The Offensive Begins in Vietnam War
As world leaders seek peace in Vietnam, the war shifts to a new offensive phase. Sustained sweeps and hunt and destroy missions replace pitched battles, with 415,000 U S troops under General Westmoreland leveraging mobility to pressure the enemy. The goal is to deny sanctuary, shrink enemy territory, and free more areas for defense while awaiting possible negotiations or disengagement by North Vietnam.
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Vietnam
North Vietnam
Laos
Ho Chi Minh Trail
William C. Westmoreland
Westmoreland
West German crisis threatens NATO as arms plan outlined
The article reports on a proposed plan during London talks led by John J. McCloy to resolve West Germany's reluctance to fund arms purchases offsetting U.S. and British force costs. It notes a $400 million German purchase in the United States and Britain, plus using gold to buy U.S. securities, to sustain the 225,000 US Seventh Army presence and avoid a European defense crisis. It warns that Britain might pull its 55,000 man Army of the Rhine and the U.S. could cut its divisions, risking NATO.
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United States
Britain
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
John J. McCloy
Tripartite Talks
London
West Germany
U.S
Germany
Nixon Denied Visa on Warsaw Tour in 1959 Visit Recalled
Richard M. Nixon, then Vice President, drew large crowds in Warsaw in 1959. Now refused a visa by the Polish government on a private worldwide fact finding tour, signaling a wish to avoid a repeat of the earlier enthusiasm.
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Richard M. Nixon
Warsaw
Iron Curtain
Centralized Selective Service or local boards debate
President Johnson has delayed choosing between keeping local Selective Service boards or replacing them with a centralized system. The column argues for preserving a local human element to avoid bureaucratic rigidity, suggests reforms to share practices, monitor inequities, and maintain local accountability amid varied board sizes and ages.
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Washington
Johnson
South Vietnam
Selective Service
The Iron Whims of Women, By Plato’s View
Hal Boyle captures a curmudgeonly humor about marriage arguing that a wife's pursuit of perfection drives civilization forward. He contrasts lazy male instinct with women's crusade for precision, suggesting daily care and standards shape roads, flights, dining, and homes, ending with a playful nod to progress.
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New York
Curbstone
Plato
Easter Bargain Carnival At Frederick Savings Store
Fifty Years Ago March 9 1917 reports shoppers plan for the Carnival of Bargains at Frederick Savings Store 14 West Patrick Street. The listing includes girls gingham dresses 50 to 98 cents middy dresses 48 cents spring coats for boys 2.45 men s pants 95 cents to 1.25 men s suits 12.98 dress shirts 49 cents boys spring suits 3.49 and girls spring coats 2.69. In New York a federal grand jury indicted 108 people for profiteering by conspiracy to raise prices due to the war. In Washington the Justice Department pledges a nationwide crackdown on withholding commodities and goods from the open market.
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Frederick Savings Store
West Patrick Street
New York City
Europe
Washington
Justice Department
Springlike weather lifts Frederick as prices rise
Ten days after the big snow, Frederick County soils warm and snowbanks melt as spring wins. Meat prices surge in Frederick City markets after OPA controls end, Center cut pork chops hit 75 cents per pound and bacon 83 cents. Hog raisers hold pigs for potential sales, with strip pork at 60 cents.
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Frederick City
OPA
Powell Case Divides Nation Over House Seat
Washington Today examines the Adams Clayton Powell ouster episode, noting public anger and Civil Rights tensions. It argues the uproar reflects concerns of integrity and rule of law, not race, as Powell fights House disqualification and appeals to courts.
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America
House of Representatives
Adam Clayton Powell
Congress
Harlem
Department of Justice
Powell
North
Bahamas
Bobby Baker
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