Ball Foresaw Error of Escalation
A 1964 memo by George W. Ball warned that escalating Vietnam would likely fail. He cautioned Johnson against sending large U.S. ground troops or widening air bombing, noting Saigon’s weakness and North Vietnam’s potential to invade. Ball described risks of political miscalculation and suggested a broader air war would not assure victory.
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Maine
ABL
J. Shanahan
Associated Press
Washington
Johnson
George W. Ball
Atlantic Monthly
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
U.S
Ball
Saigon
Hanoi
Journalists Beaten by Cubans in Warsaw Office
AP reports two Associated Press correspondents Nicholas Lillitos and George Brodski were assaulted in AP Warsaw by four men calling themselves Cuban journalists. The attackers, speaking Spanish, injured Brodski and Lillitos slightly injured with punches and kicks during a 10 minute scuffle. Castro’s Poland visit and heart condition were referenced by attackers and authorities.
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Warsaw
Associated Press
Nicholas Lillitos
George Brodski
Lillitos
Finglish
Fidel Castro
Castro
Obituary: Othel Messer 59 dies in Prescott hospital
Othel Messer 59 former resident of Fummer died after lengthy illness in a Prescott hospital. Survived by five brothers Clifford Cleve Messer of Hope T V Messer of Tucson Arizona C E Messer of Horatio Clyde Messer of Texarkana and sisters Mamie Smith Vivian Stevens Alvalue Piercy of Emmet and several nieces and nephews. Funeral at 10 a m Thursday Oakcrest Funeral Home Chapel with Rev James H Marcum officiating. Interment Meuser Cemetery Rocky Mound under Oakcrest direction. Also George W Lowry 85 formerly of Hope dies in Dallas nursing home. Survived by five sons Jack H O F and Eugene Aubrey Lowry all of Dallas three daughters Ethel Hunt of Dallas Fay Dixon of Mesquite and Estelle Franks of Lampass one sister Lucy Johnson of Hope 19 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren.
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Othel Messer
Prescott
Fummer
Clifford
Cleve Messer
Hope
T. V. Messer
Tuscon
Arizona
C. E. Messer
Horatio
Clyde Messer
Texarkana
Mamie Smith
Vivian Stevens
Alvalue Piercy
Emmet
Oakcrest Funeral Home
James H. Marcum
Meuser
Rocky Mound
Oakcrest Funeral Home of Hope
George W. Lowry
Dallas
Jack
H. O
Eugene
Aubrey Lowry
Ethel Hunt
Fay Dixon
Mesquite
Texas
Estelle Franks
Lampass
Lucy Johnson
Galbraith Withdraws From Senate Run
Harvard economist John Kenneth Galbraith says he is dropping his name from consideration for the Democratic nomination to the U.S. Senate. State Rep. Charles Flaherty Jr. released Galbraith’s letter noting the decision was made somewhat regretfully. Galbraith cited aiming to retire Nixon and Agnew as the main liberal goal and said he will focus energy there, while acknowledging mixed reactions from the black and civil rights community. He added that it remains a personal uneasiness to him.
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Cambridge
Mass
Harvard
John Kenneth Galbraith
U.S. Senate
Charles Flaherty Jr
Democratic State Committee
Galbraith
Aid
Highway Bids Due June 26 in Arkansas
Arkansas Highway Commission to open bids June 28 for eight highway projects totaling about 7.5 million dollars. Major costs arise from Pine Bluff Expressway U S 65 grading and a 2342 foot steel bridge at Pine Bluff estimated 3.5 million. Searcy bypass project with two span bridges and a girder bridge about 3.1 million. Other bids include U S 71 resurfacing near Gillham 80 thousand and traffic signal work at Rogers and Jonesboro.
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Little Rock
State Highway Commission
Pine Bluff
Searcy
Sevier
Gillham
SCOTT
Waldron
STONE
Arkansas 66
Searcy County
Mountain View
Benton
U.S. 62
Arkansas 12
Rogers
Craighead
U.S. 63
Arkansas 39
Arkansas 1
Jonesboro
Prairie
DeValls Bluff Bridge
DeValls Bluff
U.S. 70
Gold Price Jumps to New Peak in London Open
London AP reports gold rose nearly $2 to a new peak of $64 an ounce as Europe’s bullion markets opened. Dealers point to metal shortages and possible speculation driving prices higher, amid Nixon Moscow talks and denials. The dollar softened on global markets at the opening.
