Budget Cutting Bellweather In 1958 Budget Cuts
Eisenhower faced pressure to trim a $73.7 billion budget by $1.3 billion. Now Republicans with Southern Democratic support push to return a far larger fiscal 1968 plan to President Johnson to identify substantial reductions. House action on several appropriation bills shows early cuts, with Republicans optimistic and Democrats wary about bigger future battles over Great Society funding. Citizens are urged to express views to their representatives in the democratic process.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Johnson
Eisenhower
Senate
John J. Rhodes
Arizona
House
Republican Policy Committee
Lyndon
Lawrence O’brien
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
Rep
Ray J. Madden
Indiana
House Rules Committee
Madden
Great Society
Constitutional convention drive fuels apportionment dispute
Senate Democrats Proxmire and Tydings urge rejecting 26 of 32 state petitions arguing many legislatures were mis apportioned when calling for a convention. They warn supporters seek to force Congress into a choice between amending state apportionment or granting a constitutional convention.
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U.S. Supreme Court
William Proxmire
Wisconsin
Joseph D. Tydings
Maryland
Tydings
Legi
Convention petitions and the fight over state power
Senate Minority Leader Dirksen predicts a looming filibuster by liberals as convention petitions seek to overturn a Supreme Court ruling. He aims to secure two more states to force Congress to decide on the two thirds requirement, testing state versus federal powers and potential congressional overreach.
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Sen
Everett McKinley Dirksen
Senate
Irrational War Reporting From Hanoi Fronts
A defense of accurate casualty accounting cites LZ Bird action where North Vietnamese losses were inflated in reports. The piece notes how Viet Cong and North Vietnamese leaders rely on exaggerated body counts to shape policy while American troops suffer real casualties. It argues Hanoi’s false reporting misleads U.S. decision makers and public figures like Kennedy and Fulbright.
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Hanoi
First Air Cavalry Division
Bird
First Air Cavalry
Washington
LZ Lyndon
LZ Bird
C.O
NVA
Cambodia
Manh
U.S
United States
Sen
Robert Kennedy
J. William Fulbright
Vietnam
North Vietnam
Johnson
Down on the Farm Brings Farm Crisis to Forefront
A conservative column argues midwestern farmers leverage the congressional recess to press for higher incomes. It notes rising living costs, falling prices for wheat and livestock, and growing dairy farm bankruptcies while highlighting farmers resistance to organized strikes and the impact of imports and wage laws on rural life.
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U.S
America
Europe Still Reflects Kennedy Era Ties As Johnson Fails To Visit
James Marlow analyzes why President Johnson, after 40 months in office, has not toured Europe unlike Kennedy. He cites Vietnam as a growing burden, Johnson’s sensitivity to criticism, and a tentative, fence mending approach through Vice President Humphrey amid strained allied relations and possible anti Johnson demonstrations.
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John F. Kennedy
Europe
Johnson
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
White House
Kennedy
Congress
Vietnam
Guam
South Vietnam
Nguyen Cao Ky
U.S
North Vietnam
Ohio House Bill 229 seeks handgun possession license
Public alert from Harold W. Vaughn of Glouster urges residents to contact Rep Carl B. Stokes Cleveland and oppose House Bill 229. The letter argues for a public hearing before action and asserts 10 reasons for a permit requirement to own or possess a pistol or revolver at home or in business.
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Ohio House of Representatives
Carl B. Stokes
Cleveland
Cuyahoga County
General Assembly
State House
Columbus
Harold W. Vaughn Glouster
Markham Valley retreat cited in 1940s note
The Messenger notes a 27 mile withdrawal by Japanese forces in New Guinea due to floodwaters and mountain landslides in the Markham Valley, pressed by heavy Allied air attacks. Elmer Guseman joins Navy four months after his son, Elmer Jr., did the same. Bryan asks Congress to avert U S German clash. Murray City reports growth and housing demand with talk of moving the county seat.
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Markham Valley
Elmer Guseman
W. Union St
Navy
Elmer Jr
William Jennings Bryan
Congress
U.S
Germany
Murray City
Athens Lilessenger postal rates and delivery details
The Athens Lilessenger announces daily publication except Saturdays with Associated Press weekday service. Rates listed for daily and Sunday issues by mail or carrier, with regional delivery by mail to Ohio and West Virginia, and nationwide options. Address: The Messenger Publishing Co., 43 W. Union St., Athens, Ohio 45701.
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