Johnson plans to pack Ways and Means to push Medicare
President Johnson aims to reshape the House Ways and Means Committee by adding three favorable Democrats to tilt the 18 to 10 balance, breaking the 15 to 10 precedent and speeding Medicare passage while facing GOP counter proposals and strong opposition from Mills and McCormack.
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Washington
Johnson
House
Sam Rayburn
D-Tex
Joseph Martin
Mass
Congress
John McCormack
Ways and Means
Wilbur Mills
D-Ark
Clinton Anderson
D-N. M
Cecil King
Chicago
Senate
Campus Anarchy Prompts Call for State Action at UC
The piece argues students at the University of California have defied campus rules and authorities leading to near riot conditions. It urges stern action by California officials and warns against yielding to agitators, noting national repercussions and a lesson for the nation.
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University of California
California
Pat Brown
Old Blackie a lesson in speed and mercy for a young boy
A letter-writer recounts the death of a dog named Old Blackie hit on a city street. The piece emphasizes the boy who owns the dog is “different,” and questions how to explain the tragedy while condemning the careless speed that caused the 55 foot skid. The author urges replacing Blackie with a fitting companion for the boy.
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Blackie
Pearson Attacks Un-American Activities Group Over Klan Inquiry
Drew Pearson reports that the Un American Activities Committee failed to investigate the United Klans of America Mississippi and notes corrections from Grand Dragon E L McDaniel. The column discusses Klan leaders and alleged connections to violence and subversion.
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Un-American Activities Group
KKK
Washington
E. L. McDaniel
Grand Dragon
United Klans of America
Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
Realm of
Mississippi
Klan
Philadelphia
Freedom Workers
United Klans
America
Martin Luther King
Dick Gregory
James Farmer
King of
Adam Clayton Powell
Ku Klux Klan
Drew
Bob Shelton
Alabama
McDaniel
Emmett Thornhill
McComb
Thornhill
Fair Grounds
Magnolia
J. Edar Hoover
GOP
Dean Burch
Rep
William Miller
Accept
Justice Department
Justice
Kuedas
Tom Clark
U. S
Texas
State Department
K. Yasui
United States
Unamerican Activities Committee
Ed Willis
William M. Tuck
Joe Pool
Tex
Richard Schord
George Senner, Jr
President Wilson dispatches troops to Mexican border
A historical note recalls Woodrow Wilson sending troops to guard the Mexican border fifty years ago while thirty years ago the Bluefield FHA office opened with Arthur Gullion in charge.
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Woodrow Wilson
Bluefield
FHA
Arthur Gullion
U S Third Army Advances Against Nazis in Germany
Twenty years ago the U S Third Army reported new gains against Nazi forces in Germany as Allied operations continued across the western front. Commanders credited coordinated advances and improved supply lines for pushing into enemy positions.
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U. S. Third Army
Germany
Warnings of a 1960s Economic Low Mood
David Lawrence warns of a potential prolonged economic low mood in the United States over the next 18 months. He links high employment, controlled wage-price growth, and restrained union demands to maintaining demand, production, and jobs amid fragile profits and international credit tensions.
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Washington
United States
America
Johnson
Kennedy
Council of Economic Advisers
Business Advisory Council
Steelworkers Union
Poem Fragments on Caution and Language Gleanings
A sequence of maxims about weathered wisdom and restraint contrasts with a quip about overseas tourists. It reflects on still waters, leaping, and the idea that appearances can mislead followed by a note on Americans needing to adapt language or shout louder.
Old Blackie and the Different Boy Letter Fund
A reader recalls Blackie the Whitethorn School collie killed by a speeding driver on Maryland Ave. The piece links the loss to a disabled child at Wade Exceptional School and urges care while driving near schools. Other letters praise a courteous Leatherwood driver and critique constitutional changes and FBI debates, ending with a protest against NAACP and related groups.
Art Buchwald's Sleep Deprivation By FINK Everywhere
Washington humorist recounts a spoof from years ago about a covert group named FINK that disrupts sleep. He narrates travel misadventures from the West Coast to Houston and back to Washington as FINK foils rest through staged interruptions and covert moves. He ends fearing his wife has fallen under FINK’s influence.
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Washington
Fink
Smersh
Uncle
Los Angeles
Beverly Hills
Houston
Suburbanites Return to City Trends and Odd Stadium Fads
A nationwide pattern shows suburban residents moving back to urban areas. The piece jokes about indoor cooking skills for a dad and a long running stunt of feet in plastic bags at football stadiums to stay warm.
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Fuseloyle
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Pearson No
Chance
Daily Telegraph
David Lawrence
Labor
Johnson-Humphrey
House of Representatives
Steel
Peter J. Henniker
Heaton
Old Blackie
Whitethorn School
Cherry
Frederick
Augusta
Montclair
Wade
Maryland Ave
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Midway
Bluefield Avenue
Hale
Mary L. Duncan
W. Va
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Supreme Court of the United States
Atlanta
Georgia
Dean Rusk
Allen W. Dulles
American Bar News
American Bar Association
Supreme Court
Congress of
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FBI
Russia
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NAACP
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