Johnsons dancing in the White House sparks a 1966 stir
The Nation Magazine notes Lyndon Johnson hosts a lively Washington party with Danish Prime Minister guests. It describes Lady Bird Johnson and Hubert Humphrey dancing, a new pair of dances like Reasoning Together and Valenti, plus a Smithsonian champagne ball with Moyers and a State Department official’s wife incident. The piece hints at Vietnam tensions and public scrutiny.
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Washington
White House
Lady Bird
Hubert Horatio Humphrey
Lynda
Copenhagen
Mr. Johnson
Valenti
Motion Picture Association
Smithsonian
Bill Moyers
Rudolph Carter
State Department
Jetnick
Hanoi
Viet Nam
Journalism's Trend at Pulitzers Fiftieth Anniversary
The fiftieth Pulitzer Prize celebration drew 300 living winners as President Grayson Kirk praised the honorees. James Reston argued that instant radio and TV news push editors to analyze causes of violence and war, not just report street struggles. Interpretive reporting and editorial commentary elevate journalism toward public education.
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Grayson Kirk
Columbia University
Joseph Pulitzer
New York World
St. Lovd
Post-Dispatch
James Reston
New York Times
Us News
Reston
Americans travel boom fuels record tourism year 1965
Go Go Nation notes show 51 percent of Americans traveled in the year with 14.705 million going abroad and 116.342 million touring the United States. Domestic travel spent 20.473 billion dollars while international travel reached 11.46 billion. Canada remained the top foreign destination for Americans and the United States hosted 7.637 million foreign visitors.
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United States
Canada
Kennedy backs privately financed slum rehab idea
The column notes Bobby Kennedy at a NAACP dinner backed a privately financed self help slum rehabilitation corporation. It credits the concept to Dr. Thomas W. Matthew of Queens and suggests Rockefeller and Lindsay might fund it with private capital. The piece links the idea to broader GOP alternatives and Kennedy’s evolving stance.
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John Chamberlain
Bobby Kennedy
Bobby
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Thurgood Marshall
Development Corporation
Jimmy Hoffa
Teamsters
Thomas W. Matthew
New York Borough of
Queens
Matthew
Umn
Nelson Rockefeller
New York State
John Lindsay
New York City
Rockefeller
Dr. Matthews
Lindsay
Sargent Shriver
Matthews
Franklin Roosevelt
NAACP
Vendetta by Fulbright reshapes foreign aid clash
Inside Report notes Sen. J William Fulbright of Arkansas aims at the Johnson administrations Viet Nam policy and broad foreign policy, attacking the foreign aid bill he once helped shape. The Senate committee action and witness surprises reveal a vendetta mood.
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Fulbright
Washington
J. William Fulbright
Arkansas
Johnson
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
White House
Viet Nam
Bill Fulbright
Wayne Morse
Oregon
Agency For International Development
ATID
World Bank
U. S
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Clark
Senate
Charles Osgood
University of Illinois
Castro
Cuba
Franco
Spain
Penta County Vocational School Shows Education Versatility
The Penta County Vocational School near Toledo serves 19 districts in Lucas Wood Fulton Ottawa and Sandusky counties and hosts visitors from Ohio and beyond. Superintendent Dr William Ramsey cites flexibility and broad training across fields like horticulture accounting data processing retailing child care auto body repair and electronics as the school expands toward a planned network of joint vocational districts and technical colleges.
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Associated Press
Ohio
Eric Prewitt
Penta-County
Toledo
Lucas
Wood
Fulton
Ottawa
Sandusky
William Ramsey
James A. Rhodes
Penta County
Purkey
Army
Ramsey
Battle of Midway opens with Japanese fleet sighting
June 3 marks the 1966 date recalling past events. In 1942 U S Navy patrol planes spotted a 53 warship Japanese armada west of Midway Island. A fierce battle followed sinking four carriers two heavy cruisers and two destroyers. Other items note 1918 air mail between New York Boston Montreal 1940 Paris bombing and the Dunkerque evacuation.
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Midway
U.S. Navy
Pacific
Midway Island
New York
Boston
Montreal
Paris
Dunkerque
Dutch Harbor
Alaska
Soviet Union
Mikail Kainin
Javits Eyes 1968 Veep Bid Amid Private Hinting
Senator Jacob K. Javits quietly weighs a 1968 vice presidential run while not resigning his Senate seat. He privately hints willingness to give up the term to seek the second spot, hoping to become the first Jewish major party candidate. Governor Nelson Rockefeller links Javits to Romney, suggesting a joint top-ticket in 1968.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Jacob K. Javits
Javits
New York
Senate
John F. Kennedy
Nelson A. Rockefeller
George Romney
Michigan
N.Y
Rockefeller
Romney
Protect Valuables From Frequent Touching
Dear Abby advises removing fragile steins from reach or locking them away. In apartment issues, seek owner intervention or move. for noisy neighbors, consider legal advice if the lease allows. The column highlights practical steps to reduce disturbance and protect valuables.
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Abby
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