Johnson Erhard talks shape West Germany US ties
Johnson and Erhard discuss Western Europe defense, Berlin, and East German tensions after their Texas meeting. They weigh defense cuts, Berlin’s status, and East German relations while European Community tariff talks loom. Both leaders aim to align talents to ease Western policy challenges.
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Tower Opposes Chamizal Cession in Senate Vote
Texas Senator John G Tower dissented as the U S Senate ratified the Chamizal Zone cession to Mexico by a 79 to 1 vote. He argued the property belonged to a sovereign Texas and should have been decided in Austin.
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French Rebel On Trial In Paris Argoud Emerges
Antoine Argoud former French Army colonel and key figure in the aborted revolt against Charles de Gaulle faces trial in Paris The case mirrors a past era when a young officer was sentenced in absentia for opposing Vichy regime The long arc of history may deem Argoud a minor victim of de Gaulle's rise to power
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Improper Appeal Against JFK Murder Sparks Ad Critique
An advertisement by the John Birch Society in major newspapers accuses communists of orchestrating Lee Oswald's assassination and uses the national tragedy for political ends. The piece argues no evidence links Oswald to a Communist plot and labels the society indecorous for distorting facts.
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Two-Vice Presidency: Keating Plan Draws Interest
The Washington Post notes Keating’s idea to elect a second Vice President as an executive figure within the Administration. The plan envisions a presidential understudy ready to assume power, and a third slot on the ticket could be used to balance ethnic or minority factions while a legislative vice president would liaison with Congress.
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Do It Yourself Diplomacy A Russian Engineer Visit
A Russian automotive engineer and family spent Christmas in Ohio as guests of an American family. The engineer may recall the festive home while an Ohio farmer repaired a broken 1964 American auto by adjusting a screw under the hood. Ingenious Americans, indeed, they do a lot with little.
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Ohio
Opening A New Land Mountain Men and Trail Breakers
Ralph H Johnson reviews Westward Vision by David Lavender and The Gold Rush Trail and the Road to Oregon by Todd Webb. He notes Lavender’s personalized history of the Oregon route and Whitman tragedy, and Webb’s diary based chronicle of the Oregon and California trails with maps and photos.
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Second Look at World Leaders and Holiday Cheer
The passage notes Chou En Lai avoiding Christmas greetings on an African tour while aiming for a Happy Chinese New Year. It asks if associates of Ludwig Erhard before his chancellorship recall him as Herr Apparent and comments on the idea of a worker counting shopping days till Christmas in 1964.
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Chou En-Lai
Traffic in Towns report warns English cars will wreck cities
British minister Ernest Marples releases a study led by Professor Colin Buchanan showing cars may overwhelm towns within a decade. Proposals include layered redevelopment, environmental traffic areas with limited access, and stronger public transport to curb road use while costs soar toward 1970 spending targets.
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Contractors Readied For Arms Reduction News
The Defense Department is preparing military contractors for possible disarmament agreements with the Soviet Union next year. If such deals occur, procurement shifts to non armaments markets may be urged. President Johnson created a committee to study defense spending shifts their impact on industry. McNamara predicted the economy could adjust to disarmament with little trouble. The current annual defense budget exceeds 51 billion dollars, and the move toward cuts could await a major crisis. The era of high spending prompts calls to adapt the industrial base as moves toward disarmament accelerate.
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