Gimme Or Else The Debt Fight and Campaign Rhetoric
A news column critiques a presidential candidate’s cautious stance on Viet Nam and inflation as Congress accelerates spending. It contrasts Johnson era policy with a call to austerity in Indonesia and warns of rising debt as the Great Society faces budget pressures. The piece ends with the “Gimme or else” refrain.
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North Carolina
Congress
LBJ
Viet Nam
House
Senate
Indonesia
Hamengku
Buwono IX
Jogjakarta
Sun Harto
Sukarno
Kennedy
Peace Corps
Treasury
Washington
Johnson
Brutality and non-violence amid summer unrest in cities
The piece discusses Froyop Mc Kissick’s warning of a hot summer in about 40 American cities with Washington and Baltimore prominent. It notes non-violence is taught but hard to maintain in ghettos, cites New York City data on police brutality complaints and arrests, and argues for police protection and citizen support to reduce brutality and keep people safe. The tone weighs civil rights tensions, political leadership, and the need for trust in law enforcement.
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Froyop McKissick
Washington
Baltimore
Congress For Racial Equality
Durham
Danville
City Hall
New York City
New Review Board
Associated Press
Branham Company
Chicago
New York
Atlanta
Detroit
Dallas
St. Louis
Charlotte
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Miami
Tinneapolis
New Orleans
Kansas City
Recruiting Intelligence and CIA College Outreach
The CIA recruits at over 100 colleges and universities to find capable agents. The piece argues intelligence work requires disciplined minds and counters snide remarks about joining the field. It notes spying is only part of intelligence, with analysts guiding policy through data collection and interpretation.
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Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Tuxedos for Prom Kay War on Poverty Policy
In Dos Palos California the school superintendent with faculty and federal approval uses 290 from poverty funds to outfit 16 boys for the junior prom. The plan prompts broader questions about poverty and cultural development versus basic needs and suggests reforming prom customs to address poverty harm.
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Raleigh News and Observer
Dos Palos
California
John Chamberlain on Eastern Europe Heroes and Romanian Policy
The article discusses Nicolae Ceausescu advocating a Warsaw Pact revision granting satellites veto power over foreign armed forces. It notes Romanian de Gaullism, Romania’s border with Russia, and Hungarian concerns over Transylvania. It mentions Soviet reactions and Hungarian refugees appealing to the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee.
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Moscow
Europe
Nicolae Ceausescu
Communist Party
Rumania
Russia
Red Army
Hungary
Transylvania
U.S
House of Representatives
Foreign Affairs Committee
Transylvania Hungarians face cultural and educational suppression
The document reports Hungarian professionals forced to relocate in Transylvania and bans on Hungarian in schools. It notes university certification refusals, central planning undermining minority culture, and proposed Romania's actions under a propped East Bloc stance, questioning the US role and UN principles.
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Europe
Transylvania
Edward J. Patten
Moldavia
Carpathian Mountains
Moscow
United Nations
Paris
Romania
Buckley Defends Repudiation of Rockwell’s Views
William F Buckley Jr warns against publicizing George Lincoln Rockwell and his Nazi rhetoric. He decries Rockwell’s diary and imagery as inhumane and dangerous, urging containment of the extremist as a social menace rather than a national threat. The piece condemns media exposure that amplifies Rockwell’s propaganda and its influence on public opinion.
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George Lincoln Rockwell
Rockwell
Anne Fink
Nazi Party
Hitler
William F. Buckley, JR
Los Angeles
Iman
McNamara Strikes Out As Wartime Statesman
Washington analysis argues Robert McNamara shapes Vietnam policy less than implied. It cites his limited war stance, restrained air power use, and Baldwin and Butz critiques. The piece asserts McNamara’s failure to mobilize and push a decisive campaign, urging accountability.
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McNamara
Washington, D. C
Vietnam
LBJ
Washington
Reporter” Magazine
Hanson Baldwin
Europe
Alaskan Frontier
Baldwin
Air Force and Space Digest
J. S. Butz, Jr
Saigon
Butz
U. S
Plei Me
Harold Moore
Air Force
Lippmann
Pearson
Sevareid
Hanoi
North Vietnam
Public Responds On Social Security Woes
Readers flood letters about Social Security delays and denials. They describe long waits, misinformation, and loss of benefits for disability and medications, urging reform to base benefits on contributions and fund sound actuarial practices. The piece also notes critiques of pensions, bureaucracy, and a quip about art prices.
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Danville Register
Pering
John Chamberlain
Hero
Via
Lyndon
Nothling
Wm. F. Buckley, Jr
Rudolf Hess
Hess
National Review
150 East
35Th Street
N.Y
A Olmes Alexander
Ralph de Toledano
Social Security Administration
United States Senate
Social Security Fund
David F. Cuningham
Indianapolis
Social Security Office
Vance Hartke
Tor
Winston Churchill
Financial Journal
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