Progress Editorial: War Coverage Endangers Public Right to Know
The editorial warns war reporting is dangerous for journalists and civilians. It cites incidents in Vietnam where paratroopers forced surrender of film and photographers faced hostility from locals and troops. It criticizes restrictions by embassies and local officials as undermining public access and trust.
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Viet Nam
Associated Press
Rick Merron
Chang
Book-of-the-Month Club marks 40 years and two hundred million books
The Book-of-the-Month Club celebrates four decades of operation. Since inception it has mailed about 200 million books and screened roughly 87,000 titles, selecting 618 for members. The list features famed authors like Shaw, Lewis, Mann, Buck, Faulkner, Hemingway, and Pasternak, reflecting shifts to modern topics and social impact.
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G.B. Shaw
Sinclair Lewis
Thomas Mann
Pearl Buck
William Faulkner
Ernest Hemingway
Boris Pasternak
Marquis Childs Re examining Viet Nam
Washington observers debate whether the Johnson administration should re evaluate the Vietnam commitment. Henry Cabot Lodge and Dean Rusk figures figure in the policy debates as the war rapidly escalates from 54 000 to 181 302 American personnel in country.
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Washington
Viet Nam
Senate
Johnson
Lyndon Johnson
South Viet ‘Nam
Dean Rusk
Kennedy
Henry Cabot Lodge
Rusk
State Department
New York
Ngo Dinh Diem
Aving
New Hampshire
Oregon
Saigon
Barry Goldwater
Diem
Nguyen Cao Ky
Lodge
Sen
Richard Russell
D-Ga
Mike Mansfield
Dmont
Russell
Mansfield
Letters on Bill Barton case highlight education yardstick
The writer argues that lay citizens can judge school effectiveness by student outcomes, noting that graduates should master language, math, science, history, arts, and lifelong learning tools. Public schools belong to the people, and Mrs. Rubicam’s advocacy brings national recognition and respect to Arizona educators.
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Raymond Rubicam
al Kwastkowski
Pima School
Bill Barton
Arizona
Doolittle Raiders Reunion Remains A Viet Nam Era Echo
New York recalls Jimmy Doolittle's Tokyo Raiders amid Viet Nam era shifts. Seventeen of the original fifty still serve, with 80 remaining, choosing to skip the 24th anniversary gathering in favor of next year. Doolittle led B 25s from the Hornet in 1942, a pivotal counter punch that altered WWII dynamics and deterred further Japanese air attacks.
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New York
Viet’ Nam
Jimmy Doolittle
Tokyo
Doolittle
Japan
Pearl Harbor
Viet Nam
Army Air Force
Southeast Asia
Venezuela
Air Force
Brick Holstrom
Columbia River
Joh Hilger
DaVey Jones
Hank Miller
Navy
Pentagon
Federal aid under Hill Burton Act expands clinics and beds
Ralph McGill discusses federal partnership under the Hill Burton Act noting more than 2 000 clinics and public health centers built with aid and hospitals with over 350 000 beds. He questions welfare expansion and calls for jobs while stressing urban rural shifts as the population nears 200 million.
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United States
Learning to Help the Blind Through Street Experience
Ann Dougherty describes a training method at the University of Michigan Hospital to teach aiding the visually impaired. She notes crossing streets safely requires waiting for parallel traffic to begin.
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Ann Dougherty
Chicago
University of Michigan Hospital
Frat Overseer Named By ASIS 29 Crane Cay 1064
Jerry McElfresh reports the appointment of a new Frat rewart ing Director at ASIS 29 Crane Cay 1064. The notice outlines duties and expected program oversight with emphasis on student activities and campus safety.
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