De Gaulle Threatens Western Unity and Allies in Cold War Rift
A critical article argues that President De Gaulle’s anti American and anti British stance risks splitting the Anglo American alliance. It warns of France’s possible gold sales and refusal to aid allies, urging strong Western unity amid Vietnam and Malaysia tensions.
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France
de Gaulle
U.S
Far East
Europe
Viet Nam
Malaysia
England
House of Commons
Vietnam
Johnson
Ralph M. Bingham
A Call for Reform of the U S Excise Tax System
The piece argues excises are costly, often irrational and war driven, spanning items from liquor to cosmetics and home appliances. It notes the system raises prices, reduces demand, and consumes about 12 percent of the federal budget with liquor taxes yielding the most revenue. Congress is urged to pursue general reduction and rationalization for economic benefit.
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Samuel Johnson
Pennsylvania
Congress
Treasury
Part Time Legislatures Question State Government Reform
State legislatures show flaws and weak pay, with many meeting biennially and lacking staff space. Experts warn about conflicts of interest and outdated constitutions hindering reform, while some progress pushes annual sessions and constitutional updates amid federal preeminence.
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New Hampshire
Maryland
New York
California
Gemini Ranger show steady progress yet lag in space innovation
The piece argues the United States advances in space and defense are slowed by fixed plans and cautious funding. It highlights rapid molecular electronics breakthroughs and criticizes rigid programs that stall freer exploration, noting Soviet experimentation outpacing U.S. methods.
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Gemini
Ranger
United States
Space
Fifty Years Ago Items From The News-Post File March 36 1915
Easy money and a booming market excite Wall Street as brokers rally and shout. Secretary of War Garrison orders three batteries of field artillery from Fort Sam Houston to Brownsville and a regiment of infantry to Texas City on alert. Tear down the Doll property at Market and Second to make way for a three story brick building and two homes near the United Brethren Church on West Second Street.
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Wall Street
Secretary of War
Fort Sam Houston
San Antonio
Tex
Brownsville
Texas City
Market and
Second Streets
United Brethren Church
West Second Street
Twenty Years Ago Items From The Newse-Post Files
Fruit growers see peach trees bloom amid 85 degree heat and hot spell forecast. A 60 000 enabling act for Frederick city passed by the Maryland General Assembly in Annapolis. First Army tanks sweep toward the Ruhr, contact lost with rear. enemy broadcast claims reach to Bad Wildungen beyond Kassel and 190 from Berlin. Russians occupy Danzig, German high command reports.
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Frederick City
General Assembly
Annapolis
First Army
Ruhr
Germany
Bad Wildungen
Kassell
Berlin
Letter to the President on Vietnam policy and civil rights
A citizen letter criticizes U S policy in Vietnam citing civilian suffering and double standards between domestic rights and foreign actions. The writer urges forthright presidential candor on foreign affairs to reduce international hate and support civil rights at home.
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Viet Nam
Congress
Deep South
Selma
Alabama
Philadelphia
Mississippi
Southeast Asia
Asia
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