Johnson sees Congress clash not hindering Vietnam policy
President Johnson portrays Congress debates on Vietnam as narrowing to an internal clash among hawks and doves. He and advisers, including McGeorge Bundy, see lawmakers criticizing each other more than the administration, leaving Johnson free to pursue a limited war against Communist conquest.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
McGeorge Bundy
Hawks
Doves
National Press Club
Bundy
Johnson Addresses New York Debate on Viet Nam Conflict
President Johnson in New York on Wednesday night defended restrained action in Viet Nam, denying any imminent escalation and citing a letter from the father of a fallen soldier. He maintained policy aims to stop aggression with limited force and warned against broader war, while critics push for stronger strikes against North Viet Nam. A man shouted for peace from the audience before being removed.
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Johnson
New York
China
Viet Nam
Merriman Smith
White House
United Press International
Smith
Capt
Albert M. Smith Jr
Hanoi
Haiphong
North Viet Nam
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
United States
Robert F. Kennedy
D-N. Y
Lyndon B. Johnson
New York City
U. S
John V. Lindsay
Fulbright warns Vietnam war could spark world conflict
In a Senate Foreign Relations hearing Sen. J W Fulbright raised fears the Vietnam conflict may trigger a world war and pressed Dean Rusk to pursue negotiation with the Communists rather than unconditional surrender. He urged offering Viet Cong participation in postwar elections, foreshadowing a clash with Robert F Kennedy over the Viet Cong’s role.
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Sen
J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Dean Rusk
Foreign Relations Committee
Fulbright
United States
Viet Nam
South
Robert F. Kennedy
D-N.y
Johnson
Kennedy
Ghana Military Overthrows Nkrumah Government in Coup
In Accra a coup led by Col E. K. Kotoka ousted President Kwame Nkrumah. Fighting around the Flagstaff House continued as the army seized control and warned security forces to surrender. Reports indicate Nkrumah may be traveling to Asia. Peking Radio noted a dinner in Beijing with no reaction yet.
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Accra
Ghana
Kwame Nkrumah
Redeemer
Viet Nam
Peking Radio
Nkrumah
Dakar
Radio Ghana
Accra Radio
Peking
Three Die In Indiana Car Crash Southwest Of Indianapolis
Three persons were killed in a wreck on Main Road near Interstate 465 southwest of Indianapolis. One car burned, igniting a grass fire in a nearby field.
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Indianapolis
Main Road
Rose Poly Budget Tops Two Million For 1966-67
Rose Polytechnic Institute will run an operating budget exceeding $2 million for the first time in the 1966-67 fiscal year, starting Sept 1, as announced by Dr. Richard F. Bergman, chair.
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Rose Polytechnic Institute
Richard F. Bergman
Gen Allim Maxwell to Head United Fund Drive 1966
Gen Allison Maxwell to lead the 1966 United Fund campaign next fall after a Terre Haute meeting. Officers were elected, with John Lemry named chair of the board and 85 firms cited for top 1965 drive achievements. The report highlighted a $100,000 gain in giving over three years and service to 29 agencies.
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Allison Maxwell
United Fund
Mayflower
Terre Haute House
John K. Lemry
Warren Bogue
J. Kenneth Moulton
Lemry
Robert Garrison
United Cerebral Palsy
Bogue
Weather Summary for Terre Haute and Indiana
The forecast shows cloudy conditions with a chance of snow flurries this afternoon and tonight. Friday brings more clouds and a slight chance of light snow flurries with highs near 40 to 45. In Indiana expect partly cloudy skies tonight, with mostly cloudy Friday and a few light snow flurries, highs around 40 to 45. Street thermometers read 6 am 33, 2 pm 40.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Illinois
Funds Received For Vigo Youth Corps Project
A $158,700 Labor Department grant announced by Indiana Senators Vance Hartke and Birch Bayh funds the Vigo County Neighborhood Youth Corps Project. Jerry Hile, director of the Community Action Program, says the program will hire 134 out of school youths and likely begin the first week in March with on the job training and job placement goals.
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Labor Department
Vigo County
Indiana
Vance Hartke
Birch Bayh
Jerry Hile
Hile
First U S Infantry Repulses Attack
Viet Cong battalion struck a minefield and attacked U S 1st Infantry near Tan Binh north of Saigon. Americans repelled the assault with mortars and artillery, claiming at least 89 enemy killed. Casualties were light overall, with some units suffering moderate losses.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U. S
U.S
Tan Binh
U.S. Marine
Ku My
da Nang
Nevada California share longest border of any states
United Press International reports that Nevada and California have the longest continuous land border of any two states, a fact noted in an overview of interstate boundaries. The line stretches across deserts and mountain terrain, linking major regional regions and affecting travel and trade routes.
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Nevada
California
Tucker Seeks Train Re-routing Plan In Chicago Talks
Mayor Ralph Tucker traveled to Chicago with Terre Haute business leaders for talks with C&EI and Milwaukee Railroad officials about rerouting 150 car freight trains to ease downtown gridlock. He aims to lure new industrial plants and reduce peak hour crossings, noting railroads cooperated.
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Ralph Tucker
Chicago
Terre Haute
C&ei
Milwaukee Railroad
Paul Pfister
Allis-Chalmers
N. 13Th St
Humphrey Sees Progress in Asia Mission and Viet Nam
Vice President Hubert Humphrey told congressional leaders in Washington that his Southeast Asia tour left him with restrained optimism and confidence that Communists can be defeated in South Viet Nam. He said the tide of battle has turned and that U S and South Vietnamese forces can sustain a planned forward push with social and economic reforms. Harriman accompanied him on the nine country Asia Pacific trip as Johnson notes a mission of peace.
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Washington
Hubert H. Humphrey
Southeast Asia
South Viet Nam
White House
Congress
Humphrey
Johnson
New York
United States
South Vietnamese
Senate
House
W. Averell Harriman
Asia
Pacific
The Country Parson on churchgoers and virtue
The social column satirizes churchgoing as a habit to stay morally good much like using artificial sweetener to stay thin. It suggests some people use religiosity to cheat in other areas, implying hypocrisy and critique of moral posturing.
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Rose Poly
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George Mayrose
Robert Gilliland
Joseph Thompson
Ben Farber Jr
Robert S. Ratcliff
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Henry D. Throneburg
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