Montgomery House Urges School Boards Resist Fed Guidelines
The House calls for local boards to resist federal desegregation guidelines, framing opposition as a political platform. Withholding federal funds could threaten school operations, as state funds often fall short, leaving education reliant on federal support. The piece notes limited local resistance and stresses need for funding.
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Department of Education
House
Take a Week Off and See How Fast the World Moves
A travelogue recounts an eight day trip through seven states Tennessee Arkansas Missouri and Mississippi. The writer notes lively political campaigns in Tennessee and Arkansas a new 26 million stadium in St Louis where the Cardinals lost a two game series to Cincinnati and a developing resort in Cotter Arkansas called the Red Apple. He observes Mississippi soybeans replacing cotton and reflects on Alabama politics and the pace of news when returning home.
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Alabama
St. Louis
St. Louis Cardinals
Cardinals
Cincinnati
Cotter
Heber Springs
Helena
Mississippi
Dodd and Arms Industry Links in Dodd Gun Bill
A column notes corrected facts about Sen. Tom Dodd and gun legislation. It alleges he secretly liaised with leading firearms makers Colt, Remington, Olin Mathieson, Sturm-Ruger, and Winchester to shape a 1963 bill aiding domestic producers. It cites campaign contributions from executives and says records were copied before destruction last February.
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Tom Dodd
D-Conn
Charles Whitman
University of Texas Tower
Sen
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Colt
Olin Mathieson
Sturm-Ruger
Remington Arms
Winchester
Connecticut
U.S
Chicago
Kennedy
Senate Commerce Committee
National Rifle Association
Congress
R. H Coleman
Coleman
Frederick Lee
Lee
Senate
Spenner
John Olin
Gerry Zeiller
Fred Lee
Zeiller
South Viet Nam
Cambodia
Olin
Hong Kong
Moral rules and voices for decision making
Billy Graham explains three guiding voices in moral choices: inner conscience, external advice from parents society and wise mentors, and the voice from above through prayer and Scripture. He cautions that some issues lack direct Bible verses yet matter, such as narcotics, and notes political context about contributions and legislative actions surrounding Olin Mathieson and the Federal Firearms Act.
Price controls and the steel wage dispute debate
Washington letters argue government criticism of steel price hikes rings hollow as unions resist guidelines while management seeks early talks. A broader push for wage and price stabilization looms with potential post election legislation and past wartime controls cited, amid Viet Nam costs and inflation risks.
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Kennedy
Johnson
Council of Economic Advisers
Congress
Publishers Newspaper Syndicate
Water politics loom in race for scarce resources
Marquis Childs surveys the nation s water crisis as heat and drought press Congress to fund a $1.7 billion Colorado River plan. Southwest needs rapid action, Northwest resists. debates over dams, Colorado and Columbia River transfers, and a proposed National Water Commission reflect a fight over who gets water and how to fund major projects.
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William R. Mathews
Arizona Daily Star
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Columbia River
Henry M. Jackson
Wash
Senate Interior Committee
Columbia
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Jackson
National Water Commission
White House
House
Senate
Ray K. Linsley
Stanford University
This Day In History August 9 1966 Associated Press
Today marks the 221st day of 1966 with 144 days remaining. The date notes the Nagasaki atomic bombing in 1945 and Khrushchev warning in 1961 about USSR rocket warhead capability.
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Nagasaki
Japan
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