Bobby Bakers Indictment Reopens Johnson Era Scandal
A DC federal grand jury has indicted Bobby Baker, former secretary to the Senate majority, on nine counts for receiving 137000 dollars under false pretenses and tax evasion. The charges involve favors for California savings and loan banks and payments channeled through attorneys. Baker awaits trial, with prominent lawyer Edward Bennett Williams defending him.
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Bobby Baker
Johnson
Robert
Bobby) Baker
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Baker
District of Columbia
Grand Jury
California
Washington
Edward Bennet Williams
Capital Bar
Jimmy Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Commerce Dept Revisions Boost 1965 GDP and 1966 Budget Outlook
The Commerce Department revised 1965 gross national product upward to about 675 billion dollars, yielding a 7.5 percent annual rise. The update supports an expected 1966 GDP near 735 billion dollars, helping President Johnson justify a record 110 to 115 billion dollar budget without tax increases. Independent economists largely confirm a banner year ahead.
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New York bill would double auto liability to raise coverage
A legislative committee proposed increasing automobile liability minimums from $20,000 to $40,000. The insurance department found premiums would rise by about 6 percent, a small price for greater protection against generous jury awards in accident cases.
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New York
Insurance Department
Defense Idea Seems Impossible for Allies to Aid America
The piece argues allies show little interest in helping the United States, citing Canada Britain France and Spain trading with Cuba and Castro allies while the United States bears the burden in Vietnam and the Caribbean. It notes Cuba's expansion and subversion plans backed by allies, questioning the feasibility of forming a new William Allen White committee.
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Frank Barnett
National Strategy Information Center
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Free West
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Paris
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Tanzania
Congo
Dar-es-Salaam
Pablo Ribalta
East Africa
Citizens Committee For A Free Cuba
Miami
United Stes
Latin America
Parties Seek Funds as Publications Proliferate
Washington reports Democrats and Republicans finance state campaigns with high priced ads up to 2500 per page and dollar level small donor drives. Republican and Democratic fund raising dinners and state publications attract corporate advertising and broad donor participation, mirroring national patterns under Johnson and Goldwater.
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Barry Goldwater
California
Louisiana
Virginia
J. Marshall Brown
Brown
Republican
Jack Middleton
the Plains
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Democratic Finance
Gerwitz
Colorado
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Craig Knowles
Birmingham
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Oregon
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Nelson A. Rockefeller
Governor’s Club
Republican State Committee
Who Has It Better Men or Women
HAL BOYLE via Farmers Almanac asks who has more freedom and lists male advantages and female disadvantages. He notes men face riskier jobs and higher homicide and accident rates while women control more life insurance inheritances and savings. He concludes each sex has perks and drawbacks and urges “To each his own.”
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Farmers’ Almanac
Johnson Faces Split Texas Factions in Tight Home Front
Inside Texas the Johnson presidency edges into factional conflict between the conservative bloc led by Gov. Connally and the liberal bloc led by Sen. Yarborough. Connally loyalists accuse the White House of trivia while liberals threaten greater political foes despite backing the Great Society.
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John B. Connally
Connally
Mr. Johnson
Governor’s Mansion
White House
Ralph Yarborough
Great Society
The President's Base and Texas Politics in 1966
The piece analyzes Johnson's Texas political base amid Connally conservative and Yarborough liberal tensions. It notes opposition to Great Society programs among conservatives, liberal efforts to shift party power, and implications for the 1966 Senate race and 1968 convention.
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Johnson
Dear Abby Slap-Happy Husband Needs Medical Help
Dear Abby advises the wife to seek medical evaluation for herself and her abusive husband. The letter describes repeated slaps, controlling behavior, fear in the household, and isolation from church. The guidance emphasizes seeing a doctor and priest, and notes the wife does not need her husband’s permission for care.
Rhode Island Town Shawomet Settled By Colonists
On January 12, 1643, Samuel Gorton led colonists to Shawomet now Warwick Rhode Island. This settlement became part of the four towns that formed the Colony of Rhode Island in 1644.
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Associated Press
Samuel Gorton
Warick
R.L
Shawomet
Colony of
Rhode Island
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