No Alternative As Johnson Explains Bombing Resumption
The president asserts no choice but to resume bombing North Vietnam after all channels failed to stop the war. He notes international appeals by Pope Paul VI and Harold Wilson, while Hanoi demands surrender and troop removal. A mass escalation is predicted as a path to victory.
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Johnson
North Vietnam
Pope Paul VI
Harold Wilson
Aleksei N. Kosygin
Hanoi
Lear
United States
Arthur Goldberg
The Gravediggers in a Cold War Pause
The piece notes Khrushchev’s old “bury you” threat and says Chinese reformers now threaten Russians. It argues Moscow strengthens borders to deter China, suggests a possible war unlikely, and urges the U.S. to sit out any conflict between the two Communist powers. It warns intervention would not gain friendship and prefers no war.
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Nikita Khrushchev
Khruschev
China
Mao Tse - Tung
Soviet Union
Former Senator Douglas Warns Against Unconditional Vietnam Withdrawal
Former Senator Paul H. Douglas, newly named chairman of Freedom House in New York, argues that unconditional withdrawal from Vietnam would push Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Burma and India toward Communist influence. He cites Indian Ambassador Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit on Southeast Asia's dangers and stresses informed American involvement until Communism threat ends.
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U.S. Senate
Senate
Paul H. Douglas
Tiliais
Vietnam
Freedom House
New York
Douglas
United States
Laos
Cambodia
Thailand
Burma
India
Mme. Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
Southeast Asia
Joint Committee On Defense Production
Hospital Board Defends Memorial Hospital Rate Plan
The Frederick Memorial Hospital board tells readers it will not engage in a newspaper exchange over salary and room-rate increases. It argues most costs are non-room areas and that nationwide wage hikes, not room charges, drive price changes. The board says 75 percent of income comes from cost-based areas, and most patients will not pay more. It stresses fair pricing by service area, notes staff salary pressures, and affirms community representation by the 40-member board led by Mrs. Paul Michael.
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Frederick Memorial Hospital
Wallnt
Maryland
Frederick Memorial
Medicare
Blue Cross
Kaiser's claim on U S ports shocks Washington
A strange German message reaches Washington claiming the right for all German ships to enter U S ports at will under a 1799 treaty during John Adams era. The State Department will seek Congress to abolish any remaining validity. Frederick City voters approve disposal of Municipal Electric Light plant equipment as obsolete. Alderman Charles E. Lewis leads.
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Washington
State Department
Kaiser
U.S
John Adams
Congress
Frederick City
Municipal
Charles E. Lewis
Great coal strike hangs over England in 1947
Twenty years ago February 18, 1947 Hundreds of thousands shiver as the great coal strike persists with no relief in sight. The Labour Government defends conciliation policy in a House of Commons clash with Conservatives. Prime Minister Attlee warns no immediate relief from the economic pinch. In Circuit Court duties of the grand jury outlined by Associate Justice Patrick M Schnauffer as new panel sits. Foreman Charles N Staley local bus line operator. Panel includes George E Fox David M Kemp Clayton Truxell Ralph Miller Charles J Martin Merri F Wachter Emory L Slifer Walter N Lawson William A Moran.
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England
Labor
House of Commons
Attlee
Patrick M. Schnauffer
Charles N. Staley
George E. Fox
David M. Kemp
Clayton Truxell
Ralph Miller
Charles J. Martin
Merrii F. Wachter
Emory L. Slifer
Walter N. Lawson
William A. Moran
Joe Eisenhauer's Notebook Quotation Reflections on Doing Good Now
A brief, reflective note expresses the maxim that one should perform good deeds while one can, noting the speaker will not pass this way again. It frames a call to action in concise, philosophical terms.
It Can Happen Here A Call To Constructive Action
A nostalgic column links George Washington and Abraham Lincoln birthdays to warnings of internal decay from Lord Macaulay and urges positive action. It argues Americans must act with faith and service, avoiding negativity while promoting initiative and self-reliance through civic and charitable deeds.
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George Washington
Lord Macaulay
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