Defense Under Fire by Senators Ignoring Military Truth
William S. White argues that U S defense planning is endangered by a hostile anti military mood in the Senate led by neo pacifists. He cites John Stennis defending oversight and criticizes Frank Church and J William Fulbright for undermining the Pentagon. He warns of danger to national security if the current climate continues.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Department of Defense
Sena
Pentagon
Senate Armed Services Committee
John Stennis
Mississippi
Stennis
J. William Fulbright
Stooges
Sen
Frank Church
Idaho
Thailand
Defense Department
United States
Lessons From 1969 Stock Slump For Mutual Fund Investors
The 1969 bear market offers six lessons for mutual fund investors. It tests fund managers in prolonged downtrends while fund records, purchases, and sales are publicly reported. Hot funds of 1968 often flop in 1969, questioning the value of short term performance for fund selection.
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United Business Service
Irving L. Straus
DRI Research Limited
New York
Johnson Humphrey Nevada Campaign Visit Planned
The article notes President Lyndon B. Johnson and his running mate Senator Hubert H. Humphrey scheduled to tour Nevada during the presidential campaign. It also mentions Judith Bell of Boulder City winning an Elks Club National Foundation Scholarship and discusses performance of long-term no-load and load mutual funds amid 1969 market conditions.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
Hubert H. Humphrey
Nevada
Judith Bell
Boulder City
Elks Club National Foundation
Porter reviews 1969 mutual funds market trends
Sylvia Porter notes that 1969's first half featured six no-load funds among the top twenty performers, with continued growth in both load and no-load funds. She cites over 600 funds total with 63 no-load funds, and 40 of 140 new funds being no-load. She urges gradual wealth to avoid ruinous volatility.
Harris pushes to strip Young Democrats from control
Senate politics frame a maneuver by Democratic National Chairman Fred Harris to detach the party youth division from the Young Democrats. The Aug. 1 closed meeting omits Spencer Oliver, YD chairman, amid moves to create a separate youth bureau under Harris, signaling a power shift at national headquarters.
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Washington
Democratic Party
Fred Harris
Harris
National Committee
Spencer Oliver
The
Young Democrats
Yds
Oliver
Louisiana
Marshall Brown
National Party
National Democratic
National
Edward M. Kennedy
Terry Sanford
North Carolina
Coventry
Rowland Evans and Robert Novak on YDs and Humphrey
The piece notes Oliver seeks more autonomy for the YDs and irritates party leaders including Harris. Harris plans to curb the YDs by forming a new youth group, aiming a coup at the Sept. 17-19 National Committee meeting. Harris moves cautiously, masking a hardball maneuver.
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Oliver
Yds
Harris
Las Vegas
Hodding Carter III
Mississippi
National Committee
Vic French
Senate
Bedtimes and sleep needs for anxious adolescents
A reader asks how many hours of sleep 11 and 13 year olds require and how to settle bedtime battles. The doctor suggests eight to ten hours, checking wake times, and possibly cooling the approach to allow natural settling into earlier bedtimes.
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Dr. Thosteson
Almanac snapshot of August 26 1969 events
United Press International notes today August 26 1969 the 238th day of the year. Historical entry includes Krakatoa eruption death toll in 1883 and 1920 women’s suffrage approval. Also mentions Axis Sally espionage case 1948 and Johnson Humphrey nomination 1964. Thought of the day by Sir John Buchan.
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United Press International
Krakatoa
Netherlands East Indies
U.S
Mildred Elizabeth Gillars
Sally
United States
Nazi Germany
Lyndon Johnson
Hubert Humphrey
Atlantic City
John Buchan
Nixon Nomination Triggers Civil Rights Backlash Judge Haynsworth Controversy
The essay argues Nixon's Supreme Court pick Judge Clement Haynsworth Jr. deepens black alienation in America. It notes NAACP opposition citing Brown v Board of Education and warns of a lily white government feeling to the 22 million Black citizens. It contrasts Kennedy Johnson consultative approaches with Nixon's lack of black engagement and questions whom the president talks to before strategic justice choices.
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Washington
Asia
Roy Wilkins
NAACP
Supreme Court
Nixon
Wilkins
Clement IF. Haynsworth, Jr
Senate
Strom Thurmond
Haynsworth
Lyndon B. Johnson
Hugo Black
F. Kennedy
Johnson
Kennedy
U.S
Brown Vs. Board of Education
Big
Mr. Nixon
Sen
Edward Brooke
Massachusetts
America
Campaign promises and urban problems in backtracking
The piece portrays a candidate criticized for dragging on urban problems and dodging the ABM while backtracking on campaign promises. It highlights frustration with inconsistent messaging and stalled policy action affecting city residents and voters.
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Sylvia Porter
Inside Report
Sen. Harris
Carl Hayden
Arizona
LBJ
White House
Rowland Evans
Robert Novak
Ization
M. H
G. C. Thosteson
the Almanac
Carl Rowan
Irks Roy
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