Clark urges air power over manpower in Vietnam strategy
Gen Mark Clark, who ended Korea with a truce, says in an interview that victory in Vietnam requires heavy air and naval power rather than a manpower war. He warns against matching Chinese manpower, noting future troop increases but favoring air superiority to minimize American casualties. He cites Korea’s lessons and urges use of air power as the path to victory.
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South Vietnam
Korea
Mark Clark
Vietnam
Clark
Tax relief spurs nationwide buying spree and pit Tiffany savings
Government economists say excise tax relief will leave 60 million families about 78 dollars richer, while consumer purchases rise far beyond tax savings. A brisk shopping season followed as merchants expect sales gains to continue with tax cut effects wider than jewelry and furs, with Tiffany’s cutting prices to reflect the saved tax on a record canary diamond.
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Tiffany's
New York
Tiffany
Sanity Wins Abortive plan for 27 acres in Washington rejected
The Roosevelt Memorial Commission abandons plans to seize acres for a marble slab memorial described as broken tombstones and Stonehenge like structures. After Washington Fine Arts Commission and Congress criticism and funds concerns, former Atty. Gen. Francis Biddle resigns as chairman citing opposition to Roosevelt's children as a barrier.
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Roosevelt Memorial Commission
Washington Fine Arts Commission
Congress
Atty
Francis Biddle
Myr Roosevelt
Puppy and corporal save surrounded Marines under Viet Cong fire
In Da Nang area a small bridge squad held at night against 50 Viet Cong. Corp Jackson, wounded three times, fired back and killed one foe, saving the perimeter. Sgt Williams and Lance Cpl Jackson aided by a brave puppy and a perilous helicopter evacuation.
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South Viet Nam
da Nang
River Sampans
Edward C. Riley
Rochester
N.Y
Hilton C. Williams
Greenville
Ala
Sgt. Williams
Corp
Jackson
John McNeeley
Rankin
Tim Schwartz
Latrobe
Okinawa
Williams
Honest banker questions farmers loan program shift
Bryce Hopkins criticizes the Farmers Home Administration for prioritizing loans to poverty class individuals with special talents and equipment needs. He argues the policy forces welfare tradeoffs and complicates repayment while few loans are approved except for transforming part-time farming into full-time work.
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Farmers Home Administration
FHA
Pov
Erty
Hopkins
Fifty Years Ago Items From The News Post Files June 2 2015
County centers plan Safe and Sane Fourth of July events around July 4 with Frederick excluded. State Teachers Association to overhaul handwriting lessons during Ocean City meeting. Back yard drainage and abandoned wells cited as public health hazard in city limits. Berne dispatch notes Germans debate Belgium's future with shift from annexation to economic subjugation, affecting Social Democrats.
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Ocean City
Berne
Switzerland
Belgium
United Nations charter urged as peace chance
Senator Vandemberg of Michigan urges colleagues to accept the United Nations charter as the world’s only collective chance for peace. Frederick County fights to meet its Seventh War Loan quota while E bond targets lag by about $300,000, W. Clinton McSherry reports. A Chinese army spokesman says troops captured the main Linchow airfield abandoned by Chennault’s 14th Air Force last Nov. 7. The War Department says 4,000 soldiers will be furloughed to work on U.S. railroads to prevent transport breakdown during redeployment to the Pacific.
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R-Mich
United Nations
Frederick County
County War Finance Committee
W. Clinton McSherry
Linchow
Claire Chennault
14Th Air Force
WAR Department
U.S
Pacific
United Nations must mediate Vietnam war says Johnson
President Johnson in San Francisco linked a peaceful settlement to UN action. He asserted the United States favors unconditional discussion, criticized bilateral diplomacy and urged world leaders to press for talks. The piece notes editorials questioning his stance and warns that inaction could risk wider conflict and nuclear war.
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