Republicans Rally to Unite GOP Toward 1968 Elections
In a display of intra party unity efforts led by Dwight D Eisenhower and aided by Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, and Everett Dirksen, the Republican Coordinating Committee seeks to consolidate 28 splinter groups into a single campaigning base for the 1968 national ballot and upcoming congressional races. Barry Goldwater supports aid via his Free Society Association amid party frictions with Thomas Dewey and George Romney voicing competing aims.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Republican Coordinating Committee
Ray C. Bliss
Barry Goldwater
Free Society Association
Thomas E. Dewey
New
Budget Tops One Hundred Billion As Viet Nam War Costs Rise
The current federal budget will exceed 100 billion dollars for the year that began July 1, with 99.7 billion already in place. Budget director Charles L. Schultze warned the 100 billion target would be violated, as President Johnson and aides consider trimming the 1967 plan by nine billion and eliminating obsolete programs. The Great Society programs, plus Viet Nam war costs, pressuring three main fronts: Viet Nam, cold war, and poverty programs. The President has resisted calls to cut spending across the board, fearing reductions could impact all fronts.
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Charles L. Schultze
Johnson
Congress
Viet Nam
Underage Marriage Pressures Reshape Family Life
Clark W Blackburn, head of the Family Service Association, notes 5000 under 17 wed weekly last year and one in six girls aged 15 to 19 as a wife. He says romance fueled by media drives hasty marriages, resulting in stressed couples and high divorce, urging adults and institutions to teach strong family skills.
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Clark W. Blackburn
Family Service Association
North America
Blackburn
Ciety
Gompers Echoes From Abroad Stir American Labor Debate
The piece contrasts Samuel Gompers with modern union leaders as Asia and Africa push for independent unions free of state control. It cites P P Narayanan and S S Oloitipup advocating workers co operatives and housing plans, while Walter Reuther argues for broader political involvement beyond wage bargaining. The author laments perceived gains of state backed labor in the United States.
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America
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Gompers
United States
Asia
Africa
P. P. Narayanan
International Confederation of Free Trade Unions
Narayanan
China
Indonesia
Japan
Malaysia
Okinawa
Kenya
S. S. Oloitipup
Commerce and Industry
Kenyatta
Olollioup
Walter Reuther
Walter Reuter
Sam Gompers
Danger Surges as Dominican Crisis Deepens Under Provisional Regime
Inside Report warns the provisional regime in Santo Domingo has sparked a new dangerous phase. U.S. troops face rising anti Yankee sentiment as Balaguer loses backing and Caamano Den o could lead a leftist coalition posing a Castro like threat.
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Dominican Republic
Santo Domingo
U. S
United States
Joaquin Balaguer
Trujillo
Galaguer
New York
Ballaguer
U.S
Balaguer
Havana
Moscow
Peking
Washington
Fidel Castro
Francisco Caamano Deno
Castro
Caamano
PRD
Juan Bosch
A. S
Johnson
Caribbean
Court Now Stuck With Ohio Reapportionment Slips
The Ohio reapportionment case remains unresolved as a federal three judge panel has not set a hearing date. Nolan seeks prompt action before February 1 filing deadlines for next year’s elections. The court may let the legislature retry, delay action, or draft a plan to satisfy the U S Supreme Court one man one vote standard.
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Bob Haring
Columbus
Ohio
Supreme Court
Federal Court
James D. Nolan
Paul C. Weick
Akron
U.S. 6Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Carl Weinman
Steubenville
John W. Peck
Cincinnati
Nolan
Georgia
Oklahoma
Fall Ohio schools face larger districts and teacher shortages
Ohio public schools show 2 279 108 students across K through 12 with consolidation into fewer districts. Growth in buildings and classrooms accompanies reduced dropout rates. teacher shortages persist despite more teachers and many returning former teachers.
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Terry Catrambone
Columbus
Ohio
State Education Department
Ohio Education Association
CFA
Bowers
E. E. Holt
Dear Abby and Growing Grayer Columns Highlight Family Dilemmas
In Dear Abby, a reader asks why a boyfriend seeks a “taste of life” before marriage while she wants commitment, and Abby urges clear expectations. In Growing Grayer, an aging couple laments a daughter and son-in-law who treat their home as theirs. experts say the parents cannot regain control and must adapt or concede.
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Abby
Dad
Unwed Mother Makes Adoption Choice in Silver Springs
Confidential note from Silver Springs states the unwed mother decides whether to keep the child or place for adoption. The father, even with paternity admission, has no legal say in the matter.
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Silver Springs
Signatures Of Silence Get Shunned
New York report says Jacqueline Kennedy had staff sign legal secrecy pledges after the 1960 election while Lady Bird Johnson did not require such promises. The Insider's Newsletter notes FBI employees also face vows of secrecy and CIA involvement is likely but unconfirmed.
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New York
Jacqueline Kennedy
Lady Bird Johnson
Insider
CIA
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Harold J. Bowers
State Department of Education
Dear Abby
Maggie
Nin
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