President Johnson Pushes Guns Butter And Peace
President Johnson’s State of the Union advocates strong defense and domestic programs while seeking to fund both guns and butter. He calls for a renewed push on health education foreign aid housing crime and modernization, arguing a war on waste even as Viet Nam actions continue.
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Earth
Southeast Asia
Asia
Viet Nam
Europe
Soviet Union
Lyndon Johnson
Figures fix the figures Washington faces new data scrutiny
The Wall Street Journal notes a push to improve statistical reliability in federal indices shaping economic policy. Officials question GDP data and price, wage, productivity, and production measures, seeking honest, dependable figures to prevent misled decisions.
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Washington
Wall Street Journal
Compromise mood guides European Common Market talks
Editorial notes a mood of compromise on the eve of an EEC foreign ministers meeting. France seeks concessions for farmers within the Common Market while avoiding core principles. Luxembourg chosen as talks site signals France’s softening, with De Gaulle wary of a strong executive committee and Britain’s possible membership shift.
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European Economic Community
EEC
West Germany
Venice
Luxembourg
Brussels
European Coal and Steel Community
Maurice Couve de Murville
Frankfurter Rundschau
Rundschau
Cauve de Murville
Washington Post
Waverly Root
de Gaulle
Britain
Israel under siege yet seeks peace with Arab neighbors
Drew Pearson surveys Israel amid siege by 13 Arab states and 100 million people, noting narrow borders and boycotts. He cites hopeful cracks like Yuri Avnery's 1963 Knesset win and Tunisia's Bourguiba openness, while condemning military rule over Arabs inside Israel and urging reforms to end second class citizenship and reduce the Dust Curtain.
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Drew Pearson
Washington
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Israel
Suez Canal
United Nations
France
Egypt
Near East
Fast
West
Knes
Yuri Avnery
Avnery
Eshkol
Bourguiba
Tunisia
Nasser
Lebanon
Joran
King Hussein
Jordan
Orval Faubus
Arkansas
Faubus
Hussein
Mapan Party
Galilee
Haifa
Grinner Eyes and a Sturdy Grin In Quiet Hero Tale
A quirky, long verse observes a dim eyed, quiet man who grins at life’s hard edges. The piece shifts to a hospital demonstration where air surgery equipment falters amid cold weather and condensation, highlighting the stubborn machine and patient perseverance. The narrative then moves through New York transit woes, the Winter Furniture Show, and local business and college fundraising milestones shaping a bustling regional scene.
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Hospital Guild
High Point Memorial Hospital
Airtomes
James Johnson
Dr. Johnson
Lynn Merritt
Hanoi
Jahnson
New York
Gotham
Subways
John Bazarini
Iinding
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Vanstory
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Drake University
Carolina
Neil Vanstory
Wachovia
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Winston-Salem
Bill Henderson
High Point College
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Adams-Mills Corporation
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