Doctors mull stance on Medicare as bill nears passage
The article notes doctors debate boycott versus cooperation as Medicare moves toward law. AAM A president Dr James Z Appel urges cooperation with the program while seeking repeal of objectionable provisions. Public support and concerns about socialized medicine shape medical leaders' plans.
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American Medical Association
James Z. Appel
Johnson Administration
Congress
Appel
Kennedy slams Johnson over nuclear pace in Senate critique
Senator Robert F. Kennedy urged central priority on preventing nuclear spread, criticizing Johnson over reliance on diplomacy and delay in Southeast Asia and nuclear arms control. The feud with President Johnson remains sharp as Kennedy pursues higher office and vows to speak out against administration policy.
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Johnson
Senate
Robert F. Kennedy
Southeast Asia
France
Kennedy
Kenedy
Consultants and city planning flaws
City officials resist outsiders despite industry practice. Businesses routinely hire consultants for objective planning input and future forecasting. The piece argues that no city government has all answers and can benefit from external perspectives.
Truman Balcony Change Sparks Quiet White House Debate
The tumult over President Truman's balcony, added behind the White House south portico in 1948, faded to silence as later residents accepted it. Truman insisted it improved the building, while observers recall a history of resistance to changes since Fillmore's era.
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Truman
White House South Portico
White House
Fillmore
Fillmore's bathtub caused public uproar in 1850s era
The Louisville Courier Journal notes Abigail Fillmore faced near lynching for installing the first vanity bathtub in the White House era. Historians question why it offended contemporaries as frontier tradition clashed with modern comforts. Other domestic upgrades followed, including a swimming pool.
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Fillmore
Truman
Abigail Fillmore
Turn Back The Clock in Austin and area notes
Earl Anderson of Austin joins the Minneapolis Daily Star staff. Mower County 4 H clubs report planting over 800 trees on rural school grounds. Cedar Point Camp hosts a large Coun try Club tea. Albert Lea plans to re route Highway 63. Austin begins mosquito spraying in parks and damp areas. Boy Scout Troop 104 visits Gopher Bottling. Austin earns Triple A award for no pedestrian fatalities.
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Austin
Minneapolis Daily Star
Mower County
4-H’ers
Country Club
Cedar Point
Faribault
Albert Lea
Emmons
Boy Scout Troop
Gopher Bottling Co
Minn
Triple A
Albert Lea Lake
Player’s US Open gift fuels junior golf, gratitude praised
Gary Player gave 25 000 from his United States Open win to cancer research and junior golf development. He said he owes the country after earning fame there, being the first foreign winner since 1920 and praised for gratitude amid global scrutiny.
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Gary Player
Cancer Fund
United States
Player
Repeated Sigh for Peace Remains Unheard by Reds
The AP reports a wistful yet restrained Johnson administration stance on Viet Nam as bombing and troop buildup continue. Rusk and McNamara press calm while Moscow declines peace talks and Beijing derides a peace mission, signaling more war ahead.
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Johnson
Viet Nam
Asia
U.S
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Dean Rusk
North Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
Rusk
United States
Russia
Red China
Florida Governor Addresses Monkey Driving Bill
Governor Haydon Burns warned that signing or vetoing a bill banning monkey drivers would send a message about public safety after Tampa police stopped a car with a monkey at the wheel. The remark frames the bill as a test of state standards.
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Haydon Burns
Florida
Tampa
War on the Middle Class in a sharp satirical piece
Ward Cannel argues that poverty is undefined and the Middle Class bears the burden of maintaining standards and culture. He lists escalating obligations from savings and home goods to education, lifestyle, and civic duties, urging action if government fails to act.
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New York
Nea
College
Funeral Will Provides Gasoline and Meals for Mourners
J Raymond Bryden 86 left a will filed for probate after dying May 27. He arranged for geraniums on his grave and a wreath at Christmas funded by five shares of Girard Trust Co stock to the Dumore Cemetery Association floral fund. He requested gasoline and a substantial meal for attendees, reflecting his wish that funeral attendance be affordable for mourners with few relatives.
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Allentown
J. Raymond Bryden
Bryden
Hamilton Convalescent Home
Dunmore
Hamilton
Girard Trust Co
Dumore Cemetery Association Floral Fund
Merchants National Bank of Allentown
New Jersey
Austin recreation facilities cited as inadequate by reader
Judy Aanstad calls Austin's recreational amenities lacking in a letter to the editor. She notes crowded tennis courts, a crowded public pool deterring teens and non-driving youth, and asks if the town can improve facilities before giving it a poor rating. She mentions the YMCA project and her concerns about teen summer jobs.
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Evansville
Ind
Bokchito
Oklo
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Pat Pourri
Austin
YMCA
Judy Aanstad
3Rd Ave
Barry Goldwater’s Free Society Association Splits GOP
The Free Society Association led by Barry Goldwater deepens factional chasm in the Republican Party. Ray Bliss seeks to modernize party structure while factions narrow the split as conservatives clash with moderates. FSA aims to pull hardliners back inside the fold, challenging broader party unity.
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NEA
Barry Goldwater
Free Society Association
Republican Party
Goldwater
Bliss
Earn
National Committee
Burch
FSA
John Birch Society
GOP
Chicago
Ray Bliss
Gulf
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