McNamara Plans Major U S Bomber Removals By 1971
The article reports Defense Secretary McNamara announcing a two thirds reduction of the long range bomber force within five years and the closure of many fighter bases and missile installations. It notes continued reliance on missiles and warns of risks from a Soviet first strike while criticizing U S Viet Nam policy and public strategy.
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U.S. Defense
Defense
McNamara
Strategic Air Command
Senate Armed Services Committee
MoeNamara
U.S
Viet Nam
Korea
Barbra Streisand
Karl Kraus
LA Crescent Votes 450000 Bond for New High School
La Crescent residents approve a 450000 bond to complete and enlarge the high school opened this fall. The vote margin was small but decisive amid growth pains, infrastructure upgrades, and rising taxes as the city attracts new residents.
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la Crescent
la Crosse
Board of Education and Common Council
Steinbeck book sparks contrast with Soviet press
A Soviet review of Travels With Charlie portrays Steinbeck’s travelogue as a critique of American ills. Readers in the U S may see warmth, while Soviets acknowledge seamy sides, noting such a book might not find praise or even fit length limits in Russia.
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Russia
John Steinbeck
Charlie
Steinbeck
U.S
America
Soviet Union
Bible Verses Reflections on Temptation and Wisdom
Verses from Matthew 26 41 warn Watch and pray for temptation. James 3 13 urges wisdom shown by good life and meek deeds. Both passages emphasize spiritual vigilance and humble conduct.
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James
La Crosse Tribune Printer Details and Rates
Information on the La Crosse Tribune publisher editor and misc details. The paper operates from La Crosse Wisconsin and is a member of Lee Enterprises and the Associated Press. Rates for delivery and single copy are listed.
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la Crosse Tribune
4Th and
Cass Sts
la Crosse
Wisconsin
Lee Enterprises, Inc
Associated Press
Federal Reserve Action Viewed as Timely or Too Late
Washington columnist David Lawrence argues the Fed may act decisively yet invites partisan criticism. He notes the 1920s and 1930s show delayed restraint worsened crashes, while current inflation and deficits complicate timing and policy coordination with the Johnson administration.
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Federal Reserve
Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Lawrence
Johnson
Congress
When Voters Have A Say Leaders Past Their Prime Hear About It
James Marlow surveys how democracies oust aging leaders, citing de Gaulle Churchill Nehru Gandhi and Kennedy as contrasts with dictators like Stalin Tito Mao Franco Salazar and Chiang Kai-shek. He notes that democratic systems remove older leaders more readily than dictatorial regimes.
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Associated Press
Washington
Charles de Gaulle
Sir Winston Churchill
West Germany
Konrad Adenauer
India
Jawaharlal Nehru
Britain
Mohandas Gandhi
Gandhi
Joseph Stalin
Russia
Marshal Tito
Yugolavia
Red China
Mao Tzetung
Spain
Francisco Franco
Portugal
Antonio Salazar
Franco
Salazar
Formosa
Chiang Kaishek
Integrity and Truth Across Nations and Personal Integrity
The essay argues that integrity belongs to people not nations and discusses how nations justify power in conflicts. It notes rivals in sports and arts respect each other, while political competition reveals dehumanizing power. It ponders persuasion, truth, and mispronounced names, ending with reflections on reputation and beauty.
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Descartes
Leibniz
Freud
Hoyt
Lloyd
Picard
Daimler
Barter Deal With Castro Gives Soviets Cuba Sugar Supply
Fidel Castro agrees to sell Cuba's entire 1966 to 1970 sugar output to the Soviet bloc at a fixed price in barter for oil grain and weapons. The plan would end Cuba's participation in world sugar markets within three years and channel 1 5 to 5 million tons annually to Iron Curtain nations as Moscow seeks control over Cuba's export lifeblood.
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Washington
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Castro
Soviet Bloc
Reds
Raul
Russia
Iron Curtain
Khrushchev
Britain
Canada
Belgium
Spain
Experimental XB42 bomber shatters cross continental record
A 1945 report notes the XB42 experimental bomber flying across the continent in five hours 17 minutes 34 seconds, shaving 46 minutes from the prior record.
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Washington
Spain
Rudolf Hess
England
Germany
Onalaska
Rising Waste in State Budgets Fueled by Short Legislative Sessions
Madison reports that fall and early sessions added about 7.5 million to the state’s already large budget, pushing total appropriations to a record 844 million. Analysts warn of ongoing pressure to spend more in May as legislators face a political year and year-end tax concerns.
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Madison
State Department of Administration
Senate
Assembly
State Executive Department
Players debate dropping diamond queen in six spade contract
Bridge excerpt describes South facing a six no trump bid after a heart opening. South plans a sequence ducking clubs and finessing diamonds to target dropping the queen. He reasons East West distribution will force three diamonds to go and the club king will be found.
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North
South
East
West
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W. T. Burgess
Sanford Goltz
By David Lawrence
United States
Europe
New York Herald Tribune Inc
By James Marlow
John F. Kennedy
By Sydney J. Harris
Harris
Soviet
By Robert S. Allen and
Paul Scott
Supreme Court
Bruno Hauptmann
Burlington Railroad
Roosvelt
France
Italy
Ethiopia
Walter Liggett
Minneapolis
Gov
Olson
Coolidge
Chicago
Col. Mitchell
Air Force
Air Defense
Bopp
San Francisco
Fatherland
Sen. la Follette
St. Paul
By John Wyngaard
Jacoby & Son
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