Paper Tiger fears in Vietnam drive cautious U.S. stance
A commentary notes that after 2 1 2 years of limited aid to South Vietnam the U S risks losing credibility as a power in Southeast Asia. McNamara wears a bulletproof vest in Saigon highlighting danger while Stevenson’s UN speech promises continued backing, intent unclear, as officials protect civilians and diplomats. The piece urges stronger commitment to prevent Communist gains and preserve independence in the region.
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Defense McNamara
South Viet Nam
Southeast Asia
United States
Viet Nam
U.S
Adlai Stevenson
Europe
Spe
Cial
Lyndon Johnson
Stevenson
Security Council of
United Nations
The General's Bathroom and the Austere Sibley Tent
General Alden Sibley tells Congress his office is austere not plush. A Civil War note recalls the Sibley tent used as field headquarters with a dirt floor canvas walls and a fire pit, highlighting the idea of austerity and relative comfort.
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Alden XK. Sibley
Sibley
Wallace Skills Help Alabama Grow a Police State
Washington notes that primary elections reveal public discontent with politicians. Maryland races show civil rights tensions and a history of slavery influencing today’s politics. Governor George Wallace strengthens Alabama’s political image, challenging Senate veterans Sparkman and Hill, while Maryland’s Tawes lags behind. Tydings seizes Democratic nomination over Goldstein and Brewster fails to unite conservatives, as Mathias defeats Bozell amid Republican conservative doubts.
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Washington
George Wallace
Alabama
John Sparkman
Lester Hill
J. Millard Tawes
Johnson
Sen
Daniel Brewster
Brewster Raver
House
Senate
Wallace
Joseph Tydings
Tydings
Robert Kennedy
Tawes
Louis Goldstein
Maryland
Barry Goldwater
Charles M. Mathias
Kennedy kinship health at New York reunion
A Kennedy family reunion at La Caravelle New York showed Joseph P. Kennedy appearing healthier with help, attended by Robert and Edward Kennedy and Anne Gargan. The gathering reportedly discussed a possible second Johnson ticket bid, with no confirmed verdict. Independent notes recount Harold Ickes’s diary criticizing Joseph Kennedy’s Securities Commission appointment. Senator Hiram Fong’s wealth and a Hawaii lava-land deal are summarized, along with Life Magazine’s altering quotes from a fallen pilot’s letters in Vietnam and the Defense Department’s investigation.
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Washington
Kennedy
New York
Joseph P. Kennedy
Harold Ickes
FDR
Securities Commission
Joseph
Sen
Hiram Fong
Hawaii
Senate
Dan Inouye
GOP
Sen. Fong
Rudy Tong
Life Magazine
South Viet Nam
Edwin Shank Jr
Defense Department
Shank
Aga
Life
The Past Used as Bridge Not Barricade in Personal Growth
The piece argues that children crave repetition, then seek novelty as they mature. It notes that adults often cling to familiar patterns like a needle in a groove, risking stagnation. Growth hinges on using history as a bridge to present and future, not a barricade.
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Harris
Sentayang
Rocky vote would open convention to all candidates
A front page editorial compiles quotations from Parade Magazine and major papers urging Gov. Nelson Rockefeller to win California’s presidential preference contest. The pieces argue that bipartisan moderates favor openness, while Goldwater’s backers push for party control and warn against radical right influence.
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Nelson Rockefeller
California
Walter Scott
Robert Welch
John Birch Society
Barry Goldwater
Brooklyn
N.Y
The
Birch Society
Barry
Massachusetts
U.S
Sen. Goldwater
Welch
San Rafael
Young Republicans of California
California Republican Assembly
Santa Barbara
Calif
News Press
Thomas Kuchel
Town Meeting No Intimidation in His District
Deputy Attorney General Carlos Borja drew controversy with misstatements about Imperial County voting rules. The letter recalls the November 1962 general election in Calexico area, where a literacy requirement change affected polling place access and potential felonies under the Elections Code. Legal registrations and warnings appeared as election day actions by state officials are noted.
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Charles Sutton
Carlos Borja
Imperial County
California
Calexico
Literacy Tests and Voter Roll Clean Up Debate
A California case recounts an extensive probe by the Attorney General and Imperial County Grand Jury into literacy based voter eligibility. The Superior Court ordered removal of many names from the voter roll after trial, while Attorney General Mosk cautions against claims of illegal intimidation absent evidence.
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Ilegal
Attorney General
Imperial County Grand Jury
Stanley Mosk
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Boston Globe
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Arizona Redeemer
New York Times
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