Battle near Saigon Boosts Vietnam War Morale
The 101st Airborne routed a large North Vietnamese attack north of Saigon in a fierce battle likened to the Ia Drang Valley fight last fall. Vice President Humphrey spoke at West Point on independence for South Vietnam, stressing endurance, unity, and the cost in blood.
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Jun- Je
Saigon
U.S. 101St
Screaming Eagles) Airborne Division
Sa’ Drang
Humphrey
US. Military ‘Academy
West Point
Pentagon
United States
White House
Guantanamo Bay
Joint Chiefs
Cinseur
Comusmacv
Strangelove
Dig Says Alamo Site May Harbor Earlier Indian Camp
Archaeologists dig in the northwest mission grounds find an arrowhead and flint scraper in the deepest layer. Three civilization zones appear, with the top layer dating to mid 19th century and a potential Indian layer deeper down. Spanish colonial nails and potsherds, some imported from Mexico, in the colonial layer. Project funded by the State Building Commission and led by Mrs. Roy Schuetz of the Witte Museum with UT archaeology students and volunteers. Could significantly add to Alamo history.
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Poete
Mission Grounds
Roy Schuetz
The
Witte Museum
Mexico
State Building Commission
University of Texas
Kosygin's Soft Pitch in Moscow and Mao Tone in Ulan Bator
Kosygin urged Soviet restraint in discussing Viet Nam while criticizing U S policy through advisers in Washington. The Kremlin pursues room to maneuver balancing interests with Beijing, as Shelepin assails American actions in Mongolia. Both moves aim to maintain Soviet influence and policy leverage.
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Kosygin
Soviet Union
Washington
Peking
Asia
Moscow
Aleksandr N. Shelepin
Politburo
Ulan-Bator
Mongolia
Health Talk Highlights Schizophrenia Drug NAD Breakthrough
Dr. Lester Coleman reports on schizophrenia as a chemical imbalance theory. Saskatchewan researcher Abram Hoffer uses NAD to ease severe symptoms in some hopeless cases, suggesting metabolism of epinephrine altered by the drug may aid treatment. The interview notes definitions and cautions on the term schizophrenic.
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Abram ‘Hoffer
Saskatchewan
Canada
Victor Reuther links CIA to Meany foreign dept
Victor Reuther, director of the AFL CIO international affairs, accuses George Meany and Jay Lovestone of collaboration with the CIA. He contrasts labor’s global activities with Meany and Lovestone’s anti Soviet posture, noting the tension within the labor movement over foreign policy and Latin America outreach.
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Victor Reuther
CIA
Meany
Foreign Dept
Ashington
Lyndon Johnson
Walter Reuther
Victor George Reuther
Auto Union
Johnson
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Jay Lovestone
Central Intelligence Agency
Lovestone
International
Peking
Mao
Khrushchev
International Affairs Department
Dalai Lama
Latin America
Indonesia
Honduras
Africa
Washington
U.S
Irving Brown
International Department
West Berlin
Brussels
Victor
Walter
Europe
Welter
Detroiter
Arthur Schlesinger Jr
John Kenneth Galbraith
Dominican Republic
Steel Union
I. W. ‘Abel
Santo Domingo
Norman Thomas
Averell Harriman
State Department
Organization of American Rates
Messrs
Soviet Union
China
Communist Bloc
Yugoslavia
Peking China
U.N
Southeast Asia
Cf. Cie
Issabey the Hall Syndicate, Inc
Mailbox reflections on race nurture and world events
The note argues that basic facts about the Negro and other groups are clouded by biases and urges looking at oneself. It classifies people by nurture rather than blood, cites Mrs J A C’s musings on a Russian minister visiting the Pope, and notes Europe moving toward independence, France rethinking alliances, Romania seeking Warsaw Pact withdrawal, and Southeast Asia widening conflicts.
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J.A. C
Europe
Moscow
France
Romania
Southeast Asia
Mothes
Global Strategy and NATO Realignments in the Cold War
The piece argues that behind the NATO controversy elite politics address Viet Nam and new global decisions. It notes Europe’s recovery enables larger defense input, shifts from massive retaliation to flexible response, and a widening rift between Russia and Red China while Western attitudes have evolved since Stalin.
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NATO
Viet Nam
Occidental Europe
U.S
Russia
Red
China
Stalin
Protest Against Protesters Rhetoric by Melissa
A first person note argues against protesting, belittling protesters as fools and claiming to have joined a protest only once to show their foolishness. The writer asserts a broad disdain for activism and asserts personal detachment from protests.
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Melissa
The Command and Control Delusion in Modern War
An analysis argues that instant military communication and centralized orders tempt belief that all actions follow intent. It notes disputed incidents in Cuba and China and warns against overreliance on computerized warfare and the McNamara doctrine.
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U.S
Pentagon
McNamara
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Saigon
Guantanamo Bay
Berlin
Michigan State University
Sassy
Strangelove
Washington Star Syndicate, Inc
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Beloit
the Alamo
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Johnson Administration
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Kremlin
DR. Lester
Coleman
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Nawekkan
Aenes
William F. Buckley JR
Cuba
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