Dirksen Open Housing Bill Reforms Spark Senate Debate
The piece analyzes a failed cloture vote on the open housing bill with Dirksen's compromise, noting Senate Republicans Baker and others stuck to opposition. It questions the political motives behind Dirksen's posture and urges correction of the error. Gerald Ford comments highlight cross-chamber tension as a fourth cloture attempt is set.
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Everett M. Dirksen
Ilois
Dirksen
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Howard H. Baker Jr
Tennessee
Baker
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Tually
Ugh
Department of Housing and Urban Daveloyment
Gerald Ford
Michigan
House
Senate
Debates unlikely in presidential race say pundits
The piece argues no debates will occur if Johnson is the Democratic nominee or even if not. It cites the failed 1964 effort and Goldwater’s warning about risking a president's slip of the tongue. It notes legislative hurdles and networks facing minor party demands without suspension of equal time rules.
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Barry M. Goldwater
Kennedy
Richard M. Nixon
Lincoln
Neb
Ronald Reagan
Richard Nixon
Nixon
Nelson Rockefeller
Reagan
Explaining the Money Myth and TV Debates in Politics
A Minnesota editorial uses a billion dollars example to contrast government spending with individual wealth. It critiques televised debates as shaping voters by image over issue and argues campaigns are already long enough without hoopla.
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Minnesota
Bate
Crackdown Time at University of Texas Visit
The President visited the University of Texas at Austin with heavy police and Secret Service protection after a demonstration by students. A bottle was thrown at the President’s car, and authorities warn that violators should be jailed and expelled. The piece questions college administrators and law enforcement’s duties to uphold public safety.
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United States
University of Texas At Austin
Secret Service
Committees Examine War Powers Interference in Vietnam
Senatorial commentary questions the right of Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services committees to scrutinize the President’s war decisions. The piece notes the Gulf of Tonkin resolution and argues focus should be on how Congress may impede military actions after authorizing force.
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J. William Rights
Senate Foreign Relations Couic Oe Oers
United States
Congress
Senate
Foreign Relations
Armed Services Committee
Armed Services Com
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Richard Russell
South Korea
Johnson
Gulf of Tonkin
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South Vietnam
North Vietnam
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Seclal
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Europe
Travel Tax in Trouble Reveals Balance of Payments Panic
Washington debate shows Treasury drafted travel tax plans rejected by the White House amid pressure from airlines and the Department of Transportation. Officials considered restricting foreign travel to curb balance deficits, risking severe limits on tourism outside the Western Hemisphere.
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Johnson
The
Treasury
White House
Department of Transportation
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U.S
Pan American
TWA
Northwest Orient
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Transportation
Alan Boyd
Boyd
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Congress
Rockefeller Showdown and Waste Strike Fallout
Gov. Nelson Rockefeller faces criticism after a New York City garbage strike clash as Mayor Lindsay calls in National Guard. The Wicker column claims Rockefeller feared public backlash for state takeover plans and warns of broader costs to ordinary Americans. The piece also notes proposed travel taxes and White House objections amid the budget crisis and political tensions.
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Nelson Rockefeller
Tom Wicker
New York Times
Rockefeller
Wicker
New York City
John Lindsay
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H. Rap. Brown
New York State
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John DeLury
H. Rap Brown
FBI
Ike Rockefeller
Political gadgets and convention quips from era notes
Editor W L Lang humorously imagines gadgets to store hand pumping energy for electricity and a device to heat with captured air. Leo Aikman of the Atlanta Constitution quips on politicking and candidates, while Ballinger Ledger notes conventions are loud and blundering.
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W. L. Lang
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Leo Aikman
Atlanta Constitution
Ballinger Ledger
Democratic revolt seeds MacArthur push in Massachusetts
In Washington two Massachusetts Democrats urged nominating Gen Douglas Mac Arthur for president as part of a broader Democratic revolt. The same report notes Czech resistance in exile as diplomats resign in protest of Communist seizure of Czechoslovakia. In Chicago the CIO calls a nationwide strike of 100000 meat packers for March 16. A charter for a fourth bank in Lubbock named American State Bank is granted in Austin.
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Washington
Truman
Massachusetts
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Douglas MacArthur
Seizice
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Chicago
CIO
American State Bank
State Banking Board
Austin
Reagan Alters GOP Map With Covert Steps For 1968
Marianne Means reports Reagan supporters quietly test strength across key primaries. Reagan allies hire strategist F Clifton White and plan private polls to gauge delegate potential, while Wisconsin Oregon and Nebraska campaigns adapt to Nixon's early lead and California mobilization.
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Nixon
Reagan
GOP
Gan
Educated Man Urges Public Involvement Beyond Earnings
A guest editorial cites U S Census figures showing lifetime earnings rise with education from eighth grade to college. It argues that true education means civic engagement and responsibility, warning against viewing degrees only as income boosts and urging leaders to address social and economic issues.
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U.S. Census Bureau
Logan
W.va
Banner
Britain Replaces Gum Arabic With Alcohol-Containing Stamp Adhesive
The British postal service is substituting traditional gum arabic with an adhesive that includes small amounts of alcohol. The change could ease rising postage costs and raise one cent stamp sales, while drawing opposition from American stamp-netting equipment makers. Some speculate stamp users might experience a light buzz from licking.
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Great Britain
America
Atlanta
Constitution
Dear Turnrow Turner satire on insurers and politics
In a satirical column O C McBride notes insurers may rate non-smokers cheaper and questions links between smoking and diseases. He jokes about riders of Marlboro Country and hints Harold Stassen’s toupee and Bobby Kennedy look. The piece muses on U S military aid in the Middle East and budget balance.
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