McNamara urges Vietnam bombing cuts in 1967 memo
Secret Pentagon study quoted by United Press shows Robert McNamara pressing Lyndon Johnson to slow bombing of North Vietnam. He warned the toll of civilian deaths and limited gains, favoring interdiction of supply trails in the southern panhandle. The memo, dated May 19, urged restraint amid debate among hawks and doves as JFK and subsequent administrations weighed deeper involvement.
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United Press
Robert S$. McNam
Lyndon B. Johnson
North Vietnam
Pentagon
McNamara
Johnson
UPS
Panhandle
United States
New York Times
Washington Post Today
Supreme Court
the Times
John F. Kennedy
U.S
Vietnam
America
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Parking Lot Liability Rates Safety For Shoppers
A court held that parking lot owners bear basic responsibility to keep lots safe for customers and liable for injuries from their negligent employees. It rejected claims over ice cream spills and reckless driving, noting no evidence the condition existed long enough for remedy and that policing cannot be perfect. The ruling underscores duty to maintain lighting and caution for hazards.
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Mark Ly
American Bar Association
Malta in transition from empire to independent state
UPI reports amid a mosaic of 1942 talk on Vichy France Laval forming a German cooperative government, Spanish generalissimo aiding Germany, and the Normandie tragedy. It notes Britain’s George VI awarding the George Cross to Malta for valor during Axis raids, while Malta’s then present debate centers on independence amid naval shifts and political shifts through the 1960s, with Mintoff and Borg fronts shaping Maltese governance and debt, unemployment, tourism declines, and church relations.
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UPI
Vichy
France
Pierre Laval
Nazi Germany
Neo
Spain
Germany
New York
Chicago
Republican Party
Britain
George VI
Malta
Mediterranean
George Nedal
Maly
U.S
Soviet Union
Queen Elizabeth of
Commonwealth of Nations
Social Services workers discuss coordination at MHI
Social Services workers from Parley Owens Area X office Ottumwa met five staffers and MHI personnel to coordinate services under the single State Department of Social Services. They stressed avoiding duplication, continuity of care, and clearer roles between MHI and Area Offices, plus aftercare for patients released from MHS. Margaret Fannin led the discussion and urged ongoing collaboration across the 24 county area.
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John Owens
Mt Pleasant
Area X
State Department of Social Services
Ottumwa
MHI
Mental Health Institute
Area
Board of Contol
Parole Board
Department of Social Welfare
Iowa
Owens
MIM
Department of Social Service
Department of Social Services
MHS
Community Service Department
Margaret Fannin
MHI Social Service
Park Hee vows thaw with China as Agnew attends
In his inaugural address President Park Chung Hee signals approval of U S efforts to improve relations with China. Vice President Spiro Agnew watches from a fifth row as Park cites a mood of thaw between East and West and calls for rapproachment with Communist China.
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UPS
Park Chung Hee
Peking
Asia
U.S
Spiro T. Agnew
Park
United States
Hina
Agnew
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