Letter replies to Mahoney on Vietnam and world policy notes
H E Landry of Forks Washington answers Dan Mahoney and Scott’s Page of Questions and Answers, arguing about Chiang Kai-shek, a seventh fleet mission, Vietnam blockade legality, and U.S. global role. He defends wheat sales, Cuba’s sovereignty, and critiques left and right views on communism and democracy.
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Landry
Dan Mahoney
Evening News
Scott
P. I
Seventh Fleet
Chiang
China
Taiwan
Cuba
U. 5
7Th Fleet
H. E
Landry Forks
Wash
Woman stock broker breaks gender barriers in 1940s market
Isabel O'Donnell of McLean Virginia, a Reynolds & Co. clerk turned broker, rises to become president of the Investment Brokers of Metropolitan Washington, the first woman to hold the post. Her story contrasts a feminine approach with male-dominated finance, noting women hold 51 percent of stock ownership yet few broker seats.
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John Cunniff
New York
Witheut
Isabel O'Donnell
McLean
Reynolds & Co
Atomic Energy Commissioner
Investment Broekers
Metropolitan
Washingston
O'Donnell
Broker O'Donnell
Uke
Today in History Highlights of June 5
On this date 1940 marked the Battle of France beginning in World War II era. In 1872 the Republican National Convention nominated Gen. Ulysses S. Grant for president. The 1876 Centennial Exposition opened bananas to American visitors for the first time. In 1917 over nine million Americans registered for the WWI draft. In 1933 Roosevelt signed the bill ending the gold standard. In 1947 George C. Marshall outlined Europe recovery plan at Harvard. In 1961 the Supreme Court ordered the American Communist party to register.
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Associated Press
France
Philadelphia
Ulysses 5S. Grant
United States
Franklin D. Roosevelt
U.S
George C. Marshall
Harvard University
Europe
U.S. Supreme Court
Communist Party
Justice Department
Michigan Delegation Split Hints At Democratic Battle
Detroit AP report notes Hubert Humphrey dominates Michigan with 60 plus of 96 votes leaning his way while Kennedy faces pockets of McCarthy support. Delegation meeting aims to reveal preferences with organizers delaying public ballot until California results known. Michigan Chairman Sander Levin pushes for quiet loyalties to prevent fraternal splits.
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Michigan
Dick Barnes
Detroit
Hubert JH. Humphrey
Humphrey
Robert F. Kennedy
Otters
Eugene McCarthy
Sander Levin
Kennedy
New York
William OH. Merrill
Citizens For Kennedy
Califor
Nia
Levin
Levitt
Jeas
Philip A. Hart
Advice for June graduates on changing world
Graduation time on the Olympic Peninsula prompts reflections on critical paths after high school. Advice emphasizes work ethic, whether pursuing college, military service, marriage, or careers, and urges patience and understanding as the new generation faces a volatile era. Community items note Evan Knodel joining Crestwood Convalescent Center and fundraising for a kidney machine for Roy Coldren, now surpassing $5,000 toward $12,000, plus plans for Lincoln Park’s Indian longhouse and logging camp to preserve local history.
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Upper
Olympic Peninsula
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Vietnam
America
Roy Coldren
Mr. Coldren
Olympic Memorial Hospital
City Park Board
Lincoln Park
Observations on habits and modern foibles by Hal Boyle
New York columnist Hal Boyle toys with social quirks in light satire. He notes yawning signals tense interest and jokes about wooden nickels, smoking habits, marriage tensions, Sunday routines, and aging perspectives. He quips on beauty, fingernails, reading tastes, dieting myths, and gender roles.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Social Security Amendments impact on welfare policy noted
Provisional League of Women Voters of Clallam County analyzes the Social Security Amendments of 1967. It highlights federal matching for families with absent fathers, job training for Aid to Dependent Children recipients, and gaps in day care. It notes Washington State’s two year legislative cycle delaying changes and discusses unemployment aid eligibility and potential House actions on funding and recipient limits.
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Congress
Internal Revenue
ANC
Washington State
House
Trade fight shapes up as Johnson pushes freer trade
Washington AP reports top Johnson administration officials push for freer trade on Capitol Hill while Congress leans toward quotas to shield U.S. industry. Four officials will testify including Roth Wirtz Udall Rusk and Freeman with Furness, signaling a strong push against protectionist moves. The Treasury secretary is absent, signaling no plans for a tariff or export rebate to curb the dollar drain.
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Washington
Johnson Administration
Capitol Hill
Congressional
U.S
Administration
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Congress
Johnson
House
Ways and Means Committee
Amebassador
William Roth
Labor
Willard Wirtz
C. R. Smith
Interior
Rewart L. Udall
Dean Rusk
Orville L. Freeman
Betty Furness
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry H. Fowler
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No. 4
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Port Angeles Evening News
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Model Commonwealth
Seattle
Puget Sound Cooperative Colony
Port Angeles
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Esther B. Webster
Ned Thomas
George Buck
Clallam
Jefferson
U.S.A
Territories
Cagp
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Lincoln
Olympus
Interlandi
Evan Knodel
Crestwood Convalescent Center
Interlake Manor Convalescent Center
Bellevue
Boyle
Julie Christie
Leonoreda da Vinci
Stodline Leite
Provisional
League of Women Voters of
Clallam County
House of Representatives
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