Card damaged near Saigon recalls Maine war incident
Opinion recalls how the 1898 sinking of the battleship Maine helped spur war with Spain while noting the Saigon carrier Card explosion caused no deaths. Author contrasts public reaction, noting no declared war or fatalities and suggesting current U.S. actions against communists in South Vietnam differ.
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South Viet Nam
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Maine
Havana Harbor
Spain
Havana
United States
Gon
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Saigam
South
Viet Nam
Hershey urges caution on ending draft despite better climate
General Hershey, director of Selective Service, says sizable change in international conditions is needed before scrapping the draft. With about 2.7 million in the armed forces, he cautions relying on volunteers is risky, noting Britain struggles to keep a smaller force after ending conscription.
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Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Hershey
Great Britain
Panama
Canal Zone
Johnson
Ph Congress
Keating presses State on U S training of Indonesian forces
Senator Keating questions U S training of Indonesian military and police, warning that labeling it counterinsurgency risks fueling tensions with Malaysia. The State Department disputes the terminology, arguing training could be for rural rehabilitation and logistics rather than direct warfare. The column frets about U S foreign policy boomerangs and cites past missteps with Batista and Cuba.
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Chamberlain
Kenneth Keating
New York
State Department
Dean Rusk
Casey Stengel
U.S
U. S
Indonesia
Sukarno
Federation of
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Napoleon
Douglas Mar ‘Arthur
Keating
Fohbey Bottom
Ingistics
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Bay of Pigs
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Gerald Phillippe
General Electric Company
Europe
Japan
Phillippe
Wayne Mortis
Willy Senator Morse
Muscatine Journal listing and staff credits
Fragmented OCR provides a newspaper masthead with staff roles and city and national advertising contacts. Names include Nelson publisher and Russell editor with multiple editors and ad staff, plus offices and delivery details.
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Harold L. Nelson
Walther Russell
John Talbot
Gilsert Dietz
Adwin Walwer
Agaret Grofit
Mgr. Gen
Carl Yout
Presidential Scene: Johnson in the spotlight distracts from opponents
A sprawling Associated Press analysis contrasts President Johnson’s public appearances with Khrushchev and De Gaulle, noting how the Cuban U2 flights, Vietnam and domestic battles dominate headlines while voters fixate on Johnson’s garden speeches and uphill legislative fights. It questions presidential prospects for Goldwater and others as world tensions and domestic issues blur into a single image of Johnson.
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Khrushchev
Seth
Johnson
United States
Cuba
de Gaulle
Congress
Alabama
George
Wallace
North
Edgar Bergen as Ventriloquist Missionary for Social Laughter
The piece portrays Edgar Bergen and his dummy Charlie McCarthy as figures promoting laughter and sociability, noting Bergen’s Northwestern ties and lecturing on humor’s value. It argues laughter signals intelligence and extroversion, and suggests ventriloquism as practical aid for stutterers to improve social ease and speech.
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Edgar
Bergen
Laugier
Good Will Amity New
Charlie McCarthy
Russia
Stulierers
Edgar Bergen
Minid
Northwestern University School of Speech
Chixcage
Northwestern
Tye
Tyadl
Silas Marner
Robinson Cruse
Bol Hope
Muscatine river bridge idea debated with dam No. 16 use
Letters argue a downtown bridge for Muscatine is costly and risky. They propose using lock and dam No. 16 as a substructure to support a bridge, reducing approach costs and removing navigational hazards. Critics question government funding and advocate civic leaders pursuing congressional action to benefit the community.
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Congress
Tahey
Prayer and Praise for Mothers and All Teachings
Psalm prayer note thanks Father for Christian mothers and teachers of Thy Word. Ask to accept Thy teachings as true life path. Seek mercy and readiness to help others through Jesus who taught the Lord's Prayer Our Father in heaven Amen.
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Jesus
Funeral of Mr Bryant Scheduled Today
The funeral of Mr Bryant will take place today at 8 o'clock from the residence of Mrs Hing on Third Street between Walnut and Streets. Friends include Capt Cadle of Gen Crocker's staff who arrived home yesterday for a visit.
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Mr. Bryant
Hing
Third St
Walnut
Capt. Cadle
Gen. Crocker
George Haim
Davenposs
Rock Island
Peavia
Anna Musser
Wisconsin
Drury Township
Friends of the
Atty Thoughtlessness Brings Regrets In Mother's Day Note
A reader urges Abby to remind young marrieds to honor mothers and mothers-in-law. Another letter asks how to persuade an ailing husband in his 60s to undergo a medical checkup, with advice to involve a family doctor and plan a discreet physical evaluation.
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Abby
Itz
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