Washington faces Southeast Asia test as war threats rise
Washington rejects wider war while acknowledging past softness to communism. Beijing and Hanoi press for military aid and expansion as the United States contemplates retaliation against North Vietnam. Moscow and Peking are urged to weigh their roles in any communist triumph and the risk of broader conflict.
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Washington Administration
U.S
Kremlin
Cuba
Washington
Southeast Asia
Hanoi
Moscow
Soviet Union
North Viet Nam
Peking
United States
Youth Unemployment Focus as Jobs Grow Across Sectors
The year saw 2,000,000 new non farm jobs and total employment rise by 1,750,000 while farm employment fell by 250,000. Adult men show a 3.5 percent unemployment rate, better than the 4.8 percent national average. women’s rate edged down from 4.7 to 4.5 percent. Teenagers remain the key challenge with unemployment rising from 10.2 percent in October 1957 to 15.2 percent in January. The Labor Department launches 105 youth centers, work camps, and seeks Congress to extend the Training Act and bond provisions for youths with minor legal issues. Focus shifts to educating and training youth for work.
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Dly
Department of Labor
Congress
Harriman resigns as Undersecretary. Mann to lead Economic Affairs
Averell Harriman resigns as Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs. Thomas C. Mann will succeed him with the title of Undersecretary for Economic Affairs, signaling a shift to emphasize international economic matters. Mann, previously Assistant Secretary for Latin America, is expected to monitor Latin American issues while Harriman’s Laos agreement and nuclear ban treaty links are reviewed.
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Averell Harriman
Thomas C. Mann
Robert Murphy
George
Mann
Harriman
Laos
Dean Rusk
Latin Loss Sparks Fight at Oxford Congregation
At Oxford a university assembly debated ending Latin in official ceremonies and translation of statutes Yet Dr Pantin urged Latin as the proper language for eloquence and nobility His remarks drew laughter and opponents won out rescinding the move to switch to English only.
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Oxford
W Oa Pantin
Cantorum Popularium
Dr Pantin
End of Geneva Accord Echoes in Vietnam Crisis
The piece argues the 1954 Geneva final declaration cannot yield a lasting peace for South Vietnam as Viet Cong advances persist. It warns that Western hopes for an honorable settlement in Southeast Asia ignore battlefield realities and that only decisive action can avert stronger North Vietnamese gains. The essay cites Ho Chi Minh and Bedell Smith and notes ongoing refugee flows and political fragility in South Vietnam.
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South Viet Nam
Southeast Asia
Charles de Gaulle
India
U.S
Sen. Frank Church
Idaho
Washington
Paris
Reds
North Viet Nam
Walter Bedell Smith
Geneva
Ho Chi Minh
Min
South
Viet Nam
For My Part By Ray Cromley Viet Cong terrorism boomerangs
The piece recalls the 1970 killing of Master Sergeant Dennis C. Kidd near Soc Ba Tu in Viet Cong territory. Kidd, a combat veteran and Special Forces member, had spent off duty time helping villagers build a well, school, and dispensary and developing a 20 acre garden farm with crops and animals. His death reverberates as a reminder that winning the war requires winning hearts by aiding local farmers and fostering goodwill.
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Tan Son Nhut
Saigon
Dennis C. Kidd
Fayetteville
N.C
Kidd
Viet Nam
Laos
Cambodia
United States
Special Forces
Sgt. Kidd
South
Frederick Automobile Show to Feature 66 Cars at Armory
Big manufacturers have signed for Frederick's First Annual Automobile Show at the First Regiment Armory March 4 and 5. About 66 cars will be on display. Kepler and Smith Architects design a two story brick residence for Roy Crum of the Hagerstown and Frederick Railroad on East Second Street. An unusual sight appeared on Second Street as a disabled automobile was towed by a horse last night.
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Frederick
Regiment Armory
Kepner and Smith
Roy Crum
Hagerstown and Frederick Railroad
East Second Street
Second Street
Worth a Million Dollar Lars in France Meeting
Corporal Robert F Strailman Buckeys town describes a reunion in France with brother PFC John L Strailman Jr after 26 months apart. United States Marines push 600 yards into Iwo Jima from the beachhead toward the bomber airstrip in a major advance.
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Lars
Corporal Robert F. Strailman
Buckeys
France
Pfc
John L. Strailman Jr
Tokyo
Iwo
Medicare plan questions and answers letter to editor
Congressman Mathias responds to a New Market Maryland council appeal on Medicare old age hospital insurance. The letter outlines costs payable and not payable, eligibility under H R 1 1 1994, likely number of recipients, who pays, and estimated wage tax impacts for a $100 weekly earner, with Mathias noting his own alternative bill and directing readers to Capitol Comment.
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House of Representatives
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Audi
House
Senate
Congress
Capitol
Washington
Charles McC. Mathias, JR
Washington, D.C
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