Changes From Jap Attack Are Fantastic
James Marlow analyzes how Pearl Harbor reshaped the world in the 25 years since the attack. He contrasts small, intimate moments with broad geopolitical shifts, noting Japan and Germany’s fates, the Soviet rise, and the era’s competing blessings and dismay as nations gained new paths and freedoms while old powers faded.
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United States
Stilwell’s son serves in Viet Nam war zone C
Capt Joe Stilwell III, 27, air operations officer with the 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division, battles Viet Cong near the Cambodian border. He longs for a rifle company command and coordinates air strikes from War Zone C 80 miles northwest of Saigon while facing scrutiny tied to his storied military lineage.
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Police Chief Wants to Be Replaced
HOPE ARK STAR reports Dayton AP dispatch on Mary Freeman Ross, executive director of the Buckeye State Sheriffs Association, who after 33 years plans to step down and argues a man should lead the organization, reflecting a rare female head of a police group.
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ALC Approves Top Highway Pay Raises
The Legislative Council voted to raise salaries for about 110 top Highway Department positions, with increases from 200 to 2900 dollars yearly. Chief engineer and highway director gains set the top lines, as remaining salaries will be reviewed by a three member committee next week. Also approved higher hourly wages for various skilled levels.
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Legislative Council
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Trade ties and past roles shape regional relations in Asia
The piece surveys Formosa's economy and how nationalist trade with Japan and Japanese loans influence growth, while noting Koreans’ lingering view of Japan as a former foe. It highlights Hong Kong’s reliance on Japan for imports, Thailand Japan trade dynamics, and a historical note that oysters were shipped from the Thames estuary to Rome in antiquity.
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McNamara says U S underestimated Soviet ICBMs mid 1968
Secretary McNamara says U S intelligence underestimated Moscow’s ocean spanning missiles to mid 1968, though current long range deployment estimates remain accurate. He notes no basic impact on U S offensive needs and cites a 3 to 4 to 1 ICBM advantage.
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Robert 5. McNamara
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