Governor Smith Leads Fast Pass Of Welfare and College Aid Bill
The legislature and Governor Preston Smith push a 905000 special appropriation to fund welfare and junior college needs. The measure passes the House 141 to 4 and the Senate 31 to 0 in minutes, signaling near unanimity and foreshadowing upcoming contentious issues. Smith deflects blame on liquor by the drink and emphasizes shared responsibility with lawmakers.
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Preston Smith
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Senate
Smith
Texas Water Plan
A Sneaky Plot Critics Pounce On Congressional Pay Hike
The Daily Oklahoman argues that a presidential commission setup to raise congressional salaries bypassed votes. It notes a 66 percent jump from 30 000 to 50 000, plus a Nixon raise, with Johnson approving cuts and a 2500 non taxable expense account. Citizens are urged to push Congress to hold salaries and curb inflation.
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Johnson
Supreme Court
Congress
Nixon
Post Subscriber Mass Cut Sparks Class Tension
The Saturday Evening Post abruptly drops 3,000,000 subscribers citing a shift to a selective format. The move pits former readers against current ones, causing social friction and a dramatic fall of some into poverty from prestige. A later twist sees the magazine go out of business, leaving elites scrambling.
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Washington
Saturday Evening Post
Post
The
Prayer Absent Public Schools Spark Inaugural Debate
David Lawrence notes how the inaugural included five clergy delivering prayers and Chief Justice Warren urging Nixon to repeat the oath with So help you God. He contrasts this with 1962 1963 court rulings banning school prayer and asks if students are losing a recognized official practice. The piece describes invocations by Tucker Magnin Iakovos Graham Cooke and notes calls for voluntary prayers in schools.
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Washington
Earl Warren
United States
Richard M. Nixon
God
George Washington
Supreme Court
Charles Ewbank Tucker
Louisville
Ken
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
Edgar F. Magnin
Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles
Poverty program under scrutiny amid alleged fund thefts
Andrew Tully outlines the Johnson anti poverty model facing collapse due to incompetence and corruption. He cites multi city thefts totaling tens of millions, including New York claims of at least 2.5 million stolen and mayor Lindsay downplaying the losses. He notes investigations by OEO and Labor, and calls for a redesign of fiscal delivery under Robert Finch while highlighting gang activity and payroll fraud tied to the program.
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Johnson
New York City
Chicago
Los Angeles
Boston
Office of Economic Opportunity
Labor Department
Nixon
Congress
New York
John Lindsay
Lindsay
New York Times
Anti-Poverty Corps
Durham Mob
Swisa
Finch
Jest For Fun Bellylaugh Quip Appears In Baltimore Sun
A Baltimore Sun humor brief features a quip about a horse standing on three legs as a joke about “feeling his oats” to end a lighthearted item. No further details are given.
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Baltimore Sun
Britain and Western Union recognize Israel in de facto step
Britain and Western Union allies announce de facto recognition of the state of Israel. In Washington a drive against mass landlord evictions protests rent control. A severe cold snap hits Lubbock and Texas. highways blocked and temperatures drop. City commission meets to push over $900,000 in street and water improvements.
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Lubbock Morning Avalanche
London
Britain
Israel
Washington
Truman Meeriniaia
Lubbock
South Plains
Texas
Panhandle
Udall Fuss as Nixon Caution to Bosses Over Cabinet Power
Marianne Means notes the Johnson Udall clash over parkland as a cautionary tale for Nixon. Johnson, seeking control, trimmed Udall 284 500 acres and blamed underlings after an independent move. The episode underscores the need for clear White House guidelines and Cabinet loyalty.
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Washington
Richard Nixon
Stewart Udall
Johnson
Udell
Nixon
Udall
Lyndon Johnson
Capitol Hill
Offhand Thoughts on Weather Friends and Values
A columnist notes a fair weather friend will grab your umbrella in rain and that it is easy to boast when winning. He observes how eating words chokes a man and laments the loss of the old-fashioned handyman. The piece contrasts today with Grandpa’s era and comments on deficit financing.
Store executive urges expanded distributive education for youth
Alfred Eisenpreis of Allied Stores Corp. urged government business and community support for vocational education through public schools. He cited high youth unemployment and predicted over 20 million job openings in distributive fields by 1975, stressing demand in retailing marketing and services.
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Alfred Eisenpreis
Allied Stores Corp
American Vocational Association
Dallas
Eisenpreis
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