Credibility War Fallout in Washington
The piece notes how both parties accuse each other of stretching truth, citing Ford and Dirksen asserting Democratic falsifications while evaluating statements by McNamara and Johnson about defense, the Dominican Republic, and wage guidelines. It frames the dispute as a partisan credibility debate in Washington.
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Washington, D.C
Mark Twain
Huck Finn
Twain
Dirksen
Representative Ford
Congress
Johnson
Ford
Defense
McNamara
Pentagon
Dominican Republic
Wagefrice
LBJ Strong
Aluminum and Steel Industries
Viet Nam
Saigon
Fulton Lewis
Washington
National Analysists, Inc
Philadelphia
White House
The
Opinion Research Corp
Princeton
N.J
Polls and open sessions mark tense Washington clashes
President Johnson touts polls to show support for Vietnam but critics claim fading backing. In the banking probe, Rep Patman battles to keep hearings open, backed by Weltner and Gonzales as Ashley Widnall Moorhead press for transparency.
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Wright Patman
Texarkana
Tex
Banking and Currency Committee
Charles Weltner
Georgia
Ashley
William B. Widnall
R-N.j
William Moorhead
D-Pa
Frick Coal
Pittsburgh
Telen Frick
Con
Cleveland Trust
A. A. Welsh Co
Ohio Democrat
Patman
Moorhead
Widnal
Weltner
Robert Stephens
Tom Gettys
S.C
Richard Ottinger
N.Y
John Hansen
Towa
Widna
Paul Fine
Seymour Halpern
Florence Dwyer
N.J
James Harvey
Mich
Bill Brock
Tenn
Burt Talcott
del Clawson
Calif
Albert W. Johnson
J. William Stanton
Ohio
Chester Mize
Kan
Readers voice misinfo on Welfare and policy debate
Letter writer rejects editorial claims about Aid to Dependent Children payments and tax deductions. He argues no illegitimate vs legitimate child allowance exists and calls for facts over insinuations in public discourse.
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H. MacDonald
Whitehall
Labor and ILO clash over Poland backed presidency at Geneva
In Geneva at the ILO Congress the Polish backed Leon Chajn for president as U S labor leaders and delegates walk out. Critics accuse Poland of suppressing unions and using the forum to attack U S policy in Viet Nam and Cuba while others defend free speech and international diplomacy.
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GOP
Defense Department
White House
Washington
Palace of Nations
Switzerland
Lake Geneva
International Labor Organization
ILO
U.S
Fidel Castro
Poland
Leon Chajn
American Workers
George Meany
Labor
Walter Reuther
Stonewall Meany
Rudy Faun
Faup
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Jack Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
Rudy
Faupl
Warsaw
Leon Cham
UN Congress of Industry and Labor
Meany
Chajn
Volkov
State, Labor and Wages Committee
Council of Ministers of the
Ussr
Viet Nam
Republic of Cuba
Petrescu
Romania
National Liberation Front
Obukhovich
Workers
Byelorussia
Beaders Appeal For Broadway Street Cleaning From Billings Visitor
A Butte taxpayer urges a visiting Billings resident to ride West Broadway to pressure officials into cleaning the street. He notes months without a sweeper, piled sand and debris, and compares Broadway to other streets, calling the area dirty and disgraceful.
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West Broadway
Excelsior
Main Street
City Corral
Broadway
Park
Billings
Butte
W. Broadway
Spain seeks NATO and EU entry amid postwar tensions
The piece argues Spain’s isolation stems from World War II alignment and dictatorial rule. It notes France’s withdrawal from NATO and the Common Market, Spain’s economic recovery with Franco, and calls for a fair hearing on its accession without prejudice or lingering bitterness.
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France
NATO
Spain
Europe
Berlin Wall remodel aims to soften symbol of tyranny
A Kansas City Star dispatch notes East German guards replaced a wall section with wire mesh as part of a six year plan to reform the 100 mile barrier around West Berlin. Designers consider camouflaging the enclosure, but the wall remains a monument to oppression and the denial of human dignity.
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Berlin Wall
West Berlin
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