Former Johnson hawks become doves in Vietnam debate
In a shift visible across U S policy circles Clark Clifford Verell Harriman and Cyrus Vance have moved from hawk to dove positions. They now urge reducing fighting in South Vietnam and ending ground troop deployments by 1970 see also Nixon pressure to meet withdrawal timelines amid public war weariness and Paris talks critique.
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Clark M. Clifford
Johnson
United States
South Vietnam
Verell Harriman
Cyrus R. Vance
Johnson Administration
Paris
Nixon
Vietnam
Johnson Admin
Clifford
Harriman
Vance
Sex Education Debate Across States Faces Pressure
Educators and lawmakers confront calls to cut or block sex education while noting no law can stop it. A home is ideal for early teaching, yet studies show this rarely occurs, leaving youths to learn from church, peers, or street corners, with street learning seen as the worst option.
Greece’s regime blasts Look magazine over liberty claims
The Greek regime’s official Washington statement quotes Prime Minister George Papadopoulos denying Look magazine’s charges of oppressive rule. He invites an authorized Greek representative to investigate, yet warns that if the article’s facts are true he will execute those responsible in Constitution Square, taking full responsibility.
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Greece
Look Magazine
Washington
George Papadopoulos
Constitution Square
Athens
Foundations at work in tax reform debate
The column defends foundations like the Rockefeller Foundation for directing large endowments to hunger, population control, university development abroad, equal opportunity, and the arts. It argues tax-funded foundations can pursue national interests efficiently, noting $42 million yearly supports these causes. It criticizes Dr. Philip Handler’s stance on marijuana and urges ethical context in scientific advances for public policy.
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Congress
America
Rockefeller Foundation
Rockefeller
RED Wing
Republican Eagle
Philip Handler
Handler
National Science Foundation
United States
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Christian Science Monitor
Turn Back the Clock 30 Years Ago at the Austin Rollerdome
The Austin Rollerdome will open this weekend at the fairgrounds per proprietor Don Devlin. Mower County Fair Board votes to cancel plans to give away cars at the 1939 fair.
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Austin
Don Devlin
Mower County
GI benefits and census questions in a crowded column
A collage of topics runs through the page from seeds and muffled engines to veterans affairs. It notes VA deadlines for former servicemen, GI home loans, and education benefits, then shifts to jury behavior studies and census privacy concerns. The piece ends arguing for the census as essential for planning.
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Veterans Administration
Nixon asks for 50 million to fight Cosa Nostra
Washington columnist Victor Riesel surveys congressional opposition to funding for 13 new antiracketeering offices. He notes the FBI and Justice Department plan to deploy strike forces across 21 metropolitan areas to prosecute labor racketeering, fraud, and other crimes, aiming to seize trucking firms, restaurants, and real estate tied to organized crime.
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Senate Investigating Committee
Carlo Gambino
Carmine
Mr. Gribs
Tramonti
Tommy
Three Finger Brown
Lucchese
Jerry Catena
Vita Genovese
Nixon
Secret Service
FBI
Post Office Inspectors Group
Internal Revenue Service
Bureau of Narcotics
John Mitchell
Justice Dept
Antitrust Division
Cosa Nostra‘s
New Strike Force Planned For Mafia Probe In New York
Mitchell notes officials plan nine strike forces to chase Mafia families across cities with federal and state agents. One force will open in New York Southern District in mid July led by U S Attorney Dan Hollman with 15 attorneys and 50 agents. The push aims to curb labor violations drug dealing and unregistered securities while targeting power brokers described as brutes who terrorize workers and manipulate politics.
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Victor Riesel
Washington, D. C
Simone
Princeton
Sam" DeCavalcante
Sam
Simone Rizzo
DeCavalcante
New Jersey
Justice Dept
FBI
East
New York-New Jersey Waterfront Commission
Princeton Sam
U.S
David Satz
Newark
N.J
Federal Court House
Pennsylvania Crime Commission
Trenton
N. J
Keystone State
Bucks County
Mr. DeCavalcante
Mitchell
Appropriations
New York
Dan Hollman
Princeton Sams
Addressing Douglas College graduates speech on race
Rep. Shirley Chisholm notes that progress for Black citizens follows violence and endures ongoing grievances. She frames years of postponement, insult, denial, and abuse as barriers before breakthrough, urging action.
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United States
Shirley Chisholm
Brooklyn
N. Y
Douglas College
Personal Finance U S students loan mauled by crunch
A 1960s era student loan program, guaranteed by the federal government and subsidized, struggles under inflation and a credit crunch. Lenders faced rising costs and limited profits as rates for other loans soared, while government participation waned and demand remained unstable.
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Carlton Smith
Richard Putnam Pratt
Fedral
Today in History highlights from June 23, 1969
On this date events include William Penn's 1683 peace treaty with the Indians, Charleston's 1722 incorporation, the 1780 Battle of Springfield, a 1836 U.S. Treasury surplus, Texas annexation talks in 1845, and the 1938 creation of the Civil Aeronautics Authority. Also noted are Johnson meeting Kosygin in 1957, Ireland’s deputy premier change ten years prior, and recent stadium tragedies and civil rights cases.
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Associated Press
William Penn
Charleston
S. C
Springfield
N.J
U. S. Treasury
Congress of Texas
United States
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Lyndon B. Johnson
Glassboro
Alexei Kosygin
Reland
Sean Lemass
Eamon Devalera
Quick Quiz Facts From The Telegraph Era
A riddle style Q A quiz notes a foot of an abalone is eaten and cuckoos are not parasitic but raise their own young. It confirms tides shift about 50 minutes later daily matching the moon’s delay in rising. Medicare became official on July 1 1966.
Lindsay Clings to Mayoral Bid Despite GOP Defeat
In Washington the beaten Republican mayor John V Lindsay remains a candidate for re election as Liberal party nominee. His loss to John J Marchi by about 5300 votes narrowed his path but did not end his bid for the fall contest.
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Washington
William F. Buckley
New York
Lindsay
Marchi
Mario Procaccino
Robert Wagner
Herman Badillo
Procaccino
Los Angeles
Minneapolis
Wagner
Badillo
James Scheuer
Norman Mailer
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Minn
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Ap.o
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the Herald
Air Transport Assn
Decker Airport
Austin Council
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Hormel Co
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Luis
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