Support on all sides needed in South Viet Nam effort
Three short items link to U S policy in Southeast Asia. A 300 strong Berkeley area pacifist crowd tried to halt a troop train and was picketed by supporters. Dr Robert Perry, the first American doctor to volunteer for Operation Viet Nam, received presidential commendation. A Cuban Assault Brigade letter offered 2000 volunteers to fight in Viet Nam, stressing opposition to Communism.
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United States
Viet Nam
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South Viet Nam
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Robert Perry
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Florida
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Cuba
Southeast Asia
Lubbock Selected for Pilot Texas Research League Study
The Texas Research League will conduct an October pilot visit here to study city county and school district governments in metropolitan areas. The non profit group will expand to 20 other regions after the initial look see and will present findings without issuing hard recommendations.
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Lubbock
Texas Research League
Research League
The
Outflow Worry Over U S Travel Dollars
President Johnson faces concern as Americans travel abroad in large numbers and take with them billions of dollars. With 1964 figures used as a base, overseas tourism may rise up to twenty percent in 1965, despite a push to promote See the U S A. A recession here could curb foreign travel, but none want that.
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Johnson
U.S
U.S.A
Washington
Research League to Study Texas Local Government for Four Years
The initiative, funded at no charge to the public, aims to assess city county and school district affairs in Texas at Gov. John Connallys request. Lubbock is chosen as a pilot site to examine growth related governance, with findings guiding potential future legislative changes.
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Texas
Research League
John Connally
Viet Nam
U.S. Civil Service
Political Acrobats Jump On Others Records
A reader laments that politicians often ride others records instead of standing on their own achievements. The note suggests the appeal of attacking opponents over presenting ideas.
Mafia linked with Cosa Nostra says columnist
Baton Rouge columnist Kenneth Dixon blasts police for not acting sooner as he asserts the Mafia and Cosa Nostra are the same, detailing figures like Frank Coppola and Carlos Marcello, their operations across the South and border, and decades of alleged bribery and rackets.
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Cosa Nostra
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Mafia
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Three Fingers
Coppola
Italy
Frankie Costello
Carlos
Marcello
Costello
Rights Signing Reveals Civil Rights Tensions
Washington reports that President Johnson signed the historic voting rights bill in the President's Room at the Capitol. The guest list snubbed veteran civil rights leaders who helped craft the law, highlighting White House naivete and rifts within the movement. The scene in the Capitol rotunda preceded Johnson's remarks as civil rights figures watched.
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Civil Rights Leadership Conference
Clarence Mitchell
NAACP
Andrew Biemiller
Afl-Cio
Organized Labor
Joseph Rauh
Americans For Democratic Action
Charles Evers
Fishbait Miller
Evers
James Farmer
Congress of Racial Equality
Farmer
John Lewis
Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee
CORE
Snick
Lewis
Cleveland Sellers
Marion Barry
Jackson
Miss
ADA
Joe Rauh
Justice Department
Mitchell
Lawrence F. O'Brien
Rah, Biemiller
Roy Wilkins
Red Heroin As Weapon In Vietnam War
Washington reports claim Communist China distributes heroin to Viet Cong networks in South Vietnam to undermine troop morale and raise funds. The narcotics system is state run under the Special Trade Bureau, with sales targeting bar, restaurant, and night club patrons allied with U.S. and South Vietnamese forces.
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South Viet Nam
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Red China
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Khushu
Red Lion and Crown
South Korea
United Nations
Pyongyang
Viet Nam
I Leave: The Balance of United States Global Obligations
Henry J. Taylor argues the United States faces immense overseas duties from Europe to Asia. He cites rising foreign and domestic obligations and urges President Johnson to inventory responsibilities against capabilities and set immediate spending priorities.
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United States
Mr. Johnson
Free World
End of World War II Announcement Stuns Lubbock
On Memory Lane Aug 14 1848 memory log recalls Japan's unconditional surrender ending World War II. Lubbock residents celebrate with church services and noisy city scenes as news shifts public mood from war to peace. Reports from New York Tokyo and Guam describe Hirohito's radio message and U S Navy readiness as seaborne forces close on Japan.
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Lubbock
Washington
Japan
Truman
New York
Comei
Tokyo Radio
Hirohito
Guam
America
City seals streets in ongoing maintenance program
The City of Big Spring advances its seal coating plan, targeting over sixty blocks yearly as part of a rotating maintenance program. While costly in total, the project is economical per square yard and boosts property value and curb appeal by providing long term upkeep and smooth streets.
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Big Spring
Big Spring Herald
Southern income gains widen but remain nation’s share narrower
The Commerce Department reports 12 Southeastern states from Virginia to Arkansas had personal income before taxes totaling 16.3 percent of last year’s national total, up from earlier years. Per capita income climbed to 75 percent of the national average in 1964, up from 68 in 1948 and 52 in 1929, with Georgia Florida North Carolina and Virginia among leaders.
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Southeastern
Virginia
Arkansas
Southeast
Georgia
Florida
North Carolina
Macon
Telegraph
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Fishbait) Miller
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