Johnson plan proposes broad highway safety act and federal licensing
President Johnson's proposal aims to curb 49 000 annual traffic deaths with a nationwide safety program. It would mandate stricter driver requirements, vehicle design standards, inspections, enforcement, and a Federal Bureau of Driver Licensing, expanding federal reach and raising costs, yet likely unavoidable.
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Johnson
American Trial Lawyers Association
New York
Federal Bureau of Driver Licensing
Contests Reform Urged For House Seats In Congress
A call to modernize election contest rules emerges amid the 1964 contest between Democrat Stephen Peterson and Republican H. R. Gross. Iowa Rep. Neal Smith proposes a $5,000 security to trigger an immediate recount, aiming to deter frivolous challenges and ensure swift outcomes.
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House of Representatives
Stephen Peterson
Waterloo
H. R. Gross
Rep. Gross
Peterson
House
Essman Neal Smith
Iowa
Rep. Smith
United States
Smith
Public backs Johnson domestic program in Vietnam era poll
A nationwide survey shows 72 percent oppose cutting Johnson's Great Society programs despite Vietnam commitments. Public favoring no reduction spans conservatives, southerners, and higher earners, with space, urban aid, and college health aid as untouchables. regional and income breakdowns noted.
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Johnson
Vietnam
Barry Goldwater
Harris
Great Society
Most
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Midwest
Mr. Johnson
Citizens debate funding for Vietnam and domestic aid
A Patrisburg man urges money for Vietnam and self help, a Cedar Grove wife questions funding, a Youngstown wife warns against cutting education and poverty, and a Knoxville foundry worker backs the programs as our future amid broad disagreement.
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Patricksburg
Ind
Vietnam
Cedar Grove
N.J
Youngstown, Ohio
Knoxville, Tenn
Public opinion on government programs in 1960s Hyde Park survey
Voters favor maintaining domestic programs while questioning cuts. Space and poverty programs split among priorities, with education and health ranked high. Urban spending faces scrutiny. the war on poverty stirs controversy as President Johnson seeks a broad consensus for 1966.
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Hyde Park
N.Y
Mel CO
Russia
Johnson
G O P Must Come Up With Better Ideas For Cities
Republicans can win big-city offices by offering clear, workable plans to tackle urban sprawl and megacity problems. The piece argues voters tire of Democratic machines and fear federal overreach, urging GOP leaders to present activist candidates and constructive proposals rather than mere organization.
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Ashington
Herbert Hoover
New York
Philadelphia
Louisville
Akron
New Britain
Conn
National Democratic Administration
Big Brother
Washington
Robert Dixon, Jr
George Washington Law Review
Collins Radio blaze racks main plant. loss under 250000
A faulty oil heater in a metal maintenance building caused a two alarm fire at Collins Radio Co. main plant with damage estimated under 250000. Other notes include coaching hires, civic actions, and transit approvals from mid-century Iowa.
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Collins Radio Co
Public school aid debate and private schools drawing fire
Letter writers split over the Iowa federal aid plan allowing services to be delivered to educationally deprived children in private schools. Critics question travel to public schools and administrative barriers, while supporters urge fair access and legal clarity. A second reader argues for balanced diet guidance amid mixed health claims citing Kummerow and Herschensohn.
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State Department of Public Instruction
the Gazette
Iowa
Pate
Lawrence E. McGrath
Aegis High School
1800
Second Avenue SE
F. A. Kummerow
Burnsides Research Laboratory
University of Illinois Medical Journal
Bliss Heads Off Probe Of New Jersey Young Republicans
Washington The abrupt intervention of National Chairman Ray C. Bliss halted a resolutions committee move to investigate anti Semitic and anti Negro song sheets linked to the Rat Fink faction among New Jersey Young Republicans. The tension centers on party unity and potential control over youth groups.
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Republican National Committee
Washington
New Jersey
Ray C. Bliss
National Committee
Rat Fink
New Jerseys
Resolu
Tions
National
Katherine K. Neuberger
Harry Haskell
Delaware
Yas
Stanley Hathaway
Wyoming
Resolutions Committee
John Birch Society
Birchers
Ross
Bliss
Resolutions
National Republican Federation
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