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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1966
Page
4
Michigan Governor George Romney cautions that state governments cannot serve as police forces nationwide nor as omnipotent agencies for national development judgment and retribution, urging restrained federalism.
West Virginia political fallout centers ona front page Daily Mail contract copy alleged to involve Matt Reese and NR director Robert McDonough. Gov. Hulett Smith orders state police probe into theft of public documents, while critics warn not to turn inquiry into a purge.
Washington Notebook discusses speech delivery glitches from dead mics to reading lapses, while noting California Democrats Brown and Unruh patching up differences amid Reagan challenge. It also reports Michigan Democrat Zoltan Ferency gaining visibility as Romney seeks re election.
Two years after the Tonkin Gulf incident US planes bombed 100 miles of North Vietnamese coastline in retaliation for alleged PT boat attacks. The Tonkin Gulf resolution, congressional support for actions, and casualty figures are reviewed with questions about accuracy and scope. Senior officials and lawmakers express uncertainty and critique of official tallies.
A Denver reader reviews an old Irish Times from May 12. The piece contrasts U.S. Vietnam headlines with Irish front-page stories, notes layout differences, ads, and Irish societal notes such as births and deaths. It highlights limited U.S. coverage, sports focus on horse racing and soccer, and modest Irish advertising.
Diplomatic sources in Hong Kong suggest Chinese authorities may invite President Charles de Gaulle of France to visit Peking when he travels to Southeast Asia later this year. Rumors in Paris link a Ho Chi Minh meeting, but French sources say a Ho visit is unlikely to avoid compromising De Gaulle’s peace-making options in Viet Nam.
UPI reports Edgar M. Bronfman of Seagram says distilleries can bottle mixed drinks now that lime lemon and orange juice stay fresh. He notes 165 brands and compares divisions to GM brands. Seagram aims at foreign markets with plants in Scotland and expansion to Brazil and Mexico.
Hans Habe's The Mission is a haunting historical novel reviewed by Shirley Ruth Klein. It centers on a Vienna physician posing as a Jewish envoy at Evian in 1938, exposing diplomatic apathy as 40 000 Jews face Nazi terror and a profit driven rescue effort.
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