Johnson Test Program Shifts Focus in War on Poverty
The article reports a new test program by President Johnson to spur private sector job creation in ghettos by federal funding for training unskilled workers. Sen Robert Kennedy had urged private involvement, and Aerojet-General's William Zisch will lead efforts to persuade business to invest in high-risk areas. If successful, the plan could expand and aim at reducing poverty.
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Robert F. Kennedy
New York
William E. Zisch
Aerojet-General Corporation
Polls show Kennedy lead over Johnson in Democratic race
Gallup data place Robert F Kennedy ahead of Lyndon B Johnson among potential Democratic candidates with 39 percent to 87 percent for Johnson and scattered support for others. Humphrey lags, Nixon leads Republicans in early primaries, and a Johnson-Nixon showdown seems likely if Nixon runs.
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Robert F. Kennedy
President Johnson
Arthur Goldberg
Hubert H. Humphrey
Robert $. McNamara
Humphrey
Kennedy
Johnson
State and Local Spending to Quadruple in 15 Years
A Senate House economic subcommittee study projects state and local government spending will rise from 23.5 billion in 1955 to 51.2 billion in 1965 and 103 billion by 1970, matching federal outlays from three years earlier. The report highlights rising tax burdens and debates sharing federal tax receipts with states, while noting the goal of reducing spending and expanding the taxpayer base. It also discusses shifting unemployed individuals into paid work and reducing relief rolls as a means to lower costs.
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Washington Insight: Kraft on Inflation and Tax Fight
In a World Series moment President Johnson reveals a rising interest rate trend tied to the proposed tax increase. Republicans seek to delay action by tying tax hikes to deep spending cuts, while business leaders back higher taxes as anti inflationary. The Ways and Means Committee delays a decision as parties posture for blame.
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Johnson
Congress
Dartmouth College
House
Ways and Means
John Byrnes
Wisconsin
Senate report finds black power militants loosely in touch
Senate investigators say militants were only loosely in touch with cities where last summer’s riots broke out. They found no hard evidence of a nationwide conspiracy, but concluded the idea was in the air and helped spark demonstrations.
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Heller predicts GNP rise to 806 billion in Q4
Walter W. Heller former CEA chairman says gross national product will reach 806 billion in the fourth quarter up from 775 billion in the second quarter. The forecast supports an expanding economy. Riot control stockpile planned as guardsmen face shortages this summer. General Ralph E. Haines Jr. announces tear gas armored vests searchlights and other equipment will be stockpiled at strategic points nationwide to curb riots.
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President's Council of Economic Advisers
Newark
Detroit
Ralph E. Haines Jr
Army
William F Buckley on Wilsons UK woes and booze
In Scarborough London observers hail Harold Wilson while unions rebuke austerity and Vietnam policy and George Brown faces personal drinking press. A new anti drunk driving law alarms privacy advocates as breathalyzer tests loom and voters rue the government.
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Harold Wilson
Wilson
George Brown
United States
Greece
NATO
Churchill
Britain
Midwestern congressmen push national war lottery plan
The Messenger reports two Midwestern congressmen urged a national lottery to fund the war. They argued if a lottery can draft men, it can finance the struggle too. Also noted were road work cutbacks due to material, tire, and revenue shortages, and local rumors about a possibly disguised spy teacher in Murray City. Professor Copeland, Athens County Food Committee chair, attended a Columbus meeting outlining the new department's plans.
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Harry Dust
Athens County
Murray City
C. M. Copeland
Federal Food Committee
Columbus
Eban warns economic pact with Jordan and Lebanon may hinder peace
Israeli Foreign Minister Abba Eban warned that a Common Market plan with Jordan and Lebanon could fail to advance peace and might delay it. He noted neighboring Arab states could view such a pact as a shift in regional dynamics.
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Jordan
Lebanon
Israel
Irritation list reminds readers life is for real living
Hal Boyle quips that life thrives on irritation and anger as a sign of aliveness. He riffs on universal irritants from Monday grind to braggarts, kid antics, bloated pay, and bad dining choices, ending with a cheer that things could always be worse.
Athens County should not abandon modern child care plans
Mrs. L. G. Worstell urges Athens County to keep the current child welfare program and opposes a proposed new centralized children’s home. She argues the plan would isolate youths, waste federal funds, and derail experienced staff, stressing community-based care to benefit the 50 of 500 children currently housed and the broader dependent children in the county.
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Athens County
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Athens County Children’s Home
Athens
Ohio
Rowena Sprout
Case
Athens Messenger Newspaper Rate Card Notice
The Athens Messenger lists daily and Sunday single-copy prices of 10 and 15 cents, with delivery by carrier. Mail rates apply to Ohio, West Virginia, and elsewhere in the US and possessions, with weekly, monthly, and yearly options and post office details.
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