Editorial Our Opinions on Expanding Viet Nam War
The Johnson administration spurs talk of deeper Viet Nam war escalation. The piece argues escalation fails to deter aggression, risks a broader conflict, and questions a 700,000 troop target without clear public consent. It cites World War I parallels and Truman’s nuclear age warning.
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Johnson
Washington
Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
Soviet Union
Barbara Tuchman
South Viet Nam
North
Hanoi
Haiphong
Saigon
Truman
Roosevelt urged to resign post amid Fund of Funds ties
U S delegate James Roosevelt sits on the board of the Panama registered Fund of Funds with Geneva based Investors Overseas Service. The SEC had accused unregistered sales of FO F shares in the U S and critics say a conflict of interest exists with his U N role. Roosevelt defends his positions despite public concern over trading on the Roosevelt name.
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James Roosevelt
U. S
United Nations Economic and Social Council
Fund of Funds
Investors Overseas Service
Geneva
Switzerland
Securities and Exchange Commission
Panama
U.S
Roosevelt
U. S. Steel
U. N. Post
United States
New York
Congress
California
U. N
Eleanor Roosevelt
Rosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
James
Insuranc
Jimmy’s
United Nations
Festival in Watts Marks One Year Since Riots
Watts residents plan a summer festival to commemorate last year’s racial rioting. The event features a jazz concert athletic events and a carnival run by the community to show renewed cooperation and a sense of shared identity in the troubled neighborhood.
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Watts
Wetts
Two Page Sunday Columns and Public Life Reflections
Dave Felts recalls the evolution of columns from news to commentary and notes the recent New York obit of Pincus Rudey, a longtime columnist. The piece muses on famous older columnists, a wrestler’s stage name, and quirky anecdotes from travel and politics.
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New York
Pincus E. Rudey
New York Day-Jewish Journal
Rudoy
BLT
FPA
Don Marquis
Keith Preston
Christopher Morley
Jake Falstaff
White House Inspector Burke Recalls Service Across Five Presidents
Inspector Kenneth M. Burke of the White House police detail retires at 57 after 28 years across five administrations. He witnessed crises from Truman’s 1950 Blair House shooting to Kennedy’s assassination, and recalls presidents’ kindness and his rise as a trusted White House historian. He notes improved Secret Service FBI coordination and his role in VIP tours.
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Vera Glaser
North American Newspaper Alliance
Washington
Kenneth M. Burke
White House
Truman
Kennedy
Burke
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Texas
Eisenhower
John Steelman
Blair House
Leslie Coffelt
Pennsylvania Avenue
Roy Kellerman
Parkland Hospital
Dallas
David Powers
Kenneth O'Donnell
Johnson
Walter Jenkins
Secret Service
James Rowley
St. Matthew’s Cathedral
FBI
Ken Burke
Jackie
Inspector Burke
Gun laws debated against prohibition era parallels
A reader argues that federal gun controls would not prevent crime and would hinder law abiding citizens, comparing modern proposals to Prohibition. The piece cites Kennedy’s assassination by a mail order rifle and urges scrutiny of administration sponsors, noting gangsters would evade restrictions.
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Southern Illinoisan
Austin
Texas
National Rifle Association
National Shooting Sports Foundation Inc
Kennedy
Congress
Shanghai Millionaires Linger In Communist China In 1960s
Feliks Topolski profiles 90,000 so called remolded capitalists in Shanghai who still earn 5 percent on investments and run ventures like Wu Tsong Yi’s Sung Sing No. 9 cotton mill. He notes villas, servants, and wary wives as the old elite persists under Maoist rule.
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Feliks Topolski
Newspaper Enterprise Association, Inc
Shanghai
China
Mao Tsetung
Wu Tsong Yi
Sung Sing No. 9
Far East
Garden Park
Race Club
People’s Square
Hong Kong
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Ed (Strangler) Lewis
Robert H. Freidrich
Lewis
Veterans Administration
Gorgeous George
Mediterranean
Norman Crosby
Malaprop
Judicial District Convention
Lady Chatterley
Library of Congress
President Kennedy
Utopia
Communist
Topolski
Newspaper Enterprise Association
Nanking Road
Moscow
Cardinal Leyes
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