Pressure for Decision Escalation in Vietnam Debate
The article describes U.S. pressure toward escalation in Vietnam as 512,000 troops are in theater with a possible authorized ceiling near 525,000. It notes Joint Chiefs proposals to mobilize up to 50,000 reservists and potentially 100,000 more, amid hawkish criticism urging a stronger plan.
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Johnson
U.S
Vietnam
Joint Chiefs of Staff
L. Mendel Rivers
Louse Armed Services Committee
Ioia
Renny
North Vietnam
ABA convention debates legal ethics and election reform outcomes
At the Chicago ABA convention attorneys endorsed the Reardon Report for crime news coverage and discussed scrapping the Electoral College for a popular vote. They also advanced ideas on computer used legal services and unauthorized practice rules, while weighing war strategy and peace talks amid Vietnam era tensions.
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American Bar ‘Association
Chicago
Shinost
Evi
ABA
Pri
Lubbock-area support boosts Vietnam Marines in foxhole plea
Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary District 7 led by Mrs Tony Cassillo of Lubbock and Mrs Charlotte Becker of Slaton sent a flag to Vietnam Marines under siege. Bill Griggs and Bob Sherrill of Lubbock arranged delivery with help from Mayor W D Rogers and local businesses Continental Airlines and Luther Transfer. The community pledges to aid Marines in need.
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Viera
Vietnam
Lubbock
Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary
District 7
Tony J. Castillo
Charlotte Becker
Slaton
Bill Griggs
Bob Sherill
W. D. Rogers
Luther Transfer and Storage Co
Continental Airlines
Space Gadget Aims to Please Fishermen and Biographers
Space scientists pursue a two way gadget to impress Izaak Walton with a device that could help anglers increase their catch. A second invention might teach how to land a fish after it strikes, intriguing both fishermen and space researchers.
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Izaak Walton
Space Boys
Government wages and living costs drive strikes
A Washington essay argues some strikes are justified by inadequate pay while others are unwarranted, warning that high living costs push prices up and trigger work stoppages. It urges impartial reviews of wage scales by legislatures and calls for deeper consideration of salaries for teachers and public workers to avoid disruptive disruptions.
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Washington
Legislative Congress
Stan Sine Serer
Werner
New York
Florida
California politics in crisis as Breathitt seeks unity
Rowland Evans and Robert Novak describe a fraught start to California's political maneuvering ahead of a national convention. The piece notes Breathitt's mediation between rival factions, mixed results, and references Johnson, Brown, and Kennedy era tactics. It mentions a Washington strategy session and preparations in Los Angeles for the 1968 landscape.
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Seeece Sunnee
Edward Zried
Beene Neeene
Los Angeles
Alifornia
Siber
Breathitt
Eemund G
Pat) Brown
Breathit
Wyman-Brown
Unruh
Johnson
John F. Kennedy
California
James Rowe Jr
Mr. Johnson
Sacramento
Breatitt
Sam Yorty
Anger at U S arms policy and Middle East meddling
Opinion column denounces U S arms shipments to Jordan and Israel, accusing Washington of chasing allies for votes and provoking an arms race. It argues the United States should exit the arms business if unable to control how weapons are used and critiques Johnson administration policy in the Arab-Israeli conflict. It also notes Soviet rearmament of Syria and Iraq and urges restraint.
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U.S
Hanoi
Moscow
Peking
Soviet Union
China
Johnson
Russia
Spastae Pablo
Hussein
State Department
Middle East
Sieteee
Descree
Jordan
Sue
Israel
Levi Eshkol
Washington
Athout
Syria
Iraq
US Republic
Seoul
Benin
Soviet peace drive and world war fears in 1948 report
In Moscow Deputy PM says the Soviet Union seeks peace while British and American troops prepare for possible conflict. London notes discuss Belgium Netherlands and western Germany in Marshall Plan era recovery talks. Idaho senator Glen H Taylor emerges as Wallace third‑party vice presidential candidate. Garza County 4H winner Gene White celebrated after Fat Stock Show.
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Moscow
Bulgaria
Soviet Union
Twermengen
London
Pacers
Belgium
Netherlands
Encosurg
Germany
Glen H. Taylor
Idaho
Henry ‘Wallace
Post — Carter
Gene White
Garza County
Chicago
War costs and the Vietnam era debt crisis analysis
Henry J. Taylor warns that Vietnam costs reach the trillions and threaten the federal budget. He cites McNamara delaying wartime budgeting, rising annual outlays, pension obligations, and World War II comparisons while stressing long term economic strain from the ongoing conflict.
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Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Secrecy at Kentucky Assembly Draws Fire
A Lexington Herald guest editorial condemns growing secrecy in Frankfort committee meetings. The piece argues the public and witnesses are shut out, hindering legislative debate, raising conflicts of interest, and undermining transparent lawmaking.
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General Assembly
Frankfort
Lexington Herald
Dear Turnrocl Tunker on Russia Belgium shop ketchup
O C McBride asks about a Russia department store in Belgium and comments on Russian products tasted. The writer notes opinions on ketchup with steak and sauce, acknowledging a playful self description and plate behavior.
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Russia
Belgium
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Uring
King
Thentone Call
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Lynch
Aldeg
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Hollywood
Phil Regan
Jooks
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Joyce Fadem
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