De Gaulle’s Loss Of Face In Tight French Election
The French parliamentary vote delivered a setback for Charles de Gaulle as Gaullists lost 44 seats and a shaky minority coalition formed under Premier Georges Pompidou emerged. The left, aided by Communist and non Communist factions, narrowed the majority margin despite de Gaulle’s Moscow visit.
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Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
Moscow
Aleksei N. Kosygin
Federation of the Left
Georges Pompidou
Pompidou
A Difference In Degree In House Powell expelled for misusing funds
A Senate committee weighs eight year veteran Thomas Dodd on the charge that private contributors funded his campaign, contrasting with Adam Clayton Powell who used public money for personal travels and salaries. The piece argues timing over purpose and cautions against censuring Judd.
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House of Representatives
Adam Clayton Powell
New York
House
Senate
Thomas Dodd
Connecticut
Powell
Bahamas
Harlem
Dodd
Judd
Battle to save Great Lakes pollution threatens Lake Erie
Federal and regional officials warn Great Lakes pollution endangers Lake Erie and could reshape national power dynamics. Illinois Indiana and Chicago area industries join to compel secondary sewage treatment and disinfection, aiming to halt deterioration and begin long term restoration of the lakes.
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Lake Erie
Great Lakes
Ontario
Michigan
Huron
Superior
Middle West
Murray Stein
Federal Water Pollution Control Administration
Chicago
United States
Illinois
Indiana
Great Chicago
Steel
Oil and Chemical
Lake Michigan
The Draft Debate and The Education Paradox
Washington Insight analyzes the draft debate linking Vietnam War politics to who defers students. It notes educated elites gain power as education becomes a status base, shaping hawks and doves. Hawks back deferments to protect war effort while critics seek broader costs and fewer exemptions.
Buckley on Dodd campaign gifts and campaign finance
The piece critiques the 8000 dollar contribution from International Latex to Senator Dodd in 1964. It questions whether the money was corporate or personal, cites the Corrupt Practices Act, and exposes loopholes in gift tax rules. It notes the difficulty of enforcing campaign finance laws amid television campaign demands and suggests disclosure as essential.
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Thomas J. Dodd
International Latex Corporation
Senator Dodd
International Latex
W. C. Heinze
Caribbean
Washington
Heinze
Lyndon Johnson
Democrats
Johnson
Citizens For
Democratic Party
Navy wage scandal prompts pay cut for Ohio secretary
The House Naval Committee learned a secretary at Jack and Heintz Inc in Bedford Ohio earned 18295 in salary and bonuses in the first ten weeks of 1942 all from government funds. Her pay was later reduced to 6000 a year. Also noted were a Civilian Defense training session in Athens and remarks on U boat war entry. Tennis slippers priced at 98 cents at Wear A Well Shoe Store in Union Street.
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Washington
House Naval Committee
Jack and Heintz, Inc
Beford
Ohio
Dean E. A. Hansen
Ohio University Committee On National Defense
Athens
Germany
United States
Wear-A-Well
Union Street
Government urged to fund research for safer tobacco
New York state health commissioner Dr Hollis Ingraham says cigarettes are the deadliest, more so than bullets or germs, and calls for government funding to study less deadly tobacco as education fails to curb usage.
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Hollis $. Ingraham
New York State
Remembering Springtime in Simpler Days
HAL BOYLE reflects on spring as a blend of hope and memory. Nostalgic vignettes recount barnstorming rides, family life, old fashions, and small-town routines that framed midcentury childhood and community bonds. The piece ends with a wistful salute to bygone days.
Park funds should serve Athens citizens, not just Ohio University
Clara C Thompson of 106 Grosvenor St Athens commends the Jaycees for park facilities and urges city income tax money be used for community services. She argues funds currently favor Ohio University, worsening overcrowded streets and parking, and asks for a park development program to benefit all citizens.
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the Messenger
Jaycees
Athens
Ohio University
Clara C. Thompson
Grosvenor St
Tax Benefit Aims to Boost Police Recruiting in Ohio
Representative Robert Taft Jr of Ohio proposes a $2,400 yearly tax allowance for law enforcement officers to boost take home pay and attract replacements for 50,000 vacancies. The plan treats the allowance as four additional $600 deductions for income tax purposes.
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Robert Taft Jr
Ohio
The Athens Messenger Publishing Co Notice
The Athens Messenger delivers daily and Sunday editions with rates for local mail and out of state mail listed. Members of the Associated Press acknowledge service with pricing for weekly, quarterly, and annual subscriptions and a post office classification citation.
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The
Associated Press
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Joseph Kraft
L. Mendel Rivers
South Carolina
Richard Russell
Georgia
Department of Defense
Kingman Brewster
Yale
John Munro
Harvard
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
David Bazelon
America
Lei
William F. Buckley, JR
Small Society
Brickman
Hal Boyle
Father
the Athens Messenger
W.va
U.S. & Possessions
Athens Post Office
the Messenger Publishing Co
W. Union St
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