Appeasement's Fruit and the Vietnam Dilemma
An opinion column contrasts late 1930s French appeasement with current Vietnam policy. It notes De Gaulle's anti appeasement stance, warns that Vietnam risks a communist takeover and a domino chain from South Vietnam to Formosa, Thailand, and beyond, urging lessons from history.
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France
Hitler
Britain
Germany
Vietnam
de Gaulle
Viet Nam
United States
South Viet Nam
U.S
Korea
Thailand
Burma
India
Malaysia
Formosa
Philippines
Japan
Australia
Peking
Inflation and Budget Cuts Weigh on Chamber Proposals
The U S Labor Department ties inflation to federal spending as the Chamber of Commerce urges cuts. They identify 59 potential reductions across 23 items, totaling nearly 6 billion dollars, while noting the Johnson budget around 112 billion may overstate actual outlays.
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U.S. Department of Labor
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Labor Department
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Johnson
Congress
U.S
Colin Clark
Costs Mount for Johnson Inauguration Festivities
The cost of celebrating President Johnson’s inauguration is running high. Taxpayers funded $500,000 for the oath, while overall festivities may reach $1.25 to $1.5 million. The inaugural parade aims for $390,000 from seat sales but has earned $260,000 so far, leaving the committee short.
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Johnson
Washington
Viet Cong Violence Strains South Vietnam Villages
Ray Cromley outlines brutal VC tactics and the high toll on village chiefs, rural police, and families in four years of conflict. He notes 6 000 village leaders and 25 000 wounded Vietnamese soldiers, with assassinations, mass killings, and targeted attacks across hamlets and districts.
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Binh Thanh Hamlet
Phan Thi Trinh
South Viet Nam
Ngo Tien
Phu Hai
Front For Liberation of the
Trung Hai
Mon
South
V.C
Dinh Tuong
Chu Duc
Darlac
Truax Emerges as Energetic Force in Pennsylvania GOP
The profile paints Craig Truax as a vigorous, improvising Pennsylvania Republican figure who stacks 30 or 40 efforts at once while shaping party strategy. It notes his quiet behind-the-scenes push to shift Young Republicans leadership, build candidate benches, and press for urban policy competence, framed by a background from Indiana farms to Navy information work.
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Republican Party
Craig Truax
Pennsylvania
GOP
Truax
Dean Burch
Miami
Washington
Philadelphia
New Jersey
Delaware
Indiana
Japan
Navy
Wellsboro
State Republican Committee
Offensive Operations in Poland Reported Resumed
Reports from Petrograd said Allied offensives in Poland against Austro German centers have resumed with flanking actions in northern Poland and eastern Galicia countered. Other items note William H Shipley marking 72nd birthday, George B Summers adding machine use, and Ox Fibre Brush workers' union stance on POW labor.
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Poland
Petrograd
Galicia
Federal Aid to Education Sparks Debate on State Control
Washington columnist notes mystery behind push for a 1.2 billion federal school aid plan. He argues federal funds would increase control over local districts, shifting costs from states to Washington while urging caution about boondoggle risks and rising total spending. He cites 1961-62 figures showing 4.2 percent federal share and 18.3 billion in expenditures.
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Washington
Congress
America
UPI
House Education and Labor Committee
Johnson
Virginia
Tax Foundation, Inc
U.S
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