Prediction of 1968 Texas Governor candidates shapes up
Lt. Gov. Preston Smith gauges a crowded field for the Democratic nomination with John Hill Don Yarborough Waggoner Carr and others as likely major contenders. Smith notes potential rivals including Gov. Connally and Republican George Bush as a possible general election foe.
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Preston Smith
John Hill
Don Yarborough
Houston
U.S
Ralph Yarborough
Waggoner Carr
John Tower
Smith
Baling
John Connally
Yarborough
Carr
Hill
Connally
George Bush
Meridian
Tougaloo College
Jackson
Cox
John Bell Williams
Mississippi
Williams
War talk from five star generals stirs debate on Vietnam policy
An exchange among a pair of former generals touches on hot pursuit beyond borders, DMZ invasion, and intensified tactics in Vietnam. Eisenhower and Bradley weigh options while analysts link comments to Pentagon shifts and the broader war strategy.
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Five Star Variety
Dwight D. Eisenhower
U.S
South Vietnam
Cambodia
Laos
Red China
Demilitarized Zone
Omar N. Bradley
Dmz
Eisenhower
Robert S. McNamara
Pentagon
Yarborough Attacks Connally over Defense Chief Post
Senator Ralph Yarborough says Governor Connally is unfit for the Defense Secretary job. He cites temperament and qualifications and claims President Johnson knows Connally lacks needed qualities. The remarks come amid long running political feuds and media scrutiny.
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Ralph Yarborough
John Connally
Robert S. McNamara
Connally
Johnson
Alienation from U S could harm francE and global economy
Washington editorial warns that General de Gaulle's tilt away from the United States could destabilize Western alliances and damage the dollar. It argues France’s economic policy risks hurting trade, inviting scrutiny of German defense ties, and prompts calls in Congress to demand immediate WWI debt payment plus interest totaling about $6 billion.
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United States
France
General de Gaulle
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Soviet Union
U. S. Treasury
West Germany
Congress
Latiegtates
Lester. Wolff
New Deen Tays
Shaws Acesn
U. S
Kennedy
Johnson
New Frontier
Great Society
Klan Terror Lives On In Mississippi Despite Trial Conviction
Rowland Evans and Robert Novak report that the Ku Klux Klan remains active in Mississippi with a surge of bombings and arson in November. The group is reorganized and more deadly despite the Oct. 20 federal murder-conspiracy verdict against seven Klansmen in Meridian.
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Washington
Mississippi
Ku Klux Klan
Deep South
KKK
Klan
Meridian
Miss
FBI
Harold Cox
Cox
Jackson
Lincoln County
Kemper County
Williams
Americans For
APWR
McNamara to Step Down as Defense Secretary
Washington reports say Robert McNamara resigns over Vietnam policy clash with Johnson. A Pentagon source says he opposed escalation and detailed dangers of expansion, wanting restraint and a peaceful end, while Johnson moves toward stronger military action.
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Washington
Robert McNamara
Defense
McNamara
International Bank For Reconstruction and Development
World Bank
Pentagon
Johnson
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Cambodia
Vietnam
Senate Preparedness
North Vietnam
Poner Kennedy
Sargent Lath
Boorman
Brotha Toma Shriver
Bobby Kennedy
Shriver
Kennedy
Vane
Communists seize National Assembly chamber in sitdown protest
In a reaction to anti-strike measures, deputies employed sitdown tactics occupying the National Assembly chamber. The incident echoes broader tensions as foreign ministers discuss a three-power plan to merge Germany’s zones amid Soviet pressure. Senate approves emergency aid totaling 597 million for France Italy and Austria while House delays, seeks broader inclusion.
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Lubbock
Chamber of the National Assembly
London
Germany
Washington
France
Italy
Atria
Senate
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Gold Crisis Inevitable Says Henry J. Taylor
Henry J. Taylor argues the dollar crisis was predictable under Kennedy and Johnson. He cites rising U S debt, gold reserves decline, and foreign holdings as signs of a weakened dollar and warns politicians bore responsibility for the crisis.
Misconceptions of corporate profits and employee shares
Guest editorial challenges public belief that corporations and stockholders reap most gains while workers are underpaid. Citing 1966 data, manufacturing net profit was 4.4 percent and overall corporate net income 3.4 percent, far below perceived margins. Employees received the largest share of income, with six times profits and fourteen times dividends in aggregate.
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Department of Commerce
U.S
Laurel
Miss
Dear Turnrow Tunker And Rambling Reflections
A fragmented scribe muses on diverse topics. The text touches on Afghan indigo who ruin peas and compares car production to birth rates while noting model changes yearly. The tone is fragmented and exploratory with nonsensical interjections.
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