Senator Dirksen Gains Support for Reapportionment Amendment
Sen. Everett Dirksen wins backing from the General Federation of Women’s Clubs for the Reapportionment Amendment. The group urges Congress to act, arguing that restricting state legislatures’ sizing undermines democracy. Readers are asked to contact Senators Hill and Sparkman with their views.
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Everett Dirksen
Senate
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Supreme Court
Sen. Dirksen
Lister Hill
John Sparkman
Senae
Morgan County Leads Alabama Industry Growth 1963 65
In Alabama the three year period 1963 to 1965 saw total new and expanded industry investments reach 1 373 217 058 dollars with Morgan County absorbing 264 258 000 dollars, more than any other county. The piece urges citizens to reflect on factors behind this unprecedented industrial gain and to sustain it into 1966 1968.
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Morgan Mountains
Alabama State Planning & Industrial Development Board
Morgan County
Jefferson County
Mobile
Montgomery
Madison
Whalley Elephants Acknowledgments Tied to Bar gain Sale
Washington report recalls Rep. J Irving Whalley sending teak elephant remembrances to Gov. William Scranton and other Republicans after a Far East trip. The note claimed elephants symbolized the party, but the tokens were bought at a New York sale and later resold to the Republican Congressional Committee. The piece links similar concerns to defense contractors and alleged thought control in government.
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J. Irving Whalley
Windber
Whalley
Far East
House Foreign Affairs Committee
William Scranton
Pennsylvania
Viet Nam
Thailand
India
Pakistan
Irv
Heinz Rollman
Congress
North Carolina
Rollman
Indian Nepal Gift House, Inc
28Th St
New York
Republican Congressional Committee
Devotion and media clash spur a young man’s call to service
A sixteen year old seeks guidance to start Christian service after his father’s death accelerates his faith journey. The piece urges prayer and action while outlining roles like nursing teaching and youth work, and notes broader media issues involving General Tire KHJ and FCC relicensing, plus a political square between Rep Green and Rep Powell over education funding and oversight.
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De Gaulle Policy Risks US Led NATO Alliance
The article argues France under de Gaulle threatens NATO by pushing American forces out of France. It cites U.S. and Senate concerns, noting Moscow’s favorable view of any French shift, while warning that a third world war would still require American command of European defense. It predicts eventual French public reversal and continued Franco American cooperation.
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U.S
Globe
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National Assembly
Moscow
Valerian Zorin
Paris
de Gaulle
NATO
Warsaw Organization
Congress
Henry M. Jackson
Senate
U. S
New York Herald Tribune Inc
Tax policy heat shifts to Henry Fowler in Congress
Washington observers note the tax policy debate centers on Secretary of the Treasury Henry Fowler as Congress debates a possible general tax increase. Critics argue for aggressive action to cool an overheating economy, while Fowler cites Korea-era parallels as irrelevant to today’s conditions.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
Robert McNamara
Treasury
Henry Fowler
Rusk
McNamara
Viet Nam
Fowler
Congress
Executive Department
Executive
Secretary of the Treasury
This Date in History March 22 1966
Today marks March 22 1966 with highlights from history including the Stamp Act passage in 1765 and other milestones such as Jefferson becoming secretary of state in 1790, FDR’s 1933 signing, and MLK’s 1960s civil rights actions. The item blends events across centuries and notes prior local occurrences and anniversaries.
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Associated Press
Congress
United States
Thomas Jefferson
America
Franklin Roosevelt
Peru pets and vets: 70k animals per vet study notes
Lima Peru AP reports a University of San Marcos Veterinary School study finding about 70 000 domestic animals per veterinarian. The findings estimate 700 licensed veterinarians in Peru and roughly 49 million domestic animals overall in the country.
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Lima
Peru
University of San Marcos
University Veterinary School
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