Credibility gap widens over budget handling in 1960s
Analysis argues the Johnson administration inflates defense costs and delays full accounting of war spending. Editorials from Wall Street Journal and Washington Post cite budget manipulation and rising nonmilitary outlays. The piece notes figures from 1961 to 1967 and urges full disclosure to restore public trust.
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Washington
Wall Street Journal
Johnson
Sweland
Journal
Defense Department
Washington Post
White House
Kennedy
U.S. Budget Bureau
Publishers Newspaper Syndicate
Washington considers compulsory driver exams
The piece notes talk in Washington about mandatory driver tests. It highlights the potential impact on future driving and cites USDA data showing U.S. farm assets reached $255.8 billion at the start of 1966, up 7.5 percent from 1965.
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Washington
America
U.S. Department of Agriculture
United States
CARE Food Crusade aims to feed 40 million in 32 countries
The CARE campaign urges Americans to donate to feed 40 million people in 32 nations next year. CARE seeks 6.5 million dollars to deliver 6.5 million food packages at one dollar each, aiding India and Vietnam victims and hungry populations across four continents.
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United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization
CARE
U.S
India
South Vietnam
Latin America
Africa
Care Food Crusade
Forsyth Bldg
Atlanta
Southern Airways passes million passengers in 1966 growth rise
Southern Airways achieves its first annual million passenger total since the start in 1966, with a record for the year and a prior high of 848,149 in 1965. The Atlanta headquartered carrier orders six DC-9 jets and seeks CAB approval to extend service to New York amid Huntsville Jetport opening plans in 1967.
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South
Southern Airways, Inc
Southern Airways
Decatur
Hulse
Southern
Atlanta
Mr. Hulse
Civil Aeronautics Board
New York
Huntsville
Southland
Powell travel scandal and payroll probe announced
A House Administration Subcommittee led by Rep. Wayne Hays will begin Dec. 19 to investigate Mrs Yvette Marjory Flores Diago Powell's missing federal salary checks and the Education and Labor Committee travel funds. The probe covers 1 714 monthly checks and 25 trips to New York plus 160 flights to Miami or San Juan, seeking who benefited from the expenses and any improper use of funds.
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Washington
Yvette Marjory Flores Diago Powell
Adam Clayton Powell
House Administration
Wayne Hays
Ohio
Powell
Committee On Education and Labor
Puerto Rico
Adam Powell - Diago
Sheraton Park
Harlem Globe - Trotter
Corinne Huff
Rep
Hays
Education and Labor Committee
Congress
Miami
San Juan
P. R
General Accounting Office
Russ Derrickson
New York
Congressional Committee
U.S
Harlem
Junior
West Avenue
Miami Beach
Answer from Billy Graham on singleness and purpose
The text reassures single Christians that fulfillment can come through service to others. It cites models like Paul and St Teresa, warns against marrying the wrong person, and urges finding joy in helping neighbors, teaching, and humanitarian work. It concludes with a Biblical call to act with effort and happiness.
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A. B
Christian Church
Apostle Paul
St. Teresa
New Soviet Space Treaty Aids Cold War Thaw
A 1966 United Feature Syndicate analysis argues the US Soviet pact to bar space weapons signals a real step toward easing Cold War tensions. It notes Russia's concessions, China’s rise, and weakening control over Eastern Europe as factors driving Moscow toward accommodation with the West.
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Washington
West
China
Moscow
Ural Mountains
Germany
Soviet Union
Red China
North Viet Nam
U.S
Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
Southeast Asia
USS
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Johnson
Cuba
South America
Near East
Africa
East
Asia
Latin America
Europe
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
This Day In History December 14 1966
On this date major events include Washington's death in 1799 at Mount Vernon. Alabama statehood in 1819, Roald Amundsen's pole discovery in 1911, and a 1946 UN headquarter decision in New York. Other items note NATO Hungary stance, local weather linked accidents, and Salvation Army Christmas aid efforts.
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Associated Press
George Washington
Mount Vernon
Alabama
Union
Roald Amundsen
South Pole
Japan
Peiping
U.N. General Assembly
New York City
NATO Council
Paris
Hungary
Decatur
Albany
George Hopkins
Salvation Army
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Drew Pearson
Arthur Godfrey
Douglas Brisso
Bluefield
W Va
James Kee
W. Va
Thomas Atkinson
WKOY
Atkinson
Billy Graham
Mda
Barman
William S. White
J. A Gunter
L. A. Bowies
Birmingham
Zamora Temple
Kee
Wests
Tde Mystic Shrine
Virginia
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