War Costs Mount as Great Society Prompts Higher Taxes
The piece argues that wartime spending in Southeast Asia strains the U S taxpayer while President Johnson pledges to advance the Great Society. It notes requests totaling 15.4 billion for war costs, compares historic war expenses, and urges directing funds toward rehabilitation and social rebuilding in South Vietnam.
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Johnson
Afl-Cio
George Meany
U. S
Viet Nam
Southeast Asia
Crutch That North Carolina Plan May No Longer Be Needed
The Justice Department will join the challenge to the Pearsall plan in North Carolina. The plan aimed to delay integration after the 1954 court ruling, allowing gradual changes in education and race relations. Supporters say it reduced upheaval. opponents claim it delayed integration. If the constitutional amendment is struck down, the period of adjustment may be deemed unnecessary.
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Justice Department
North Carolina
Pearsall
Supreme Court
Edward Silver
High Point
American Cancer Society
Dennis H. Cooke
High Point College
W. D. Simmons Jr
Greensboro
Dr. Cooke
Mrs. Simmons
State of the Union address history and Johnson’s 1964 note
The State of the Union is explained as a constitutional report to Congress that has become a television event. Johnson’s 1964 address ran 43 minutes and reflected the war on poverty and domestic goals. The piece compares past presidents from Taft to Eisenhower on length and delivery methods.
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Johnson
Congress
Beck
Roosevelt
Great
Soviet Union
Taft
Eisenhower
House
Johnson Peace Offense Gets Mixed Global Reception
Drew Pearson notes international praise for Johnson's peace outreach as top U S envoys visit heads of state, contrasting U S receptivity with domestic criticism of showmanship. He cites Geneva 1954 basis, potential troop withdrawal, and public diplomacy as crucial to shaping negotiations plus reflections from an LBJ era book on war hawks and civil power dynamics.
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United States
Humphrey
Arthur Goldberg
Averell Harriman
Mennen Williams
Harriman
New York
Williams
Michigan
Johnson
LBJ
Tris Coffin
Southeast Asia
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Viet Nam
Henry Clay
Kentucky
Clay
Canada
Madison
Washington
Chicago
Detroit
Atlantic
High Point memorial trustees plan bon voyage send off for Curtis Smithdeal
The Afternoon Trustees of High Point Memorial Hospital reelected Curtis Smithdeal to a fourth term as chairman with Horace Hayworth S. C. Kirkman and W. R. Peters as officers. They hosted a farewell dinner for the Smithdeals, who depart on a round the world cruise, accompanied by gifts and an all‑husbands wives party.
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High Point Memorial Hospital
Curtis Smithdeal
Horace Hayworth
S. C. Kirkman
W. R. Peters
Tom Latimer Jr
Eleanor Powell Latimer
W. B. Hall
Joe A. Johnson
Sahara
New York
Mrs. Smith
Milady
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