Federal deficits point to crisis in US economy
Northern Californians heard of the administrations politics of joy while Washington released alarming numbers. The fiscal year ending June 30 shows a deficit of $25.4 billion, $5.6 billion above January’s estimate and $3.1 billion above March’s revision, the largest since World War II. Inflation, higher costs, and rising interest rates threaten savers and fixed incomes as spendable income declines after taxes and price increases.
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Washington
California
Vietnam
John Q
Hanoi Move Due In Seeking Peace
Secretary of State Dean Rusk frames U S bombing as leverage for Hanoi to curb military effort. Critics urge matching restraint from Hanoi and reject a coalition government in Saigon as peace efforts falter. The piece argues that sweet talk or weakness won’t bring peace and calls for negotiating from strength.
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Dean Rusk
United States
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Johnson
Saigon
Paris
Vietnam
Eisenhower
Southeast Asia
A Funny Thing Nixon Humphrey Deflects Rockefeller Surge
Nixon holds lead in a Gallup poll over Nixon and Humphrey threaten McCarthy delegates while Rockefeller claims an independent edge. The piece satirically notes Nixon and Humphrey altering Democratic race dynamics as McCarthy questions his own open convention stance.
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Richard Nixon
Hubert Humphrey
Gallup
Nixon
Nelson Rockefeller
Madison Avenue Express
Reagan
Humphrey
Sen
Eugene McCarthy
McCarthy
Rocky
Dr. Gallup
S. Oh
Congress Goes Home For Rest Before Fall Sessions
The editorial notes Congress will recess for a month or more to attend party conventions, with a plan to return between them rejected. It recalls past adjourments, discusses workload after recess, and cites Johnson's priorities and historic patterns of summer adjournment.
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Mike Mansfield
Montana
Democratic Senate
Congress
Miami Beach
Chicago
Senate
Everett McKinley Dirksen
Illinois
Washington
New York Times
Congress Wanuss Bank
Johnson
House
Polls as moderation tool or menace in Nixon Rockefeller tale
Washington debates how Gallup polls identify Nixon as preferred president while Rockefeller’s bid collapses, exposing polls as a dangerous surrogate for responsibility. The piece warns polls can erode parties and conventions, likening overreliance to alcohol and urging measured use to sustain rational politics.
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Washington
Nelson Rockefelter
Nixon
Gallup
Richard Nixon
TV Violence Scrutiny to Return to Washington in September
Washington debate over televised violence gains momentum as Sen. Magnuson and the Senate Commerce Committee consider hearings after the conventions. They would probe networks on progress to curb on screen violence while avoiding censorship, with FCC regulation tied to station ownership and corporate profits. Authorities seek concrete steps from networks.
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Congress
Washington
Warren G. Magnuson
D-Wash
Senate Commerce Committee
Magnuson
Senate Judiciary Subcommittee
Thomas J. Dodd
D-Conn
Commerce Committee
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Commission
Complexions of nationalism across empires and eras
The text argues nationalism is fluid with many forms and origins. It notes influential figures labeled as nationalists, including Alexander the Great, Napoleon, Hitler, and Stalin, while challenging their assumed national identities. It highlights that Alexander was not Greek, Napoleon not French, Hitler not German, and Stalin not Russian.
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Alexander
Napoleon
Hitler
Stalin
Sacramento Beb
White Ella or Composite Hound Debate Shapes Virginia Maps
In Rappahannock County Virginia a feud over the official state dog pits White Ella a 1922 white Trigg hound owned by John D. Blair Jr. of Richmond against a Composite Hound representing the best features of hunting breeds. The Virginia State Art Commission and Governor Godwin hold the decision with August 2 hearings looming.
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Rappahannock
Blue Ridge Mountains
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Springs Baptist Church
Culpepper County
Virginia General Assembly
Virginia
George Washington
Haif
White Ella
State Arc Commission
Godwin
Friends of
John D. Blair, Jr
Richmond
Virgginia
Kentucky
Tennessee
West Virginia
Suffolk
Nashville
Blair
June Hunter
C. J. Treland
Fox Hunters Assocation
C. C. Fawcett
Kirkwood
Fawcett
Ralston-Purina Company
Bill Lyne
Lyne
Milton
Yancey
Bob Apperson
James Alvity Compton
Steamboat
Kelso
Whita Ella
Democratic Party
Basin Street
Ella
Art Commission
Humphrey
Nixon
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