U S Economy Leads World Output With Strong 1966 Gain
Commerce Department figures show U S gross national product at 739.5 billion in 1966, up 8.5 percent from 1965, while world output reached about 1.5 trillion for the industrialized West. The West per capita income exceeded 2000, versus under 500 in the Communist bloc.
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Communist Bloc of Nations
Canada
Europe
Japan
Soviet Union
Cuba
China
North Korea
North Vietnam
West
Western Europe
East Europe
Five Nations Target Coordinated Cuts in Interest Rates
Five leading industrial nations U S Britain France Italy and West Germany plan a London weekend meeting to coordinate reductions in high interest rates. They aim for similar levels to prevent deposits fleeing to higher-rate countries and worsening balance of payments. The U S seeks to curb rapid rate rises and ease finance costs amid slower growth and housing starts. West Germany already cut its discount rate to 4.44 percent on January 6, signaling a first step toward coordinated action.
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Britain
France
Italy
West Germany
London
Allies push Thant over Vietnam strategy in Asia
Ambassadors from Laos, the Philippines, Malaysia, South Korea, Nationalist China, Japan and Thailand told Secretary General U Thant that Vietnam is vital to their security. They reject Thant's view that South Vietnam is not strategically essential, warning that loss there could embolden Communism across Southeast Asia.
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U Thant
Vietnam
South Vietnam
Laos
Philippines
Malaysia
South Korea
China
Japan
Thailand
Thant
Southeast Asia
Graduation of Incomes Looms in Budget Debate
Washington insight outlines a shift toward a guaranteed annual income as Social Security funding edges toward full financing by general revenues. The piece traces 1936 origins, Medicare grafting, tax hikes, and the widening gap between benefits and living standards, urging a bold reform path.
The New Pro-Communist: A Profile of Modern Allies
William F Buckley describes a shift in pro Communist alignment from overt front organizations to a cooler, attitudinal stance. The new pro Communist dislikes the Western order, dislikes the war in Vietnam and the West’s success, yet remains unobtrusively supportive of Communist aims. He favors dramatic world events that discredit Western values and would rejoice at a breakdown of the bourgeois order.
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FBI
Cuba
James Baldwin
Norman Mailer
Alger Hiss
Arthur Schlesinger
Hans Morgenthau
Joseph Alsop
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Schlesinger
Morganthau
West
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Eisenhower
Vietnam
North Vietnam
South Korea
Juan Bosch
Joao Goulart
Dominican Republic
Brazil
OAS
West Germany
Lumumbanes
Central
Africa
Rusk
India
Ho Chi Minh
J. Edgar Hoover
Bertrand Russell
War Crimes Tribunal
T. S. Eliot
Republicans Struggle for Voice in Post 1965 Congress
In 1966 Republicans gained seats but remained in the minority as Democrats outnumber them in both houses. Ford and Dirksen released a sweeping State of the Union style message while courting possible coalitions with Southern Democrats. A Powell seating fight showcased fragile bipartisanship. Expect more talk than action in Congress this year.
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Gerald R. Ford
Everett M. Dirksen
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Ford
Congress
Adam Clayton Powell
Harlem
Powell
Dirksen
Vietnam
Viewpoints on Letters to the Editor Policy
The Messenger invites reader opinions on timely topics. Letters must be brief signed and include the writer address and telephone. Publication requires the writer name, and the newspaper reserves the right to select and condense letters for space.
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Pearl Harbor commission censures Kimmel and Short
A 25 year old Messenger summary notes a special commission accused Admiral Husband E. Kimmel and Lt. Gen. Walter C. Short of dereliction of duty for the Pearl Harbor attack. Also mentioned are TNT plant surveys near Point Pleasant and Cornstalk battle site, indictable Cincinnati election probes, and Athens pupils watching Alice in Wonderland at The Columbia.
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Husband E. Kimmel
Walter C. Short
Point Pleasant
Cornstalk
Andrew Lewis
Cincinnati
Athens
Viola Savoy
Columbia
Supt
Morgan
Athens Messenger pricing and delivery options
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