Thoughtful questions and nameless debates on life and war
A humorous essay raises questions about war in Vietnam, censorship, tobacco ads, and daily life choices. It muses on why certain protests trigger responses while others do not, notes shifting demographics, and ponders the ease of simple decisions versus the gravity of big ones. It ends with a playful plea for straightforward choices.
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Viet Nam
Army
O. K
U. S
Arlington National Cemetery
Washington Notebook Highlights Busy Officials and Witty Quips
Washington reporters chase top aides and the president, while Mayor Lindsay’s night watch emoji prompts a tongue in cheek image. Notable figures Nolan Cairns and Laitin connect famed awards, and Lyn Nofziger jokes about Reagan speeches. Connor eyes event pricing at a $250 plate dinner.
Johnson hints at long costly Vietnam war plan
United Press International reports suspicion the administration aims for a three to seven year war in Southeast Asia with 400 to 500 US deaths per month and about 15,000 wounded monthly. Officials in Saigon reportedly prepared for a long conflict, while critics urge the White House to disclose estimated time and blood cost.
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United Press International
Southeast Asia
Johnson
Washington
Saigon
The
New York Times
Seymour Topping
Topping
White House
Bill D. Moyers
Miami
Fla
Pentagon
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Fears of Assassination Haunt Bosch Before June Election
Former Dominican president Juan Bosch fears he will be assassinated before the June 1 vote. A Bosch bodyguard was killed last weekend as clashes erupted near a Balaguer rally, with U S paratroops intervening to separate fighting factions.
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Phil Newsom
UPI
Juan Bosch
Santo Domingo
Bosch
Dominican Republic
Joaquin Balaguer
Para
Balaguer
U.S
Vogetan Republic
United States
Bible Classes Organized At Presbyterian Church
From the 1916 Raleigh Register report, two adult Bible study groups are formed at the Presbyterian church. One class for ladies taught by Mrs. Thomas and another for men led by J. Lewis Bumgardner. An ensuing course is promised and attention drawn to Sunday morning sessions.
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Raleigh Register
Presbyterian Church
G. N. Thomas
Thomas
J. Lewis Bumgardner
Berry's World balance in Latin politics ends in coup
The piece notes a counter balance between right wing Latin dictatorships and Fidel Castro's left, detailing a 7 month post inauguration coup, a 12 month revolt, and U S involvement. It argues Bosch and Balaguer failed to curb communism, while U S backing aims to ensure free elections on June 1 with over 100 million spent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Bosch
Balaguer
Generalissimo Trujillo
Snow in Morgantown Offers Quiet Snowbound Tale
A reader describes a snowbound trip to Morgantown visiting Sprague Rural Acres Drive and Route 19. He notes hotel renovations and odd noises, then recounts attending journalism classes at the School of Journalism, meeting Dean Wilson, and being tested in a live classroom setting. The piece ends with a prayer for deeper faith and personal commitment.
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Morgantown
Sprague
Rural Acres Drive
Route 19
Dean Wilson
Viet Cong Influence Questioned In South Viet Nam
Washington analysis argues against the view that the Viet Cong dominates rural South Vietnam. It cites city populations, shifting control, and mounting North Vietnamese support as signs that Hanoi may tighten its grip, not the Viet Cong alone.
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Washington
Nea
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
South
Viet Nam
NLF
Cao Ky
New York
Robert Kennedy
Saigon
Hue
No-Man’s-Land
South Viet Nam
China
U. S
Hanoi
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Cong
Plans for Fred Bryson S 1940s radio training and Panama trip
Fred B. Bryson of Bellevue Lane Joustie Cons was slated for a year of radio technical training then a trip to Panama and is now at Jefferson Barracks Missouri. He will be employed by Greyhound and Consolidated Buslines and is a Beckley Elks member. Also noted, 626 WPA sanitary privies built in Raleigh County in 1940 with 130 painted, and a bill by Senator Kling to turn Greenbrier Valley Fair into West Virginia state fair.
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Raleigh Register
Panama
Fred B. Bryson
R. F. Bryson
Bellevue Lane
Jefferson Barracks
Greyhound and Consolidated
Beckley Elks Lodge
Raleighty
W.P.A
Raymond Lyons
Ronceverte
Greenbrier Valley
Lewisburg
West Virginia
John Kling
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America
U. S. Health Department
U. S. Agriculture Department
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Washington Notebook
Joseph
Laitin
John Lindsay
City Hall
Lindsay
Robert Price
Thomas B. Nolan
Geological Survey
Huntington Cairns
National Gallery of Art
Nolan
Rockefeller
Cairns
Scotland
St. Andrew’s University
Tom
Lyn Nofziger
Ronald Reagan
California
West
Nofziger
Reagan
Anti-Defamation League
Commerce
John Connor
Connor
Tom Little
Nashville
Tennessean
Lyle Wilson
LBJ
Seymour Meadows
Florida
Mrs. Meadows
Oie
Clermon
Berry's
NEA, Inc
John Hodel
School of Journalism
Roy H. Stetler Jr
Cheverly, Md
Cheverly Community
Bruce Bioss At
Maleigh S. Register
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Prince St
Beckley
W. Va
Hinton
Managing Editor
Tia
National Poverthing Sentative
Griffith Any, Inc
Chicago
Detroit
Atlanta
Boston
Charlotte
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Greenville
Pittsburgh
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