Critics overreact to Vietnam policy reviews
The piece denounces calls for a full Congressional review of US Vietnam policy as pointless. It singles out J William Fulbright and Eugene McCarthy for urging public explanations from Dean Rusk and a Senate probe, arguing such actions distract from real governance and risk aiding the enemy. It notes McNamara's Tonkin Gulf testimony will add little new insight.
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J. William Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Dean Rusk
Southeast Asia
Fulbright
Johnson
Sen
Eugene McCarthy
Senate
White House
Pentagon
Bobby Kennedy
McCarthy
Foreign Relations Committee
Robert S. McNamara
Tonkin Gulf
U.S
Rusk
Why Texas liquor laws should adapt to majority views
In a Dallas opinion piece, the author argues against using enforceability as a sole reason to keep Texas liquor by the drink bans. The piece criticizes the Baptist Life Commission for claiming 2,000,000 Baptists speak for all Texans and urges that liquor by the drink be allowed where a majority desires it, preserving non-drinkers' rights while enabling drinkers to choose. It asserts majority rule underpins democratic government.
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James M. Dunn
Dallas
Texas
Doctor Dunn
Christian Life Commission
Baptist General Convention of Texas
Dunn
Commission
America
Philippines
United States
Vietnam
Romney Faces Political Abuse During New Hampshire Tour
Governor George Romney of Michigan endures harsh voter attacks in New Hampshire critiques labeling him a crook and worse. He disputes the insult and recalls his Vietnam service while urging steadiness to avoid a messy campaign image.
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New Hampshire
George Romney
Michigan
Vietnam
Romney
George
Philippines Guerrilla War Compared With Vietnam Era
A historical view notes the 1899 1902 Philippine guerrilla conflict involved 70000 American troops and eventual Philippine independence. It argues U S aid helped modernize the islands and fostered an autonomous democracy, paralleling Vietnam era debates on American intervention and end goals.
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Washington
United States
Philippines
America
Islands
Asia
Pearl Harbor
Japan
Pacific
Siente
United Nations
The
Free World
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
Vietnam
Letters to the Editor raise concerns on patriotism and public duty
Readers denounce antiwar protests and draft card burnings while praising veterans. A resident recounts encountering a courteous phone installer who criticized government aid to disabled veterans, urging responsibility and respect for those who sacrificed for the country.
Red Spying Is Expert Behind Pueblo Affair
Henry J. Taylor argues the Pueblo affair stems from a vast Red Chinese espionage system run by the KGB in Moscow and its Pyongyang and Peking operations. He cites Teh Wu in Bern and Pyongyang, KGB chiefs, and a wide network of European and Asian agents to claim Washington is misled by Soviet public relations.
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Far East
France
Italy
Great Britain
Japan
United States
Red China
Kremlin
Soviet State Security Committee
KGB
Komitet Goaudarstvennoi Bezopasnosti
Hangman
Yuri V. Andropov
Kuchins
Moscow
Bykovo
Vereyka River
Pyongyang
Aleksandr M. Sakarovsky
Vasily V. Mosshechkov
Switzerland
U. S
United Nations
New York
New York Daily News
Antoly I. Lazarev
Lazarev
Mesashechkov
Dzerzhinsky Square
Lubyanka
Lavrenti P. Beria
Communist Party
Central Committee
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Serafim N. Lyalin
Pueblo
Pushkino
North Korea
Nikolai Korovin
Rodin
Peking
Washington
Ussr
Vietnam
Bankruptcy filings spark calls for tighter credit
The Avalanche Journal notes about 190000 Americans file personal petitions this year with many on the edge of insolvency. It cites a ratio of about 19 unsettled cases per filing and 350000 people who would choose bankruptcy if pushed. The piece suggests tighter credit as the only alternative. ib Jones, Box 275, Seagraves.
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The
Avalanche Journal
Ib Jones
Seagraves
Out of Vietnam War Plan Prompted by Editor Davis
Editor Davis of The Avalanche Journal outlines a plan to end involvement by blaming others and returning home. He argues a sudden quit is the only chance, suggesting leadership changes and swift departure as the path forward.
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The
Avalanche Journal
Davis
Dimmitt
Memory Lane Editorials from The Lubbock Morning Avalanche
Recapped items from February 19, 1948 include Senate action to restore 37.2 billion dollars for next fiscal year, Truman requesting 570 million to aid China, and the Texas State Board of Control backing Superintendent Roger M Powell at the Deaf School. A UT group urges stance on civil rights, plus a quirk about a doctor and penicillin cited in a playful note.
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Lubbock Morning Avalanche
Washington
Senate
Austin
State Board of Control Today
State School For the Deaf
Roger M. Powell
University of Texas Today
Beauford H. Jester
President Truman
Dear Turnrow Tunker’s Curiosities on Cold War and Las Vegas
A reader’s dated note comments on Hanoi mass calisthenics and U.S. anti communism policy. It mentions Howard Hughes planning a Las Vegas hotel with bowling lanes on one floor and joking about visitor interests. The letter traces odd, garbled lines from 1967 era American culture and economics.
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Howard Hughes
Las Vegas
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U. S. Office of Economic Opportunity
OEO
R. O. Black
E. Cardwell
Brownfield
Texas Tech
Lubbock
Detroit
Newark
Watts
Betty Lindsey
48Th St
Bnd
Congress
All the People
Allen Burke, Sr
Wolfforth
Terry Bacon
Bronco
Henry J. Taylor
Truman
Leo Aikman
Atlanta
O. C. McBride
Turnrow Tunker
Hanoi
Howard
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