Thought For Today on Viet Nam War Debate
A columnist argues the initiative for peace lies with the Communists in South Viet Nam. The piece critiques American debates over intervention, the Viet Cong objective, and the futility of delaying decisive action while noting the war’s ongoing bloody nature.
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Viet Nam
United States
South Viet Nam
Humphrey
Robert F. Kennedy
South
Hanoi
Peking
America
Saigon
Moon romance tumbles as Luna 9 lands
A playful riff on Luna 9 landing and its impact on lovers and poets. The piece muses that the moon's rugged surface may dampen romance and suggests songwriters seek new rhymes while lampooning the moon as a perennial muse.
GOP And Viet Nam Politics As Usual WASHINGTON
A reflection on how Republicans and Democrats used Viet Nam as a political issue. It highlights GOP attempts to criticize Democrats while avoiding direct stance, and notes private unease within the party. It recalls Vanderberg and Kennedy debates and mentions Nkrumah’s Ghana in Africa.
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Washington
House
Republican
Gerald Ford
Sens. Morse
Fulbright
Kennedy
Viet Nam
Arizona
Johnson
Arthur Vanderberg
Vanderberg
Sen
Robert Kennedy
Democratic Party
Humphrey
Fair East
Ghana Faces New Era After Nkrumah Downfall
Phil Newsom surveys the Ghanaian reaction to Nkrumah's overthrow with support for the military, U S and British recognition, and mixed views on Nkrumah. The piece notes Ghana’s debt rising from 550 million to 1 billion, Volta Dam output, and a costly unity monument fading as Western ties reopen.
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World Bank
Ghana
Speed Reading Value or Wasteful? A Practical Guide
UPI education specialist David Nydice explains speed reading has no magic yet can boost pace and comprehension with deliberate practice. Courses vary in value. self study can work for motivated readers, but sustained results require ongoing effort and regular practice.
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David Nydice
UPI
Pernancel
Iron Curtain Speech at Westminster College 20 Years On
The Fulton Missouri address by Churchill, famed for coining the Iron Curtain term, warned of nuclear peril and urged U N control and a fraternal Atlantic partnership. It foreshadowed limits on arms control and stressed enduring alliance with the United States and Britain.
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Westminster College
Fulton, MO
Winston Churchill
Fulton
Churchill
Times” of London
Ludwig Schwerin von Krosigk
Hitler
Westminister College
U. S
United Nations
Soviet Union
United States
Britain
Bernard M. Baruch
Russia
British Empire and Commonwealth
Old Lion
Harrow
Destiny
Fulton Churchill
Prayer for Today Addressing Perceived Divine Reproach
A Mohnton Pennsylvania pastor reflects on wishing to be passed by when facing moral reckoning. The prayer asks for humility and divine guidance rather than avoidance, acknowledging human flawed perception and need for forgiveness.
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Lawrence W. Althouse
Mohnton, Pa
Calvary E.U.B. Church
Viet Cong Terrorism Sometimes Backfires on Farmer Cham
Washington report recalls Cham a rich Vietnamese farmer near the Meking River who lost an index finger after a ransom demand from Viet Cong kidnappers. The incident spurred Cham to advocate education as the path to defeating the Communists, a change from his prior apolitical life of parties and comfort.
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Washington
Nea
Cham
Meking
Cham's Heroic Hamlet Schools Build 12 in Three Years
Cham uses land funds and his boat to secure concrete and steel for tough durable schools. He mobilizes neighbors, volunteers labor, and expands to 11 more schools in three years. Most graduates lack paths after graduation. he vows a higher school to come, inspiring aid adviser Dan Hays and others.
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Cham
Dan Hays
Paper Maker Sees Pollution Fight Costing Billions
William D. Laffler reports Consolidated Papers, Inc. president George W. Mead II says stream improvement could cost about 50 billion dollars. The Wisconsin Rapids mill plans modern waste disposal to cut pollution by up to 20 percent while boosting coated paper output toward 60 million tons by 1975. Mead notes the industry earns about 12 percent of U.S. coated paper and faces intense competition as demand grows.
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William D. Laffler
UPI
New York
George W. Mead II
Consolidated Papers, Inc
Wisconsin Rapids
Wis
Mead
Raleigh Register Newspaper Rates and Editorial Staff
Raleigh Register page fragment lists editorial staff John Hodel managing editor and member of United Press International. Advertising by Ward Griffith Company. Subscription rates by mail shown for daily and Sunday delivery, with daily carrier prices for varying terms. home delivery per week, half-month, month, and annual totals appear in garbled OCR.
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Beckley
Caaneee
John Hodel
United Press International National Advertising
Ward-Griffith Company, Inc
New York
Chicago
Detroit
Atlanta
Boston
Charlotte
Philad
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Greenville
Pittsburgh
Ephaus
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Luna 9
Gop
By Robert G. Spivace
Mr. Johnson
Addis Ababa
Organization of African Unity
Kwame Nkrumah
Redeemer
Zambia
Nkrumah
Conakry
Guinea
Sekou Toure
Moscow
Accra
Phil Newsom
Africa
West
Ray Gomley
Lig L
Raleigh
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Prince St
W. Va
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