Army fights for 55,000 new troops despite White House orders
A high Army source says the Army’s request for 55,000 additional troops to bolster limited war capability was blocked above the Joint Chiefs of Staff, pushing the decision to Secretary McNamara or the White House. The Army circulates Kennedy defense excerpts and emphasizes capacity to meet limited and guerrilla warfare threats.
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Washington
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Robert S. McNamara
White House
Kennedy
Congress
Maxwell D. Taylor
Taylor
Chaff
Lyman L. Lemnitzer
George Decker
Monticello Community Notices and Social Attendance
Monticello residents share funeral attendances and family visits across Monroe Madison Evansville and Freeport. Notables include Misses Fannie and Frieda Benkert at Mrs. Fred Benkert funeral and Dr. Harold Youngreen visiting from Los Angeles to Madison for reunions.
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Frieda Benkert
Fred Benkert
Monroe
Harold Youngreen
Los Angeles
Calif
Pesesie Youngreen
Young
Reen
Madison
Mmes
Thomas Brusveen
Robert Holcomb Sr
J. J. Voegels
Wisconsin Power and Light Co
Dobert Taylor
Bobby
Jane
Elmhurst
Ill
Emil G. Voegeli
J. J. Voegeli
Donald
Voegeli
Hulda Karlen
Evansville
Oscar Lehnherr
Fred A. Karlen
Herbert Schenk
Brooklyn
Ida Schenk
Alfred Deininger
Jake Stauffer
Ernest Gempeler
Lyle Grinde
DeForest
Frederick C. Disch
C. Fred Disch
St. Clare Hospital
M. E. Lynn
Gladens
Henry Gladens
New Glarus
Fred Haldiman
Jimmy
Kenneth Halverson
Nellie Zweifel
Thomas Hamilton
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Bruni-Miller Company
Simmons Home Mart
17Th Avenue
Minnesota
Elliot Paints
AL Chroma
Waverly
Amerock
Marshalltown
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Armstrong Quaker
Armstrong
Tessera Corlon
Haegger Pottery & Lamps
Bruce, Butchers
Roberts
Leigh
Bruni - Miller Company
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