Russell Defends CIA Limits on Policy Role
Senate comments by Senator Richard B. Russell of Georgia challenge Fulbright’s push to widen the Foreign Relations subcommittee. Russell denounces claims CIA shapes policy as poppycock, cites Kennedy and Eisenhower responsibilities, and argues CIA acts under administration and not as an independent actor. He notes U-2 flights and state department ties, suggesting broad containment of covert actions.
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Richard B. Russell
Georgia
Congress
Russell
Senate
J. William Fulbright
Foreign Relations Committee
Central Intelligence Agence
Foreign Relations
Fulbright
CIA
State Department
John FE. Kennedy
Dwight Eisenhower
Ison
Washington
CLA
Gruening
Senator Russell
Broad Base Carr Faces Tower In Tight Senate Campaign
The race for U S Senate features Atty General Wag goner Carr and Senator John G Tower in a hard contest. Carr expands statewide support with large margins in Dallas Midland Jefferson and Latin areas while Tower cites polls showing him ahead but has not faced real campaign polls.
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Waggoner Carr
John G. Tower
U.S. Senate
Tower
Carr
John Willoughby
Dallas
Midland
Jefferson County
Gallo Urges Martin Support in Democratic Attorney General Runoff
State Sen Gallo Jr urges the nearly 200000 voters who backed him to transfer support to Crawford Martin as the Democratic runoff nears. He notes their combined 63 percent share of the May 7 vote and warns against Franklin Spears as a dangerous choice for our state. The appeal aims to unite party factions to win in Washington.
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Galloway Calhoun, Jr
Crawford Martin
Franklin Spears
el Paso
Cameron
Willacy
Harris
Bexar
Tarrant
Tower
Carr
Washington
Secret Mink Coat Set Whispers From White House
U.S. Rep H R Gross accuses the Johnson administration of decadent nightlife in Washington describing a mink coat set that dances in the White House halls until 3 am. He cites dancing by Bill Moyers and other guests while a Baptist minister leads sessions.
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White House
Washington
H. R. Gross
Johnson
House
Bill Moyers
Gross
Sadie Thompson
Earth
Lincoln Room
LBJ
Congressman Gross
Ms. Morninge
Political Gain Missed in Vietnamese Governance Effort
Rowland Evans and Robert Novak describe a White House and State Department plan from last autumn to democratize South Vietnam by hastening free elections for a constituent and national assembly. The project was later shelved as Johnson aides faced war pressures in Viet Nam.
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Washington
Viet Nam
White House
State Department
Constituent Assembly
National Assembly
Saigon
South Viet Nam
United States
U.S
Eastland Feighan travel bill sparks constitutional clash
The Eastland Feighan proposal would criminalize travel to certain foreign nations and bar demonstrations abroad, replacing passports with travel permits and giving the State Department power to restrict travel for all Americans or specific classes. Critics warn it echoes totalitarian controls and threatens constitutional rights while failing to address broader political reform in South Vietnam.
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Washington
Jim Eastland
Mike Feighan
Ohio
United States
Eastland-Feighan
Secretary of State
Eastland
Feighan
Peking
Moscow
Hanoi
Messrs
State Department
Senate Judiciary Committee
State
Rusk
Defense
McNamara
Rome
Lyndon Johnson
Supreme Court
Paris
Vatican
Hanry
Goldwater
Railroads Under Federal Control in Anticipation of Strike Vote
The federal government has seizure authority over the nation’s rail system as it awaits workers’ response to a presidential appeal against a strike due at 4 p.m. Today John L. Lewis wins AFL support amid a deadlock with soft coal operators.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
American Federation of Labor
Mao Threat Rises as Red China Goes Nuclear
Henry J. Taylor warns Mao Zedong's rapid atomic advances threaten U S security. He criticizes Fulbrights Kennedys and Morses for appeasement and urges decisive action before Red China can blackmail the world. He cites McNamara and Rusk on delivery timelines and argues against relying on world opinion.
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Red China
Fulbrights
Kennedys
Morses
Johnson
Mao Tre-ting
United States
Defense
Robert $. McNamara
Defense Department
Mao
McNamara
Korea
Viet Nam
Malaya
India
Japan
Philippines
Unitedates
God
Editorial argues multi front fight against highway carnage
Guest editorial from Fort Worth Star-Telegram notes Dr. Donald Huelke and Dr. Alan Nahum urge broader road safety beyond car design. Nahum claims restraints and interior changes could cut deaths by 50 to 75 percent, while accident-prevention programs might reduce only 1 percent yearly. Warns Nahum’s view risks fatalism and unsafe driving if overemphasized. The war on highway carnage is a multi front operation.
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Donald Huelke
University of Michigan
Alan M. Nahum
UCLA
Los Angeles
Nahum
Fort Worth
Dear Turnrow Tunker: Nuclear pact binding question
O C McBride asks about Red China seeking a no first use deal with the U S and whether such an agreement would be binding. He notes Lyndon Johnson Hill Country TV portrayals and contrasts color and black and white travel images.
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Lyndon Johnson
Hill Country
RED
China
U.S
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Cas
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Robert Novak
Andrew Tully
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Here
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