Vietnam War Dilemma Shapes U S Involvement
The article discusses U S options in Vietnam as President Diem resists direct aid, with Vice President Johnson and Gen Maxwell Taylor involved in fact finding. It notes Diem’s requests for more training, supplies, and 170 000 man army, the North Vietnamese need for rice, and the risk that North Vietnamese troops could force U S military action.
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Ngo Dinh Diem
U. S
Diem
Kennedy
Laos
Johnson
Maxwell D. Taylor
Taylor
Vietnam
North Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh
Mekong Delta
Happy Warrior Fund Raising Dinner Attracts Political Heavyweights
The $100 plate Alfred E. Smith memorial dinner will feature Dwight D. Eisenhower, Gov. Nelson Rockefeller, and Mayor Robert Wagner in New York. Proceeds go to the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation supporting hospital and charitable work nationwide. The event honors Alfred E. Smith and underscores the political ties of its speakers while aiding needy causes.
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Eisenhower
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Robert F. Wagner, Jr
New York City
Alfred E. Smith
Wagner
Rockefeller
Dwight D. Eisenhower
White House
al Smith
Thomas J. Morrison
Evelyn Mendelssohn
Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation
Smith Memorial Hospital
Beth Israel Hospital
Catholic Relief Services
Community Center
Harlem
Auto makers resist standard crankcase blowby devices
reports from Detroit indicate 1962 models include heaters radios and some safety belts but resist a $6 crankcase blowby device which would cut fumes by at least one third. California requires the device. Ribicoff may push federal law if industry does not pledge by January to fit all 1964 models.
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Detroit
California
Ribicoff
Toga War and Kennedy Budget Trap Echoes
Washington dispatch notes that President Kennedy risks a budget trap similar to FDR by promising a balanced 1963 federal budget with possible tax hikes. The 1963 budget, submitted January, would take effect July 1, 1962, running through June 30, 1963, amid debates on spending and rearmament.
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UPI
Kennedy
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Berlin
Congress
FDR
White House
United States
Kennedy Budget Trap Ties Defense to Deficit Promise
Washington Window argues Kennedy cannot balance the 1963 budget amid rising defense costs. It notes shifting promises, with defense deemed essential and non defense spending growing, while Tax Foundation figures show a surge in 1962 outlays. The piece suggests substantial non defense cuts are needed to meet a balanced budget.
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FDR
National Defense
Kennedy
Southeast Asia
Europe
Washington
Tax Foundation, Inc
Edeuing Affairs & Finance
Tax Office Deputies Endure Long Grinds For Raleigh County
A Raleigh County column honors tax office deputies led by chief deputy R. L. Stewart for their long hours and dedication. The piece contrasts a craftsman’s view of work with the deputies' demanding schedules, noting office closures to the public yet praising service to citizens. It ends with a prayer for guidance and patience.
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Raleigh County
John
Ann Reitz
Ann Harvit
Sheriff’s Office
Tax Office
R. L. Stewart
Nell Thomas
Leona Kirk
Martha J. Riffe
Earl Wilson column highlights in Rome and New York
Elizabeth Taylor met Sam Shaw in Rome who joked she was the second most beautiful woman. Shaw then claimed his granddaughter Cynthia is the most beautiful. The piece wanders through Broadway names, party antics, and showbiz gossip with humor about goats, marriages, and stars like Esther Williams and Rosemary Clooney.
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Elizabeth Taylor
Rome
Sam Shaw
Miss Taylor
Shaw
Bronx
Cynthia
B. W
Tennesse Williams
William Inge
Joe
Ralph Saggese
Esther Williams
Fernando Lamas
Camelot
Peter Duchin
Rosemary Clooney
Tin Pan Valley
Nashville
Jose Ferrer
Raleigh Register notes 1911 election tempers and local theft
In the Raleigh Register archival note a Raleigh city election discussion cites seven gentlemen and one on commission with a $48 aggregate salary. An 11 year old boy steals a horse and gear from Festus Scott’s stable, travels toward Slab Fork, then returns to Fisher and purchases the Busy Bee Dry Goods store in Charles.
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Raleigh Register
Beckley
Festus Scott
Slab Fork
Fisher
Bee
Charlese
Challenge And Response In Communities Interest In Innovation
A brief note notes that most communities will watch with more than ordinary interest an innovation being introduced. It highlights public curiosity and potential impact on local life as new methods or ideas are tested and observed by residents.
Hospital minimal care unit opens at Winston-Salem hospital
A former student nurses residence becomes a minimal care unit at a Winston-Salem hospital. The facility serves convalescents and patients not needing full hospital care, saving costs with one staffer per three patients and patient self-administration of medicines in a cafeteria setting.
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Ing
Winston-Salem
N. C
Hospitals
Heart Defect Case Tests Heredity In Five Family Members
Science Today reports a father and four of his 11 children share a heart defect raising the heredity versus in womb accident debate. Profs Weil and Allenstein note two more relatives may be affected. they stress identical twins offer clearer evidence, and future chromosome studies may provide a final answer.
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Delos Smith
UPI
New York
Max H. Weil
Bertram J. Allenstein
University of Southern California Medical School
Los Angeles
Weil and Allenstein
New England Journal of Medicine
Weil
Allenstein
Capitol adds space to curb tourist crush in 11 million fix
The piece reports Congress funds a $11 million project to extend the east front of the Capitol, creating 32 extra feet of passage and more dining rooms and private offices for senators and representatives. It notes the Joint Atomic Energy Committee will occupy an entire floor with two hearing rooms and a separate secret hearing room.
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Capitol
House
Joint Atomic Energy Committee
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