Saving Half A Billion Dollars From Base Closures
The article argues for closing 95 military bases to save nearly half a billion dollars annually without harming defense. It highlights New York Naval Shipyard as costly and plagued by politics, praising Secretary McNamara for supporting aggressive base shutdowns while urging objective cost savings and regional fairness.
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Price of Poverty War Seen At $100 Billion Over 10 Years
Michael Harrington, adviser to Sargent Shriver, argues a $100 billion ten year drive is needed to fund public works housing schools and transportation for the poor. He proposes prenatal and preschool help, direct payments for families with children, and high school and college support, aiming to convert tax eaters into taxpayers.
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Johnson Pushes Finesse in Steel Prices Clash
Analysis notes Lyndon Johnson may finesse steel price talks like Kennedy faced, while United Steelworkers led by David McDonald push hard for wage and benefit gains. Logan Johnson of Armco argues for price hikes on certain steel grades as industry demand runs high, with White House watching the split between primary producers and fabricators.
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Walter Reuther
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Rebellion of Teachers Sparks Oklahoma Education Debate
Oklahoma teachers protested by a one day professional holiday after voter rejection of four education propositions. Starting salaries at 3800 and average 5160 rank 33rd nationally, fueling calls for higher pay and better preparation. A teacher shortage and AFL CIO NEA tensions accompany the dispute as a younger, larger male cohort enters the profession.
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Oklahoma
Oliver Hodge
Hodge
American Federation of Labor
Afl-Cio
National Education Association
Life Begins at Forty Bicyclist Safety on Highways
Bicycling gains popularity with heart health claim favors middle agers. Experts urge riding on the right side of roads to stay within traffic flow. Anna Sosenko notes late-life venture into collectibles after pursuing a performing career.
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Keith Kingboy
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Hunt Plans to Rebuild the Republican Party
ROWLAND EVANS AND ROBERT NOVAK INSIDE REPORT: H. L. Hunt, a Texas oilman who endorsed Kennedy-Johnson in 1960, works to reorganize the GOP. He drafts a Constructive Republican Plan urging lighter rhetoric, targets Barry Goldwater, praises Nelson Rockefeller, and hints at a segregationist stance while signaling likely cabinet shakes under a Nixon-era shift.
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U. S
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New York
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Dear Abby Advice Columns From A Turbulent Family Front
Readers share marital woes from a large family. A mother with eleven children seeks guidance as her husband leaves after a divorce threat. A teen with shoe size issues asks for sizing help. A wife negotiates dishware and gun purchases amid marital tension and violence concerns.
Good Wife Helps Mate In Business Case U-439
Dr. Crane notes a dramatic courtship of a dentist’s wife who attracts patients to her husband’s practice while he alienates them with tactless bedside manner and tobacco odor. The husband remains oblivious, nodding along to the speaker’s case.
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Ohio State Dental Association
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