Johnson and Kennedy clash over Vietnam bombing halt
President Johnson defends bombing as Kennedy calls for a pause seeking peace in North Vietnam. State Department and military leaders reject a halt, warning pauses would prolong the war. White House notes Kennedy’s speech while Johnson reiterates attacks must continue until Hanoi shows movement toward peace. Downtown Hope image described.
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Walter R. Mears
Washington
Johnson
Robert F. Kennedy
North Vietnam
Kennedy
White House
Dean Rusk
Get
William C. Westmoreland
Vietnam
New York Democrat
United States
Rusk
Westmoreland
Saigon
Senater
Hanoi
Senate
State Department
George Christian
John F. Kennedy
South
Henry M. Jackson
D. Wash
Jackson
Jetter
Vietnam camp rules aim to curb illicit relations soldiers
Amid mounting war strains US commanders wrestle with sex related discipline as shortages in care and communications hamper treatment. Saigon plans would centralize bars and brothels outside the city, with medical checks to prevent Viet Cong infiltration, but political backlash delays action.
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25Th Infantry
196Th Brigade
Tay Ninh
Saigon
Seagren Aims for 18 Foot Vault at AAU Indoor
In Oakland Bob Seagren of USC seeks an 18 foot pole vault at the AAU Indoor Championships opening session. The meet features 28 events with Seagren favored to defend his title as rivals like Eshelman and high school standout Proctor challenge for records and victories. Doris Brown leads the women’s mile prospects, with Mulder and Kraker close contenders.
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Hans Benedict
Vienna
Emmerich Danzer
Wolfgang Schwarz
Danzer
Schwarz
Canada
Donald Knight
Scotty Allen
Smoke Rise
N.J
Gary Visconti
Detroit
Visconti
Knight
Allen
Britain
Diane Towler
Bernard Ford
London
Oakland
Calif
Bob Seagren
Amateur Athletic Union
Jim Ryan
Gerry Lind
Gren
Randy Matson
Neal Steinhauer
Seagren
University of Southern California
Ted
Ralph Boston
John Thomas
Otis Burrell
John Rambo
Rambo
San Francisco
Thomas
Stanford
Jim Eshelman
Billy Gaines
Clearview High School
Mullica Hill
Jim Hines
Texas Southern
Bobby Brown
Arkansas Ama&n
Jerry Proctor
Pasadena
Boston
Proctor
Seattle
Doris Brown
Marie Mulder
Washington
Frankie Kraker
Souteastern Midh
Negro Community Calendar and Obituary Notes
A compact notice set lists events: Veronica Phillips hosts Anna P Strong Federated Club, Bethel A M E Church hosts a youth social March 4, Ris ing Star Baptist Church choir hosts a robe project tea March 5, and the Arkansas Congress of Colored Parents and Teachers meets in Malvern with dinner March 2 and speakers. Obituary: Julia Howard, 94, dies February 28. funeral at Canaan Baptist Church March 6.
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Veronica Phillips
Anna P. Strong
Rising Star Baptist Church
Arkansas Baptist College Choir
L. B. Logan
Alice Witherspoon
Jessie Witherspoon
Gospel
Georgia Lee Davis
Imperials
P,t.a. Congress
Arkansas Congress of Coloured Parents and Teachers
Wilson High School
Tuggle
Malvern
Arkansas
Wilson High School Auditorum
Gladys Mays
Newport
Julia Howard
Texsarkana
Cannan Baptist Church
L. P. Howard
Marie Williams Howard
Emma L. Green
Hope
Caanan Baptist Church
Mons
Quick Quiz on Rivers and Population Surprise
A reader asks about true rivers in a country where only wadis cross desert Saudi Arabia. The piece notes a Census Bureau estimate placing the United States population around 226.5 million as of September 1, with casual historical spelling and phrasing.
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Saudi Arabia
Barbs on Flattery and Conduct for Social Standing
A series of maxims warns that flattery suits an egotist, praise must be earned by good conduct, and social success comes from keeping old friends and making new ones to fit social security. Batman is mentioned as a model for behavior.
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Hope
Arkansas Bank
Model Day Shop
Second and Main
Roy Ander
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U.S
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E. F. Arnett
Rocky Mound Road
Clyde Davis
Shipley Studio
Ation
Zorba
Lorna Dyer
John Darrell
Wash
Phalanx
Yvonne Suddick
Malcolm Cannon
Janet Sawbridge
Jon Lane
Peggy Fleming
Colorado Springs
Cole
Miss Fleming
Valerie Jones
East Germany
Gabriele Seyfert
Grenoble
France
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Masenfey On Tre
Rochefoucauld
Bethel A.M.E. Church
Bethel Center
John E. Collier
Arkansas Congress of Parents and Teachers
White
Walter Littlejohn
Arkansas Teachers Association
Jesse Mason
Annie Owens
Arkansas Student-Teachers Associates
Girl's Training School
Fargo
Mississippi
W. F. Branch High School Chorale Society
C. G. Carmichael
Verger Shover P.T.A. of Hope
P.T.A
Batman
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