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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1966
Page
2
The piece argues President Johnson appears discouraged and may not seek reelection. It links strain on Great Society funding, urban renewal, and war costs to potential tax increases or spending cuts. It suggests halting Great Society waste as a possible remedy, though doubting LBJ could reconcile all demands.
New York report notes consumer plans are informal and unreliable. Research shows shoppers often buy against stated intentions, with 'likely' distant purchases sometimes shifting to near-term actions. The shift to probabilistic forecasting aims to capture this uncertainty in spending behavior.
Jim Bishop describes interviews with Lyndon B Johnson and Jacqueline Kennedy, recounting how presidents influence authors. He notes Johnson’s restraint about the Kennedy assassination, the pace of research for his books on both men, and a moment where Johnson admired stars with Jacqueline in the White House. The piece also covers Bishop’s ongoing work on The Day Kennedy Was Shot.
Washington reports the National Advisory Commission on Selective Service nears completion. It vetoes a voluntary national service corps and universal training, backs a draft lottery, preserves student deferments with graduation reentry into the draft pool, and urges administrative reform to nationalize the draft. The piece also comments on Kennedy and Johnson dynamics and a South Africa trip incident involving Bobby Kennedy.
London editor John Taylor argues topless dresses recur in history, noting Paris in 1796 drew public ire as two women unveiled under gauze. He says middle aged women block such fashions, and modesty boards in British offices reflect ongoing gendered attitudes toward display.
A compact history card noting key events on December 28 across years: Spain recognizing Mexican independence in 1836, Iowa admission to statehood in 1846, Woodrow Wilson born in 1856, and the U S Patent Office granting the first chewing gum patent in 1889.
A medical column explains tearing in newborns from narrowing of the nasolacrimal duct and how probing or surgery can relieve it. It also describes potential causes of intestinal obstruction from tumors to adhesions, symptoms, and when surgery may be needed. Bleeding gums are linked to infection and tartar with hygiene improving the condition.
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