New Civil Defense Grid Proposed by AAAS experts
At a AAAS meeting in Berkeley scientists debated a tunnel network under major U S cities to shelter 85 percent of urban populations from nuclear attack. Dr Eugene P Wigner and Dr Edward Teller defended the plan while Dr Owen Chamberlain questioned its effectiveness.
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American Association For the Advancement of Science
University of California, Berkeley
Soviet Union
China
Eugene P. Wigner
Princeton
Edward Teller
California
Owen Chamberlain
Britain
Uncertain fate for defense workers after contract loss
A study by the Defense Department and the Arms Control Agency, with the New York State Department of Labor, surveyed workers from Republic Aviation in Farmingdale after a defense contract loss. It found about 20 percent remained jobless by year’s end, 25 percent out of work at least 26 weeks, and many who found work earned less. Most idle workers were over 55, while younger workers between 21 and 35 fared better.
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Robert S. McNamara
Viet Nam
Defense Department
U. S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
New
Labor Department
Call for Registry of Charitable Funds in New York
A 125 member coalition of New York charities backs bills to create a registry and supervision for over 50 billion dollars in charitable wealth. They urge periodic accounting of funds to maintain tax exemptions and public trust, citing support from the Ford Foundation and the Rockefeller Brothers Fund as pivotal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ford Foundation
Rockefeller Brothers Fund
Repeal 14b Hindered by New York Transit Strike
In 1966 the AFL-CIO faces slim odds to repeal Taft-Hartley 14b as New York transit strikes irritate millions. The piece argues middle class comfort drives opposition and notes potential costs to workers and unions if repeal occurred, highlighting Mike Quill’s impact and broader public inconvenience.
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Afl-Cio
U. S. Senate
New York City
Mike Quill
Henry David Thoreau
Detroit
New York
Chicago
Phiadelphia
Jimmy Hoffa
Olin-Mat
Hison
Alton
Illinois
United States
Brooklyn Bridge
America
Wagner Rose deal undercuts Wagner Governor bid
Rowland Evans and Robert Novak report a potential pact between former New York Mayor Robert F. Wagner and the Liberal party to bolt to Governor Nelson Rockefeller if Democrats refuse to nominate Wagner. The move risks deepening Democratic fractures, with Kennedy and other leaders opposed, as OConnor presses his governor bid and reformists weigh strategy.
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New York
Robert F. Wagner
Wagner
Nelson Rockefeller
John Lindsay
City Hall
Rockefeller
Brooklyn
Stanley Steingut
Upstate
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy Dynastic Factionalism Threatens New York Governor Race
In a fractured Democratic scramble for the 1966 New York governorship, O Connor edges Lindsay in a city ballot while steering to backers and IOUs from Steingut. Kennedy considers a fresh face from outside the city, weighing Perkins and Weiss as potential options amid a crowded convention and intra party rivalries. Franklin D Roosevelt Jr may return to campaign. Nickerson lurks as unofficial contender. Wagner and Rockefeller loom with cross party deals.
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Lindsay
Steingut
Brooklyn
O’connor
Bobby Kennedy
Upstate
New York City
Kennedy
Chicago
Jake Avery
Adlai Stevenson
James A. Perkins
Cornell University
Edwin A. Weiss
Johnson
New York
Weiss
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr
Gover
Nassau County
Eugene Nickerson
Bob Wagner
Liberal Party
Nelson Rockefeller
Abundance Of Rats Endangers India Food Supply
New Delhi report warns India hosts 2.4 billion rats, five per person, consuming over 26 million tons of grain yearly. Drought in 1965 worsened shortages. U S aims to ship 1.5 million tons of wheat, with hopes for up to 15 million tons later. Officials seek nationwide rodent control despite religious reluctance to kill living beings.
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Joe McGowan JR
New Delhi
India
United States
Health Ministry
Johnson
Patnaik
Religious Leaders See Gap in Church Membership by Housing Type
Religious leaders in New York cite a survey showing homeowners join churches at a much higher rate than apartment residents. The Greater Washington Council of Churches study over five years finds 60 of 100 single family home residents members versus 5 of 100 apartment dwellers.
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New York
Washington, D. C
Council of Churches
Washington Area
Johnson Signals Gun and Butter Budget Triage in State of the Union
President Johnson framed a wartime budget balancing military needs with inflation control. He pledged not to let Viet Nam fighters win at home and outlined a plan to curb domestic spending while expanding defense by 5.8 billion and other outlays by 600 million, avoiding broad tax increases.
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Washington
Viet Nam
Johnson
Congress
State of the Union
Who Was Winner In Transit Strike 1966
HAL BOYLE weighs the New York City transit strike of 1966 and its fallout on residents. He suggests the public bore the pain while leaders like Mayor Lindsay and Mike Quill became dramatic figures, with critics asking who truly won as costs rise and daily life adapts.
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New York City
Edward Albee
Hollywood
John V. Lindsay
City Hall
Donnybrook
Lindsay
Mike Quill
Mayor Lindsay
St. George
Metropolis
Quill
Horatius
National Guard
Gen. Custer
Little Big Horn
Dear Abby Dont Start Revolution Over Dress Code
Dear Abby advises against provoking a revolt over a granny dress at school and suggests revising the dress code to include the style while noting the principal holds final authority. The column also responds to a reader with curly hair about a reverse perm and recommends seeking a qualified hairdresser.
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Abby
Granny
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NY Transit
Rowland Evans and
Robert Novak
Inside Report
Democrats
Alex Rose
Hatmakers Union
Rocky
Food For
Aine
Times of India
Government Research Institute
K. C. Patnaik
Ministry of Health
Hal Boyle
NEW York —P— Who
Lewis Carroll
Dear Abby
Kinky
Los Angeles
Calif
Ohio
U.S
Weveeweee
Reese EO
Athens, Ohio
Associated Press
the Messenger Publishing
Athens
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