
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Redevelopment Commission
Elwood
J. Elwood Coz
Sheraton
Seborn Perry
New York
Auto Row
English Motor Company
Ford
Winston Road
Oakview
Auto Service
Triumph
Rambler
Don Gilstrap
Volkswagen
George Lyles
Chevrolet
Tom English
Planning and Zoning Commission
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LBJ
U.S
Romania
Russia
Die Zeit
Hamburg
Ludwig Erhard
Charles de Gaulle
Western Europe
United States
Britain
U. S. Senate Subcommittee On National Security
High Point Enterprise
High Point Enterprise, Inc
North Main Street
High Point
N. C
D. A. Rawley
C. B. Lockwood
Randall B. Terry, JR
Joseph P., Rawley
Noe Desisses Diels
Co. W. Pban
W. W. Idol, JR
Associated Press
N.C
AP News
Drew Pearson
Rene Barrientos
Barrientos
Charles Farnsley
D-Ky
Louisville
Ralph Nader
House
Nader
Jefferson Memorial
Jefferson
Medicare
Phillips-Foscue
Marsh Furniture Company
Alma Desk Company
Globe Furniture Company
Bell Telephone Company
Eastern
Airline Pilots Association
Texas
Supreme Court
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