Johnson faces war aims, critics clash over Vietnam
Analyst notes President Johnson must forge credibility and peace talks to ease Vietnam strain as Pentagon budgets loom. Republicans waver between backing the war and criticizing its conduct while public pride supports Johnson amid ongoing conflict and regional tensions.
Foreign Leaders Meet Highlights Subtle Vietnam Era Strains
The article reviews President Johnson’s summit with Soviet Premier Kosygin, noting there was little tangible progress but a perceived thaw and a bridge-building tone. It argues Republicans must attack only on perceived frustrations and intangibles as Vietnam era tensions persist without clear gains.
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Johnson
Alexei N. Kosygin
Kosygin
Negro Community News Calendar and Obituaries
Community notes include church meeting and baby contest details, plus several obituaries and death notices. Events cover Alter Guild meeting at BeeBee Memorial C.M.E. Church and a Mt. Zion C.M.E. Church baby contest sponsored by Stella Smith and Odessa Turner. Obituaries list Orie Wyatt Aggie B Griffin Jr Jessie Mae Glenn Della Todd with funeral details.
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Alter Guild of BeeBee Memorial
C.M.E
Persie Turner
Mt. Zion C.M.E
Stella Smith
Odessa Turner
A. Walton
Proposed Budget of Expenditures and Tax Levy for School District
Washington School District No 12 Hempstead County Arkansas proposes a 1968 69 budget with General Control 16000 Instruction 155000 Operating of School Buildings 36000 Maintenance of School Plant and Equipment 25000 Auxiliary Agencies including Transportation 22000 Fixed charges 11000 Capital Outlay 12000 Debt Service 4200 and a 40 mill tax levy including the retirement indebtedness. Board Moss Rowe president James R Boyette secretary dated July 5 1967 July 7 1967.
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James R. Boyette
Grid Player Gets 12000 for Injury
Dave Behrman former Buffalo Bills center was awarded 12000 by the State Workmen's Compensation Board for an injury in a 1965 AFL game. Behrman 24 from Michigan State, hurt December 12 1965 with a damaged spinal disc. He lives in Lansing Michigan and plans to attend law school. The human ear has two uses it helps man hear and keeps his balance.
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N.Y
Dave Behrman
Buffalo Bills
State Workmen’s Compensation Board
Behrman
Michigan State
Lansing
Mich
Whoopers Are Proud New Parents
Rosie and Crip, the only captive whooping crane pair, welcomed their first chick, hatched two days earlier than officials expected. The chick, labeled healthy and lively, marks the 13th in captivity and the first captive hatch in about five years as the U.S. wildlife agency moves to restore the species.
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Paul Recer
San Antonio
Tex
Rosie
San Antonio Zoo
Fred Stark
New Orleans
George
Josephine
Audubon Park Zoo
Georgette
Pepper
Peewee
Audubon Park
Stark
U. S. Bureau of Sports Fisheries and Wildlife
Baltimore
Plans Study of Newspaper Economics
Senate antitrust subcommittee to hold hearings next week on newspaper business economics. The focus is a bill to permit antitrust exemptions for mergers of joint business and commercial operations of newspapers to save failing papers. Labor unions oppose. publishers split. suburban owners strongest supporters. Hearings begin Wednesday with more sessions planned through August and into late year. The bill, the Failing Newspaper Act, was introduced by Sen. Hayden with 14 co sponsors. It stems from a 1965 Justice Department suit over a Tucson paper merger. If passed, such mergers would be allowed under antitrust laws for failing newspapers.
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John Chadwick
Washington
Senate Antitrust Subcommittee
Carl Hayden
DeAriz
Justice Department
Tucson, Ariz
The
Citizen
the Star
Independent News
Hayden
Is Anyone Happy About Anything This Day
A playful musing on meetings and public mood. The author jokes about Ted Lewis and suggests compulsory speeding as a way to slow traffic.
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Lock Dam bids are called for Dardanelle project
LITTLE ROCK AP bids will be received here August 30 for construction of the lock at Dardanelle Lock and Dam on the Arkansas River, the Site to Rock District of the Army Engineers announced Thursday.
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Little Rock
Dardanelle
Arkifisds
Rock District of the
Army Engineers
Half Dollar Comeback Signals Mixed U.S. Demand
A Treasury official notes rising circulation of half dollars but stops short of declaring the coin shortage over. Production runs at 24 million monthly, with silver export bans aiding the effect. Since 1964 about 850 million Kennedy halves minted amid vending machine demand and postwar use.
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Joseph R. Coyne
Washington
U. S
Robert A. Wallace
the Treasury
Treasury Department
Wallace
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Teacher Corps aims to revolutionize American education
Washington AP report says Teacher Corps, despite funding and name changes, remains poised to reform teacher training and classroom methods. The program will receive three years of funds with 90 percent federal support, while local districts handle recruitment and enrollment.
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Jack Miller
Washington
Hama
Richard A. Graham
Graham
U. S. Office of Education
Corps
Thomas A. Edison
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