Ky's Intemperance Must Be Prevented
Editorial calls for the United States to disassociate from Ky's inflammatory statements on invading North Viet Nam and confronting China. It argues Ky acts as a U.S. puppet and urges Washington to clarify that he does not speak for the United States while noting Pravda praises market style reforms in the Soviet economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nguyen Cao Ky
South Viet Nam
United States
Senate
Manfield
North Viet Nam
China
Washington
Robert J. McCloskey
State Department
Saigon
George Rogers Clark and his vital role in early American expansion
The piece argues for better remembrance of George Rogers Clark who captured Kaskaskia Cahokia and Vincennes during the Revolution. His victories helped Britain cede the Northwest Territory after the 1783 Treaty of Paris and shaped the future of Illinois Indiana Ohio Michigan Wisconsin and Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Rogers Clark
Clark
Lewis and Clark
Pacific Coast
George
William
United States
Kaskaskia
Cahokia
Illinois
Vincennes
Indiana
Britain
Northwest Territory
Paris
Ohio
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Louisiana Purchase
Viet Nam politics flares as lawmakers tour war zones
Republican Rep. Paul Fine accuses Defense Secretary McNamara of letting Democratic candidates tour Viet Nam, calling it political abuse of power. Rivers demands restraint. McNamara orders no VIP treatment for lawmakers. Democrats and a few Republicans have visited Viet Nam to boost campaigns, totaling 115 incumbents. COPE earmarks 1 million for 50 Democratic congressmen, many in marginal districts, sparking concerns over party loyalty to Johnson-era policies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Secretary of Defense
Robert McNamara
Viet Nam
Paul Fine
R-N.y
Pentagon
Democratic National Committee
GOP
L. Mendel Rivers
D-S.c
House Armed Services Committee
McNamara
Rivers
U. S
Daniel Flood
D-Pa
McCormack
Ala
Armed Services Or
Appropriations Committee
Public Works
Afl-Cio Committee On
Big Labor
COPE
Department of Housing and Urban
William Minshall
Ohio
Naval
C. F. Palmer
Defense Supply Agency
Minshall
William S. Gaud
Agency For International Development
The
Economic Cooperation Administration
Mutual Security Agency
Foreign
Luci
Lee Metcalf
D-Mont
Robert Kennedy
D.-N.y
Johnson
Greek architect Doxiadis wins Aspen prize for Ekistics
Constantinos Doxiadis, a Greek architect, receives the Aspen Institute award for advancing humanistic studies through his city planning theory. His concept Dynapolis envisions a walking city without a traditional downtown, with growth along a central axis and residential, factory, and cultural zones expanding outward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aspen
Colorado
Aspen Institute For Humanistic Studies
Martha Graham
Aspen Meadows
Constantinos Doxiadis
Sahara
Dynapolis
Longest Servant David E Bell Heads ICA
Outgoing director David E Bell holds 32 years as head of the International Cooperation Administration. Henry L Labouisse had the shortest tenure at eight months in 1961. Senator James Pearson says DC Headstart cost tops 1200 dollars per child per year, higher than private options. Seventy five delegates gather in Havana for the Latin American Student Congress to plan opposition to imperial regimes. Ernesto Che Guevara is reportedly sighted in Brazil meeting Castro-backed rebels.
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International Cooperation Administration
AID
David E. Bell
Henry L. Labouisse
James Pearson
R-Kan
District of Columbia
Havana
Hemisphere
Ernesto
Che” Guevara
Castro
Paul Harvey on Race and Courage at the Church Door
The text recalls Paul Harvey recounting his early gospel work with The Friendly Brothers Four and the dangers faced. He explains how black communities supported him, contrasts prejudice in Chicago and New York with his mother’s lesson of harmony, and recalls carrying a knife for protection while continuing to advocate for rights and unity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greece
Middle East
New York
Paul Harvey
Chicago
St. Louis
Friendly Brothers Four
Friendly Brothers Five
Friendly Brothers
Chiang Kai-shek begins fourth six year term as president
The article notes Chiang Kai-shek, leader of Free China since 1925, has just begun his fourth six year term as president of Nationalist China. It contrasts with a humorous aside about watchmaking and bald-headed men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chiang Kai-Shek
Free China
Nationalist China
Tremors Strike Natives on April Seventeenth
A record notes April 17 with 6,780 tremors causing widespread disruption among native communities and shaking local life.
Paul J Sorg Emerges From Middletown In Politics
A Middletown diarist notes Paul J. Sorg, elected to Congress in 1894 and re elected in 1895, as a strong local bachelor of industry. An out of town clipping praises his energy, honesty, and potential as a Democratic standard bearer for governor or U S Senate.
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State of
Ohio
Paul J. Sorg
Middletown
Congress
U. S
Democratic Party of
Sorg
Democratic Party
Paul Sorg
Wilson and McCalley
Auer
East End
McSherry Manufacturing Company
Merchants National Bank
United States
Sorg Opera House
Cincinnati
Pennsylvania
Lyndon
Harry Truman
Truman
Lyndon Johnson Recovers in Face of Critics Sunday Punch
Washington report notes Johnson regains public support after a dip in polls and sharp criticism from Congress over foreign aid Viet Nam policy and fundraising. Critics blame style and political battles while supporters highlight resilience and past recovery.
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Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
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Middletown Journal
Pravda
Russia
Soviet Union
Soviet
Fulton Lewis Jr
Bill Schulz
John Chamberlain
Doxiadis
George Crout
Cincinnati, Ohio
John Auer
Marianne
Dennis the Menace
Sam
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