Government Spending Peril Warns Against Rising Bills
Dr. Arthur F. Burns warns that federal spending is rising across defense education health welfare and more with 1965 spending at 118 billion and projected to 169 billion by 1968. He notes only 22 billion of the increase relates to Vietnam and urges curtailing unnecessary programs to prevent inflation and worsened balance of payments.
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Arthur F. Burns
Eisenhower
Council of Economic Advisers
Burns
Vietnam
Europe
Congress
Johnson
Row Over Road Funds Amid Inflation Fight
President Johnson withheld 1.1 billion from the 4.4 billion highway program last November to curb inflation. He later released 175 million for preliminary work and promised 225 million more, while Congress demands the full amount. Governors warn the freeze could delay the interstate plan by years as debates over deficits and taxes continue.
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Johnson
Senate
House Public Works Committees
John Volpe
Massachusetts
Alan S. Boyd
Secretary of Transportation
Congress
Proxmire Urges Deep Cuts in Domestic Programs
Wisconsin Democrat Senator William Proxmire told the Joint Economic Committee that the budget can be reduced far beyond the President's proposal. He outlined a $9 billion cut plan, including $7 billion from public works, $1 billion from space program, and $1 billion from Europe troop spending, plus eliminating subsidies for a proposed supersonic plane. He warned that political realities may fall short of these targets.
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William Proxmire
Wisconsin
Joint Economic Committee
Proxmire
U.S
Europe
Kennedy Forethought on Laos and Geneva Accord
Joseph Alsop argues Kennedy’s viewed Laos holding action under the 1962 Geneva Accord has produced progress. He credits Prince Souvanna Phouma with stabilizing three cornered rule, reducing Pathet Lao influence, and hinting at national unity as North Vietnamese forces withdraw from Laos and Vietnam.
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South Vietnam
Laos
Hanoi
Souvanna Phouma
Pathet Lao
Geneva
Averell Harriman
Kennedy
Sen
Robert Kennedy
Prince Souvanna
Phoumi Nosavan
Kong le
Vientiane
Plain of Jars
Knenedy
A Conservative View James Kilpatrick on Powell
A conservative column argues the House erred in excluding Adam Clayton Powell onMarch 1, misusing its power to punish members. It urges seating Powell first then expelling, warning of racial tension and weak constitutional grounding, while noting the narrow qualifications for House members.
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Adam Clayton Powell
Celler Committee
Curtis
Mr. Powell
Harlem
House
Powell
Michigan
John Conyers
California
Charles S$. Gubser
Mao orders to grasp rifle and hoe to save China
Mao Zedong urged Chinese workers to combine arms with farming by holding a rifle in one hand and a hoe in the other. The directive aims to curb peasant departures to support the Cultural Revolution, which is devastating the country and hindering food production.
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Mao Tsetung
China
Powell and House action on seating and expulsion
The article assesses Powell's qualifications to sit as a New York representative and the House's options after the Celler committee report. It notes Powell's four qualifications were met, disputes over his New York residency were moot, and discusses the committee's punitive proposal of censure, loss of seniority, and a $40,000 payment. It details votes: rejection 222-202, Curtis substitute 248-176, final amended resolution 307-116, and argues for expulsion or, failing that, censure and civil liability handling in court.
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U.S
United States
Powell
New York
House
Celler
Curtis
Kennedy Pushes Ghetto Industry to Tap Untapped Power
Sen. Robert F. Kennedy advocates developing industry in ghettos to utilize untapped man power and counter welfare drag, arguing that urban plants could replace suburban initiatives and help rebuild work capacity in areas damaged by welfare policies.
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Robert F. Kennedy
Questions That Should Not Be Asked In Public
HAL BOYLE cites examples of questions that reveal poor taste or risk trouble. He argues curiosity marks intelligence but urges discerning when and where to ask questions, avoiding personal or sensitive topics that could backfire.
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Myrtle
Reply to Alden on pay and shared sacrifice at Athens University
Readers rebut Alden's press remarks by urging trustees to consider the plight of low paid workers. They contrast university revenue with small wage checks and question the dignity of a free state when workers face pay shortfalls, medical fees, and creditor delays while striving to keep the country free.
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the Messenger
Alden
Athens County
Roosevelt considers wage ceiling measure to curb inflation
The Messenger reports Roosevelt weighing a wage ceiling proposal as an anti inflation step. Former Athens school superintendent Geofrey F Morgan, PR director for Douglas Aircraft, recalled his Athens years 1916 to 1920 at a Men's Club banquet. Wilson was told by four railroad union leaders that a wartime strike would be canceled. Athens to Nelsonville road paving planned after a Chauncey joint village council and Dover Township meeting.
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Roosevelt
Athens
Geoffrey F. Morgan
Douglas Aircraft Co
Presbyterian Church
Wilson
Chauncey
Nelsonville
Dover Township
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