War mood grows as Asia threat dominates American focus
The piece argues that Vietnam dominates U S concerns as intelligence warns of a Chinese push toward showdown in Asia The spread of conflict to Laos Cambodia Thailand and perhaps India risks drawing NATO and the United States into a wider war The author urges keeping war effort uppermost and national attention on victory over aggression.
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Vietnam
Congress
Asia
Laos
Cambodia
Thailand
India
United States
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Paris
NATO
Europe
War on Religion Small Victory in Pittsburgh Schools
The Pittsburgh ACLU faced complaints over Christmas observances not violating the prayer ban. It monitored and advised on holiday items from Christmas trees to Nativity displays, noting changes in Veterans Day references and candle depictions. Pittsburghers increasingly sought the school book The School Day Begins for guidance and reassurance.
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American Civil Liberties Union
Pittsburgh
Thomas M. Kerr Jr
A.C.L.A
God
Defense Dependence Feared By U S Industry Leaders
Industry leaders warn that US firms heavily reliant on Pentagon contracts before Vietnam risk sharp shifts after the war. Many electronics and aerospace firms sold major portions of output to defense, creating a high cost, defense oriented workforce with little civilian sales capability. Analysts and officials seek a path out, but no solution has emerged.
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Pentagon
Southeast Asia
Defense
McNamara
United States
Defense Department
Department of Defense
Defense Crurs
State moves to arrest slow drivers under 40 mph rule
Pennsylvania adopts a policy to treat slow pokes on limited access highways the same as speeders with arrest and fines. The decision follows rising traffic speeds and congestion on major routes, signaling a broader shift in road safety enforcement across the East.
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Pennsylvania
Keystone State
Separate College Board Needed for Higher Education
Dr. Harold A. Neufeld argues for distinct governing boards for the College and the K 12 system. He states the College should be an institution of higher learning, not a 13th and 14th year high school, and advocates finance and policy separated from the school system to avoid overreach.
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Community College Board
Sneadner
Frederick County School Board
Frederick Community College
Frederick
Harold A. Neufeld
14Th Street
Damaging gale ravages Middletown Valley and more
A violent gale swept through the Middletown Valley with hundreds of trees uprooted and roads iced over. Desk Sergeant John Englebrecht starts a public diary project to record civic events, the first of its kind in Frederick. Russian censorship eases after three weeks, allowing messages from Petrograd again. Dr. Robert H. Riley notes plans to distribute surplus blood plasma and derivatives via the Red Cross to hospitals and physicians. Price Brothers Co to operate as Price Electric Corporation starting Jan 1 with no ownership change. 3800 German POWs to stay at posts to ease holiday rail traffic delays.
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Braddock Heights
Middletown Valley
John Englebrecht
City Police
Frederick
Englebrecht
Robert H. Riley
Army
Navy
American Red Cross
Price Brothers Company
Price Electric Corporation
L. V. Roughan
James V. Roughan
John R. Fitzpatrick
Paul L. Willard
Rhodesia described by an American businessman in a 1950s context
An American businessman in Rhodesia offers a persuasive, defense‑mounded view of Rhodesia’s history and politics. He argues Rhodesia’s independence with a white minority government was unjustly opposed by Britain and the United States, warns against African majority rule, and condemns international efforts to undermine Rhodesia as a bulwark against communism in central Africa.
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Washington
Rhodesia
United States
Central
Africa
Federation
Central Africa
America
Vietnam
Congo
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