300 New Ways To Attack World Problems
Editorial urges action from the White House Conference on International Cooperation after 300 recommendations. It highlights a proposed Soviet missile moratorium and a $100 million yearly program for birth control in developing nations, with Johnson’s approval决定 pivotal.
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White House
Jerome Wiesner
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Soviet Union
Wiesner
United States
U.ted
Johnson
Reform Of Foreign Aid Ties To Political Conditions
The article argues for rethinking how foreign aid is allotted and delivered. It notes U S concerns about India and Pakistan and proposes that aid be given through international agencies to depoliticize decisions about Red China while stressing stability and agricultural growth. It advocates criteria beyond allegiance to ideological blocs.
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Johnson
Mohammad Ayub Khan
U.S
India
Pakistan
Red China
Washington
Peking
India- Pakistan
United States
Giver Keeps On Giving During the Holiday Gift Season
The article lists extravagant holiday gifts from Neiman Marcus and Abercrombie & Fitch including a $300 lace handkerchief a $130 golden caviar batch a $1100 stay at The Greenhouse a $450 stuffed rhino foot rest a $4500 antique Colt pistol a $5800 gold transistor radio and a $7500 lifelike electric gorilla. It notes the giver’s monthly reminder for 17 years.
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Neiman-Marcus
Abercrombie & Fitch
London
Second Look at a Mix of History and Opinion
A fragmentary column surveys varied topics from Senator Dirksen’s endurance against LBJ to a Pope Paul VI interpreter remark. It notes a bankrupt yo yo maker and a Des Moines editorial praising Henry Wallace as a great Iowan, prompting questions about who is being included among the state's notable figures.
New Look At Fitzgerald From Dave Felts Column
Dave Felts surveys F Scott Fitzgerald criticism from his Princeton era to modern scholars. Dean Henry Piper’s biographical study relies on letters and interviews with key figures like Perkins and Mizener to argue against myths and restore Fitzgerald’s literary standing.
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Paradise
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Scott Fitzgerald
Princeton
Henry Dan Piper
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Southern Illinois University
Holt, Rinehart & Winston
Dean Piper
Scribner’s
Maxwell Perkins
Fitzgerald
Harold Ober
Arthur Mizener
Samuel J. Lanahan
Scottie
Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald
Dean Per
Edmund Wilson
Editorial warns on dangerous air war drift in Viet Nam
New York Times editorial questions U S air warfare strategy in South Viet Nam as Ia Drang Valley fighting intensifies. It notes rising sorties surpass Korea and warns civilian casualties are inherent in guerrilla warfare.
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New York Times
South Viet Nam
Ia Drang Valley
Sion
Ther
United States
Washington
Rand Corp.s
Laos Faces Deeper Involvement as Viet Nam War Expands
U S and Laotian pilots bomb the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Laos as the country, bordered by North Viet Nam and South Viet Nam, may see increased role in the war. The article notes neutralist Prince Souvanna Phouma, Pathet Lao strength, and rising air strikes and casualties in South Viet Nam.
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Viet Nam
Laos
Pennsylvania
China
Cambodia
Thailand
Burma
U. S
United States
Pathet Lao
Plains of Jars
Prince Souvanna Phouma
Washington
Souvanna
Geneva
Souphanavong
Ning
Viet Cong
Plain of Jars
Kong le
Rand
South Viet Nam
Westmoreland
Fractured musings on cost, warmth, and small town life
The piece notes rising living costs and cheapening money while finding cheer in simple comforts like sandwich quarters and tulip bulbs. It humorously questions charity habits and bird feeding costs, and hints at a football star hired as an autogales consultant. It ends with a wry remark about France and Southeast Asia.
What Happened To Christmas
Letter to editor laments the commercial shift of Christmas from its religious meaning. The writer, Chris Oakes of Carbondale, urges a return to thoughtful celebration over early decorations and shopping frenzies.
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Trindian
Christ
Chris Oakes
Carbondale
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J. P. Morgan
Scribner
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