Voter Backlash Targets School Budgets Across Suburbs
Voters punish rising school expenditures as a protest tool against broader tax hikes. Bowen Stirling of the Lakeland Board of Education argues suburban residents use school budgets to vent anger at other levies, with budgets defeated then revised and approved. President Johnson avoids income tax increases before the fall election to prevent a larger revolt.
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New York
Bowen Stirling
Lakeland
Johnson
Congress
Johnson urges doubled US output with full labor potential
President Johnson tells San Francisco auto workers that the United States can double production without large job gains by using all human potential. He calls for retraining youth, leveraging older workers, and correcting ingrained work habits to raise efficiency and wage value.
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United States
Johnson
Auto Workers Convention
San Francisco
Draft Reform Sparks Congressional Debate on Universal Service
McNamara pushes universal service plan to draft all youths. Congress, urged by critics, weighs removing inequities in the draft system. House Armed Services Committee reviews the system as public protests and student deferments provoke calls for stricter rules and broader service.
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Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Congress
Lewis Hershey
House Armed Services Committee
GE introduces protective coating for severe concrete exposure
General Electric unveils a silicone rubber protective coating for concrete in harsh conditions. It is applied with a vulcanizing agent and troweled into place like concrete. The claim notes no skid protection but emphasizes wear resistance.
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General Electric
Johnson Hopes Appreciation Outweighs War Dismay
James Marlow analyzes President Johnson facing 1966 congressional elections. He notes Johnson’s push for welfare gains in 1965, the war's distraction, and voters’ pragmatic “what have you done for me lately” mindset. The piece compares Truman and Eisenhower era shifts to illustrate public memory and party power dynamics.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Fulbright
Morse
Harry S. Truman
Truman
Thomas E. Dewey
White House
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Job Corps crisis sows GOP bid to shift control
Inside report shows Republicans tried to move Job Corps from OEO to Labor Department in May but failed on a voice vote. The piece cites mounting disciplinary problems at urban centers, rising Negro share, and fears of public backlash as Congress considers the program’s future.
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Washington
House Education and Labor Committee
Job Corps
Sargent Shriver
Office of Economic Opportunity
OEO
Department of Labor
Johnson
New Bedford
Mass
Fort Rodman
Job Corps Center
OEFO
Congress
Civilian Conservation Corps
CCC
New Deal
Secretary of Labor
Willard Wirtz
Shriver
California State College At
Los Angeles
Duvalier Presses Haiti for Life Rule in Exclusive Talk
President for life Francois Duvalier, known as Papa Doc, defends his regime in Port au Prince. He says all political prisoners are abroad, and vows to maintain order and peace while keeping noninterference in other nations. He describes his daily grind, his trust in the people, and his aim to lead Haiti and support the United States in the Western Hemisphere.
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Port AU Prince
Haiti
Francois Duvalier
Duvalier
Papa Doc
Liberia
United States
Canada
Brazil
Island of Flowers
Inter-American Human Rights Commission
Doc
Western Hemisphere
Free World
Dominican Republic
U. S
Emperor Haile Selassie
Army
Correspondence Seen By Just One Person
ARTHUR L. GAVSHON profiles Jack McCann laboring as vice chamberlain to Queen Elizabeth II He writes daily summaries of Parliament to readers and the queen aiming for objective readable dispatches despite a small readership McCann Rochdale MP Laborite keeps notes Mon to Thu and delivers 700 word reports.
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Arthur L. Gavshon
London
Jack McCann
Queen Elizabeth II
McCann
Lancashire
Rochdale
Harold Wilson
Royal Household
George II
Commons
Charles
Telephone manners and tell Mary callers
Dear Abby advises proper phone etiquette for calling Mary by introducing oneself and asking for Mary rather than asking to speak to a nameless person. The letter from a worried mother prompts Abby to note that many age groups err in calling etiquette and to insist on a polite, clear introduction. Abby then discourages openly dating Lester, warning the sister not to reopen old family tensions.
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Abby
Mary
Mother
Bill Forthright
Agnes
Lester
May 31 in history highlights from 1889 to 1957
On this date events include the 1889 Johnstown flood disaster with 2000 to 3000 deaths and a dam breach near South Fork. Jutland naval battle began in 1916, Philadelphia expo opened in 1926, Ickes named petroleum coordinator in 1941, Churchill pledge in 1942, Okinawa defense loss in 1945, Dead Sea scrolls deciphered in 1957, and Algeria talks in 1962.
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Johnstown
South Fork
Philadelphia
Harold Ickes
Winston Churchhill
Germany
Okinawa
Shuri
Jordan
France
Paris
Algeria
Sahara Desert
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Hue
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Seturcous
Dolly Sunde
Athens
Osily
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