World Peace Quiet Turns Tense Over Vietnam War
James Marlow notes a calmer international scene but warns tensions remain. Johnson pursues a national manpower policy to curb unemployment while considering poverty relief. the Vietnam conflict persists with South Vietnamese forces backed by U.S. aid, and worry grows over American withdrawal and prestige.
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Supreme Court ruling strengthens press right to criticize officials
The Times libel case ends with a verdict that dissents damages against the Times. The court voided a $500000 judgment for Montgomery police chief Sullivan and also struck down related suits against four Alabama clergymen. Justice Brennan defined actual malice as knowledge of falsity or reckless disregard. The decision reinforces protection of criticism of government officials while allowing some limits on false statements in campaigns.
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Study Shows Jobless Total Not Accurate
Washington AP The Labor Department for the first time published figures indicating unemployment could be much higher than 4.5 million. The data include not in the labor force alongside the jobless, reflecting a broader measure. Wirtz says the figures are an initial glimpse into the scope of unemployment, with education level shaping the share not working versus unemployed.
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Becki Gets Daddi Note On His Beatle Column
Washington UPI reports a playful exchange where Becki writes Daddi about his Beatles column. The note questions signatures and names, jokes about teen trends, and argues the right to love or not love the Beatles as a basic American freedom.
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Labor Leader Backs Canceling Polaris Pact if Labour Wins
London AP reports Labor Party leader Harold Wilson says a Labour government would cancel Britain's Polaris submarine agreement, ending the claim of being a nuclear power. He hedges by proposing conversion if subs are already advanced, shifting away from Polaris missiles. The Polaris pact, inked December 1962 by Kennedy and MacMillan, would be scrapped.
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