Editorial questions franking abuse by Bayh
The editorial defends franking for Congress but cites abuses. It highlights Sen Birch Bayh mailing at public expense a schedule of his wife June activities in Indiana from June 4 to June 23, including a Federated Democratic Women meeting in Indianapolis on June 1. It questions whether such travel and visits are official business.
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Birch Bayh
Indiana
Federated Democrat Women’s
Indianapolis
A Manifest Absurdity on Government Growth and Big Business
The piece critiques federal centralization and regulatory overreach while defending the food industry’s scale. It argues that big government and big business share dangers, noting FTC actions against a major food chain and aligning with the National Food Marketing Commission’s aims. It decries size as evil in both sectors and condemns anti-merger trends as absurd.
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Federal Trade Commission
National Food Marketing Commission
Congress
Johnson voices resolve on Vietnam as casualties rise
President Johnson spoke in Chicago about the Vietnam War saying the American people will prevail and stand united until every boy is brought home safely. The week marked a new high in U S casualties with 996 reported, including 146 killed and 300 wounded.
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Johnson
Chicago
U. S
Dissension in Ranks Causes Strain in LBI Leadership
In Congress, Rep. George H. Mahon of Texas, chair of the House Appropriations Committee, urged holding the line on spending. He warned the nation is going too far too fast in federal programs and overemphasizing Viet Nam, suggesting LBI heed Democratic colleagues.
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LBI
Congress
Rep
George H. Mahon
Texas
House Appropriations Committee
House
Viet Nam
LBS
Intelligent Investing Advice and Market Signals
A reader widow seeks long term retirement guidance and is advised to favor cautious, diversified investing. Suggested moves include $1,000 in SPEAR American Telephone and $2,000 in Manhattan Fund, noting risk from Tsai-led growth bets and the need to endure price fluctuations for potential decade-long gains.
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U. S
Spear American Telephone
Manhattan Fund
Yim
Campbell Soup
Gerald Tsai
Fidelity Group
Tsai
Manhattan
Am. Hospital Supply
American Hospital
Worry Clinic columnist locates root of Perry’s restraint
Perry G aged 26 a high school teacher seeks help for emotional block denying romance with his wife. Dr Crane advises open discussion with wife and mutual initiative to arouse desire, noting no fixed erotic etiquette rules and offering a paid booklet on sex differences.
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Perry G
Insurgent Pebworth challenges Bourbon control in Illinois
In suburban Cook County Illinois a reform push challenges Bourbon era dominance in the Republican party. Marjorie Pebworth, a former lobbyist and League of Women Voters leader, seeks the 1966 state House seat amid party purge opposition. She gains tacit support from Charles H. Percy and other officials while campaigning directly to independents and former Democrats. The race highlights urbanized Illinois Republican struggles and the shift from a closed party system to open insurgent campaigning.
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Oaklawn
Ill
Chicago
Illinois
France
Marjorie Pebworth
Charles H. Percy
U.S. Senate
Irrst
Pebworth
Minnis
Ilinois
House of Representatives
Percy
Earl Eisenhower
League of Women Voters
Mitteemen
Otto Kerner
Cook County
Timothy Sheeran
Edward J. Derwinski
Warning on carbon monoxide dangers topic by professor
A university chemistry professor warns of the insidious carbon monoxide danger, noting its odorless killing power and the lack of basic chemistry knowledge among many Americans. He cites high school and Yale experiences, stresses safe burning practices, and promises responses to health letters directed to Dr. William Brady in Beverly Hills.
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Gould
Ad High School
Union High School
Canandaigua
William Bennett
Yale
Dan
Op. Brady
Wiliam Brady
el Camino
Beverly Mills
California
Folklore Fragments Capture Tiny Poems and Wit
Readers recall short verse fragments and satirical lines from memory. The notes include a quip about colonial Indians, a surreal imaginative catalog, moral reflections on time and life, and an American saying about planners delaying today what they will not do tomorrow.
Medicare Debate Hits New York Politics and Costs
The New York Medicare plan faces strong political fallout as lawmakers from both parties fear losses for supporting the act. Critics warn of vast costs, higher taxes, hospital bottlenecks, and insufficient coverage for catastrophic illness. The Johnson plan is seen as costing less but expanding benefits beyond needs.
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New York State
New York
Rockefeller
White House
Capitol Hill
Johnson
Confederate Generals and the Star of the West firing
The reader asks if eight full Confederate generals commanded during the Civil War and if any Union officer became a general then. The answer: true for Confederates, Grant as the sole Union general during the war. after the war Sherman and Sheridan became four star generals. The first Civil War shot is described as the Star of the West attack on January 8 and 9, with Major Robert Anderson coordinating coastal defense and Fort Sumter.
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Grant
Sherman
Sheridan
Star of the West
Robert Martin Anderson
Fort Sumpter
New York
Washington
Gov. Pickens
South Carolina
Charlestown
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