Billion Dollar Giver Henry Heald to retire as Ford Foundation head
Henry T. Heald led the Ford Foundation for a decade directing about 1.75 billion, shaping U S philanthropic policy. He plans to retire at 61, after five NYU years, 15 at IIT, and 10 at Ford, leaving a lasting impact on education, medicine, development, and governance. The foundation's giving spanned centers of excellence, medical and hospital support, and aid to developing nations.
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Ford Foundation
Henry T. Heald
Heald
New York University
Illinois Institute of Technology
Shortage of Qualified Teachers Signals New Program
President Johnson urges Congress to fund a teaching quality improvement plan. The address highlights that only a quarter of U S teachers hold master's degrees and that rising enrollments will require 193 000 new teachers this fall and about 2 million over the next decade to meet demand.
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Johnson
Congress
Economists forecast $200 billion federal budget by 1973
National Planning Association economists Gerhard Colm and Peter Wagner project a total federal budget near 200 billion by 1973 driven by Social Security highway programs and trust funds. They argue growth and taxes could balance the budget even at that level, with surpluses possible if spending stays under 180 billion and taxes remain as is. They note a preference for more spending and debt reduction.
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National Planning Association
Gerhard Colm
Peter Wagner
Washington
Pacific Islands move toward self government amid Cold War tension
Delegates from 17 Pacific territories met in Lae New Guinea to chart gradual internal self rule while Western powers retain defense ties. Guam and American Samoa already govern themselves democratically under U.S. protection, as other island groups form territorial congresses with broad powers amid fears of communist influence.
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Pacific
Lae
New Guinea
United States
Britain
France
Australia
New Zealand
Guam
American Samoa
Carolines
Marianas
Marshalls
Garden of Eden
Right To Work Repeal Debate Mirrors National Divide
The piece outlines a symbolic clash over 14(B) of the Taft Hartley Act with Lyndon Johnson pressed to back repeal as Adam Clayton Powell seeks a floor vote. Labor factions fear loss of power if compulsory unionism prevails, while many voters oppose repeal. The fight spans House and Senate dynamics amid a wider political power struggle.
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Lyndon Johnson
Congress
Harlem
Adam Clayton Powell
Rules
House
White House
Adam
Hubert Humphrey
Capitol Hill
Labor
Thorstein Veblen
Texas
Connally
Senate
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Life at Forty Traveling Great For Retirees
Retirees flock to see the Queen Mary at Pier 92 as 1800 passengers return from a Sweden trip. 72 year old Albert Larson, a retired farmer from Enterprise Kansas, shares how travel, including a jet flight, exceeded expectations and urged elders to explore their ancestral land before age limits tighten. The piece notes the Andes system spans over 4500 miles from the Caribbean to southern South America.
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New York Harbor
Pier 92
Albert Larsons
Sweden
Larson
Lovene
Enterprise
Kan
U.S
Midwest
Dear Abby Advice on a 40 Year Old Child and a Mother
A reader asks how to handle Gene's mother who acts ill to gain attention. Abby says the mother and son are inseparable and advises the bride-to-be to move on and find a free man. Also discusses a wife baking for male coworkers and advises against office birthday parties.
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Abby
Gene
Ohio
Inside Report on Nora Samuelli a Romanian Held in Cold War Prison
Rowland Evans and Robert Novak recount Nora Samuelli a Romanian national who spent 12 years jailed on trumped up treason charges in Romania under communist rule later released and seeking U S citizenship. Her tale highlights bureaucratic neglect and political harassment by conservative congressmen amid a broader anti communism climate.
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Washington
USS
State Department
Congress
Nora Samuelli
U.S
Bucharest
Jack
Samuelli
Romania
Legation
Rumania
Miss Samuelli’s long fight for back pay and justice
A Washington saga unfolds as Nora Samuelli, jailed as a suspected traitor and later deemed owed 45 000 dollars in back pay plus 10 000 for injuries, battles unhelpful State Department rules and stubborn lawmakers in Congress. Despite Senate support, Rep. H R Gross and Rep. Burt Talcott stall the measure, while a citizenship bill lingers in subcommittee. The case highlights congressional obstruction and a need for automatic compensation laws.
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U.S
Reds
Nora Samuelli
State Department
Miss Samuelli
Thomas J. Dodd
Connecticut
William Crockett
Senate
House Judiciary Committee
House
Iowa
Rep
H. R. Gross
Treasury
Gross
California
Burt Talcott
Rep. Talcott
Samuelli
Grosses
The
Talcotts
USS
Ohio
Michael Feighan
Feighan
Uncle Sam
Miss Samuellis
Capitol Hill
Talcott
Congress
Ohio Legislators Vote on Postwar Benefits and DC Measures
Ohio newcomers in Congress cast ballots on key roll calls. Senate approved 69 to 17 for veterans education and home loan benefits. A DC government spending amendment failed 38 to 48. Passage on DC home rule 63 to 29. House approved 245 to 158 to continue and expand anti poverty programs with party splits and several members not voting.
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Washington
Ohio
Congress
Senate
Young
Lausche
Dominick
R-Colon
District of Columbia
Lausche, Young
House
Readers Say Creation Of Debt Held Vital
In a letter to The Messenger, Robert L. Darcy argues the deficit and debt issued to fund the New Frontier and Great Society supported demand and growth. He notes private debt rose $112 billion while federal debt grew $24 billion from 1959 to 1964, with GNP up $140 billion.
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the Messenger
New Frontier
Great Society
Letter to the Editor on Readership Submissions
The Messenger invites brief signed letters on current topics and general interest. Include your address and telephone number, and note the editor may select and condense letters for publication.
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John Chamberlain
By Robert Peterson
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Robert Novak
Inside Report
Yeas
Robert L. Darcy
Athens
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