War on Poverty Advances To The Rear Says Shriver
The article argues that progress toward eliminating poverty lags as inflation, higher taxes, and social security costs erode buying power. It cites figures from the National Industrial Conference Board and notes that today’s earnings must far exceed 1939 levels to match past purchasing power. It contends Roosevelt’s redistribution era has shifted wealth and that the Great Society policies may be fueling a paradoxical backslide.
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Larcenit Shriver
War On Poverty
Mr. Shriver
National Industrial Conference Board
Sargent Shriver
Franklin Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Lynpvon B. Jonnson
British exports rally despite maritime strike hit
The UK faces a shipping strike that cripples Thames estuary and other ports. BBC overseas sales rose 55 percent last year ending March with 11 492 programs sold mainly to Commonwealth nations. Europe sales doubled to 2 286 programs across 25 countries, aided by a NETRC deal and new documentary packages.
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Atlantic
Elizabeth II
Thames
Harold Wilson
Britain
United Kingdom
British Broadcasting Corporation
Australia
New Zealand
Canada
Ghana
Hong Kong
Uganda
Europe
BBC
Musicians’ Union
N.E.T.R.C
United States
Menuhin
Bagsara Hepworth
India
Indrra Gandhi
Michael Charlton
Remedial push on Negro registration rights in Virginia
At a Council on Human Relations supper, Rev. Robert Lee Comes warned of official and unofficial discouragement of Negro registration and voting in Virginia. He urged enforcement of Virginia Election law with penalties up to a $1000 fine and 12 months in jail for officers who unlawfully block or corruptly register voters. The call was for concrete convictions if violations exist.
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Council On Human Relations
Robert Lee Comes
State Council
Virginia
Blunt Pentagon official sparks debate on government honesty
Current Opinion recounts Arthur Sylvester remarks that the government may lie and the press should be wary. It notes his Saigon printing session quip about American casualties and his stance that the press should be handmaidens of government. The piece cites misstatements on B 52 raids and Saigon denials of Chinese incursions.
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Arthur Sylvester
Defense
Sylvester
Washington
New York
National Journalistic Society
Saigon
United State
Defense Department
Pentagon
Viet Nam
United States
State Department
European inferiority complex, Hoff critique of Americanism
John Chamberlain notes Europe shows an entrenched inferiority complex toward American achievements. Ole-Jacob Hoff, a Norwegian visitor, defends U.S. liberalism and individual freedom while criticizing European materialism and cultural self-delusion. He argues Europe and Asia lack a better alternative to American vigor and private enterprise.
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Galbraith
U.S
Oslo
Zurich
Bordeaux
Europe
Ole-Jacob Hoff
America
Hoff
iTrogve Hoff
United States
Aerosspace
Harvard
de Gaulle
Ole-Jacoboff
Mr. Toff
Mussolini
Tlitler
Stalin
Mr. Hoff
New ‘York
Chicago
Jose Angeles
Tery
Hartford
Connecticut
Detroit
Mont Peterin
Stresa
Italy
Galbraiths
Cambridge
Mass
Robertson Opposed by Banks in Virginia Senate Fight
Washington notes discuss Senator William C Robertson of Virginia facing opposition in the Democratic primary as bankers and business press push a Stop thief campaign. The piece argues his banking legislation and 1960s merger act reshaped trusts, praising Robertson while warning of a smear campaign tied to his bid for re election at age 79.
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Washington, D.C
O Menry
Willis Robertson
Virginia
Robertson
Marty Byrd
Banking and Currency
William Spong
Tt Justice Department
Supreme Cou
Washington
Roertson
Senate
Lyndon Johnson
Congress
Senate Banking Or Currency Committee
Chaiman
Senate Fulbright
Caphart
New York
Philadelphia
Lexington
House
Robertse
Banke
Liberal
California primary reshapes GOP power and leaders
Reagan’s triumph dominates Californias results while Rafferty wins reelection as state superintendent. Kuchel loses GOP support to conservatives, faces tough Senate odds against Yorty. California may steer national party direction as Reagan and Nixon positioning evolve.
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California
Kuchel
Senate
Sam Yorty
Los Angeles
Yorty
Brown
Jesse Unruh
Ruchel
Reagan
Senator Soaper and Castro Mystery Report
The piece notes Senator Soaper and Fidel Castro in a humorous mystery tone about who has seen or heard from Castro. No concrete events or dates are provided, leaving the scene as a satirical poster rather than a factual report.
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Fidel Castro
Buckley’s 1968 Race Casts Republicans In Uncertain Loom
William F Buckley Jr surveys the 1968 Republican field and possible 1972 clash, noting Johnson’s renomination, Humphrey’s Likely Vice Presidency, Kennedy’s impact, and the roles of Nixon Reagan Romney Goldwater and others as the party threads a centrist-liberal-conservative balance amid war and political shifts.
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Johnson
Hubert Humphrey
Humphrey
Vietnam
White House
Robert Kennedy
Norman Thomas
Kennedy
Hio Savio
Staughton Lyndh
William Coffin
Eve
Robert
Bobby
Kenneth
Romney
Nixon
Rona Reagan
California
Dwig Eisenhower
Reagan
Cliff White
Barry Goldner
Rockefeller
Richard Nixon
Goldwater
Ladon
Rublican
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Ronald Reagan
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Max Rafferty
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