Johnson’s Budget Forecast Sparks Alarm Over Vietnam Costs
The draft analysis places current year outlays at 127 to 130 billion with revenues around 117 billion, implying at least a 10 billion deficit from war costs. Experts foresee a 136 to 140 billion 1968 budget, possibly 16 percent of GNP, blaming soaring spending on Vietnam and Great Society programs. The piece argues the real issue is a butter and gun budget and political resistance to cuts.
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Johnson
Congress
Viet Nam
Texas
Obesity affects college admission odds for teens
Harvard researchers led by Prof Jean Mayer found equally qualified obese high school students, both boys and girls, face higher college entry discrimination. They note clothes reveal obesity more in girls, influencing admissions judgments more than in boys. Appearance now weighs heavily in American mores.
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Jean Mayer
Harvard School of Public Health
Helen Canning
Social Security shift for the aged blind and disabled debated
John Keppler proposes moving 5.5 million relief clients onto Social Security, arguing it could deny dignity to recipients and strain workers and employers. He warns the move could bankrupt Social Security or raise taxes beyond employers and employees’ means, urging to maintain current relief funding.
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John J. Keppler
New York City
Council Against Poverty
Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies
Keppler
Federal Treasury
Ghettos Of Future in American Urban Population Trend
The Census shows urban white populations shrinking while Negro populations rise, turning suburbs and center cities into segregated patterns. Cleveland and Buffalo illustrate growing nonwhite shares, with Washington and St Louis showing rising elementary school Negro percentages. The piece argues that federal policy and South to North migration drive the shift and calls for massive investment in jobs and education to avert a national crisis.
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U.S. Census Bureau
United States
America
Census Bureau
Baltimore
St. Louis
Bureau
Cleveland
Buffalo
Washington
D. C
South
Mississippi
Dodd Insurance Plan Looms Over Auto Coverage Debate
Senator Thomas J. Dodd proposes a Federal motor vehicle insurance guaranty fund with a initial $50 million appropriation to backstop claims. The plan would be funded by a one eighth of one percent premium tax and aim for self support over time. The author notes state funds in NY NJ MD and calls for broader interstate approach while warning about industry rate pressures and the need for tighter regulation.
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Congress
Thomas J. Dodd
D.-Conn
Dodd
Senate Antitrust and Monopoly Subcommittee
Lester Welie
Reader’s Digest
Minneapolis
Sen
Federal Corporation
DIC
FSLIC
New York
New Jersey
Maryland
United States
Virginia
Virginia State Corporation Commission
Pearl Harbor memory and world changes since World War II
James Marlow recalls a gray December day at Salt Bayou and the moment Pearl Harbor was announced. He reflects on how World War II reshaped nations, power, and life, noting Japan and Germany rebuilt under U S protection while democracy and dignity sparked both progress and danger.
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Washington
Louisiana
Salt Bayou
New Orleans
Big Sam
Arizona
Sam
Pearl Harbor
Japan
Asia
Africa
Germany
Hitler
Soviet Union
West Germany
United States
Graft Probe Ties to Argentine Capitol Costs
The Messenger noted a fifty year old graft discovery as investigators examined the high expenses in building the Argentine capital. The report cites a cost overrun linked to early construction delays and political influence.
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Athens Retail Merchant’s Association
The Messenger publication and mail rates notice
The Athens Messenger lists daily and Sunday editions with prices. It notes AP Weekdays service, carrier delivery, and mail rates for Ohio, West Virginia, and other U.S. locations, plus the newspaper’s address and second class filing.
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Athens Post Office
the Messenger Publishing Co
Union St
Athens
Ohio
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