Exposé of U S Foreign Aid Spending and Waste
In Pageant magazine Robert Sherrill criticizes U S aid programs as self serving. He cites $350000 spent to promote cigarette sales overseas and $3 million to aid rusted machinery sales in India, plus $4 million for a Saigon school. He notes educational contracts with major universities and favors to oil company employees in Beirut and other regions.
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Robert Sherrill
U. S
Pageant Magazine
Washington
Warner Brothers
Congress
AID
Agency For International Development
India
Saigon
Sherrill
Columbia University
Afghanistan
American University of Beirut
Lebanon
Middle East
Non-Militant College Students Urge Focus on Campus Issues
The Associated Student Governments of the U S A met in Washington to stress campus concerns over politics and social upheaval. They favor more women’s freedom and better ping pong tables, mention a $10,000 computer as a campus problem solving tool, and praise nonmilitant youth led by David Hinshaw of Greensboro North Carolina.
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U.S.A
Washington
D. C
David Hinshaw
Greensboro
N. C
Associated Student Governments
Desperate Pittsburgh tax aims to tap nonprofit receipts
Mayor Joseph M. Barr proposes an Institution and Service Privilege Tax a six-mill levy on gross receipts of nonprofit providers selling public services. Hospitals colleges and universities nursing homes cemeteries and more would be taxed on tuition, bills, rentals and sales. Exemptions apply to basic schools and some grants.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Joseph M. Barr
Veterans’ Posts
Senate-Style Reform Urged After 1968 Election Results
David Lawrence argues the 1968 vote shows plurality wins across states and three-way races, urging adoption of congressional district as electoral unit and a nationwide presidential preference primary to avoid multiple winners. He notes 40 percent voting-age abstention and compares past multi-candidate outcomes.
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Washington
Nixon
Humphrey
District of Columbia
Wallace
Woodrow Wilson
William Howard Taft
Theodore Roosevelt
Wilson
Roosevelt
Taft
Solid South
House of Representatives
Supreme Court of the United States
Congress
Sire, Who? Andrew Tully Never Too Young
Washington reports that mental health officials warn drug use is reaching grade schools with marijuana and glue. Authorities cite trouble in major cities and consider LSD and heroin in some cases. Officials push a $30 million, education and enforcement push, including wiretap considerations.
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Washington
Stanley F. Yolles
National Institute of Mental Health
Sidney Cohen
Yolles
New York
Los Angeles
Chicago
Buffalo
Cleveland
Mental Health Institute
Institute
Institutute
Stir
Nixon
Justice Department
Evesdrop
Johnson Administration
Richard Nixon
Vanity Fair on sale this Christmas with Farm Atlas satire
Russell Kirk skewers mail order catalogs in a Christmas broadside. He cites Monkey Sawbuck & Co offering mink robes armor swords and toy trees, then questions charity and patriotism as half a million youth go to Vietnam, while patrons buy Crusader plaques for $9.79.
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Monkey Sawbuck & Co
Calico
Vanity Fair
Farmer Brown
Monica
Monkey Sawbuck
Vietnam
Dodd Probe Expands as Kenny Joins Public Payroll
The Justice Department and FBI press the inquiry into Senator Tom Dodd while Walter Kenny, a Dodd aide and former counsel, works full time for the Senate. Kenny allegedly pressured witnesses and collected derogatory information. IRS focuses on possible income tax violations amid linked investigations. The NBC connection and media role in politics surface as new details emerge.
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Washington
Justice Department
Adam Clayton Powell
Tom Dodd
D-Conn
FBI
Internal Revenue Service
Dodd
Walter Kenny
Senate
Kenny
Mike O'Hare
Terry Golden
O'Hare
Glen Cooper
Internal Revenue
California
Connecticut
Bahamas
Congress
Senate Ethics Committee
Cahill, Gordon, Reindel Ohl
New York City
Senators Fight Over Age Limits and 1972 Campaigns
Senator Soaper jokes that youth protests may push age limits from 30 to 35 as leaders plan a smooth power transfer in Washington and launch the 1972 campaign. Chaperones at a teen party describe it as quiet, rated 7.5 on a 10 scale. An astronomer claims Venus has ice caps like solid champagne, and every remote place inspires a tourist attraction.
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Washington
Venus
Adlai Stevenson's Last Testament Desiderata
The note found after Stevenson's death recalls Desiderata a 1692 poem from Old St Pauls Church Baltimore. It urges calm amid noise learn peace in silence speak truth listen keep humility enjoy achievements and be gentle with yourself in a beautiful world.
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Adlai Stevenson
Geneva
London
New York
Ambassador Stevenson
Old St. Paul’s Church
Baltimore
Lincoln
Desiderata
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Richard Wesley
America
David Lawrence
U.S
Andrew Tully
Russell Kirk
Drew Pearson
Probe
NBC
House Commerce Committee
Walker
Daniel Walker
National Commission On the
Telev
Soaper
Paul Harvey
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