Editorial on Asia image shifts by John Hughes Monitor
The Christian Science Monitor series by John Hughes finds the American image in Asia blurred but not irretrievably lost after 28 000 miles across the region. It notes mixed views among 13 non Communist nations with many praising Americans yet doubting U S policy and motives.
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Burma
United States
Hughes
Pakistan
Cambodia
Indonesia
Singapore
Camelot Still A War Away
A discussion on possible new and expanded anti poverty programs notes that Viet Nam war costs push for curtailing civilian efforts. President Johnson publicly warned that civilian programs will be cut back due to spiraling war expenses, delaying Great Society goals for the poor.
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Johnson
Congress
Great Society
America
Second Look at Flight Service and Train Alibi
The passage notes stewardesses on large airliners as potential movie stars on flights and contrasts an electric train’s break-in phase before transfer. It mentions wives uneasy with candlelit meals during power failures and hints at weight loss claims by comparing December and January magazine issues.
Supreme Court limits Giancana in contempt case
The Supreme Court refuses Giancana's plea, keeping him jailed at Cook County jail since June 1 after he refused to testify before a federal grand jury. If he stays silent, he faces release in May only if another grand jury is not convened. The move signals a broader government tactic against Chicago's crime syndicate, risking erosion of due process and the presumption of innocence.
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Chicago
Giancana
Cook County
Grand Jury
Persia Yesterday Tomorrow The Persians and American stamps
Dave Felts reviews Iran's name history from Arya to Persia and notes postal stamp fuss. He observes Arab naming of the Persian Gulf, lamp power failures, NBC executive moves, and changes at RCA and NBC. He also recounts club lectures on learning and mathematics with a light, observational tone.
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Xerxes
Iran
Shah
Persia
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Persian Gulf
Arabian Gulf
Persian
Iranian Gulf
Insurance Company
Robert E. Kintner
National Broadcasting Company
NBC
Kintner
White House
Princess Margaret
the Sarnoffs
Robert W. Sarnoff
Radio Corporation of America
Tracing Alexander Great on the Khyber Bus Ride
A travel piece recounts a 199 mile bus journey from Peshawar to Kabul aboard the Afghan Post guided by Shamuddin the Great. The trip, priced at 20 rupees, blends historic Khyber Pass lore with modern aid, detours, and vivid roadside scenes ending in Kabul.
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Associated Press
Kabul
Afghanistan
Khyber Pass
Khyber
Peshawar
Pakistan
Shamuddin the Great
Shamuddin
South Asia
U.S
Afghan Post
University of Nebraska
United States
India Famine Stalks Rupangahi Village
A drought presses Rupangahi in Ajmer district Rajasthan with only 20 of 600 wells functioning and crop harvests slashed from 4.8 million pounds to about 300,000. Men migrate to Kota and neighboring towns while relief work builds a new road as 3,000 women and children stay behind to endure hunger and rising food prices.
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India
Rupagahi
Rajasthan
Ajmer
Kota
Kalukhan
Rupangahr
Nosal
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