Education spending myth and political pork in Johnson era
Editorial argues that calls for unlimited higher education funding exaggerate college overcrowding. It cites data on college vacancies, dropouts, and federal aid growth, criticizing pork-barrel spending and political manipulation of education policy while defending selective expansion.
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Johnson
Texas
Ted
Los Angeles
Cleveland
St. Petersburg
Fla
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Harvard
Vassar
Washington
Charles Lamb
Reverence Plant and Faith Quoted Across Time
The note blends a biblical quotation from Matthew 16 18 about Peter and church foundations with a Holmes inspired line praising a reverence plant in the soul. It contrasts sacred belief with personal, poetic reflection on growth and watering the spirit.
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Peter
Matthew
First U S Job Corps Center For Women Opens In St Petersburg
The Chicago Tribune reviews the new Job Corps center in a former luxury hotel in St Petersburg Florida stating the 18 month program costs 2.6 million dollars and serves 262 girls with a staff of 120. Critics say dropout rates are high and screening is inadequate while noting the plan aims to expand nationwide with billions in future spending.
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Chicago Tribune
St. Petersburg
Fla
Charleston
W. Va
St. Petersburg Center
the Tribune
Chicago Firms Up School Chief as Boycott Looms
Civil rights groups in Chicago oppose Dr. Benjamin F. Willis for not ending school segregation quickly enough. The board renewed Willis's $48,500 annual contract as activists plan a five day school boycott starting June 7 involving about 300000 Negro students. The move tests northern reaction to civil disobedience.
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Chicago
Benjamin F. Willis
Chicago School Board
Willis
Pearson Links U S Viet Nam Bomb Policy To Kremlin Clash
In a Washington column from Moscow, Drew Pearson argues U S bombing of North Viet Nam undermines Khrushchev era détente, provoking Soviet hardliners and complicating peace talks. He traces policy to Johnson era decisions, cites Rusk warnings, and labels Taylor's approach a failure amid monsoon warfare shifts.
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Washington
Moscow
United States
Russia
North Viet Nam
Khrushchev
Kremlin
Cyrus Eaton
Cleveland
Kosygin
North
Viet Nam
Dean Rusk
China
Rusk
John F. Kennedy
Cuba
Johnson
Hanoi
South Viet Nam
Saigon
Maxwell Taylor
White House
McGeorge Bundy
Taylor
Eisenhower
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
Gen. Taylor
Navy
Continental Army
Bluefield Chronicle Time Capsule Highlights
A condensed look at past events from the Daily Telegraph: fifty years ago attorney George W. St. Clair of Richmond visited Bluefield. forty years ago Bluefield National Bank installed a massive vault door. thirty years ago Concord College awarded diplomas to 116 students. twenty years ago Osaka suffered major flames after a U S fire bomb raid. ten years ago two Bluefield sisters were killed after stepping into a locomotive’s path.
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George W. St. Clair
Richmond
Bluefield
Bluefield National Bank
Concord College
Osaka
Japan
U. S
Civil rights movement may favor nonviolent demonstrations
The article argues Congress is shaped by labor union funding and contemplates a new civil rights crusade using demonstrations to press for removal of discriminatory practices. It notes federal coercion via funding cuts and contracts as a tool, with calls for lawful redress and nonviolent measures.
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Washington
Congress
South
Cleveland
Ohio
Goverment
America
Poems Almost Spring in Canadian North Woods
A winter scene recalls thawing pools and fluttering winds. The speaker asks who can detect spring hidden in winter and hints that only the truly perceptive will recognize the coming renewal, while a hungry crow hints at change to come.
Flightless ship and winged vessel contrast in poem
A poem contrasts a sailless ship stuck at dock and a steam freighter with a winged vessel riding the sea like a gull. Fanny DeGroot Hastings is named in the verse.
Kennedy seeks illiterate vote rights via federal amendment
The Kennedy amendment would grant voting rights to citizens unable to read or write English, a move critics call unconstitutional as it challenges New York state literacy requirements. Advocates cite federalism, while opponents warn of undermining state control over qualifications.
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Washington
Bobby Kennedy
Bobby
New York
New York State
Democratic Party
Kennedy
Supreme Court
Kennedy and Co
Florida
Louisiana
Congress
New York City
The Age of the Expense Account and Its Exaggerated Taste
Russell Kirk argues that modern expense account culture inflates prices for all diners and travelers. He notes instances in Manhattan Paris London and Rome where meals cost far more than value. He warns that tax deductions enable conspicuous consumption and urges readers to demand real luxury for luxury prices.
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W. L. Burn
Durham University
Manhattan
New York City
Paris
London
Rome
Amsterdam
San Francisco
New Order
Internal Revenue People
Treasury
Congress
Internal Revenue
Art Buchwald on FBI CIA Rivalry in Dominican Crisis
In a Washington context the column jokes that President Johnson's order to move the FBI into the Dominican Republic aims to locate McGeorge Bundy who vanished after a Washington teach-in. It foresees two rival powers, FBI and CIA, battling in Santo Domingo and proposes a joint Secret Service coalition to avoid chaos.
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Washington
Johnson
FBI
Dominican Republic
McGeorge Bundy
White House
Washington, D. C
Bundy
Santo Domingo
Imbert
Justice Department
CIA
United States
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Ali
U S
C.sa
Central Intelligence Agency
Cuba
University of California
Secret Service
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U.S
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State Department
Daily Telegraph
Bluefield, Va
Norfolk & Western
David Lawrence
Canadian North Woods
Wade van Dore
Fanny DeGroot Hastings
Andrew Tully
Bobby K
Russell Kirk
Art Buchwald
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