Johnson study says LBJ planned bombing during 1964 campaign
A secret Pentagon study cited by Neil Sheehan shows the Johnson administration eyed air strikes against North Vietnam starting Sept. 1964 while publicly touting restraint. It notes tactical reasons delayed action amid campaigning, Saigon’s shaky position, and aim to win public and congressional support. It also references McNaughton’s memo and Aug 29 Texas remarks embracing restrained policy.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
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Vietnam
Johnson
U.S
D.R.V
G. V
South
McNaughton
Gulf of Tonkin
U.S. Navy
White House
Dean Rusk
McNamara
Earl G. Wheeler
Joint Chiefs
Taylor
Saigon
John A. McCone
Central Intelligence Agency
Editorials Our Opinions Drug program has some weaknesses
The Nixon administration finally acknowledges a national drug problem and proposes research funding and treatment goals. It favors careful reform over heavy policing, argues against creating a new agency, and suggests a coordinated task force and extended treatment for veterans rather than short three week rehabilitation, aiming to address root causes like poverty and disillusionment.
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Nixon
United States
Washington
Treasury
Defense
Health Education and Welfare
State
Conservation
Justice
Internal Revenue
Bonds not panacea for school building financing policy
The Ogilvie administration proposes a 20 million bond issue via the Illinois Building Authority to buy 26 existing buildings funded by general revenue. Critics warn interest costs could reach 16 to 22 million over 20 to 25 years, risking precedent and reducing funds for other needs. The 169 buildings financed by general revenue might be refinanced, reshaping budgeting and prompting legislative debate.
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School Building Commission
Ogilvie
General Revenue Fund
Bureau of the Budget
Illinois Building Authority
General Revenue
IBA
Pentagon studies say advisers urged Johnson to provoke North Vietnam
The secret Pentagon history reports that advisers pressed President Johnson to provoke an armed clash with North Vietnam to justify a broader air war. It details memos from McNamara and McNaughton, September 1964 strategy debates, and plans to resume De Soto patrols and 34A coastal raids in Vietnam.
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Johnson
New York Times
Lyndon
Vietnam
South Vietnam
Pentagon
North Vietnam
U.S
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Robert McNamara
Southeast Asia
Joint Chiefs
White House
D.R.V
McNamara
John T. McNaughton
McNaughton
Laos
Tonkin Gulf
McGeorge Bundy
GVN
Souvanna Phouma
Name use guidance for a person living with a married man
The wife may seek a court injunction to stop you from using the assumed name if your use harms her. Illinois allows choosing any name unless the purpose is fraud.
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Illinois
Illinois State Bar Assn
Ireland a Delight From Killarney to Galway Pubs
David Felts recalls a week in Ireland past March with a quartet visiting Dublin Castle Trinity College and the Book of Kells. He urges Ring of Kerry drives and notes Galway pubs with musical groups and singing, observing cordial patrons and pub culture.
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Galway
Dublin
England
Dublin Castle
London
Trinity College
College
Saint Stephen’s Green
Ring of Kerry
Vale of
Tralee
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David Felts
Oscar Wilde
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