AMA Meeting Signals Possible Medicare Boycott
The AMA plans to decide on guidance after its New York City annual meeting. So far five state associations Arizona Florida Louisiana Ohio and Texas urge doctors to avoid Medicare. Most physicians may stay out only slightly. nonparticipation remains legal and ethical under current rules. The AMA president warns against boycotts until Medicare law is final. The July Senate schedule leaves ample time to assess seriousness at the 250 member policy meeting.
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New York City
Arizona
Florida
Louisiana
Ohio
Texas
Medicare
Canada
Mexico
Great Britain
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Donovan Ward
House
Senate
Disparity Between Military Pay Bill and Job Corps Prospects Noted
Rep. L Mendel Rivers calls the administration plan disgracefully inadequate while contrasting it with Job Corps opportunities. A dropout can earn 80 dollars a month plus savings and allowances, rising to 125 with family allotments after ten months, while a high school graduate in the military peaks near 99 dollars monthly. The piece laments political overtones in the War on Poverty and notes the varied rewards for service versus civilian aid programs.
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L. Mendel Rivers
House Armed Services Committee
U.S
Beatles Named Members of the British Empire by Queen
The Beatles, Liverpool legends now famed for their stage success, were named MBEs in the Queen’s Birthday Honours. The article hints the award may reflect their growing tax receipts as much as for artistry, noting public debate over their talent and status.
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Liverpool
Order of the British Empire
Camp Gary Job Corps Shows 1 to 2 Staff to Student Ratio
At Camp Gary near San arcos Texas 535 staff care for 1100 students creating about one employee per two trainees. The staff includes 23 academic instructors 27 vocational teachers nine physical education teachers 15 counselors 74 food service workers 73 maintenance staff 19 security guards and 34 medical personnel. Superintendent Dr Oscar Baker says staffing must move faster highlighting the camp's efficiency.
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Camp Gary
Job Corps
Sanarcos
Texas
Oscar Baker
State Of The States Question Federal Aid Tone
An Idaho paper questions when the Federal Government will stop treating states as irresponsible. It argues Washington takes money first and dictates its use later, likening federal aid to an alcoholic father mooching from his son. It notes states share some blame for relying on handouts and predicting continued dependence.
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Idaho
Feder
Are you a bore Ad promotes book to aid conversation
Publisher promotes a book designed to help people improve conversation with bold claims and a provocative question Are you a bore The piece hints at modern social issues while referencing birth rates and a metaphor about the stork and the wolf at the door in a pointed humorous frame
Made In America Trend Hits Foreign Car Owners
West Lake Louisiana reports a national rise in discouraging foreign car purchases. Managers and insurers reportedly bias against employees who drive imports, favoring American models for promotions and business dealings. Observers cite company policy and cheaper foreign labor as factors.
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America
West Lake
HUAC Reform Push Faces Chicago Hearings
ROWLAND EVANS and ROBERT NOVAK report on growing calls within the House Un-American Activities Committee for reforms as Chicago hearings draw protests and questions about procedures. The piece notes moderates replacing hardliners, the push to streamline questioning, and debates over committee travel and moonlighting by Sargent Shriver. It also covers Javits amendments, Shriver’s responses, and costs of the 1964 Republican National Committee meeting in Chicago.
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Congress
Georgia
Charles Weltner
Arizona
George Senner
Chicago
Javits
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Fulbright
Senate House Conference Committee
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Sarge Shriver
White House
Johnson
Senate
Republican National Committee
Dean Burch
Ray Bliss
Bliss
National Party
Euclid
Homer
Nick Carter
Havelock Ellis
New England
Good Word About Kids From Andrew Tully
Andrew Tully defends youths against harsh stereotypes noting many are well-educated, well behaved, and respectful. He recalls his own generation’s cinema and books, praising teachers and parents who guided him while criticizing the era’s overgeneralized fear of the young. He laments adults pressuring kids to act as small adults.
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Washington
Kremlin
Mao Tse-tung
Clara Bow
Notre Dame
Thecla Fitzgerald
Thecla
Postwar plans urged for Carver Heights improvements
City commission hear from Lubbock Colored Chamber of Commerce delegation urging postwar development include better policing lighting zoning paving and water facilities for Carver Heights Negro section. Manila reports 37th Ohio division pushed 22 miles into Cagayan valley in one day as Australian forces seize Labuan and Timbalai airstrip.
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Lubbock Colored Chamber of Commerce
Carver Heights
Manila
37Th
Ohio Division
Luzon
Cagayan
Borneo
Labuan Island
Timbalai
Soapsud President Tops Nielsen With TV Show
Mr Soapsuds enacts a daily 9 to 10 p.m. broadcast drawing 190 million viewers as CIA sponsorship looms large. The show features General A R Mageddon discussing Viet Nam with a light, Godfrey-esque tone. PTA plots and dark agent intrigue shadow the era while public faith in democratic institutions is proclaimed.
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Soapsuds
Republic
Peyton Place
Andy Williams
Lucy
Chet
David
Neilsen
Gomer Pyle
Central Intelligence Agency
Spe
PTA
CIA
Gen
A. R. Mageddon
Joint Chiefs
Viet Nam
Arthur Godfrey
Godfrey
Navy
Saigon
Mageddon
Lapland
A. R
Foot and Mouth Disease Imports and Canada
Editorial notes long gaps since Texas cattle losses from foot and mouth disease. It cites past U S help to Mexico and Rep Redlin’s concern in Congress about imports from infected countries to Canada. It urges the Agriculture Department to limit cattle imports from nations allowing infected stock.
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Texas
Mexico
Rep
Redlin
North Dakota
Congress
Canada
American National Cattlemen's Association
Department of Agriculture
United States
San Angelo
Costly Texas Traffic Crashes Measured With Bill Stack
A Houston safety official reframes the $486,846,000 toll of Texas traffic accidents. He stacks money on a football field with layers of bills and 5,619 tons of silver dollars to illustrate the total cost and urge caution on the roads.
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Texas
Houston
Dallas Morningews
Odd Graduates Reveal Literacy Gaps in Detroit
Detroit councilmen learned 84 percent of 2 200 out of school youths in the Mayor's Special Youth Employment Project were high school graduates yet read at about a second grade level. Many failed seventh grade arithmetic, prompting concerns about graduation standards and educational effectiveness nationwide.
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Detroit
Montgomery
Ala
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