Escalation likely in Viet Nam war assessment
An AP analysis warns of rising U S and allied costs as fighting may spread to Laos and Cambodia. North Vietnam's sanctuary could shrink and Red China and the Soviet Union loom as potential actors while negotiations appear unlikely before heavier U S involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Viet Nam
Viet Nan
Sunureas
Cambodia
Aos
Aund Flanet
Haiphong
China
United Nations
South Viet Nam
South
Johnson
North Viet Nam
Commu Nis
Robert S. McNamara
Saigon
Niccolo and Niccolette opens at Strauss Playhouse
A children's fantasy Niccolo and Niccolette opens at Strauss Playhouse with five matinee and evening shows from today through Thursday. Director Murray Burfford leads the holiday production with a cast led by Steve Ketchell and Marion Meriwether.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niccolo
Niccolette
Strauss Playhouse
Murray Burfford
Miss Bufford
Little Theater
Niccolo and
Steve Ketchell
Marion Meriwether
Ronn Robinson
Seamus O'Sha
Airliner Lands Safe After Fire Near San Francisco
A Tokyo-bound Japan Air Lines DC8 with 41 aboard escaped a fiery takeoff incident after debris fell into a populated area. The jet landed safely at Oakland International Airport four minutes after departing San Francisco. Ten crew and 41 passengers evacuated via emergency chute as three tires blew from heat. No injuries or property damage reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland
Calif
San Francisco International
Japan Air Lines
San Francisco Bay
Oakland International Airport
Tokyo
Installment buying fuels the machine of debt and doubt
Washington reports on money myths and the American habit of spending. It notes that if money in circulation were shared, each person would get 184 dollars, while debts would leave everyone with 316 dollars. It discusses faith in paper currency, counterfeit risks, and the wide gap between prosperity and personal savings. It cites AFL CIO estimates for a four person family needing 123 dollars weekly, versus average wages of 2.58 an hour, and concludes many live on the brink despite prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
United States
Federal Reserve Board
Secretary of Treasury
Henry H. Fowler
U. S
Secret Service
Afl-Cio
Samuel Pepys
Insurance Bids To Be Opened By City Council
Monroe City Council will open bids Tuesday for group life and health insurance for city employees. Officials study blanket coverage across all departments, replacing multiple department plans with a single larger group to secure improved individual rates. Current employees may stay with their present providers. meeting agenda notes only this item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe City Council
W. L. Howard
Propaganda broadcasts by Russia and China questioned
Voice of America chief John Chancellor says Moscow and Peking radio efforts are costly but largely ineffective in North America, though popular in parts of the world. He notes a large spend on the shows despite a small U S listening audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Russia
Red China
United States
Voice of America
John Chancellor
Moscow
North America
Senate Fiscal Expert Retiring After 53 Years at Capitol
Washington AP Senate appropriations chief clerk Everard H. Smith, 75, retires after 53 years of service. Since 1913 he has overseen federal appropriations totaling over $2 trillion. Smith calls his job the most wonderful in the world as he notes the growth from $1.099 billion in 1913 to $119.3 billion in 1965, with WWII year 1942 at $147 billion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Capitol
Everard H. Smith
Senate Appropriations Committee
Smith
Senate Committee
Woodrow Wilson
Sunken Betsy Ships Trigger Massive Insurance Payout
In New Orleans two ships under construction at Avondale Shipyards sank in the Mississippi River during Hurricane Betsy. Brokers announced a settlement of 18,037,141 dollars by a group of American and English underwriters led by American Hull Insurance Syndicate and Lloyd's of London through Excess Surplus Lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Avondale Shipyards, Inc
Mississippi River
Winkler and Co
American Hull Insurance Syndicate of
New York City
Ullmann International Marine Agency, Inc
Lloyd’s of
London
England
Excess Surplus Lines, Inc
Plane Delayed By Bomb Threat At Detroit Airport
An American Airlines DC6 with 61 aboard was halted two hours at Metropolitan Airport after a telephone bomb threat. Deputies found a box with wires and transistors but no explosive. owner sought. Plane bound for Rochester and Syracuse, NY, was 10 minutes behind schedule when the call was made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
American Airlines
Metropolitan
Casimer Kurek
Kurek
Rochester
Syracuse
N.Y
National Steel Firm Chairman Dies At Age 61
Paul H. Carnahan 61 chairman of National Steel Corp died at home of a heart attack in Detroit He rose from 40 cents an hour to foreman president Great Lakes Steel and chairman of the parent firm He was a trustee of the National Conference of Christians and Jews and urged mutual knowledge to avert war
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Paul H. Carnahan
National Steel Corp
Carnahan
Racine
Ohio
Great
The
National Conference of Christians and Jews
Also Mentioned on This Page
Philip Ippolito
George Washington Bridge
Ippolito
Joseph Brennan
Hackensack
N.J
U.S
America
By John Mc Hightower
TOS
McNamara
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
Hanoi
Ho Chi Minh
North
Alexei N. Kosygin
Twin Cities
Natchitoches
West Monroe
Louisville Ave
Monroe
Guitars
Roark Bros Music Coreer
Holiday Films
Louisiana
Arif Fins
North 2Nd Street
National Steel Firm
Mor Plate and
Ship Plate
Great Lakes Steel
Grosse Ile
Curley Ketchell
Robert Berry
Montgomery St
Westgate Shopping Center
North 7Th St
Peg
Silverstein
Aigs
Vilverstein
Desiard
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!