Cities Losing Identity At National League Of Cities Meet
Athens Ohio report on the 42nd annual National League of Cities Congress in Detroit where 1300 city officials warned urban identity is eroding as commerce and wealth shift to suburbs. Mayor Henry Maier urged new federal aid and urban affairs support to meet growing needs and attract residents back to cities.
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Detroit
National League of Cities
Henry W. Maier
Milwaukee
Maier
Department of Urban Affairs
Washington
Regional Rep Boswell Addresses Southeastern Ohio Council
Appalachian Regional Representative Harry Boswell speaks before the Southeastern Ohio Regional Council urging regional interests to guide policy ahead of state and local concerns.
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Appalachian Regional
Harry Boswell
Southeastern Ohio Regional Council
Auto safety push formed by big four automakers
The four major automakers created a safety committee after Senate hearings in Detroit to expand safety efforts. Senator Kennedy pressed the industry on slow adoption of safety features and advocated focusing on accident prevention, safety research, and the second collision. Ford pledged seven features would become standard on 1966 models and demonstrated a warning system for highway dangers.
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Detroit
Senate
Robert F. Kennedy
New York
Ford Motor Company
Washington
US to build 3 Million-Man Armed Forces for Viet Nam era
The United States will raise active personnel by 330000 to reach over 3 million for the first time since 1954. Draft increases to 35000 monthly begin a gradual buildup to meet Gen Westmoreland’s field requests, with Pentagon funding likely nearing $2 billion and more for 1966.
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United States
Viet Nam
W. C. Westmoreland
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Vet Nam
Pentagon
Spontaneous Approach Shines In Martha Graham Presentation
Aspen awards Martha Graham the annual $30,000 humanities prize at a mid summer convocation in a tent. The piece lauds her as a 71 year old dancer and notes Aspen Institute leaders and Roger Stevens sending remarks about federal arts funding. The author defends voluntary support for the arts and praises Aspen as a model for cultural funding.
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Martha Graham
Aspen
Colo
Rocky Mountain
Independence Pass
Leadville
Chicago
Walter Paepcke
Robert O. Anderson
Aspen Institute For Humanistic Studies
Henry Allen Moe
American Philosophical Society
W. McFayl Lowry
Ford Tion
Alvin Eurich
Aspen Institute
Babe Ruth
Herbert Hoover
Moe
U. S. State Department
Roger L. Stevens
Stevens
Aspenites
Martha Grahma
America
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Francis Maloney
Connecticut
Roger Stevens
John F. Kennedy Center For the
Washington
Dales
Congress
Martha Grahams
Bread tax sparks wheat program clash in Johnson era Washington
Secretary Freeman wears a red badge opposing the bread trust as bakers face higher wheat fees. The proposed rise from 75 cents to 1.25 to fund subsidies tests Johnson budget limits and prompts industry and consumer tensions amid a broader farm policy dispute with lobbyist Maurice Rosenblatt shaping backroom efforts.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
Washington
Orville Freeman
Bread Trust
Johnson
Truman
Freeman
Maurice Rosenblatt
National Committee For
Bread Tax Sparks Capitol Clash Between Congress and Industry
The Bread Battle pits government against business as liberals back a farm subsidy and bread executives deny backing the plan. Freeman pushes for a fight claiming a 1.3 cent loaf profit, while Nabisco workers pressure Rep. Resnick who rebukes Nabisco chief Bickmore. The outcome hinges on urban Democrats and consensus.
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Freeman
Bread Trust
Robert Dole
Goldwater
Kansas
House Gop Policy Committee
Congress
Joseph Resnick
Dutchess County
N.Y
Resnick
National Biscuit Co
Nabisco
Beacon
N. Y
Lee S. Bickmore
New York
Ford and Johnson clash over Viet Nam and civil rights
President Johnson and House Republican leader Gerald Ford spar over Viet Nam and civil rights. Ford denounces Johnson as an ally of one party government and accuses him of leaking conference details. Johnson reply cites forged claims and defends troop and draft decisions.
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House
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
Johnson
Congress
Ford
White House
Viet Nam
William M. McCulloch
Ohio
Sen
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Senate
Mansfield
National Guard
Dear Abby column on romance and marriage advice
A reader asks about marrying a woman dominated by her mother who funds her, Abby warns the woman must prove she can keep her mother out of affairs before marrying. Other letters discuss bridal bouquet return, visiting in-laws, and makeup choices with supportive guidance.
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Abby
Ray
Freedom precarious for Berlin
A West Berlin afternoon scene shows daily life under Cold War tension as Soviet jets pass overhead and locals, including barefoot beatniks, linger on Kurfuerstendamm amid the East West divide. The city’s pace remains relentless, with visa limits shaping movement and perception.
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Berlin
West Berlin
Kurfuerstendamm
Fasanen Street
Belin
West Germany
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John Chamberlain
Rowland Evans and
Robert Novak
Rosenblatt
Bread
James Marlow
Borgstedt
Dear Abby
New West
Kadamm
Prussia
Daily Excess Saturdeys
Detly
Oto
U.S
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