Anniversary week marks McNamara Cuba remarks
The anniversary recalls Defense Secretary McNamara’s 1963 claim of no Cuba base for subversion and contingency plans if evidence appeared. The column argues evidence grew in early 1964 and Cuba remains a hostile base aided by British, Swedish, and Spanish deals. It ends by urging President Johnson to address these questions.
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Defense
McNamara
Mes Namara
Cuba
Sweden
Spain
Johnson
Pool Plan Acknowledges West Side Pool Financing Offer
San Antonio council voices thanks to Charles Batt and H E B for a major pool project. Batt pledges $5,000 from his own pocket while H E B contributes $10,000 and offers a loan up to $60,000 in the city’s Tree of Interest. The firm previously financed a San Pedro Park pool.
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West Side
CI Council
San Antonio
Charles Batt
H.E.B
San Pedro Park
Jack White
Khrushchev's burial prophecy echoed by Moscow retreats
The piece reflects on Khrushchev's 1956 boast that the West would be buried and contrasts it with two major Soviet retreats since then. It notes Moscow's turnabouts in the Cuban missile crisis and in agricultural policy, arguing the West will not be buried economically or otherwise and that Beijing may be listening to Khrushchev with grave concern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Nikita Khrushchev
Nikita
United States
For the Good of Our City The Light Urges
A civic appeal outlines extending sanitary sewer and water systems citywide, finishing the street lighting program, ensuring future water supply, joining flood control efforts, building an adequate storm sewer, and expanding hospital facilities.
Texas Labor Revolt Targets Connally in 1964 Primaries
Texas labor leaders with about 775000 members plot to oppose Gov. John Connally in the May 2 primaries over wages civil rights and unemployment issues while backing Lyndon Johnson in the presidential race. They accuse Connally of conservatism opposition to labor goals and have warned they may withhold support while awaiting Johnson's stance. The AFL-CIO COPE meeting in Arlington February 11 1964 signals a high stakes push to influence Texas delegates and the state’s political balance.
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Ustin
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Johnson
John Connally
Kennedy
White House
Gov. Connally
Don Yarborough
Houston
Nationnally
Connally
John Kennedy
Dick Nixon
Prohibition
Constitution
Afl-Cio Committee On Political Education
COPE
Inn of the Six Flags
Arlington
Fort Worth
Oklahoma
Texas Labor People
Jahor
Construction and Building Trades
Hall Syndicate
Tae
Letters on smoking, U S image, and democracy defined
A reader laments advice on smoking and contrasts encouragement with dissuasion. Letters applaud U S image critiques by Deschamps and Brailey, reference Espaillat’s book, and a pastor thanks for St Louis Day aid. The note explains republic and representative democracy, with examples like New England town meetings.
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John W. Hastings
J. R. Elizalde
Repub
New England
Reappointment of housing commissioners urged in San Antonio
A letter signed by three San Antonio religious leaders asks for reappointment of three housing authority commissioners whose terms expire February 23, February 4, and February 23. The piece also mixes brief local items including a hydrophobia attack at Robert B Green Hospital and a city fine ordinance for unapproved telephone solicitors.
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Winton
San Antonio
Housing Authority
Robert B. Green Hospital
Munich transmitter closed as RIAS deal with Soviets revealed
The State Department and Pentagon shift U.S. policy as West Berlin’s RIAS broadcasts into East Germany face a cutback after Munich’s VOA transmitter is shut down. The move follows a quid pro quo with Moscow during test-ban talks, easing jamming but limiting reach into southern and eastern East Germany, and raises questions about Russian trust in propaganda. Radio Liberty remains the alternative, broadcasting in Russian and Ukrainian and spreading via word of mouth in the region.
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State Department
Pentagon
U.S
West Berlin
RIAS
Radio
East Germany
Munich
Europe
Voice of America
Moscow
East Zone
Germany
East Berlin
Herr Ulbricht
East Europe
Radio Liberty
Poland
Hungary
Pattern of U S policy in RIAS and VOA worry
A 1964 King Features syndicated column flags a recurring pattern in U S diplomacy. It argues the push to limit free broadcasting and support for satellite nations serves Moscow and undermines East European hopes. The piece critiques Cuba policy hints and West German alignment while chastising De Gaulle’s skepticism.
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RIAS
Voice of America
U.S
Moscow
Formosa
South Viet Nam
Free World
Latin America
Voice of the West
East Europe
de Gaulle
King Features Syndicate
Tnc
Health Talk on breast disease and early diagnosis
The breast is prone to inflammation infection tumors and injuries. Early discovery and accurate distinction between true and false masses guide treatment. Biopsy, clinical exams, and mammography improve diagnosis, with Roentgenologists contributing vital data for potential surgery.
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R. Cameron Harrison
Edmonton
Canada
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