Conservative GOP trend risks liberal backlash in 1966 68
The piece notes a GOP conservatism surge in primaries with Javits and Bailey warning of doom for Republicans if ultra conservative candidates win. It cites Derounian, Pillion, Snyder, Goodling, Garland, Lukens and Reagan as rising figures, while pointing to broad discontent with the Johnson administration and a potential conservative shift in 1966 and 1968.
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Jacob K. Javits
New York
Ray Bliss
Javits
Steven B. Derounian
Barry Goldwater
William J. Casey
John M. Bailey
John R. Pillion
Goldwater
Kenneth J. McTilraith
Gene Snyder
Kentucky
George A. Goodling
Pennsylvania
Peter A. Garland
Maine
Donald F Lukens
Ohio
Johnson
Conserva
Ronald Reagan
Edmund Brown
California
John J. Tower
Waggoner Carr
Texas
Congress
Critics rail at housing provisions in civil rights bill
The July 4 recess exposes Congress members to public sentiment on the housing section of the civil rights bill. The House Judiciary Committee approved a version easing private property rights, removing private housing from open occupancy, but objections remain. Critics fear crippling restrictions on real estate agents builders and lenders and the creation of a powerful Fair Housing Commission.
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Congress
Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Fair Housing Commission
Dependable Friend Allyship Highlighted in Australian Visit
A commentary lauds Australia as a dependable ally of the United States praising Harold Holt's Prime Ministership. It notes Australian support in Korea and Vietnam and rejects pacifist or neutralist stances, emphasizing mutual aid and shared resolve between the two nations.
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United States
Harold Holt
Australia
Great Britain
U.S
Asia
Korea
Viet Nam
Kennedy’s Vacant Advice to Johnson on Vietnam War
A columnist notes Bobby Kennedy’s unsolicited counsel to President Johnson on Vietnam policy before his vacation. It recalls Kennedy’s Bay of Pigs role and suggests Johnson may view his input skeptically given past foreign affairs records. The piece also mentions a 116 year old smoker and a debate prompt on lobbyists’ influence.
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Bobby Kennedy
Johnson
Bobby
Cuba
Federal government seeks to police local protection duties
Washington reports the Justice Department has asked a federal court to require city officials and police to protect civil rights demonstrators. The move cites Title IX of the Civil Rights Act and argues the federal government may intervene to order enforcement actions and discipline officers.
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Washington
Federal
Department of Justice
United States
Philadelphia
Miss
Mississippi March shows Police protectors not tormentors
Rowland Evans and Robert Novak analyze the June 26 Jackson rally in Mississippi where state troopers avoided retaliation after a flag burning. The piece credits Katzenbach and Gov Johnson for steering away from Federal intervention and notes 4,000 new Negro registrations while urging door to door canvassing to build political power without violence.
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Washington
Justice Department
Mississippi
Jackson
Nicholas Katzenbach
Paul Johnson
Katzenbach
James Meredith
Ole Miss
Johnson
John Doar
Dear
Meredith
NAACP
Katzenbach and
Doar
Tom Dodd Faces Senate Ethics Probe Over Campaign Ties
The ethics committee hearing reveals how influence from lobbyist Julius Klein and German business interests tests Senate conduct. Dodd and colleagues navigate a system where big donors shape access and policy, with several senators named in memos but no proven misconduct. The piece argues Congress lacks strict ethics standards and peers must wrestle with conscience amid campaign finance pressures.
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Tom Dodd
Senate
Connecticut
Senate Ethics Committee
House
Julius Klein
Klein
Dodd
Society For German American Cooperation
Congress
Capitol Hill
Klen
Wainwright warns of world danger on Independence Day
Gen. Jonathan Wainwright told Independence Day crowds at Floydada that peace remains elusive and dangers loom as he warned of a world with more explosive elements than at the start of World War II. In Paris, foreign ministers set July 29 to open a 21 nation conference to shape European peace treaties with Italy facing $100 million in reparations over seven years. In Washington the Senate Banking Committee approved a price and rent control renewal bill by 12 to 5 amid anticipated floor battles. Indiana saw a second grain elevator fire within two days destroying Carthage Grain Co elevator and a nearby New York Central depot near Rushville, with unofficial losses around $15,000.
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Klein
Dodd
Ludwig Erhard
Hubert Humphrey
Julius Klein
Senate
House of Representatives
Sens
Jacob Javits
N.Y
Everett Dirksen
Stuart Symington
Wayne Morse
Ore
Abraham Ribicoff
Conn
Karl Mundt
Floydada
Jonathan Wainwright
Bataan
U. S. Fourth Army
San Antonio
Paris
Italy
Russia
Washington
Senate Banking Committee
Indianapolis
Indiana
Carthage Grain Company
New York Central Railroad
Chicago
Rushville
Letters to editor criticize mayor over petition delays
Mrs. Charles L. Bucy of 4704 18th St. laments June 23 city council action on two charter amendment petitions. She condemns the mayor for delaying via requests for signature confirmations, calls for neutral presentation, and urges letting voters decide without further expense or delay.
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The
Avalanche Journal
Lubbock
Charles L. Bucy
18Th St
Vindication of the Paper Boy and Hope for Youth
A letter from Mrs. James Armstrong urges fair judgment of the younger generation after critiquing a newspaper delivery boy for placing papers in a mailbox despite mud on the porch. She praises teens who clean up Mackenzie Park and calls for humility, unity, and guidance for youth to do the right thing.
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The
Avalanche Journal
Mackenzie Park
James Armstrong
Debate on Civil Rights Bill Sparks Bitter Public Letter
R. C. Walker of Andrews denounces the Civil Rights Bill as a power grab that shifts rights from property owners to renters. He warns of federal judges overruling local decisions and likens the issue to Cuba and Viet Nam, urging voters to wake up before liberal measures lead to tyranny.
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The
Avalanche Journal
Washington
Cuba
Viet Nam
R. C. Walker
Andrews
Rights of a Lubbock taxpayer in city business needs
A reader asks whether residents have protection from business burdens in Lubbock. He protests loading zone intrusions by trucks and unsanitary meat and poultry waste on sidewalks, urging city policy on civil rights versus local business practices.
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The
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
Jimmy Hoffa
Owen E. Hunt
26Th St
President Johnson faces tough balance amid war and crime notes
In a Turnrow Tunker letter O C McBride comments that President Johnson strives to please everyone while fighting a war. He notes six new federal judges are Texans allied with Senator Yarborough and warns about federal offenses beyond overtime parking.
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Senator Yarborough
Ralph
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