Airline strike politics and stalled settlement in 1966
Washington commentary on the 1966 airline wage dispute. It analyzes union resistance, potential presidential board intervention, and congressional hesitation. It notes Sen Lausche’s push for a binding transport dispute panel, President Johnson’s political position, and the broader implications for civil rights and interstate commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank J. Lausche
Ohio
Congress
The
Air
Sen
Lausche
Senate
National Machinists Union
Democratic Party
House of Representatives
Johnson
Washington
Publishers Newspaper Syndicate
City election preview urges informed voting this month
The piece notes past elections with sparse turnout and highlights growing candidate activity this month. It urges voters to research candidates now, casting a wise choice at the August 16 poll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackburn
Commissioner Hunt
Bill Dukes
Harry Tooker
Mr. Tooker
Big year for Alabama education funding in 1966 week
A columnist predicts a landmark week in early August 1966 as Alabama lawmakers may approve a $44 million education funding increase drawn from surplus moneys. The piece argues sustained, quality education requires public funding, defends taxes as the cost of progress, and contrasts Alabama’s taxes with those of other states while urging citizens to support education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
James E. Folsom
Big Jim
Jim
Kansas
North Carolina
Surveillance letters show Knight aided FBI espionage abroad
Washington column reports Frances Knight head of State Department passport office wrote to FBI Director J Edgar Hoover alleging cooperation on surveillance of American travelers abroad. Knight had previously written a letter in violation of Hatch Act, seeking to influence via McCarthy allies. Civil Service likely to act, no action yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Frances Knight
State Department
Passport Office
Dean Rusk
FBI
Charles Evans Hughes
H. Stuart Hughes
Harvard
U.S. Senate
Johnson
Viet Nam
Miss Knight
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Scott McLeod
Sen
Styles Bridges
Rn.h
Karl Mundt
R-S.d
McCarthy
Leonard Hall
Republican National Committee
Truman
President Truman
John Macy
Civil Service Commission
Knight
Eisenhower
Adlai Stevenson
Prof Hughes
Mr. Hoover
Professor Hughes
Secretary of State
Department
F. Knight
Hughes
Senate
Massachusetts
Ted Kennedy
Kennedy
New York
U.S
Woodrow Wilson
Tom Dodd
Dconn
Bureau of Security and Consular, Affairs
Abba Schwartz
Dodd
Salvation meaning in life and beyond by Billy Graham
The answer explains that salvation in Christ applies to both present life and the world to come. It cites scriptures about life now and eternal judgment, and notes three enemies Christ saves believers from: guilt of sin, power of evil, and fear of death, with the Holy Spirit enabling victorious living.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ
Paul
Hell
Heaven
Jesus
Lord Jesus Christ
Cambodia Peace Mission and Sihanouk’s Dilemma
Averell Harriman plans a September trip to Cambodia to negotiate neutrality and curb border war spillover from Vietnam. The drive faces Soviet resistance, U S pressure, and Prince Sihanouk’s balancing act between China and Russia while international mediation stalls. de Gaulle’s upcoming Phnom Penh visit could aid neutrality efforts in Indochina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Averell Harriman
Cambodia
Southeast Asia
Viet Nam
Saigon
Robert S. McNamara
Norodom Sihanouk
Harriman
Ence
Shhanouk
Sihanouk
London
Lord Walston
Foreign Office
Moscow
International Control Commission
Canada
India
Poland
China
Russia
United States
Peking
Phnom Penh
Charles de Gaulle
Indochina
de Gaulle
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
This Day In History August 4 1966 Highlights
On August 4 1966 the day marked the 216th day of the year with 149 remaining events note Secretary Rusk’s resignation amid a Senate dispute stories include Truman signing Bretton Woods act in 1945 Britain entering World War I in 1914 and a John Birch Society prize contest in Tulsa for essays on impeaching Chief Justice Warren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Harry S. Truman
Bretton Woods
Great Britain
Germany
John Birch Society
Robert Welch
Tulsa
Okla
Earl Warren
Johnson
Congress
United States
South Viet Nam
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David Lawrence
James J. Reynolds
Labor Department
Machinists
Drew Pearson
Billy Graham
S.C
Marquis Childs
Laos
Geneva
Souvana Phouma
Pathet Lao
Thailand
Rusk
Sen. Dodd
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