Guatemalan election under military control risks rigging
As Guatemala prepares for a Sunday presidential vote critics warn the process is controlled by right wing militarists. Col. Juan de Dios Aguilar is seen as favored by the regime while a moderate candidate Julio Cesar Mendez Montenegro could be blocked by the army. US observers are rejected and fears of a pre election coup persist amid a history of CIA backed regime changes. The United States may face calls to intervene if civil war erupts after disputed elections.
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Guatemala
Col
Juan de Dios Aguilar
Julio Cesar Mendez “Montenegro
San Carlos University Law School
United States
Central Intelligence Agency
Jacobo Arbenz Guzman
Mice Show Preference For Challenging Wheels
A UC study finds mice choose wheels offering greater challenge, preferring round wheels with inside hurdles and square wheels requiring sharp corner jumps. Researchers note obstinacy as well, with mice restarting a wheel they started after a human stops it, but stopping when humans start it. This suggests mice are less "mousy" than some assume.
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University of California
Tide Turns as U S Presses Vietnam War Effort
President Johnson gains public confidence as surveys show strong support for his Vietnam policy. Reports say American casualties remain relatively light due to aerial bombardment and increased forces, with Communist hideouts being exposed through defectors.
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Washington
Johnson
Southeast Asia
U. S
Ralph Ingersoll
Viet Nam
U.S
Hanoi
Viet Cong
War outlook and peace talks in Vietnam analysis
A commentary argues the Vietnam War will drag on for years with continued Viet Cong terror and sporadic attacks. It notes disunity within North Vietnam, Hanoi’s stance against negotiations, and predicts no formal peace talks as the U.S. sustains a long, grinding war effort.
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U. S
Viet Nam
Saigon
Hanoi
Greece
Venezuela
Munist
LBJ
Religion In America Protestant Education Needs Reform
United Press International reports Methodist Bishop Richard C. Raines of Indianapolis criticizes Protestant religious education as inadequate beyond Sunday schools. Educators urge weekday classes and shared time programs, noting Catholics dominate released time, while Protestants lag in expanding church school offerings.
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United Press International
Christianity Today Magazine
Richard C. Raines
Indianapolis
Raines
Louisville
J. Blaine Fister
National Council of Churches
Supreme Court
Odd Dog Tales From Westwood Drive Yard
A neighbor writer details canine capers and mischief from a suburban yard. A fat dog resents meal inequality, raids for rabbit remains, and a rabbit-hunting dog near Captain Raymond Kitchen’s home is mentioned. The piece also notes a terrier giving birth to four pups behind the Kitchen garage during cold weather.
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Captain Raymond Kitchen
Yogi
Sophia
Westwood
Captain Kitchen
Prayer For Today by James Ross McCain
A concise daily prayer urges sincere repentance and filial devotion to seek fellowship with God and open doors of opportunity to honor his name. The message closes in the name of Jesus Christ, attributed to James Ross McCain of Decatur Georgia.
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Lord Christ
James Ross McCain
Decatur, Ga
Agnes Scott College
Kennedy Viet Nam Wobble Sparks Liberal Debate
The piece analyzes Bobby Kennedy's Viet Nam stance, noting initial talk of bringing the Viet Cong into a coalition in South Viet Nam, followed by a clarification that elections for Fre elections are unlikely. It argues the White House tempered his sharp challenge, preserving his standing with liberal critics despite wavering positions.
Loans For College Popular and Rising Costs
A 1950s overview shows rising college financing with loans totaling about 14 million in 1955-56 growing to 250 million from colleges and public funds plus 100 million from banks and lenders a four year plan costs guidance includes consulting banks and colleges for loan and scholarship options and early planning by students and parents.
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Peter
Paul
U. S. Commissioner of Education
John C. Hoy
Wesleyan University
NEA
Hoy
Eastern College
Latest Coup Shifts Syria Toward Red China
The Syrian Baath party, long mired in stagnation and heavy nationalization, has seen a dozen shifts in its direction. A military coup last week toppled strongman Lt. Gen. Amin el-Hafez and Premier Salah el-Bitar, marking another leftward realignment in the regime's history.
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Phil Newsom
UPI
Baath Party
Middle East
Strongman
Amin el-Hafez
Salah el-Bitar
Local business change in Sylvia store sale and home plans
1916 notes record Jesse Ghicort selling an interest in his Sylvia store to Jas Richmond forming Gilmore and Richmond. Gilmore to move his family into a new East Beckley frame dwelling once finished. Separate items mention a sermon at the M E Church and Syrian Baathist leadership shifts with Zayen and Attasi amid Hafez and Bitar changes.
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Jesse Ghicort
Sylvia
Jas
Richmond
Gilmore and Richmond
Gilmore
East Beckley
Ho’s covert purge of non Communists strengthens Vietnam coalition
In a detailed Brookings style view, Ho Chi Minh consolidates power in Vietnam by eliminating non Communist leaders from his coalition. He reportedly uses US supplied arms and Japanese weapons to fuel the push, leaving a pro Communist Saigon government in control while masking a national neutral facade. Ho’s record shows a lasting one party dominance in both North and South Vietnam, with Viet Cong leaders admitting they could not win by arms or elections.
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Bobby Kennedy
Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
United States
North
Oho
South
Viet Cong
Saigon
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Rolfe Lanier Hunt
John Rodal
Lincoln
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G. W. Ogden
M. E. Church
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