Aid to the needy works in reverse in Our Opinion
The editorial argues antipoverty efforts like urban renewal and the minimum wage may worsen conditions for some. Citing Yale Brozen and Harry M. Oliver Jr., it claims higher Social Security can reduce public aid, shifting burden to federal funds. It calls for flexibility in policy to account for special cases.
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Yale Brozen
University of Chicago
America
Harry M. Oliver Jr
Chicago Commission For
Cook County Department of Public Aid
Oliver
Nuclear brinkmanship and Pueblo crisis avert disaster
Impressions warn that small nations can test the eagle in the nuclear age while the United States must restrain itself. The Pueblo seizure, Mansfield’s alleged lie, and fears of nuclear holocaust frame a cautious path. a solution to Pueblo may emerge as U S and Soviet forces avoid direct confrontation.
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John Foster Dulles
North Korea
United States
Mike Mansfield
Mont
Senate
Mansfield
Korea
Red
China
Soviet
Russia
Montana
Soviet Union
Groundhog Day and Weather Folklore
To NEEDS Today notes Groundhog Day as a tradition where forecasts rely on a furry predictor. It jokes that the hairiest but shy creature argues with winter, while an oldtimer seeks answers from a groundhog rather than a barometer for weather clues.
Groundhog Hides as World Ties Weigh on Mood
The piece notes the groundhog's retreat from the weather forecast while reflecting on current world tensions. It hints that some people share the urge to vanish from public life as concerns rise.
Nasser faces collapse amid near breakdown claims
Washington dispatches report Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser shows signs of deep mental distress after June defeat by Israel. The piece notes weight loss and agitation, while recounting Nasser's three losses to Israel and suggesting a broader shift in regional optics and U.S. coverage of events. It also touches on Eartha Kitt’s White House visit and political notes about Curtis Dall entering New Hampshire’s race.
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Drew Pearson
Washington
Near East
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Egypt
Israel
Zakaria Mohredin
Nasser
Farouk
Sinai Peninsula
Suez Canal
United Nations
Gulf of Aqaba
Elat
Eartha
White House
Vietnam
Nik
Roland Beasley
Pentagon
Water Hill
Roman Pucinski
D-Dr
Peacenik
Shoreham
Peacenik Stokely Carmichael
Roosevelt
Lady Bird
Jackie Kennedy
D.C
Johnson
Appalachia
Newark
N.J
New York
Lick Branch
Kentucky
Eartha Kitt
Gutters
George Romney
New Hampshire
Dick Nixon
Curtis B. Dall
Liberty Lobby
Dall
Capitol Hill
Court of Appeals
Willis Carto
Africa
United States
George Wallace
Alabama
Mac's World Writers damn yankees
Washington observers report Sen Russell Long’s Civil Rights Bill comment sparks a broader jab at Southern and Yankee portrayals in TV and film. The piece notes Long’s quip about mystery shows and jokes about Italian Americans and Dixie stereotypes, with broader talk of U N, Korea, and political timing.
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Don Maclean
Washington
Senate
Russell B. Long
Magnolia
Dixie
Louisiana
Andy Griffith
Washington News LBJ stymies tax boost
Washington reports that President Johnson faces tough odds for tax increases as Ways and Means Chair Mills resists a shift in stance. Public opinion grows hostile to higher taxes amid expanding federal programs, debt service, and swelling nondefense outlays.
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NEA
Washington
Johnson
Wilbur Mills
Mills
Truman
Johnson’s
LBJ
Ethnic groups defecting From Democratic party
Russell Kirk analyzes a shift among Central European and Eastern European ethnic voters away from the Democratic Party since 1960. He notes potential defections in 1968 to Nixon or Wallace, driven by urban unrest, crime fears, and desire for strong leadership, while reactions to Reagan or Rockefeller are weak. The piece cites surveys from Detroit, Buffalo, and other cities.
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Democratic Party
Friend of
Richard Nixon
Alabama
George Wallace
Lyndon Johnson
Gore
Detroit
Pittsburgh
Offalo
Newark
Chicago
Cleveland
Mr. Johnson
Formant
Romney
Wallace
California
Ronald Reagan
Buffalo
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Nixon
Warsaw
Republican Party
Indiana trooper clings to rail flange during 100-car train pass
An Indiana state trooper, 36, hung by fingertips from a Barrow trestle flange for three minutes as a 100-car train rolled over him and another train approached. He used the trestle to spot thieves, choosing the flange to escape the oncoming locomotive. He spoke of endurance and faith, quoting Hebrews 10:34.
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Indiana
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Damn Yankees
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Peach State
Gomer Pyle
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ABC
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Asia
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Washington News
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James Keller
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Adams Street
Maine
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P. Ingalls
Perens Rete
Associated Press
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