Newspaper Advertising Gains Drive Economy in Record Year
The industry reports a 6.5 percent rise in newspaper advertising and a 5.5 percent gain in the economy for the year. Total revenue hit 4.4 billion dollars with national ads up to 870 million, retail ads to 2.53 billion, and classified ads surpassing 1 billion for the first time. Lipscomb emphasizes newspapers’ role in economic progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles T. Lipscomb Jr
Bureau of Advertising
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Lipscomb
Truman Proposes Peace Prize Center at Hebrew University
Johnson recalls the Point Four program and urges adding a principle of helping to improve education disease hunger and population control. He proposes a Truman Peace Prize of 50000 dollars to be awarded by the Harry S Truman Center for Peace at Hebrew University in Jerusalem.
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Harry S. Truman
Senate
Johnson
Independence
Truman Memorial Library
U S Savings Bonds Authority Seeks Higher Interest
A plan to raise U S Savings bond interest aims to boost yields to match rising market rates. President Johnson authorized the Treasury to raise rates on Series E and H bonds, with the impact estimated at about $5 per year per $1000 per family and $245 million for the nation if a half point increase is enacted.
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U. S
Johnson
Treasury
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry H. Fowler
Kindness Keeps One in Five Employed as Machines Provide
Dr Denis Gabor argues automation could supply all needs for one fifth of the population today while the other four fifths are kept employed by human kindness and social care. He suggests many workers are needed to support machine production.
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Denis Gabor
Manpower bottleneck in Johnson's Great Society plans
The piece argues that the 1966-67 Great Society push hinges on available labor rather than money. It warns that militaries, construction, and social programs compete for workers, risking unemployment, slum rebuilding, and tax revenue if manpower is overextended.
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Johnson
Southeast Asia
India
Europe
South America
Appalachia
Prince Charles to Attend Timbertop in Australia
Prince Charles will begin a three month term at Timbertop School in Australia's ski country near Corie Bay. The 17 year old will follow a strict schedule of early rising, hard physical activity, and rigorous academics, with security measures including a dedicated apartment and restricted communications.
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Prince Charles
John Fitzgerald Melbourn
Australia
Britain
Timbertop
Melbourne
Geelong
Church of England Grammar School
Corie Bay
Charles
Canberra
Commonwealth
London
Gordonstoun
Elizabeth 1
Prince Philip
Post-Goldwater Era Shapes Republican State Chairmen
Rowland Evans and Robert Novak report on a Washington Hilton meeting where 45 state chairmen pressed for tighter control of Young Republicans and allied groups. They threatend Bliss and Parkinson with party unity, seeking broader youth inclusion and victory over the Goldwater era factions.
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Washington Hilton
Assn
Republican National Committee
Young Republicans
Republican National Federation
National Party
Ray Blisson
Parkinson
Bliss
Tom Panken
National College YR
New Jersey
Montgomery
Gummy
John Birch Society
Ummy Johnsons
Yas
Oklahoma
Bud Wilkinson
Today in History Feb 4 1966
On this date in 1861 southern leaders met in Montgomery Alabama to form a new nation Delegates came from South Carolina Georgia Alabama Mississippi Louisiana and Florida forming the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States of America.
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Associated Press
Montgomery
Ala
South Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Florida
Provisional
Congress of the Confederate States of America
Pickpocket Skill Absent In Nation Says Hal Boyle
HAL BOYLE argues Americans lack native master pickpockets and patience for grace in that art. He notes other quirks from public honesty to fashion color trends and the need for sleep and outdoor walks to ease civilization’s woes.
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New York
America
Heaven
Manhattan
Dear Abby wedding date mix up causes family friction
A reader complains sister chose her wedding anniversary for her own ceremony triggering hurt feelings. Abby advises not to lash out and to handle the clash calmly. In another note a conflict over returning a gifted baby bed ends with advice to offer cash to quell the quarrel. A final blurb explains marriage clearance steps for U S soldiers with Vietnamese brides.
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Abby
Cleveland
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Pennsylvania
Washington
John Andrews
Bliss’ Bright Young
Ohio
G. Paul Jones, Jr
Hal Boyle
Dear Abby
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Augusta
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