Frustration over Geneva accords on Vietnam remain a tangle
A retrospective study argues the 1954 Geneva accords were flawed and unenforceable without mutual will. It notes the United States and South Vietnam did not sign the final declaration, Vietnam and Laos disputes, a weak International Control Commission, and the lack of an enforceable mechanism for a durable peace.
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Vietnam
U.S
Indochina
France
Ho Chi Minh
United States
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Soviet Union
Britain
Camboia
Laos
China
North
French Union
ICC
Ngo Dinh Diem
Bao Dai
Diem
Saigon
LBJ vows Israel aid if Arab nations arm
In San Antonio, President Johnson and Israeli Prime Minister Levi Eshkol discussed Middle East arms dynamics. The joint statement noted careful review of Israel’s defense needs amid rearmament by other nations, with no pledge for new Phantom jets.
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San Antonio
Johnson
Levi Eshkol
U.S
Israel
Eshkol
LBJ
Middle East
United States
Texas
Reluctant OK to Finish Northwest Freeway in Ohio
Washington reports Ohio won tentative approval from Federal Highway Administrator Lowell Bridwell to complete the Northwest Freeway along I-90 into Cleveland without a public transit median strip. The move follows favorable state and local endorsements, ending a two year delay while warning that redesign could push completion past 1972.
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Washington
UPI
Ohio
Cleveland
Lowell Bridwell
Bridwell
Ohio Highway Department
Budget director Schultze quits to return to academia
Budget Director Charles L. Schultze resigns from the Johnson administration, choosing to return to academic life after finishing work on the fiscal 1969 budget, signaling another turnover among key economic advisers.
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Washington
UPD
Johnson
Charles L. Schultze
Schultze to be replaced by Zwick amid economic shakeup
The piece notes Schultze’s impending departure at his Texas ranch and replacement by Charles J. Zwick, Harvard-trained economist and former assistant director of the budget bureau. It contrasts with Johnson’s New Year announcements including Ackley’s nomination as ambassador to Italy and internal replacements.
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Schultze
Texas
Charles J. Zwick
Budget Bureau
Johnson
Gardner Ackley
President's Council of Economic Advisers
U.S
Italy
Ackley
Arthur M. Okun
Lausche Backing on Democrat Unit Agenda Thursday
The Ohio Democratic State Executive Committee will meet at state headquarters to decide endorsements for Senator Lausche and his challenger John Gilligan. A vote could endorse Gilligan or leave the race open for a May primary, with a separate decision on Ohio’s favorite son for the Democratic National Convention.
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Lausche
Democrat
Ohio
Johnson
Sen
Stephen Young
Young
Vietnam
Eugene P. O'Grady
Democratic
Morton Neipp
O'Grady
Gilligan
John Glenn
Sweden Grants Four Asylum To Deserting Sailors
Sweden’s Aliens Commission granted political asylum to four American sailors from the aircraft carrier U S S Intrepid who deserted to protest the Vietnam War. The decision followed a week of study and an advisory panel’s unanimous recommendation on humanitarian grounds. Sailors named are Richard Bailey of Jacksonville Florida John Barilla of Catonsville Maryland Michael Lindner of Mount Pocono Pennsylvania and Craig Anderson of San Jose California.
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Stockholm
API
Sweden
U.S.S
Vietnam
Aliens Commission
Richard Bailey
Jacksonville
Fla
John Barilla
Catonsville
Michael Lindner
Mount Pocono
Craig Anderson
San Jose
Calif
U S Casualty Rates in Vietnam Rise in 1967
The AP reports U S casualties in South Vietnam rose in 1967 versus 1966. averaged troops 448,200 in 1967 vs 299,281 in 1966. 1967 casualties 9 353 killed and 62 004 wounded, 15.9 total percent, 2.08 killed, 13.8 wounded. Pentagon end 1967 troop level 486,000. earlier figure 389,000.
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Hal Cooper
New York
U.S
South Vietnam
Pentagon
White House
Powell visits Watts Powell in Los Angeles for college speeches
Harlem Democrat Adam Clayton Powell arrives in Los Angeles after a trip from the Bahamas, meeting University of California Los Angeles leaders and planning speeches in Watts districts amid ongoing legal and congressional battles. Powell faces possible arrest in New York, a pending Supreme Court ruling, and a 7-1 Harlem reelection after ouster proceedings.
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Los. Angeles
UPI
Adam Clayton Powell
Harlem
Congress
New York
Bahama Islands
Watts
Powell
Miami International
Bimini
Los Angeles
Ike
New York City
Supreme Court
Rimini
Washington
Bahamas
House
Trained cowboys scarce and getting scarcer across cattle country
In a Denver AP report, experts say trained cowboys who can handle horse, truck, and cattle are scarce and declining in most cattle country. Montana shows excess jobs, while Arizona and Texas report shortages. pay ranges up to 300 to 400 dollars monthly with benefits. Mechanization and TV influence push factors, and terrain varies by region. Horses still ride in many ranches, but rural life clashes with urban distractions.
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Loudon Kelly Denver
Montana
Brad Stewart
Arizona Cattle Growers Association
Dick Wilson
Texas Cattlemen's Magazine
Harry Lee
New Mexico
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Prince Norodom Sihanouk
India
New Delhi
NAACP
National Association For the Advancement of Coloured People
Roy Wilkins
Park-Sheraton Hotel
Wilkins
I-90
Lorain County Printing & Publishing Co
Elyria
Lorain
Grphaye
Henry Cabot Lodge
Lodge
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Los Angeles International
Artie Ivy
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Ivy
Lyle Liggett
American National Cattlemen’s Association
Denver
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