Good Democrats debate third party challenge at UAW convention
At Long Beach California UAW leader Walter Reuther and Machinists head Roy Siemiller urged Democrats to absorb labor goals within the party. They criticized Gov. Connally and Johnson while arguing for a labor aligned Democratic Party ally. The piece notes Moody’s Texas legacy and Ferguson era context.
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United Auto Workers
Long Beach
California
UAW
Walter Reuther
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Roy Siemiller
International Association of Machinists
John Connally
Texas
Connally
Siemiller
Nation Finances Reach Record Debt Level in 1905
Commerce Department reports total private and public debt at year end 1905 rose to 1.2675 trillion dollars, up 93 billion dollars or 8 percent. The sum covers governments, corporations, individuals, and unincorporated enterprises, including mortgages and consumer obligations.
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Commerce Department
United States
Comfort amid small wars in a nuclear age
The piece notes that some pundits gain solace from viewing this as an era of small wars. They fear major powers seek a fragile peace and keep conflicts limited to avoid a larger war. The Viet Nam experience shows a small war can be frustrating and may escalate unexpectedly.
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Viet Nam
United States
Southeast Asia
Trade expansion with Communists sparks debate in Congress
Washington discussion centers on a proposed bill to ease trade with the Soviet Union and Red China. Proponents call it a peace measure enabling flexible diplomacy. critics warn it weakens U.S. stance amid the Vietnam War and arms flow to North Vietnam.
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Washington
Congress
United States
Soviet Union
Red China
Southeast Asia
Percy Opens Senate Bid In Illinois Against Douglas
In Kankakee Charles H. Percy appeals to Republicans blasting Johnsons Vietnam policy. He contrasts Eisenhower eight years without war with the current administration and accuses Johnson of mishandling the war, aiming to unseat Liberal Democrat Paul Douglas as campaign season begins.
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Johnson
Chicago
McCormick Place
Charles H. Percy
U.S. Senate
Eisenhower
Honolulu
Viet Nam
Chuck Percy
Paul Douglas
Mr. Johnson
Douglas
Percy
Ulinois
Barry Goldwater
Midwest
Senate
Glen Echo riot victims gain a hearing. Chicago Viet Nam politics
The Montgomery County Council opened its doors to Glen Echo residents after riots that caused up to 10000 in damage. The piece also notes a tight Senate race in Illinois where Douglas struggles against Percy amid Viet Nam policy controversy and White House concern.
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Glen Echo Amusement Park
Maryland
Montgomery County Council
Viet Nam
Douglas
Percy
White House
Senate
Mr. Johnson
Chicago
Railroad strike halts most U. S. traffic in 1946
The piece notes a nationwide railroad strike crippling industry and delaying work access. It then reports Lubbock City Commission approving John P. Ruhmann as city engineer and tightening health laws including milk safety, restaurant rules, garbage and slaughterhouse sanitation, and meat handling. Dr Homer Price Rainey declares candidacy for governor with a June 4 campaign kickoff at the Sherman-Denison ballpark.
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Lubbock City
Austin
Homer Price Rainey
Ball Park
Sherman and
Denison
Reds' Goal Unchanged Under Chinese Red Army Rhetoric
The Jiefangjun Pao in Peking flags Lin Piao as Mao’s successor and warns the world that Peking and Moscow share a single aim to crush the free world. It notes Lin’s rise via the Party and military roles, cites Stalin era fears, and insists appeasement invites war while urging a hard line against Red aggression.
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Red Army
Jiefanzjun Pao
Peking
Lin Piao
Mao Tre-tung
Tweediedurh
Tweediedee
Lin
Java
Saigon
Europe
Fulbrights
Kennedys
Morses
Moscow
Lenin
Sochineniya
Berlin
Stalin
Zhukov, Novikov
Bogdanov
Voronov
Vershinin
Mao Tze-Tung
Mao
Yenan
China
Voprosy Istorii
KPSS
Communist Party
Kremlin
Khrushchev
Leonid Breshnev
Alexei Kusygin
West
Bay of Pigs
Berlin Wall
Kennedy
Laos
Cuba
Viet Nam
REDS
Red
Call for Texas Legislature to rethink abused child law
Dallas doctors and an attorney urge more than probing reports. they call for mandatory reporting by physicians and extension of immunity to nurses and other staff. They argue flexible treatment over punishment and note no state has fully solved the problem of child abuse.
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Texas
Dallas
Dallas Medical Journal
Carl C. Peterson Jr
P. Larry Pascoe
Peterson-Pascoe
San Angelo
Dear Turnrow Tunker on Aid, Mao, and Draft Deferments
O C McBride weighs President Nasser's warning on aid cuts, Mao's succession potential, and student draft deferments. He jokes about 500 million Chinese to choose from and reads sample test questions, expressing appreciation for his age.
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Mao
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Texas Technological College
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