War on Poverty Stirs Debate Over Goals and Waste
Critics charge the War on Poverty diverts funds to bureaucrats and political pork while failing to reach the poor. They note inflated salaries at the Office of Economic Opportunity, high priced consultants, and congressionally driven expansion that risks waste and misdirection. Proponents concede aims but question methods and oversight.
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Congress
Washington
Times
Office of Economic Opportunity
Killing Ambition and the Two Job Dilemma
The piece argues that extreme industriousness and dual employment, once celebrated in the American dream, are now discouraged by proposed federal tax penalties on multi job workers and laws limiting work by pensioners. It questions forefathers’ likely reaction to government interference in work effort.
Government hires target summer jobs to curb unemployment
The administration expands hiring at federal agencies to employ at least 25 000 youths for the summer and enlarges the Neighborhood Youth Corps to absorb 50 000 more. With 11 000 new full time workers added recently, officials aim to drive unemployment toward zero by government employment.
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Neitherhood Youth Corps
Can't Escape Bureaucracy in Death in Rome
George Weller of the Chicago Daily News reports Verano Cemetery in Rome holds 7 000 to 16 000 coffins awaiting processing of 5 000 new niches. Coffin berths range from 90 to 125 dollars, with a $225 option for immediate burial, highlighting bureaucratic growth and agency power.
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Rome
George Weller
Chicago Daily News
Verano
Quote Of The Week From Farm Journal
A Farm Journal quote urges hard work and fair play, praising appreciation for loved ones and faith. It links better yields with moral habits and the rewards of life, including a home, family, friends, and peace with God.
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Elso
Successful Investing Advises Norfolk & Western Buy More
Reader asks if Norfolk & Western remains safe at a higher holding after buying 50 more shares. Expert endorses adding 50 more, calls N&W a strong rail, questions 87 annual yield and notes last year’s $1 special dividend unlikely to repeat, cites 1964 high and merger speculation. Chicago & North Western is praised for management but deemed speculative. N&W favored.
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Strong Rail
Roger E. Spear
Norfolk & Western and
Chicago & North Western
Norfolk & Western
Rails
Heineman
De Valera Recovers From Operation
Ireland's 89 year old President Eamon De Valera continues to recover from a hernia operation with medical bulletin noting a good night and satisfactory progress after last Saturday. Canada farms larger than US on average, analysts say amid recession concerns and price declines. A notice offers Roger Spear's Guide To Successful Investing for $1.00 with address details.
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Dublin
Ireland
UPI
Eamon de Valera
de Valera
General Foods
Winn-Dixie
Roger Spear
Roger E. Spear
Grand Central Station
N.Y.C
T. Wrr
Fea, Corp
Inside Report on Fowler International Money Policy
Washington critics say Secretary Fowler risks a world bankruptcy by pursuing tight monetary policies. They note a persistent U.S. payments surplus but warn it masks a looming dollar shortage abroad and urge faster multilateral action led by the United States.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry H. Fowler
Treasury
Fowler
Wiliam McChesney Martin
Vest
U.S
Martin
Johnson
Europe
Japan
Australia
New Zealand
Senate Finance Committee
Folklore and Monetary Reform in the 1965 Context
A collage of verses and prose notes on self restraint, affectionate sayings, and irony, paired with commentary on US monetary policy. It discusses pride in resilience, misdirected flattery, and a cynical view of ink as a communication tool, then pivots to critique Treasury reluctance toward permanent international monetary reform and deficit concerns. The piece cites Rep. Ellsworth and William McCkesney Martin, reflecting broader debates on surplus, reserves, and potential international conferences.
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Treasury
Europe
House
Robert ‘Ellsworth
U.S
Wiliam McCkesney Martin
The Shepherd WILY BREAD Prayer Reflection
The text reflects on the Lord's Prayer line Give us this day our daily bread. It urges daily prayer for both personal sustenance and aid for the needy, urging renewal of body rind and spirit through shared bread, attributed to JULIEN C. HYER.
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Jesus
Spacemen to Try Communication by Light Beam
Space Center Houston reports astronauts Frank Borman and James Lovell will attempt a laser light beam communication with a ground station during the Gemini-7 mission. The test aims to provide long distance voice links via a handheld laser transmitter directed at Earth from the capsule during a White Sands tracking pass. The first beam test for a manned orbital flight is planned for January if approved.
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White Sands
N.M. White Sands
Tests for Husbands and Wives In Marriage Advice Case
Anne K. consents to a one month pause in divorce while Mort administers the 100 point Tests for Good Husbands and Husbands and Wives. The plan urges weekly dates and a daily compliment to boost morale, with medical claims about reduced stress and better office performance. A request to mail for the 20 point tests and psychological charts follows.
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Anne
Mort
Anne K
Ang Wen
Dr. Crane
O'Hare
Niagara Falls
Dr Brady's Health Service Tonsils Out Again
A reader letter column describes frustrations with medical scams that push repeated tonsil and adenoid removal and notes how some doctors misdiagnose deafness. Dr Brady invites brief health letters to his Beverly Hills clinic for possible replies.
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Dr. Brady
William Brady
el Camino
Beverly Hills
Long Range Dominican sects and U S relations
Washington reports the Dominican Republic crisis could influence hemispheric ties for years. Latin leaders weigh independent foreign policy moves, with Chile Peru Ecuador Uruguay showing varied responses to U S leadership and the Caribbean turmoil. Mexico’s dual trade and policy stance prompts broader Latin critique of the OAS and U S influence.
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Washington
Dominican Republic
U.S
Hemisphere
Chile
Christian Democratic
Tthem
Peru
Ecuador
Uruguay
Switzerland
South America
Mexico
United States
Two U S Air Force Attaches Injured in Laos Bombing
In Vientiane Laos two U S Air Force attaches at the U S Embassy were slightly injured when a grenade exploded damaging their jeep. The bombing was blamed on Pathetic Lao Communist terrorists.
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Vientiane, Laos
Academy Award Star Marries In Mexico
Juarez Mexico July 36 UPD actor Ernest Borgnine wed Donna Rancourt in a civil ceremony before Judge Baltazar Aguirre. Borgnine 48 and Rancourt 32 marked his fourth marriage and her second following his divorce from Sethel Merman last year.
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Juarez
Mexico
UPD
Ernest Borgnine
Donna Gran
Rancourt
Baltazar Aguirre
Borgnine
Sethel Merman
Two Anderson Educators Attend National Conferences
Two Anderson City School educators returned from national events in guidance science and mathematics. Ozora T White principal of Westvate attended the Science and Mathematics Conference at Western Michigan University as one of 200 elementary administrators. Anderson and Indianapolis led Indiana representations. Max Beigh director of counseling attended the American Personnel and Guidance Association convention in Minneapolis joining over 30000 members. the theme was The Individual Dis- covery, Renewal, Emergency and focused on disadvantaged youth, anti poverty, delinquency and exceptional children.
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Anderson
Ozora T. White
Westvate
Iwho
National Science Foundation
Western Michigan University
Max Beigh
American Personnel and Guidance Association
Minneapolis
White
Indianapolis
Indiana
Beigh
Guidance Association
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