Midterm Battle Shapes Budget and Swing Voter Forecasts
Republican leaders set a 6.1 million budget for the midterm fight and fixed issues to attack the Democrats in Congress. Ray Bliss reports nine months in office with no clear forecast. Thomas Benham predicts 20 to 24 House seats gain, while Nixon forecasts double that, citing inflation fears, spending, and Vietnam war concerns as key drivers. Public opinion on Medicare shifts after July 1, with farm areas showing lower Johnson support. The Vietnam issue remains volatile, as 56 percent back the President's war leadership and 44 percent fear a larger war outcome. Victory prospects loom large for November.
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UN Gains and Failures in U Thant's View in 1966
Secretary General U Thant assesses twenty years of United Nations work, noting unresolved core problems from 1946 such as great power divisions and nuclear threats, while highlighting actions in peacekeeping and development and ongoing disarmament efforts amid rising expectations from emerging nations.
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Eisenhower on TV Coverage Sparks Convention Reform
A 12 member committee led by Robert L. Pierce of Wisconsin seeks to reduce hoopla at the Republican National Convention in San Francisco. Pierce favors trained peace officers over dictatorial control by convention chairs, aiming to cut costs and keep order amid intruders and noisy delegates.
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Senate showdown looms over excise tax restoration
John Chamberlain reports a brewing clash in Congress as Lyndon Johnson faces resistance to restoring excise taxes cut in 1965. Senator Hartke questions the shift in tax theory and warns of wider consequences for auto sales and defense spending amid war pressures.
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Hand in California Gubernatorial Bid Sends Shock Waves
The State Department protocol chief Lloyd Hand weighs a run for California lieutenant governor triggering party tension in Sacramento and Washington. A Hanoi visit for Vietnam policy support blocks overlapping campaign duties as Rep. John V. Tunney cancels events to join Hands in three districts. Major Democrats fear a Johnson Hand axis, while Lt. Gov. Glenn Anderson and Gov. Pat Brown face a delicate power balance amid Kennedy Johnson intrigue. The scene hints at a broader power play without firm endorsements or filed plans.
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Pat) Brown
Hand enters California politics as Johnson ally faces Brown backlash
Johnson aide Hand curbs Dean Brown’s public embarrassment by accepting a grass roots bid from the Democratic Volunteers of California led by Jesse Unruh. The planned tour covers three Southern California districts with TV and lunch events while fundraising probes continue and a June primary looms.
Isabelita widens gap in Peronist ranks with Vander clash
Isabelita Peron returns to Argentina to heal rifts in the Peronist party but her rise as a top commander sharpens a power struggle with labor leader Augusto Vandor. Framini ally and former governor of Buenos Aires province figures in shifting leadership amid ongoing Peronist faction tensions.
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School Lunch Is In Danger
New York report notes the National School Lunch Program faces collapse as surpluses dwindle. Prices have risen from 27 to 35 or 40 cents per meal. the Federal government may cannot provide full eight cents of surplus food by next September, shifting costs to state and local sources.
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This Day in History February 11 1966 Chronicle
Today in history highlights events from 1861 Lincoln boarding a Springfield train to be inaugurated in Washington to 1951 diplomats Burgess and Maclean reappearing in Moscow. Other notes include births of Boone and Edison and notable 20th century incidents.
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Lincoln's Genius Hard to Explain
HAL BOYLE examines Abraham Lincoln's unlikely rise from humble origins to presidency and assassination. The piece notes his early failures, persistence, and final status as a beloved figure, especially among children who relate to his struggles.
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