Bigness Of UN Poses Problems At Global Body
The United Nations, now 136 separate bodies, faces mounting paper work as new committees form. Secretary General U Thant warned years ago that ECOSOC meetings produce thousands of pages, and the General Assembly has created a special committee to tackle over proliferation.
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United Nations
U.N
PTA
General Assembly
U Thant
Economic and Social Council
Newcastle
Vietnam War Turns Hue and Saigon Into War Watcher Destinations
Amid ongoing hostilities in South Vietnam, a wave of American tourists visits Hue and Saigon seeking relatives in the armed forces and the thrill of watching combat from comfortable vantage points. From rooftop bars in Saigon to nearby battlefronts, travelers report rockets and tracer fire in view, making the conflict a curiously popular spectator sport.
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South Vietnam
Hue
U.S
Saigon
Gilmer Receives Boy Scout Communications Merit Badge
Ben S Gilmer new AT and T president finally earned the Boy Scout communications merit badge during a Montgomery Alabama visit. Three local Scouts presented the honor noting he had earned it, though it came late in life.
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Ben S. Gilmer
American Telephone and Telegraph
Gilmer
Montgomery
Ala
Will Russia Harass Us During Vietnam Focus?
Washington pundits warn that Moscow and its allies may seize the Vietnam moment to intensify subversion off the Florida Keys. The piece cites a January Havana conference led by the Soviet Union and Red China, urging hemispheric action under the Rio Pact and urging a united embargo stance to curb Communist influence.
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Washington
Russia
Vietnam
Florida Keys
Johnson
Cuba
U.S
Latin America
Soviet Union
Red China
Hanoi
Viet Cong
Europe
South America
Iimar Penna Mahinho
Brazil
Organization of American States
Congressional UFO probe gains momentum amid sightings
A congressional investigation into numerous UFO reports appears to be advancing. The piece contrasts the ongoing flying saucer chatter with a whimsical note about a police horse in Australia near Queen Elizabeth II.
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Australia
Elizabeth
Asian Crisis Deepens As Nuclear Proliferation Escalates
Analysis warns that Red China and the Soviet Union may coordinate to widen the conflict in Southeast Asia. Officials note uncertain troop sizes while Beijing’s latest nuke test signals rising power, potentially triggering a larger global crisis beyond Vietnam.
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Red China
Soviet Union
Southeast Asia
Europe
Asia
Peiping
United States
Hiroshima
U. S
Peping
South Vietnam
Mrs Kennedy Deserves Sympathy Over Manchester Biography
The piece argues Mrs Kennedy must be sympathetic to William Manchester as she trusted him to handle her story of JFK. It notes her memorandum veto and the public’s curiosity, likening the situation to censorial battles and urging restraint amid grief and privacy fears.
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Mrs. Kennedy
William Manchester
Eisenhower
Johnson
Arthur Schlesinger
Kennedy
Bay of Pigs
Colette
Manchester
Lyndon Johnson
Let this be the answer from all the boys to you
A Vietnam War letter from serviceman John N Hazelton requests readers keep writing to soldiers. He thanks readers for Christmas cards, noting they lift morale for those overseas and urges continued letters without expectation of replies. He lists his unit Pleiku Vietnam and hometowns.
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Vietnam
8Th Infantry
Pleiku
Court St
Hamilton
Lakota High School
West Chester
John N. Hazelton
Hazelton
Cardinal Spellman At Odds With Pope On Vietnam War
The piece argues Cardinal Spellman is out of step with the Pope and the Times over Vietnam. It recalls Pope Paul VI and UN peace aims, cites John Kennedy on ending war, and notes Edison’s West Orange lab preserved by the National Park Service.
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Pope Paul
Times
New York Times
Court of Last
Marshal Zhukov
Eisenhower
Holy Father
Paul
Vietnam
United Nations
John Kennedy
Thomas A. Edison
West Orange
N.J
National Park Service
Edison
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