Asian struggle shapes U.S. policy in Viet Nam and Asia
The article argues U S policy aims at a settlement in Viet Nam to allow withdrawal to a stable Saigon government, but realism doubts a quick end. It notes the broader Asian conflict involving Korea, India Pakistan, and Red China, with Maoist China looming as a continuing threat beyond any interim peace.
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U. S
Viet Nam
Saigon
United States
Asia
Korea
U.S
Indian Subcontinent
Kashmir
Laos
Cambodia
India
Red
China
Peking
Mao Tze-tung
Grandstand
Mao
Subcontinent
New Delhi
Karachi
Senate Farm Bill Keeps Failures, Calls for New Approaches
The Senate and House farm bills continue the farm program despite Johnson’s push for reform. The plans retain the triple subsidy’s flaws, fix prices near world levels, and use cash and a miller tax, raising costs for bread buyers while mainly aiding large farmers. The Senate even rejected capping subsidies at 100 000 per grower, underscoring the persistence of the status quo.
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Johnson
Senate
House
Congress
Wall Street Journal
Massachusetts Democrats sharpen 1966 race for Senate and governorship
Massachusetts politics tilt toward a Kennedy influenced contest as Mayor John Collins faces Endicott Peabody for the Senate, with incumbent Leverett Saltonstall likely seeking another term. Governor John Volpe aims for a third term while Edward McCormack Maurice Donohue and Kenneth O'Donnell contend for the Democratic governorship nomination amid Kennedy influence.
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Massachusetts
Kennedy
U.S. Senate
Boston
John Collins
Endicott Peabody
Leverett Saltonstall
Collins
Peabody
Saltonstall
John Volpe
Lawrence O'Brien
Senate
O'Brien
Edward McCormack
U.S House
Maurice Donohue
Kenneth O'Donnell
White House
John F. Kennedy
O'Donnell
Donahue
Democrats
McCormack
Donohue
Ted Kennedy
East Berlin Notes From A Summer Tourist
Richard Lebher shares reflections on postwar East Berlin contrasting it with West Berlin. He recalls Russian labor camps and runways at Lippradt, the beauty of Karl Marx Allee, the Russian memorial, and fears over whether Americans forgive and forget Nazism. He warns against viewing East Berlin as mere cops and robbers and notes the lasting Cold War tensions.
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West Berlin
Check Point Charlie
East Berlin
Germany
Lippradt
Lippstadt
East Bern
Karl Mon Alle
Berlin
Derneath
Richard Lebher
Frederick, Md
Fifty Years Ago In The News Fast Files Split Democratic Factions Urge Unity
Fifty years ago leaders of the two Democratic factions Lee and Harrington urged unity on nominees for the coming general election. Some fear the intra party feud will echo in the general race. Dr Joseph H Apple Hood College president announced Hood College and Hood Seminary will remain distinct institutions. Following the primary election, dry advocates in close touch with the situation say local option supporters have a strong chance.
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Lee
Harrington
Hood Seminary
East Church Street
Joseph H. Apple
Hood College
John McCormack Dies at Dublin Home at 61
Twenty years ago ems from The News-Pont Files report the death of John McCormack the famed tenor at his county Dublin residence aged 61. Other items include a rattlesnake killed on Sugar Loaf Mountain and Cassius M. Clay resigning from the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad amid a financial readjustment plan dispute. Russian shooting of an American Superfort over North Korea and subsequent apology follows General MacArthur’s protest.
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John McCormack
County Dublin
Ireland
Cassius M. Clay
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Collective bargaining in steel era under presidential intervention
Washington Today analyzes how presidential action in the steel dispute supersedes traditional collective bargaining, boosting workers’ pay while hinting at rising prices and a shift toward state influence. It critiques the White House roles and warns of a broader move toward government controlled economy.
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Washington
Herbert Spencer
Johnson
White House
Vietnam
FBI
New York Times
New York Herald - Tribune
Chicago Tribune
Ideologista
Moscow
America
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Washington Today
David Lawrence
LBJ and Steel
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