Victory strategy shifts to crushing North Vietnam
A Chicago speech by Army Lt. Gen. B E Spivy outlines a shift from mere containment to driving the enemy from South Vietnam. The plan hinges on more troops and heavier air power with LeMay urging bombing North Vietnam to force a costly end to the war. The aim is to keep the guerrillas on the run and break Communist aggression.
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South Vietnam
Army
B. E. Spivy
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Chicago
Malaya
Curtis E LeMay
Air Force
North Vietnam
LeMay
Acronymity Brings HUD Name To Washington Alphabet Soup
The federal bureaucracy added a Department of Housing and Urban Affairs and adopted the initials HUD. Critics say DHUD would have been clearer and smoother. The piece laments the growing trend of acronyms and the awkward earful of HUD.
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Department of Housing and Urban Affairs
Washington
HUD
DHUD
Court strikes literacy provisions in Voting Rights Act
A three judge federal court ruled that striking the literacy based voting provision was unconstitutional interference by Congress with states rights. The ruling endangers the broader act and is set for Supreme Court review January 17 with South Carolina and other Southern states challenging the decision.
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Congress
Supreme Court
South Carolina
New York
In Memoriam Pastor Charles F. Trunk Jr
The community mourns Pastor Charles F. Trunk Jr. of Evangelial Lutheran Church, describing him as a practical, charming, and spiritual leader whose death came while preparing to lead services. The tribute notes his impact in Frederick and beyond, and expresses gratitude for his years of service.
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Frederick
Charles F. Trunk Jr
Evangelial Lutheran Church
Trunk
Freight passenger station desired in Frederick
Fifty years ago readers recall Frederick debates over a passenger station as the Baltimore and Ohio Railway and other lines faced prosperity. A gale and heavy rains struck Frederick County with indoor confinement but no damage reported. German and allied forces press Serbia campaign with 5,000 prisoners claimed by Teutons in Berlin dispatch.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railway Company
Frederick
Admiral Nimitz backs closer service cooperation in Senate
Twenty years ago in the News- P eat files Admiral Chester W. Nimitz testified before the Senate Military Affairs Committee, reversing his prior stance and proposing closer cooperation among the armed services. Frederick residents were urged to view Herman Goering's four ton bullet proof car along North Market Street en route to Market Space. Japanese Baron General Honjo, accused war criminal and alleged ringleader in Manchuria, committed hari kari within a day of being ordered arrested.
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Chester W. Nimitz
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Frederick
North Market Street
Seventh Street
Herman Goering
Honjo
Manchuria
Washington Today looks at Johnson price policy war crisis
President Johnson lacks constitutional authority to fix copper and aluminum prices yet uses stockpile actions to influence them. Critics urge Congress to set rules, noting past Defense Production Act limits. The piece questions motives, timing, and potential impact on inflation and global trade.
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Washington
Johnson
United States
Congress
Thomas B. Curtis
Missouri
William B Widnall
New Jersey
House
Joint Defense Production Committee
Office of Economic Planning
Franklin D. Dryden
Joint Congressional Committees On Defense Production
McNamara
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Capitol College of Oratory and Music
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