In Our Opinion on Oakland Budget Waste and Federal Handouts
A critical opinion piece questions President Johnson s bar bones budget in Oakland California noting 140 federal handout programs plus welfare, and condemns waste and bureaucratic ineptness. Rep William Roth s findings reveal lack of central data on programs, 20 billion dollars spent annually with little transparency, and insufficient information for Congress or the Executive to assess overlap or need. The piece argues for streamlining and accountability to protect taxpayers.
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William Roth
Delaware
Congress
Editorial Thought For Today About Civic Participation
A call to action urging millions of American housewives to spend time before elections encouraging persuading and prodding those who feel their vote doesn’t count. The editorial emphasizes that conscientious citizens will engage to create far-reaching positive effects through civic participation.
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America
Diluted Religion and Generational Faith Crisis
Paul Harvey discusses a generation marked by rule violations and a move away from church involvement in civil affairs. He notes declining church attendance, shifts in morality debates, and the tension between activism and spiritual focus, with experts attributing doubt to scientific advances and cultural change.
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Exday
Young
Buchanan
Ethics, trucking lobby influence on Congress exposed
Drew Pearson notes Nick Kotz and the Des Moines Register reveal how the trucking lobby funded key lawmakers to pass highway and freight bills. He cites specific contributions to Public Works Committee members, urging a veto to curb lobbying power amid ethics questions in both Houses.
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Washington
Nick Kotz
The
Des Moines Register
Congress
Ethics
House of Representatives
House Public Works Committee
Richard McCarthy
Buffalo
Oceanography to bring wealth from seas says industry leaders
Industry rushes to mine ocean wealth including oil minerals and food as oceanography grows into a major economic field. Executives from Humble Oil Merrill Lynch Westinghouse North American Rockwell and others foresee offshore oil output rising to 40 percent in a decade and deep sea ventures expanding into metals and new food sources. John Cunniff is on vacation.
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Jack Lefler
New York
Charles F. Jones
Humble Oil & Refining Co
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith
Merrill Lynch
Frank Compton
North American Rockwell Corp
John Cunniff
This Day In History August First Highlights
August 1 1968 marks the 214th day of the year with 152 remaining. Notable events include Germany declaring war on Russia in 1914 and Columbus landing in present day Honduras in 1502. Also mentions Puritan William Prynne’s 1659 anti hair crusade, Colorado statehood in 1876, and WWII to late 1940s items plus past U.S. presidents comments on China and the Middle East.
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Germany
Russia
Christopher Columbus
Honduras
Ment
William Prynne
Colorado
France
Normandy
Brittany
Shafer's Outside-the-State Absences Flag Pennsylvanias Governor
Governor Shafer earns 885.38 a week yet has spent 54 days this year outside Pennsylvania. He campaigned for Rockefeller across Michigan to Maine and attended the Republican National Convention in Miami Beach, while the legislature faced sessions back home. Critics argue the chief executive should be in Harrisburg more.
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Shafer
Good Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Union
Texas
Capitol
Governor Rockefeller
Mr. Rockefeller
Mr. Strafer
Virgin Islands
Miami
Michigan
Minnesota
Vermont
Maine
Indiana
Ilinois
Cincinnati
Rockefeller
Keystone
Miami Beach
Gaining Part Of A Chair In Family Life
Hal Boyle laughs at family habits as the youngest heads to college leaving one chair for the rest of the family. The living room, filled with bookcases and a sofa, hosts endless chair battles and Sunday paper runs while the father and husband edge toward the sofa and the games column.
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New York
Hal Boyle
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