Public safety first as firemen threaten strike in New York
The piece recalls Calvin Coolidge’s refusal to allow strikes against public safety and notes New York City firemen vote to strike after policemen accepted union recommendations. It warns that if a firemen strike occurs, steps must shield the public, potentially needing the National Guard to cover 3,000 alarms weekly and maintain safety.
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Calvin Coolidge
Massachusetts
National Guard
Boston
New York City
Nixon Moves to Build Nixon for President Organization
Former Vice President Richard Nixon authorized Dr. Galord Parkinson to establish the Nixon for President National Committee in San Diego. Parkinson, moving to Washington, will lead the campaign with Robert C. Walker as executive director as Nixon and Romney vie for the nomination.
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Richard M. Nixon
Galord Parkinson
San Diego
Calif
Nixon
Parkinson
California
Romney
Washington
Robert C. Walker
Walker
Republican National Committee
Eisenhower
Endangered Species List Published by Congress in 1966
The Endangered Species Preservation Act lists 78 U S mammals birds reptiles and fishes threatened with extinction. The public list aims to raise awareness and aid conservation with examples including the timber wolf grizzly bear California condor southern bald eagle American alligator Texas blind salamander and blue pike Maryland darter and western cutthroat trout. The Department of the Interior released the full roster to inform and mobilize support.
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United States
Congress
Department of the Interior
Labor unions seek to organize white collar workers
White collar jobs are set to grow by 11 million by 1975, dwarfing a 1 million blue collar rise. Seventeen unions form the Council of AFL CIO Unions for Scientific Professional and Cultural Employees to recruit professionals. Leaders note professionals feel they are too good for traditional labor, citing prestige as a hurdle.
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Council of American Federation of Labor
Congress of Industrial Organizations Unions
Charles Cogen
American Federation of Teachers
Joseph A. Beirne
The
Communi
Cations Workers of America
Grandpa
Generational divide splits Democrats allies and leaders
Washington Insight argues a broad generational fault line divides the Democratic Party and its allies labor unions civil rights and intellectuals. It cites Kennedy Meany Reuther Randolph King Carmichael and Harvard student leaders, noting youth are disaffected and the party struggles to unite behind Lyndon Johnson as Moynihan warns the center cannot hold.
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Democratic Party
Republican Party
Senate
House of Representatives
Governors
George Meany
Afl-Cio
Walter Reuther
Reuther
Meany
Philip Randolph
Martin Luther King
White House
Floyd McKissick
Stokeley Carmichael
Gregory Craig
Harvard Student Council
United Nations
Arthur J. Goldberg
Lyndon Johnson
Pat Moynihan
Yeats
A New Look At The Kennedys By Gore Vidal
William F Buckley Jr reviews Gore Vidal’s Esquire essay arguing the Kennedy political philosophy lacks coherence and that the liberal intellectual establishment is cynical. Buckley recounts Vidal’s past ties to the Kennedy circle and recalls The Episode that led to his White House expulsion. The piece frames Vidal’s analysis as a challenge to Kennedy governance and influence.
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Kennedy
Senate
Vietnam
White House
Gore Vidal
Esquire
Vidal
Bobby
Joe Louis to Fight Billy Conn in June at Madison Square Garden
The Messenger recalls Joe Louis stopping Abe Simon in the sixth round at Madison Square Garden and announcing plans for a June bout with Billy Conn. Also noted are a fatal farmer shooting a mail carrier, a suicide, and remarks from Ohio University supporters and President Johnson praising the VP.
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Joe Louis
Giant
Abe Simon
Madison Square Garden
Billy Conn
Vidal’s critique of Kennedys as liberal icons and egotistic dynasts
Vidal argues the Kennedys epitomize a triad of family money and image that captivates a middle class, despite betraying ideals. He portrays JFK as his father’s son, opportunistic liberalism, and elites’ complicity with rank. Vidal notes liberal forgiveness for Kennedy flaws and questions the good life vision, concluding with an ironic spark of potential conversion.
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Gore Vidal
John F. Kennedy
Vidal
Jacqueline Kennedy
Congress
Bobby
Jfk
Eleanor Roosevelt
Chamber of Commerce
Kennedys
Schlesinger
JKF
Coningsby
Mishmash of states pushes for one man one vote convention
James Marlow surveys the push by 32 states to urge Congress to call a constitutional convention over the one man one vote ruling. He notes past attempts by Sen. Everett Dirksen and Sen. William Proxmire’s objections, questions of legality, and the procedural hurdles ahead for a convention under Article V.
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Congress
Supreme Court
Len Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Senate
Dirksen
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Sunday closing issue blamed on shoppers not merchants
Letter from Marie Seel Albany argues Sunday openings depend on consumer demand. She notes Sunday staff and shoppers share the same people and suggests merchants close only if customers stop buying.
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the Messenger
Marie Seel Albany
Exemption bond increase bill proposed by Rep Miller
Rep Clarence E. Miller, an Ohio Republican, introduces legislation to raise the internal revenue tax exemption from $600 to $1,000 to keep pace with the rising cost of maintaining a family over the past two decades. The measure aims to adjust the exemption level to reflect inflation and living costs since the original $600 set 20 years ago.
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Congress
Clarence E. Miller
Ohio
The Athens Messenger Publication and Delivery Terms
The Athens Messenger lists pricing and circulation details including daily and Sunday single copies, carrier delivery, and mail rates for Ohio and West Virginia and for other U S locations. It notes second class mailing, the address at 43 West Union Street Athens Ohio 45701, and AP association.
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Athens Post Office
the Messenger Publishing Co
Union St
Athens
Ohio
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William F. Buckley, JR
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Small Society
McCarthy
New York
James Reston
Brickman
Goor
Brichkman
the World Today
James Marlow
Athens Llessenger
Associated Press
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