Air Force shortfalls in ground war support exposed by Pike panel
The Pike subcommittee report criticizes the Air Force for weak ground support in Viet Nam. It cites incompatible radios, lack of modern ground support aircraft, and overreliance on borrowed Navy and Army planes. The finding calls for better coordination and updated tactics amid warnings against a land war in Asia.
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Air Force
Otis G. Pike
D-N.y
House Armed Services Subcommittee
Viet Nam
Defense Department
Army
Asia
Barry Goldwater
Today’s Quip about Time as Inheritance
A concise proverb notes that the best inheritance for children is daily time from a parent. It frames time spent together as the greatest value a parent can leave behind.
Daily crossword Across clues list
A compact clue set covering crossword entries across categories from cereal grain to bitter vetch. Includes definitions for places actions and items and references to names and abbreviations as in a standard puzzle.
Blacksmith Shop In Car Trunk The End Of An Era
A village blacksmith, Thomas Brady, now ships shoes in a car trunk for race horses in Aqueduct Belmont Saratoga and Hialeah. The piece recalls his father Pat who shod trotters like Dan Patch, details shoe types, costs, and the family’s finances, ending with Brady’s horse finishing seventh.
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Aqueduct
Belmont
Saratoga
Hialeah
Thomas Brady
Pat
Dan Patch
Mike
Brady
International Journeymen Horse Shoers Union
James F. O’connell
Dennis
Amerigo
Victory Shoe Company
Baltimore
Dear Abby on gender cues and family wedding tensions
Abigail Van Buren weighs in on two reader questions about gender confusion in fashion and a blended family wedding. She advises patience about gender labeling and suggests the couple direct wedding guest decisions themselves to avoid family conflict.
The Lighter Side Why Questions Become Stupid
UPI reports President Johnson dislikes televised news conferences partly because reporters ask stupid questions. The piece explains reporters cover many beats and may improvise when others ask the same question, while aides may plant questions.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
White House
Congress
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