Reading Viet Nam coverage through the press lens
Wes Gallagher explains why Viet Nam reporting is complex and why the press cannot shape events but can reveal confusion and frustration. He notes government unhappiness with news and recalls earlier claims of rapid U.S. withdrawal, while stressing the need for facts to inform hard national decisions.
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Food Prices Rise as Households Brace for Costs
The front page reports government price checks and AP team surveys in mid-March show food costs up 7 percent year over year, with meat up 21.5 percent and eggs and cheese up about 12.5 percent. Higher grower prices and inflation push retail prices, while wage pressures and Social Security taxes squeeze retailers.
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South Africa Bans Reporters In Kennedy Visit
Washington dispatch notes South Africa bars a special group of newspaper men from accompanying Sen. Kennedy on his trip. The piece contrasts SA restrictions with elsewhere bans on American reporters and cites broader limits on journalists in Communist and other states.
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REPORTING IS GOOD SAYS AP CHIEF ON VIET NAM COVERAGE
In a pointed critique the AP chief defends press coverage in Viet Nam amid criticisms from government officials and editors. He notes the AP staff ages and experience range from 7 to 35 years, with veterans of World War II and Korea, and highlights reporters such as Peter Arnett and Horst Faas.
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Justice and truth in law and war reporting
Sydney J. Harris argues justice should spring from society not laws and reflects on how martial reporting in Vietnam reveals complex truths. He notes journalists often face hostility from hawks and doves while delivering nuanced, sometimes imperfect, accounts of fighting, politics, and governance.
Skyways plans local charter service with twin engine Cessna
Skyways Inc announces a new charter service from the local airport with a twin engine Cessna added to the fleet. Walter Allen, manager, states the service will start soon and expand regional air travel options.
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Congress Eyes No Strings on Southeast Asia Aid Change
Congress revises Johnson foreign aid bill to allow funds in Title VIII to go to multilateral institutions for Southeast Asia development. The move could override four prior conditions on aid and drawing fire from Rep. Passman and Rep. Zablocki who warn it cedes control to international bodies.
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Bridge record fragment review in tense puzzle notation
OCR fragment shows bridge notation with hands and scores but no clear event or outcome. reads like a card game note with players North South and multiple codes and values. lacks a readable conclusion or result to establish a full news item.
Right Wing Takeover Tests Milwaukee GOP Machine
Madison dispatch notes Ody Fish and Gov Knowles reshaping Milwaukee County GOP power by dissolving the old county organization and forming a new de facto machine. The convention vote exposed 700 dissenters as rivals fear a rightist revolt could seize party structure within two years.
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Hand Looked Like Cinch
In a notable England match two experts rushed the opening tricks of the hand. They both led diamonds, fanned by dummy, then faced slow play from West. A mislead nine of trumps and risky heart plays doomed both declarers, who could have secured four spades with restraint but instead lost with hasty decisions.
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Affliction Not From Dust Says Job Verse
A Bible verse notes that trouble does not arise from the dust nor sprout from the ground. Job 5 6 emphasizes divine origin of affliction as not humanly sourced.
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