U.S. policy in Southeast Asia sharpened by Tonkin actions
The piece argues that U.S. retaliation in the Gulf of Tonkin signals a firmer Southeast Asia stance. It says Washington will extend force if China and North Vietnam seek a showdown, while Moscow and Peking show bluster but no open intervention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southeast Asia
Far Pacific
United States
U. S
Gulf of Tonkin
Peking
Viet Nam
Moscow
Ussr
Red China
North Viet Nam
Johnson
Clement Loses Bid for U S Senate in Tennessee
Clement suffers an upset loss to Ross Bass in Tennessee amid questions about Estes money links. The result marks Clement’s first statewide defeat in four campaigns. GOP opponent George Bush signals further exposure of Estes and Clement ties ahead of November elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Clement
U. S. Senate
Tennessee
National House
Ross Bass
Clement
Senate
Boy Wonder
Billie Sol Estes
Estes
Sen
Ralph Yarborough
Texas
Amherst
Lubbock
Yarborough
Tennnessee
George Bush
Houston
Muddled Muse and a Judge on Car as Castle
A literary critic mocks modern poetry for obscurity and lack of meaning. A. Legislator argues we have too many laws and government. A judge rules that a man’s auto is his castle, reflecting the era’s odd legal and social takes.
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal 1964 August 8 Page 6
Publication details and pricing from the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal dated August 8, 1964. Includes morning and evening editions, distribution, wire service affiliations, and subscription rates for various periods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Plains
Lubbock Avalanche-Journs
Avalanche -Journal Publishing Company, Inc
Bth Bt
Ave. J. Lubbock
Texas
National Vortining Representatives
Texas Daily Press League
Dallas
Associated Press
United Press International
Parker F
Prouty
Chas
Lubbock
Luing
Bunday
Cuba weapons unseen as Fidel’s militia grows
Considerine reports from Avana that no missiles or Soviet aircraft are visible near Guantanamo and Cuban forces are expanding. Castro imposes compulsory service for ages 17 to 45 and promises modernized, air conditioned marches, while a large trained militia backs a potential defense despite unclear missile removals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Considine
Avana
Castroland
Raul Castro
Guantanamo
Castro
U.S
Santiago de Cuba
Jefe Maximo
Love Lives On Tribute To A Soldier In Agoner Oklahoma
Jackie Calvelage died in Korea but his memory spurred a hometown act of service. Jackie’s adoptive parents Jack and Anna Mae Calvelage, aged 73 and 69, raised 54 foster children over decades creating a lasting family and community welfare impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth L. Dixon
Agoner
Okla
Jackie
Korea
Fort Smith
Ark
Tulsa
Jack
Anna Mae Calvelage
Anna Mae
Calvelages
Emma Bell
Lorene
Louise
Lena
Welfare Division
Calvelage
Goldwater stance on Vietnam sparks debate on US war role
Andrew Tully assesses Barry Goldwater’s support for a Ford committee plan to put US troops in command in South Vietnam and possibly widen the conflict. The piece warns such steps could trigger a broader, undeclared war with China and pull allies into a grave regional crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Tully
Corre
Ashington
Barry Goldwater
Viet Nam
Goldwater
Tully
House Group
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
U. S
South
China
Korea
Uncle Sam
Tech professor takes leave. Dr. Davis to succeed
Prof. H C Pender of the Texas Tech government department will take a year's leave to work in the insurance field. Dr. J William Davis will succeed him as acting head. Davis holds a Texas A&M bachelor and UT masters and doctorate and has led Tech faculty coordination with the Army. Also noted is Capt. Huddleston W Wright, a Lost Battalion prisoner of war, reported in Thailand after two years apart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Pender
Texas Tech College
J. William Davis
Government Department
Pender
Davis
Texas A&m
University of Texas
Tech
Army
Huddleston W. Wright
25Th St
Java
Wright
Camp Nike
Thailand
Tated
J. A. Wright
Every Little Girl a Tree House Dream in Rockahominy
Richard Starnes recalls Rockahominy County and a girl named Pokey demanding a luxurious tree house. He sketches the comic clash of rural life and architectural fantasy as he schemes with young draftsmen to satisfy her wishes for spiral stairs windas a balcony and a stove while the client grows impatient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockahominy County
Rocksville-on-the-Potomac
I.Q
Pokey
Girl dives under train to save dachshund ends in hospital
Lorri Jane Campbell nine years old from Belding Michigan saved a dachshund by diving under a moving Chesapeake and Ohio train. She suffered a broken collarbone and cuts bruises but is in good condition at Belding Memorial Hospital. Her other dog died after being crushed by a car.
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Belding
Mich
UPI
Lorri Jane Campbell
Belding Memorial Hospital
Lorri
Ohio
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Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
United States of America
Republic
Lubbock, Tex
Considine’s
Cuba
Khrushchev
Hemisphere
Canada
Fidel
Tizzy
Pamela
Taos
Cambodia
Free Asia
Red
Australia
New Zealand
Philippines
All Asia
Lubbock Morning Avalanche
Richard Starnes
Washington
Virginia
Blue Ridge Mountains
By Galbraith
Stanley
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