Vietnams Gen Giap questioned war aims and costs
The article discusses General Vo Nguyen Giap and Tet Offensive remarks, noting Hanoi’s casualties and perceived cruelty in the war. It questions American openness, analyzes military stalemate, and suggests a future U.S. policy shift hinges on a positive, imaginative plan from any future president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vietnam
Vo Nguyen Giap
Dien Bien Phu
Lease
South Vietnam
Hanoi
Giap
U. S
Gen. Giap
Hue
Many Changes For Gold
Washington crisis meeting on dollar defense improved tactical gains but long term strategy remains flawed with a persistent balance of payments deficit inflation and wartime costs. Federal spending taxes and interest rates may rise and IMF collaboration is urged as leaders dispute how to strengthen democracy against economic strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Washington
United States
Johnson
Congress
International Monetary Fund
Catholic Church Drops Ban on Freemasons in Vatican Reform
The Catholic Church quietly lifts its 1918 excommunication against members of the International Order of Freemasons. The relaxation follows a Vatican ruling obtained by Scandinavian bishops from the Holy Office, marking one of Alfredo Cardinal Ottaviani’s final acts before succession by Cardinal Seper.
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Catholic Church
of Freemasons
Congregation For the Defense of the Faith
Vatican
Holy Office
Alfredo Cardinal Ottaviani
Ottaviani
Franjo Cardinal Seper
Zagreb
Yugoslavia
Norway
Denmark
Seden
Rome
Clement XII
Benedict XIV
Leo XIII
Age of Reason
Garibaldi
Italy
Mexico
Serge Mendez-Arceo
Mytha
Masonry
Lee
Fire Destroys Downtown Shops in Old Home Town
Early today a fire swept through downtown Old Home Town, gutting George Martin Hobby and Toy Shop and spreading east to Larry Crum's Music Shop Manley Insurance Owens Retail Liquor Krafts Annex and the Central Hotel. Brig Gen Ennis C Whitehead KU alumnus and air force official spoke at a courthouse dedication as a 120 million population figure appeared and a local play The Octopus by William Anthony depicted Lawrence and Topeka society.
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George Martin Hobby and
Toy Shop
Massachusetts
Larry Crum
Ennis C. Whitehead
Air Force
Pacific
Westphalia
Kan
Douglas County
Hugh Means
U. S
William Anthony
LHS
Lawrence
Topeka
U. S. Senate
Borah
Idaho
Teapot Dome
Harry Sinclair
Republican Party
Daily Bible Message of Forgiveness and Love
A prayer asks God to help forgive enemies and love those who mistreat us. It recalls Jesus on the cross and asks for the grace to show that same mercy in daily life. Amen.
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Jesus Christ
Cross of Calvary
Rioting and Responsibility in the Kerner Report Era
The Kerner Commission report is framed as failing to explain the riots and assigns blame to white society. The piece argues riots stem from boredom and self-hatred, not poverty alone, and criticizes reliance on welfare alone to cure racial tensions.
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Kerner
Donkey
Floyd McKissick
CORE
America
New Haven
Detroit
Kerner Commission
Supreme Court
Martin Luther King
Lincoln Memorial
St. Paul
Congress
Paradise
Quacks prey on arthritics and a salt free diet factoid list
A miscellany of reader mail and trivia covers quacks targeting arthritis patients with costly devices, deer hunting color blindness, body heat versus the sun, ancient Romans’ laundry, Edison’s many inventions, Hitler’s vanity, Fosdick quotes on bitterness and love, oceans’ salt depth, wildlife fertility tied to soil, U S land use, and Chesterton on fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
National Geographic
Thomas A. Edison
Adolf Hitler
Michelangelo
Harry Emerson Fosdick
United States
G.K. Chesterton
Foods and Pernicious Anemia Facts From Dr Molner
A reader asks about diet after spleen removal and the link to pernicious anemia. Dr Molner explains no special foods to avoid after splenectomy and details the history and treatment of pernicious anemia with liver, vitamin B12 injections, and the story of Dr G R Minot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Molner
Mirs
D. W
Sense of Peril About Gold Across Europe Headlines
European newspapers reflect alarm over the gold crisis as Britain and the continent fear economic collapse. The London Observer warns the weekend may be decisive while urging Washington’s role in prosperity. 2-price system gains support amid concerns of cheating by small central banks and speculative selling. Brussels papers judge U S moves as infantile, doubting decisive action to cut the balance of payments deficit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacques Rueff
France
Rueff
Congress
Great Britain
Continent
The
London Observer
Washington
United States
Brussells
U.S
Peace-Maker Botches a Job In His California Mission
Washington laments former Gov. Edward Breathitt failed California mediation amid Democratic splits. Yorty Brown and Wyman clashed over delegation picks, delaying voter petitioning as McCarthy gains. Goldwater shifted to Rockefeller support influenced by Miller and Arizona leaders.
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California
Washington
Johnson
Edward T
Ned) Breathitt
Breathitt
White House
John F. Kennedy
Kentucky
Senate
LBJ Suate
Eugene McCarthy
Sam Yorty
Los Angeles
LBJ
Yorty
Eugene Wyman
Edmund G
Pat) Brown
Phil Regan
George Rochester
Ronald Reagan
Brown
Regan
Rochester
Brown and Wyman
Mr. Johnson
Betts
Barry Goldwater
Nelson Rockefeller
William E. Miller
New York
Miller
Rockefeller
Goldwater
Arizona
Village Fights Takeley Airport Plan Amid Aerial Pressure
Takeley England villagers led by farmer Geoffrey Coleman oppose an Essex airport project that would erase their village and 12th century church. Backed by the National Farmers Union, they push for a public inquiry into alternatives such as expanding Luton or creating a new major airport and dock offshore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Takeley
England
Essex
London
House of Commons
Harold Wilson
Board of Trade
Geoffrey Coleman
National Farmers Union
Luton
Peter Masefield
Airport
Canada
Middle West
Germany
France
Mole Hill
Stansted
Easton Lodge
London Airport
Gatwick
Air Traf
Mase ci
Fangufangu: Rare Tonga flute and sneeze risk
The fangufangu is a four note bamboo nose flute from Tonga. Only about twenty islanders can still craft and play it. A sneeze during performance can ruin the concert.
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Tonga Islands
Pacific
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Yale University
Old Home Town
William Buckley, JR
Benjamin Spock
William Sloane Coffin
McNamara
Harvard
University of California
Claude Brown
Promised Land
Harry Edwards
Robert Bly
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Hal Boyle
Joseph Molner
G.R. Minot
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McCarthy
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