Budget Battle Deepens as Cuts Divide Congress
President Johnson and Congress clash over where to cut to avoid tax hikes amid Vietnam war and Great Society programs. M A Wright of the U S Chamber of Commerce urges restraint, cites Fed policy, labor shortages, and planned plant expansions as inflation eases. Unity on cuts is seen as the path to victory.
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Johnson
Congress
M. A. Wright
The
New
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Wright
Federal Reserve Board
Speed safety debate and auto recalls spark market decline
A Senate hearing on automobile safety links slower new car demand to GM and Ford production cuts, triggering the sharpest stock market drop since Kennedy's murder. Enzo Ferrari challenges speed as the sole highway cause, citing driver ability and car/road conditions as factors.
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General Motors
Ford
Kennedy
Senate
Italy
Enzo Ferrari
Ferrari
Rail Firemen Strike Tests Arbitration Board Ruling
The 1983 arbitration board abolished 18 900 fireman jobs on certain diesel engines. After a nationwide strike in 38 states and federal judge Holtzoff’s permanent injunction, union president Gilbert vows to appeal. He argues the award ended March 31 and conditions reverted then.
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Congress
Alexander Holtzoff
H. E. Gilbert
Arbitration Board
Holtzoff
Bulgarian spy author imagines Bond meeting Zahov
Bond Zahov Andrei Gulyashki as the Communist world's Ian Fleming writes four thrillers. In the next, Avakoum Zahov, his central character, would meet James Bond. Zahov would triumph, and a reverse meeting could be interesting.
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Andrei Gulyashki
Ian Fleming
Avakoum Zahov
James Bond
Fleming
Zahov
Bond
Republican and Democrat Leaders Struggle Through Spring
Washington dispatch notes fraught spring for both parties as Ford Denounces Vietnam mismanagement, Dirksen questions the shock, and McNamara signals fresh Viet Nam political strains. Rusk hints at future détente, Mansfield pushes for China talks amid stalled peace efforts.
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McNamara
South Viet Nam
Dean Rusk
China
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Red China
North Viet Nam
Johnson
U. S
Money for the Left aims to fund anti Johnson candidates
In Washington a peace march eve gathering at Michael Straus's home drew left wing leaders led by Dr. Benjamin Spock to raise funds against liberal Democrats who back President Johnson on Vietnam. The event, though a flop, signals New Left political traction as the National Conference for New Politics seeks 65,000 for peace candidates, with plans for more if needed.
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Washington
White House
Michael Straus
Interior
Roosevelt
Lcons
Benjamin Spock
Johnson
Viet Nam
Straus
Mr. Johnson
National Conference For New Politics
Fifth Avenue
Manhattan
Simon Casady
California
Julian Bond
Student Non - Violent Coordinating Committee
Snick
Georgia
Dr. Spock
Liberal Democrats face New Left funding in antiwar race
A Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. backed appeal targets a white list of about 50 peace candidates including many for Congress. In Syracuse Rep. James Michael Hanley and the Liberal party split as New Left funds back Norman Balabian. Interchange hints at shifting votes to affect Viet Nam policy outcomes.
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Martin Luther King Jr
Congress
James Michael Hanley
LBJ
Onodaga County
Syracuse
N.Y
Hanley
Ers
Liberal Party
New Left
Viet Nam
National Conference For New Politics
Straits Home
Interchange
Snick
The
Students For A Democratic Society
Mississippi Democratic Freedom Party
Committee For A Sane Nuclear Policy
Institute For Policy Studies
National Students Association
McNamara Worst Predictor of Viet Nam Course
The analysis traces Robert McNamara and Robert Taylor’s Viet Nam forecasts from 1963 to 1964. It notes optimistic judgments on 1965 troop ceilings, successive coups in Saigon, Khanh's rise, and McNamara's shifting stance from withdrawal hopes to warning of a long, hard war with growing U S deployment by 1965.
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William L. Ryan
Viet Nam
McNamara
Taylor
John F. Kennedy
U. S
Rusk
Honolulu
Duong van Minh
McNa
Mara
Minh
Military Revolutionary Committee
Nguyen Khanh
Johnson
Khanh
United States
South Viet Nam
Saigon
May 19 historical highlights from 1943 to 1966 events
On May 19 various events are noted: Churchill’s 1943 Congress address, 1802 Legion of Honor creation, 1876 Philadelphia expo, 1942 Doolittle Medal of Honor, 1945 bombing of Tokyo, 1956 talks in Moscow on Algeria, 1961 Kennedy officials meetings over Freedom Rides, and 1965 Shastri’s Moscow visit wrap up.
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Winston Churchill
Congress
United States
New England
Napoleon Bonaparte
Legion of Honor
Philadelphia
Roose
Velt
Jimmy Doolittle
Tokyo
Moscow
Algeria
John F. Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy
Alabama
South
Fiat Turin to Sell Car Plant to Soviet Union
State Department press officer Robert J. McCloskey said the United States does not object to the reported sale of a Fiat Turin automobile factory to the Soviet Union. The remark reflects U S policy not to oppose the transfer of consumer goods manufacturing equipment to the Soviet bloc.
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U. S
Soviet Union
State Department
Robert J. McCloskey
United States
Fiat
Turin
Medals for America's middle-aged generation proposed
A public appeal urges President Johnson and Congress to honor people aged 40 to 65 as unsung heroes. The piece proposes a national day with brass or leather medals at ages 40 45 50 55 60 and a brass sundial at 65, acknowledging the economic and social contributions of the middle aged.
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New York
Johnson
Congress
America
John Doe
U. S. Treasury
Dear Abby letters on teen trouble and odd childbirth lore
A reader asks about a high school girl who brags of shoplifted goods and dating boys for material favors. Abby urges informing the girl's mother and notes concern for possible harm to the family. The column replies on tattoo removal and gestation periods, with other brief anecdotes.
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Abby
Winslow
Maine
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