Athens votes for tax and school bonds move forward
Athens area shows strong support for a one percent city income tax and high school bond issue by large margins. County voters in The Plains and Chauncey back the district bonds, while Alexander Local communities Albany Shade and Waterloo approve their own high school bond. Civic leaders and school officials are praised for efforts.
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Athens
Plains
Chauncey
Alexander
Albany
Shade
Waterloo
Johnson Landslide Victory Defies Last Minute Upset
Pollsters and experts underestimated the public mood as Johnson secured a sweeping win. Voters ignored criticisms of unilaterally disarming and soft-on-Communism, driven by economic contentment and loyalty to incumbency. The campaign wed labor and business, broadening cross party support and yielding the era’s largest Roosevelt-era scale triumph.
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Johnson
Unism
United States
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Senate
House
Mexico Ejido Change Sparks Debate Over Land and Jobs
In Huamantla Tlaxcala the Ejido seeks urban jobs for collective land holdings of about 2000 acres, offering land to Monsanto and Firestone. The federal government hints at expropriation for private manufacturing, while Diaz Ordaz's conservative stance keeps capitalist growth afloat and Ejido workers wary of losing land-based gains.
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Mexico
Partido Revolucionario Institucional
Party of Revolutionary Institutions
Party of Revolutionary
Hugo Salinas Price
Huamantla
Tlaxcala
Ejido
United States
Monsanto Chemical Co
Firestone Tire and Rubber Co
Mexico City
Department of Agrarian Affairs
British
Lancashire
Manchester
Mexican Party of Revolutionary Institutions
Gustavo Diaz Ordaz
Diaz Ordaz
New Pension Law Affects Veterans and Dependents
The President signed a new Pension Law effective January 1, 1965, exempting 10 percent of retirement plan income and excluding a wife's earned income from a veteran's income. It raises some pension aids, expands medicines for helpless veterans, and offers help to housebound veterans, while counting retirement plan payments as income. Insurance provisions reopen NSLI eligibility and offer modified policies. applications via the VA Insurance Center, Philadelphia, next year.
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the Messenger
G. L Insurance
N.s.li
Barry Goldwater's Presidential Bid Reviewed After Defeat
The piece argues Barry Goldwater damaged his prospects before and during the campaign by extreme views and a lack of concrete proposals. It notes his insistence he was not irresponsible, criticizes his handling of the race, and discusses the GOP’s future after a decisive defeat and party power struggles. The analysis weighs Goldwater’s impact on the conservative movement and the 1964 election consequences.
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Barry Goldwater
Goldwater
White House
Goldwaterites
Gold
Dear Abby Column Addresses Divorce and Eye Condition
A reader recounts a high school romance rekindled during visits with an ex husband and his sons, noting tension with the ex wife over the boys. Abby advises not to try to “set her straight,” and to end the chapter. Another letter seeks help for a mildly misaligned eye. Abby suggests seeking honest feedback and a second medical opinion, possibly surgery for peace of mind.
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Abby
Johnson to Review Global Policies After Election
President Johnson prepares a broad foreign policy review focusing on the Vietnam War and the Atlantic Alliance crisis. Advisers consider delaying a Europe trip and possibly sending a special emissary to Europe as Johnson weighs amid NATO disarray and Western Europe tensions.
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U.S
South Viet Nam
Atlantic Alliance
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Europe
Charles de Gaulle
Harold Wilson
European Development
Dean Rusk
Robert S. McNamara
Texas
Cain- Johnson
Western
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George Hern
Otto Strauss
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Ray Warne
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Norma Dean
Betty Chevalier
Ethel Stout
Frank Dorst
Long Bottom
Visi
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Eugene Story
Marys
Gerald Violet
Virgil Roush
West Shade
E. W. Weimer
Winfield, W. Va
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Velma Barnhart
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Inez Boring
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