George Jessel blasts NYT and Washington Post on NBC Today
Entertainer George Jessel accused The New York Times and The Washington Post of anti American bias and sensationalism. He contrasted Pravda coverage with U S media while on NBC Today, clashing with Edwin Newman and Joe Garagiola and prompting a tense station break.
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George Jessel
New York Times
Washington Post
Jessel
Spain
England
Edwin Newman
Joe Garagiola
NBC
Today
Pravda
The
Newman
Mr. Jessel
Nixon Deficit Defense Sees Budget Gap as Victory
The Nixon administration faced a $23.2 billion deficit for the year ended June 30, 1968, with a $4.7 billion shortfall from January estimates but claimed it would have shown a surplus under full employment. Connally and Schultz argued a full employment budget was achieved, noting $1.2 billion less spending than anticipated and a $2.5 billion surplus had full capacity been reached. The piece notes Democratic critics and inflation concerns from Vietnam War and Great Society expenses.
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Nixon
Johnson
Secretary of the Treasury
John B. Connally
George P. Schultz
Office of Management and Budget
Connally
Schultz
Congress
Edward M. Kennedy
Treasury
Kennedy
Restore The Oath Stirs Clash Over Passport Loyalty Rule
A long simmering battle over the loyalty oath for U S passport applicants resurfaces as critics challenge the optional oath. The ACLU represents five applicants seeking abolition claiming nonpartaking could label them suspect. Judge Green set October 32 as a deadline for a blanket oath or full abolition.
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Frances G. Knight
American Civil Liberties Union
ACLU
State Department
Internal Security Division
Justice Department
U.S. District Court
June L. Green
United States
Supreme Court
Rogers
Big Political Debate Over Unemployment and Industry
The article surveys how unemployment, inflation, and the Lockheed tied aerospace slowdown drive Senate debate. It criticizes Proxmire Kennedy and other leaders for political maneuvering, SST layoffs, and welfare plans, calling out partisan missteps and the public’s growing displeasure at Capitol Hill. It notes ongoing methodological weather forecasting advances as a nonpolitical aside.
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Senate
Washington
Capitol
Lockheed
Con- Hill
Nixon
Proxmire
Congress
United States
Denemirate
William Proxmire
Dem-Wis
Proxmite
George Meany
Afl-Cio
Boeing
Pursuit of permanent values over momentary gains
Chaplain L. D. Johnson of Furman University urges choosing long term spiritual values over quick earthly rewards. He cites Esau and biblical parables to illustrate preferring enduring righteousness to temporary success, noting modern adults and students often chase immediate pleasures instead of lasting worth.
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Furman University
Esau
Kennedy Gains In Senate Role And Presidential Prospects
Washington Kennedy navigates friendship tiers with Stennis and Tunney to shape military policy and draft stance while opposing fully volunteer forces on racial and economic grounds. He shifts from whip defeat and Chappaquiddick baggage to rising presidential potential as Humphrey fades and other rivals shift.
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Washington, D.C
Ted Kennedy
Ted
John Stennis
Armed Services
Stennis
Kennedy
John Tunney
D.calif
Adlai Stevenson
Proxmire
McGovern
Volunteer Army
Senate
Edward Kennedy
Chappaquiddick
Kennnedy
Pentagon
Hubert Humphrey
Bantam Books
Humphrey
Lyndon Johnson
Dean Rusk
John Gardner
Alexis Johnson
Max Taylor
Walt Rostow
Harold Hughes
Fred Harris
Richard Nixon
Pentagon Papers impact on U S security debated
The piece argues the Pentagon Papers theft and publication threaten U S security more than their content, warning of a chilling precedent. It notes potential harms to diplomacy, urges government action against leaks, and predicts a future where top secret information cannot be kept secure.
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Esau
United States
Pentagon
Daniel Ellsberg
Uncle Sam
Ellsberg
State Department
Elsberg
Pentagon i
China
Red China
United Nations
Chiang Kai Shek
Republic of China
United Nations Security Council
Chiang Kai-shek
Taiwan
Parting Shots and Projections on Voters and Fashion
A rough collage notes rising fiving costs tied to a June spike and a vanished $4 wedding gift. It jokes about vacationists returning to the city and candidates walking statewide to greet voters, plus a quip about 38 year olds and political apathy. It mocks sedation at conventions and TV ads, jokes about alarm clocks and money ads, 2 tone shoes returning, shoe polish order, and the moon being distant and non striking.
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Danville
Associated Press
Fedael Advethine
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Atlanta
Detroit
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mcTallad
St Luce
Martha Mitchell
Ralph de Toledano
L. D. Johnson
Ling
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Cchild
stuuulwUy
Holmes Alexander
Barry Goldwater
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Texas
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