Global inflation cited as relentless and universal
Pick's World Currency Report notes every world currency buys less than a year ago, with 23 devaluations including Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Uruguay and many others. In the US, inflation keeps policy in doubt as 1965 growth slows yet demand remains high, fueling wage and labor shortages. Inflation is described as a persistent global enemy.
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Argentina
Chile
Colombia
Uruguay
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Algeria
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Ghana
Guinea
India
Indonesia
Israel
Laos
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Rhodesia
South Korea
Syria
Viet Nam
Yugoslavia
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New York
New York Considers Expanded Good Samaritan Crime Aid Law
City Council debates a supplementary bill to the Good Samaritan act to compensate crime victims or their families for medical costs and lost earnings. It aims to aid those injured or killed while preventing crime and would assist families when a crime leads to death, in a city facing rising murders by drug addicts.
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New York
Unrecognized War: Safety Drive for National Highway Act
The American Trial Lawyers Association labels highway deaths as a great unsolved murder mystery and backs a National Highway Safety Act with minimum vehicle safety standards. It seeks shoulder harnesses, crash‑safe doors, collapsible steering wheels, uniform driver and law enforcement rules, and rigorous enforcement backed by public pressure.
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National Safety Council
Association
Retreat to Kra Isthmus deemed worse than crime
The article argues against a Southeast Asia retreat to the Kra Isthmus. It warns a Kra retreat would surrender much of Thailand and Vietnam, abandon Thanat Khoman, and fail to defend a broader peninsular strategy. It profiles Khoman’s anti Marxist view and notes Europe’s rejection of Marxist doctrines.
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Maxwell Taylor
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Thanat Khoman
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New York
Sidney Hook
Hook
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Philippines
Karl Marx
Marx
Thanat Khaman
Engels
Europe
Thant Khoman
Bangkok
Thanat Khian
Iran
Turkey
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Berlin
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Taiwan Straits
Soviet Union
Kra Isthmus
Rowland Evans and Robert Novak Inside Report on SCLC in Chicago
A behind the scenes clash over basic civil rights policy shifts from the South to Chicago. Bevel Robinson Bevel Kings aide Bevel Bevel pursues militant street pressure against Mayor Daley while King, invited as guest, hedges with a Level approach.
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Martin Luther King
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
SCLC
Deep South
Bevel Kine
Alabama
Richard J. Daley
Bevel
Carey
King
Bevel King
Bayard Austin
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Bevel Bevel
Daley
Bevel and King Differences Shape Chicago Political Fight
King and his ally Bevel push precinct captain advocacy on Chicago West Side as Daley machine feels pressure. Bevel works full time locally building alliances with ADA and West Side groups while King limits his Chicago presence. The clash over strategy and slum issues signals a long, unresolved power struggle beyond King’s stay.
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Alles
West Side
Vito Marzzulo
Chicago
Daley
Dr King
King
SCLC
Americans For Democratic Action
Hritiar Parish
End Bribery As A Way Of Life In Nigeria
The piece surveys Nigeria under military rule after a coup, detailing how dash or bribe pervades politics and daily life, with officials, businessmen, and workers all relying on cash incentives to speed deals and gain advantage. It notes corruption contributed to regional unrest and fears reform may fail.
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Lagos
Britain
Africa
Dash
Johnson Aguryi Ironsi
Today in History February 18 1966 highlights Jefferson Davis and more
This date recalls Jefferson Davis becoming Confederate president in 1861 at Montgomery Alabama. Also noted are the 1735 Charleston premiere of Flora or Hole in the Well, Germany’s 1915 submarine blockade of Britain, the 1939 Golden Gate Exposition opening, and the 1945 American landings on Iwo Jima.
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Jefferson Davis
Confederate States of America
Montgomery
Ala
Germany
Britain
San Francisco
Iwo Jima
Old Dreams Make Dull Nightmares
HAL BOYLE reflects on how dreams shift with age from hopeful images of marriage and adventure to anxious fears of illness loss and work problems. A personal dream about marrying a mermaid leads to a humorous twist and a reliefful day.
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New York
Frances
Circus
Dear Abby Advice on Harem Breakup and Legal Troubles
Dear Abby columns discuss breaking up a neighbor’s “harem” with coffee talk and warn about hiring lawyers for legal entanglements. A reader shares a shotgun marriage issue leading to hidden divorce papers and asks how to exit quietly. Abby urges legal counsel and rights awareness, offering a personal reply option.
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