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London
Europe
U.S
Zurich
Moscow
Nixon
Kleindienst Vote Is Due Thursday
Rich ard G. Kleindienst, nominated to be attorney general, is expected to be voted on by the Senate Thursday afternoon. Senate leaders forecast confirmation after Judiciary Committee approval despite some dissent over inquiry scope. If the initial motion to return the nomination for more hearings fails, a confirmation vote will follow.
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John Chadwick
Associated Press
Washington
Richard G. Kleindienst
Senate
Kleindienst
Nixon
John N. Mitchell
Mitchell
Justice Department
International Telephone & Telegraph Corp
Senate Judiciary Committee
Jack Anderson
ITT
Sheraton
San Diego
Castrosteered by health while touring Poland
Fidel Castro, amid Polish briefings of heart strain, toured Warsaw and spoke briefly at a state banquet. Officials said he is very tired but insisted his heart is strong, while plans to visit Gdansk, Krakow, and Katowice were scaled back amid concerns during his five week, eight country journey through Africa and Eastern Europe.
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Nicholas J. Lillitos
Associated Press
Warsaw
Fidel Castro
Hungary
Castro
Council of Ministers
Ing
Radziwill Palace
Gdansk
Krakow
Katowice
Budapest
Edward Gierek
Communist Party
Piotr Jaroszewicz
Poland
Soviet Union
Nixon Orders Advisory Committees Open To Public
The White House moved to open hundreds of federal advisory committees to public scrutiny with a new executive order. OMB Assistant Director Frank Carlucci warned that enforcing broader access would burden the office with staff and shift control to agency chiefs, while Congress debated House-passed legislation linking FOI disclosure to panel operations. The order and bill both seek more transparency and oversight of government advisory panels.
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Washington
White House
Congress
President
Office of Management and Budget
House
Senate
OMB
Frank C. Carlucci
Carlucci
House Government Information Subcommittee
Nixon
Contract awarded for dredging 303 miles along two rivers
A contract to dredge 303 miles along the Mississippi and Arkansas rivers was awarded to Arkansas Valley Dredging Co Inc of Benton Arkansas. Rep John Paul Hammerschmidt said Tuesday the award was made by a federal office.
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Washington
Arkansas
Arkansas Valley Dredging Co Inc
Benton, Ark
John Paul Hammerschmdt
Ark
Court ruling eases busing curbs debate in Richmond
The 4th Circuit reversed Merhige's plan to consolidate Richmond 64 percent black schools with Henrico and Chesterfield counties, ruling no invidious discrimination and thus limiting court ordered desegregation schemes. lawmakers hail ruling as easing pressure for anti busing legislation while Supreme Court review looms.
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Washington
Richmond
U.S. Court of Appeals
Congress
House
Albert Quie
R-Minn
4Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Dist
Robert R. Merhige Jr
Richmonds
Henrico
Chesterfield
Merhige
Richmond School Board
Supreme Court
Justice Department
Detroit
U.S
Stephen J. Roth
Roth
FCC Control of Cable Strengthened by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court ruled 5 4 to uphold the FCC Authority to require CATV operators to originate some programming, reversing a lower court decision. Midwest Video Corp challenged the ruling, operating cable systems in Missouri New Mexico and Texas.
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Harry F. Rosenthal
Associated Press
Washington
Supreme Court
Federal Communication Commission
FCC
U.S. Circuit Court
St. Louis
Midwest Video Corp
Missouri
New Mexico
Texas
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Humphrey
Los Angeles
Alabama
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Wallace
San Francisco
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Brown
Moore
van Miami Berg
Richmond Case
John Beckler
Howard Wolfe
Big Poly
Ater
Sback
Ana Piers Es
Hope Village Shopping Center
Hope, Arkansas
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