Abrams Strategy in Vietnam Seeks Quick Decisive Moves
The piece argues Gen. Creighton Abrams can deliver swift, decisive action in South Vietnam, emphasizing plan brief and strike with speed. It notes U S forces gain mobility as the logistic buildup finishes and shift toward flexible defense while war drags into attrition. It mentions North Vietnam’s troop and arms buildup and Paris talks as Washington debates a cease fire and a harsher persuader approach.
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Creighton W. Abrams
Bastogne
Saigon
U.S
North Vietnam
South
Paris
South Vietnam
Nelson Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Hubert Iumphrey
Rep Joe R Pool Dies. Longtime HUAC Advocate
Dallas Democrat Joe R Pool died in Houston after a congressional career marked by leadership on HUAC investigations and hearings. He faced opposition from various groups while pressing bills against desecrators gun criminals draft evaders and supporters of the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong.
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Rep
Joe. R. Poot
Dallas
Congress
Houston
House UN- American Activities Committee
Ku Klux Klan
Edwin
Willis
Louisiana
Pool
HUAC
Committee On Internal Security
Ramsey Clark
Martin Dies
Reed Selection Promises West Texan as Higher Education Chief
Dr Bevington Reed will become Texas Commissioner of Higher Education on Sept 1 succeeding Dr Jack K Williams. Reed, former Minnesota State College Board chancellor, has served as Assistant Commissioner for a year and holds a PhD from Texas Tech. His salary rises from 18000 to 32000, still below Williams 40000.
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Texas
West
Lubbock and
Slaton
Texas Tech
West Texas
College Coordinating Board
Doctor Reed
Doctor Williams
FFA Lubbock Hosts 0th State Convention Delegates
The Future Farmers of America holds its 0th state convention in Lubbock through Friday with 1012 Texas chapters and 49000 members guided by 1155 vocational agriculture teachers. National President Greg Bamford and State President Danny Burns attend as delegates and guests are welcomed.
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Lubbock
Future Farmers of America
Texas
FFA
Greg Bamford
Colorado
Danny Burns
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania Chief Justice slams US Supreme Court rulings
Chief Justice John C Bell Jr of Pennsylvania denounces several Supreme Court decisions as undermining police and courts and fueling unrest. He urges district attorneys to prosecute offenders promptly while resisting rulings considered unfair to law abiding citizens. He warns of new reform needs and calls for public stances against deemed unjust rulings.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the
United States
John C. Bell, Jr
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
District Attorneys’ Association
United Staes
Justice Bell
America
Bell
Supreme Court
Supreme Court of the United States
al the Association
Congress
That Girl on Broadway Quips on Flower Children
The Plainman notes old称 bloomers called blooming idiots while Leo Aikman in the Atlanta Constitution defines a real go-getter as the one who finds a worm in his apple and has fish for supper, with little quarrels stirring bitterness between spouses.
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Leo Aikman
The
Atlanta Constitution
War Costs in Hartke Book Draw Sharp Public Debate
Washington review of Senator Vance Hartke’s critique of U.S. Vietnam policy highlights the book The American Crisis in Vietnam. It analyzes war costs in dollars, bombs, and aircraft losses, urging a halt in bombing and possible coalition steps in Saigon.
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Washington
Vance Hartke
D-Ind
Capitol Hill
Vietnam
Hartke
North Vietnam
United States
Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
Guam
Rockefeller Johnson Dinner Reveals Blunt GOP Nomination Signals
Washington reports show President Johnson urged Nelson Rockefeller to run and the two dined privately at the White House before Rockefeller’s candidacy announcement. The publicized rapport hints at deep political alignment and a clash over urban reform strategy and legislative timing. The exchange illustrates differing approaches to governance and seasonable pressures within their parties.
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Washington
Nelson Rockefeller
Johnson
White House
Rockefeller
Public Interest in Free Press vs Fair Trial Debate
Guest editorial defends open proceedings in the Kennedy assassination case. It argues grand jury reports and public testimony aid justice, not hinder it, and warns secrecy risks star chamber methods that threaten a free society. The piece cites the Huntington Herald Dispatch and emphasizes informed jurors.
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California
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Star Chamber
Huntington
W. Va
Herald-Dispatch
Supreme Court Declines Clear Rule on Public Drunkenness
The court failed to produce a majority opinion on detaining intoxicated individuals in public. The lack of ruling allows communities to protect both the drunk and the public while seeking better solutions to alcoholism and its social fallout. Jail provides shelter and food for many derelicts lacking support.
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Supreme Court
Asee
San Antonio Express
Gift giving heats up water heater sales in December
Rathbone Hardware in Springfield Missouri has long spotlights water heaters in its suggested Christmas gifts ad two weeks before Christmas. In 1966 the store sold 14 water heaters from this pre holiday push, with families pooling gift budgets or adding a heater as part of Yuletide generosity. The ad runs as winter demand peaks, aiding turnover for Southern Hardware catalog.
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Rathbone Hardware
Springfield
Joe Bill
Turner
Southern Hardware
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Joe R. Pool
Reed Selection
David Lawrence
Pennsylvania
State Supreme Court
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High Court
Paris “Perce
Ty Plainsman
Andrew Tully
North
New York State
Pacific Theater
Richard Armour
Jack T. Hayslip
32Nd St
David R. Braden
Oak Cliff
Lions Club
Mr. Braden
Dave Braden
Avenue Q
Atty
Marianne
Lbj
Rocky
New York
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