Reagan's Calif GOP bid seen as more than a pretty face
The piece argues Ronald Reagan’s victory in the California Republican gubernatorial primary marks more than star power. It notes liberal backlash likely in the general election against Gov. Pat Brown and portrays Reagan as a serious, intelligent political figure with a history of civic and union involvement and a rising national profile.
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Ronald Reagan
California
Pat Brown
Reagan
Barry Goldwater
Hollywood
No Delay Permitted in Interstate Highway Funding
A circulating report claims the federal interstate highway trust fund is short because money was diverted to national parks. Spokesmen warn a two year stretchout may push completion to 1974, risking delays to West Virginia and nearby Virginia roads.
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Interstate Highway Trust Fund
West Virginia
Virginia
Mercer County Wins Bid for Regional Health Center Site
Charleston reports Princeton and Mercer County favored for a 4 million regional health center serving 11 West Virginia counties. Governor Smith favors Beckley citing hometown ties, while health officials prefer Princeton. Mercer residents fear loss of the project to Beckley.
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Charleston
Princeton
Mercer County
West Virginia
N. H. Dyer
State Health Department
Mildred M. Bateman
State Mental Health Department
Hulett C. Smith
Beckley
Raleigh County
Pilot Repairs Emergency Bomber With Clip Sparks Debate
A pilot who improvised emergency repairs using a clip to save an experimental bomber drew comments about gender roles and capabilities, as some noted a hairpin could not replace needed tools.
Powell Kennedy Shriver coalition touts vast poverty fund
A critical column attacks the Powell Kennedy Shriver alliance over the $5.4 billion poverty program and $42 million in overlap funding. It accuses them of graft, inflated payrolls, and political control while urging taxpayers to pay. It highlights Powell's influence, Shriver’s staff diversity, and the Democratic Party’s weakened power in cities.
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Powell, Kennedy
Shriver Wallow
New York City
Mitchell I. Ginsberg
Winifred Lath
Adam Clayton Powell
Scaramouch Powell
House
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Sargent Shriver
Benign Alliance
Senate
Powell
Mr. Shriver
Brooks Brothers
Boston
Chicago
New York
Democratic National Committee
Powell-Kennedy-Shriver Alliance
Shriver
Johnson
Powell-Kennedy-Shriver
Bobby Kennedy
Washington
National Security Council
Viet Nam
Yankee Stadium
South Africa
Buckley on Communists and Command in Modern Warfare
W F Buckley argues that both a U S plane entering Chinese airspace and a U S Marine firing at a Castroist provocateur illustrate limits of a centralized command system. He contends that rapid communications tempt denial without proof and that human judgment and battlefield realities override grand doctrine and bureaucratic sanctuaries.
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Pentagon
U. S
Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
McNamara
Joint Chiefs of Staff
State University
United States
White House
Guantanamo Bay Area
Joint Chiefs
Cinseur
Comusmacv
Strangelove
Space Budget Pared as White House Cuts NASA Funds
President Johnson tightens space program spending after cutting NASA to 4.9 billion for the new fiscal year and shelving a 200 million supplemental, while Webb calls for 6 to 8 billion by 1968 and argues for ground benefits like weather labs and improved communications amid domestic spending pressures.
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Washington
Johnson
White House
James Webb
National Aeronautics & Space Administration
NASA
Webb
Congress
Venus
Mars
Kennedy
Defense
McNamara
HEW
John Gardner
Agriculture
Orville Freeman
Sargent Shriver
Privileges of Rank Stir Marine leadership in Vietnam era
Drew Pearson exposes repeated excesses by senior Marine officers at home while frontline troops face Viet Nam. He cites Lt Gen Victor Krulak flying golf trips on a transport plane, a large corral project and a brick sign at Camp Lejeune, and maintenance in Quantico, highlighting a culture of wasteful spending and privilege amid war.
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Washington
Victor Krulak
Pacific Marine
Pearl Harbor
Maui
Edward Townley
Krulak
Defense Department
Nickerson
Camp Lejeune
Quantico
Viet Nam
Nixon Romney race shapes GOP 1968 nomination
The piece outlines a Republican field led by Dick Nixon with Goldwater and Rockefeller factions backing different paths, while George Romney campaigns in Michigan. It notes Scranton’s stance, Nixon’s fundraising edge, and the dynamic among party elites as 1968 looms.
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Washington
Pennsylvania
Willie Scranton
Dick Nixon
Michigan
George Romney
GOP
Scranton
Nixon
Goldwater
Romney
Nelson Rockefellers
Willie Scrantons
New York
Rockefeller
Roney
Goldwater-Dixie Bloc
Ing
Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
Johnson
Rock
Albany
Bobby Kennedy
Bobby
Ten Years Ago Ike in "Most Satisfactory" Condition
The Daily Telegraph recalls a 10 year old report stating Ike's abdomen operation left his condition described as most satisfactory. The note reflects on past medical news with archival phrasing.
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Ike
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Euripides
Henry J. Taylor
W. F. Buckley Jr
Robert Allen and
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Space Program
Space Flight Center
Huntsville
Ala
Drew Pearson
Andrew Tully
Daily Telegraph
Bluefield
Navy
Back River
Langley Field
Hubert Work
Interior
Nea Phoenix, Ariz
Justice Hughes
Roosevelt
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