Sour Notes in Washington Controversy Over U S Military Aid
The piece argues about U S arms sales and military training for Arab nations amid Cold War competition. It highlights the Export-Import Bank role, total aid near 3 billion a year, and the tension between peace rhetoric and weaponry. It notes US actions in Pakistan India and Jordan Israel wars and defends foreign aid as national interest while acknowledging governance challenges.
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Soviet Union
Red China
Britain
France
House Banking Committee
Russia
Washington
Reagan as 1968 GOP presidential prospect praised for restraint
The piece argues Governor Ronald Reagan’s tough stance on riots in California and his job programs bolster his standing as a potential 1968 Republican nominee and a strong general election foe. It contends his image gains among voters tired of civil unrest and subversion in civil rights causes.
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Ronald Reagan
California
Johnson
Reagan
Watts
Child Psychologist Warns Against Early School Stress
German child psychiatrist Hubert Harbauer says early school years push children with excessive emphasis on grades. He notes parents feel those years determine future success and create insecurity and conflict. He joins others criticizing parental overpressure and urges kids to enjoy childhood before adult stress arrives.
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Hubert Harbauer
Harbauer
Salute To Davis Honors A B Davis At Panhandle Fair
Reese Air Force Base presented a T 33 trainer to the Panhandle South Plains Fair in honor of A B Davis retired longtime Lubbock Chamber of Commerce manager and Fair general manager. Mayor W D Rogers Jr proclaimed September as A B Davis Month as civic leaders and Fair Board members observed the ceremony.
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Reese Air Force Base
A. B. Davis
Lubbock
Air Force
RAFB
Cal. Ernest T. Cragg
Davis
W. D. Rogers, Jr
Fair Board
Bob Gee
Mr. Davis
USAE
The
Flying Service
Spock May Head Peace Ticket In 1968 Election
The project for a third party ticket for peace stalls as King declines the nomination. Benjamin Spock now suggests he would head the ticket if asked and would gladly take the No 2 spot. Antiwar groups warn of a third party bid if major parties fail to pledge to end the Vietnam War disarm the U S and pursue reconciliation with enemies.
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King-Spock
Martin King
Benjamin Spock
King
Spock
Vietnam
U.S
What's In A Name S Among S To Z Suffer More Ills
A humorous Washington desk piece cites British doctor Trevor Weston claiming people with surnames starting S through Z have more ulcers and heart attacks than those with A to R. The narrator interviews a bar patron named Stevens amid a barrage of name-linked punchlines and absurd survey questions.
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Washington
Trevor Weston
Weston
Dr. Weston
Stevens
George Stevens
Mr. Stevens
Abernathy
Donovan
Zileh
Mills Faces Tax Hike Clash As Johnson Seeks Support
Rep. Wilbur Mills of Arkansas, chair of the Ways and Means Committee, holds decisive power over any tax increase. Mills privately leans against a big boost and has lost confidence in Johnson's New Economics, complicating the White House effort to pass a tax hike amid a fractious Congress.
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White House
Johnson
Congress
Capitol Hill
Wilbur Mills
Arkansas
Mills
House
Ways and Means
House of Representatives
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Smathers
Long Hot Summer and Firearms Ads Stir Debate
The piece links a glossy gun ad promising a .45 Eagle carbine to violent summer violence and a nationwide debate on firearms. It notes NRA ties, civilian gun access through programs, and congressional struggles over tax policy and spending amid calls for control.
Pork Barrel Politics and Tax Burden From Shriver Proposals
Henry J. Taylor denounces Johnson and Shriver for expanding poverty programs funded by taxpayers. He warns the $2.06 billion requested for new programs includes $250 per worker for 90 day orientation and a $770 potential cost per trainee if quit, with Head Start and Labor Department reforms also cited. He calls for public protest to stop what he calls wasteful government spending.
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Sargent Shriver
Bookland
Vietnam
Shriver
Shriver’s
Labor Department
Commerce Department
Inflation warning and Texas tax rise in July 1947 notices
President Truman warned of the danger of inflation amid prosperity and potential recession. Texas automatic tax board set ad valorem tax at 71 cents per hundred, up from 37 cents. Lubbock delegates to Lions International convention in San Francisco numbered 60, with 44 Lions Club members and spouses. Golden Wedding anniversary for Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Hardin celebrated with open house by son Russell S. Hardin. A Civil War memory remark complains about ankle exposure in skirts, noted as indecorous.
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Washington
Truman
United States
Austin
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Lions International
San Francisco
Lions Club
Exas
A. P. Hardin
Russell S. Hardin
28Th St
Reading Matured Minds Through Books
A guest editorial argues maturity shows in adults by accepting responsibility setting goals and handling unusual situations. It contends literature aids growth by exposing readers to thoughts of markedly mature individuals from Biloxi Gulfport Mississippi Daily Herald.
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Biloxi-Gulfport
Miss
Daily Herald
Jest For Fun A Slice Of Modern Romance
Emmett Watson in the Seattle Post Intelligencer describes a modern single woman and a man with similar purchases. She buys a $3,000 sports car, $500 ski gear, and $300 clothes on a secretary’s salary and finds Mr Wonderful the downstairs shipping department coworker with the same tastes. Their shared lifestyle leads to a commonplace romance.
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Mr. Wonderful
Miss Wonderful
Shipping
Emmett Watson
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Dear Turnrow Tunker on Kosygin and U S relations
O C McBride imagines improving ties between the United States and the Soviet Union through shared meals with Premier Kosygin. The piece jokes about visiting the U S ranch life and mockingly mentions university pay for teaching in Newfound land.
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U. S
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