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Oldsters Drive August Economy Through Medicare Boost
The elderly gained 1.3 billion dollars in Medicare payments in August, with an additional 3 a month government match, lifting personal income year over year by about 5 billion and pushing the annual rate to 585 billion. Higher interest income also aided savers, as the elderly stay pivotal in the economy ahead of September and year end.
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Oldsters
Social Security Administration
Not That Stupid Contends UN Crisis Tied to Soviet Payments
Opinion argues against a Soviet plan to sway U Thant by large UN payments in exchange for a U.S. bombing halt in North Vietnam. It asserts the United States does not trade lives for money and that U Thant’s fears stem from bloc delinquency and the Vietnam war.
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Nixon Likely GOP Nominee Strengthens Support Among Leaders
A poll of 48 Republican state chairmen and national committeemen shows Richard Nixon rated as the likely 1948 nominee by three to one. Michigan Governor George Romney trailed, 36 for Nixon to 12 for Romney, with Edwin L. Mechem noting Nixon's broad party support and fundraising ability.
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Nixon's Strength Creates Open 1966 Nomination Field
Mechem notes Nixon draws congressional support and broad appeal but many still seek a fresh face to lead, keeping the 1966 nomination contest wide open as convention time approaches.
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AMA urges fortification of nonfat dry milk with vitamins A and D
The American Medical Association Council on Foods and Nutrition calls for federal rule changes to allow fortifying all nonfat dry milk with vitamins A and D. They warn that without vitamins, relief programs may worsen deficiencies even when protein calories and minerals are added.
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War Dead Should Not Be Moved, Rivers Says
Rep. L. Mendel Rivers argues against bringing home the 60 501 American war dead buried in France. He warns that France’s postwar moves to embarrass the United States should not ruin the memory of those buried abroad, who symbolize Franco American friendship. He notes De Gaulle’s advancing age and cautions that the dead’s resting places must remain undisturbed while relations evolve.
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Paragraphically Speaking and a Patchwork of Policy
Welfare mothers staged sit ins in several cities to push for larger clothing allowances for school children. The piece notes caution in using guerrilla terms for Viet Nam and mentions a rescued American air crew by a North Viet Nam group. It covers a banking interest rate bill advancing in Congress and New York City disabled drivers gaining free meter parking. President Johnson urges Congress not to add to money requests while Senator Morse increases education funding by one billion to 4.4 billion.
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Viet Nam
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New York City
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Congress
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Oregon
Ocean Boom Expands Jobs and Resources From Sea
Sylvia Porter describes a rising ocean economy with underwater parks and resorts, marine farming, and добытение minerals. Federal marine science funding reaches 310 million dollars this year and may double, while colleges expand oceanography programs and new ocean jobs emerge.
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Analysis of 1966 Civil Rights Bill Debate and Key Figures
The piece surveys the 1964 and 1966 civil rights debates, noting President Johnson’s role and Everett Dirksen’s opposition. It highlights Stokely Carmichael’s extremism, white moderates’ reaction to violence, and the thwarted Senate fight led by Democrats and some Republicans. It also covers Floyd McKissick’s denunciations and black power rhetoric shaping Congress discussions.
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Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Johnson
Stokely Carmichael
Vile
Congress
Dirksen
Senate
House
Carmichael
Atlanta
Floyd B. McKissick
Congress of Racial Equality
Hurbert H. Humphrey
McKissick
Connecticut Aid To Handicapped To Surpass Five Million
Connecticut expects handicapped aid to rise from five million dollars this year to nearly eight million over the next two years. Dr. James S. Peters II of the Department of Education predicts more than doubling employments of disabled people by 1968 and a possible total of six thousand placed. He notes state and federal shares and calls for expanded facilities, halfway houses, and a major rehabilitation complex in a large urban center.
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James S. Peters II
State Department of Education
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Peters
Connecticut Rehabilitation Association
Washington
New England
Harold E. Hagstrom
Gaylord Hospital
Wallingford
Parties Reminded Of Carbon Posters
WETHERSFIELD AP Democrats and Republicans are urged to avoid posting political posters along state highways and bridges. The State Highway Commission asked party chairmen for help preventing indiscriminate signs during the election campaign. The commission notes the practice poses traffic hazards and is illegal.
News Behind the News on Grenada School Attack
A critical op-ed accuses Mississippi officials led by Governor Paul Johnson of abetting white mobs that attacked Negro schoolchildren in Grenada. It condemns police inaction, calls out local boosters, and warns of a broader moral crisis and rising racial tension nationwide.
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Grenada
Mississippi
Paul Johnson
Johnson
John Jis
Tolcops
Dlub
Ancre
Stokely Carmichael
Nazarene
Facing Brickbats I Stand With My Political Life
A political figure reflects on facing harsh criticism and slander. He credits adversity for shaping his career, asserts loyalty from family friends and staff, and notes broad support from letters nationwide and in Connecticut while awaiting Senate Ethics Committee and court verdicts.
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