Wirtz Leaves Post Amid Inflation Debate and Jobs Concerns
Outgoing Labor Secretary Wirtz notes unemployment fell from 5.8 to 3.3 percent but warns cooling the economy to curb inflation risks higher joblessness among slum dwellers. Fed's Brimmer argues zero growth limits unemployment to 3.5 percent, with minority impact varying and youths hit hardest. Wirtz welcomes George Shultz as successor and laments Labor's exclusion from policy group.
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W. Willard Wirtz
Andrew F. Brimmer
Federal Reserve Board
Wirtz
Johnson
Nixon
Brimmer
George P. Shultz
University of Chicago Graduate School of Business
Palestinians in exile compare fate with Jews in Arab world
A Los Angeles Times interview with an American University of Beirut educator highlights parallels between Palestinians and Jews. He notes Palestinians’ exile, statelessness, and diaspora totaling over 2 million across Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and Gaza, with a plan to form a Palestine Liberation Committee to push for an abolishment of Israel and a binational state with equal rights.
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Palestine
American University
Beirut
Lebanon
William Tuohy
Los Angeles Times
United Nations
Relief and Works Agency
Jordan
Syria
Gaza
Palestine Liberation Committee
State of
Israel
Walter Hickel
Interior
West
William Fulbright
Foreign Relations Committee
William Rogers
Dean Rusk
Washington aides turn to Wall Street in new trend
Cabinet members now frequently join investment banking after leaving government. Lawrence F. O Brien heads McDonnell & Co. Henry H. Fowler joins Goldman Sachs. Lazard Freres hires C R Smith Frederick L Deming and Peter A Lewis. Katzenbach becomes IBM general counsel. New Frontier and Great Society experience boosts finance careers.
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Washington
Wall Street
Lawrence F. O’brien
McDonnell & Co
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry H. Fowler
Goldman, Sachs & Co
Johnson
Lazard Freres & Co
C. R. Smith
Frederick L. Deming
Treasury
Peter A. Lewis
Nicholas Deb. Katzenbach
International Business Machine Corp. Lace
New Frontier
Great Society
Washington Insight on Kraft Era and Better Feelings
The transition from Johnson to Nixon is easing tempers and fostering charity while delaying two key talks. Missed chances to unite in Paris and begin US Russia arms talks show early friction. Yet the mood is relaxed with new appointments ahead and Democratic energy rising under Harris and Kennedy, signaling a calmer political climate.
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Washington
Johnson
Nixon
Saigon
National Liberation Front
United States
North Vietnam
Paris
Russia
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Robert Finch
Lyndon Johnson
Sen
Fred Harris
Democratic National Committee
Edward Kennedy
Senate
John McCormack
House
Nixon and Johnson amid wage and tax debates
The piece critiques inflation adjusted salaries and tax policy impacting Nixon Truman and Johnson. It notes Nixon's pay rise and after tax purchasing power compared to Truman, Johnson's spending increases, deficits, and proposes higher taxes along with inflation driven tax redistribution and social programs. It references figures like Reston Hickel and discusses broader fiscal policy implications.
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Mr. Nixon
Mr. Truman
Lyndon Johnson
White House
Prairies
Shining Seas
Johnson
Congress
Mr. Hickel
Women Vote and Run in German National Elections
The Messenger reports that national elections in Germany were dominated by women who voted and ran for office for the first time. An ad promotes William Farnum in Les Miserables at the Majestic Theater in Athens. A 105th attack on Berlin drops 2,240 tons of bombs in 20 minutes, destroying acres of built-up land since November. Principal W R Farnham led a PTA panel on Recreation in Our Town and School at Pomeroy meeting.
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Germany
William Farnum
Majestic Theater
Athens
Berlin
W. R. Farnham
Pomeroy
PTA
Army chief urges civic groups to honor returning veterans
Gen William C Westmoreland says the Army and VA ask civic and veterans groups nationwide to give returning veterans a hero s welcome with parades luncheons banquets dances and ceremonies, but the challenge is they return individually rather than in ready made groups to fete.
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Army
William C. Westmoreland
Veterans Administration
HAL BOYLE Reflects on Turning 58 and Worth of Age
HAL BOYLE muses on turning 58, noting the lack of grand feats at that age but praising survival and the dignity of aging. He jokes about a sporty cane, values respectability over spectacle, and questions what makes reaching 58 noteworthy.
Letters on elderly concerns from New Plymouth reader
Mary E. Glissap criticizes lack of support for people over 65 in America. She shares personal hardship as a spouse of a retired worker on social security and recounts having to work and quit to care for him. She urges action from Congress and state leaders to protect the elderly.
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the Messenger
Lewis A. Shirley
Chauncey
America
Congress
Shirley
Mary E. Glissap
New Plymouth
Washington birth records go on call with new computer system
The health department in Washington DC is computerizing birth records from 1874 to present and will provide on call access for those born in the district. The system promises quick retrieval for residents and long time inquiries alike.
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Washington, D. C
Cleveland Hopkins International Airport
Flu Toll Rising Among High Risk Populations
Health officials note flu deaths exceed normal levels but infections rarely kill healthy individuals. They warn that the elderly, weak and chronically ill face pneumonia and fatal complications if not treated promptly. Immediate care is urged to prevent deaths.
The Messenger Publishing Co. Athens Ohio Ad Rates
The Athens Lilessenger lists daily and Sunday editions with prices for single copies and mail delivery. Rates show weekly and longer-term subscriptions for Ohio West Virginia and nationwide, with mailed and carrier delivery options.
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D&s
Ohio
West Virginia
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Reston
Truman
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Hal Boyle
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