Assessment for the Week The War Not Going Well Enough
The piece weighs Vietnam War prospects with Johnson’s cautious optimism. It notes a formidable Viet Cong and North Vietnamese foe, estimates troop levels, and suggests the conflict could expand beyond Korea. Critics question military and political victory chances as leaders seek durable strategy.
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Associated Press
Andrew Borowiec
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Borowiec
U.S
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Cambodia
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Watts unrest cooled by money aid and police stance
Kenneth Inouye reports that extensive public and private funding in Los Angeles South Side and visible social work have dampened riots. Word spread that police will respond decisively with firearms, a warning that seems to deter conspirators and curb lawbreaking.
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Los Angeles
Kenneth Inouye
United Press International
Twouve
South Side
Inouye
Warlike Anthem Debate Sparks Magazine Discussion
Mrs Renee R Fisher proposes replacing the Star Spangled Banner as the national anthem arguing it is hard to sing and too warlike. She concedes the first stanza stirs patriotism but suggests a change while the nation is at war and many Americans defend keeping the song in service until hostilities ease.
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Kennedy
Kennedys
ABA Chief Warns Clergymen On Civil Disobedience
Edward W. Kuhn president of the American Bar Association warns at the ABA convention that secular and religious leaders must oppose the doctrine of disobeying laws they oppose. He urges leaders to teach both duties and rights of citizenship and to avoid promoting chaos and anarchy.
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Edward W. Kuhn
American Bar Association
ABA
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Cassius Clay London Fight Seen Through Nancy Dickerson
NBC White House reporter Nancy Dickerson covers the Cassius Clay Brian London match. She notes Clay’s radiant look and a noble, tasteful bout, while London appears tearful and moved. Vaselike telecast contrasts with the Luci Johnson Nugent wedding, praised for drama.
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Nugent Johnson Wedding Draws National Attention
Washington society and national media focused on the Nugent Johnson marriage as President Johnson gained broad visibility. European papers debated its implications while television and radio coverage elevated the president’s public image and potential political impact.
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Washington
Nugent-Johnson
Bundy Plan for Educational TV Satellite Financing
Andrew Bundy Ford Foundation proposal envisions a cost cutting satellite network that relays commercial TV and uses a portion of savings to fund educational television. Comsat and AT T oppose licensing and argue private satellites raise costs, while Ford Foundation cites national interest. The plan aims to repurpose profits from Bonanza and Peyton Place to support noncommercial education.
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McGeorge Bundy
Ford Foundation
Bundy
Foundation
Communications Satellite Corp
Comsat
Jack
U.S
Earth
London
A.T
Educational TV
Fred Friendly
CRBS
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Bonanza
Peyton Place
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Body of Mussolini found in monastery trunk
The long-missing body of Benita Mussolini, taken from a potter's field grave in Milan, was found wedged inside a trunk hidden in a monastery at Pavia, police said tonight. Roy Autry announced that Southwestern Associated Telephone Co. will move its headquarters from Lubbock to Dallas next spring. Chiang Kai Shek pledged to end one party rule and establish a constitutional government in China without delay. Paris reports Romania supported Russian treaty proposals but rejected Western terms and demanded reparations from Germany and Hungary.
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Italy
Benita Mussolini
Pavia
Roy Autry
Southwestern Associated Telephone Co
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Dallas
Nanking
China
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Chiang Kai- Shek
Paris
Romania
Germany
Hungary
Where Are We Going
Ruth Montgomery warns that Big Brother regulators threaten liberty through broad rules on food, housing, schooling, and social programs. She cites federal overreach, court decisions, and civil rights protests as signs of a decaying morality and rising government power.
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Washington
Big Brother
Houston
Watts
Texas higher education lobby urges enrollment based aid
A guest column argues state aid should be based on anticipated enrollments rather than past figures. The Coordinating Board seeks 10 percent more college aid and extra matching funds to cover anticipated growth for senior and junior colleges, plus use of federal aid to boost quality, despite expected tax hikes.
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Texas
Coordinating Board
Texas Colleges and Universities
Ric Spring Herald
Computerror and electronigoof Learnings for Data Errors
The note jokes about machine mistakes under names like computerror and electronigoof, contrasting terms used in the Midsouth with those in the Southwest. It plays on slang for computer glitches and hints at colorful older terms for bank balance errors.
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Memphis
Southwest
Dallas Morning News
Gazette warned city to curb fast traffic July 19 1866
About a century ago the Arkansas Gazette urged city authorities to prevent fast riding and driving in principal streets or face serious consequences. The article notes history repeating with a change in transportation method.
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