GOP power shifts show conservatives in a mixed win
The piece outlines how internal GOP battles in Congress and at the national party level shifted power. Ford succeeds Halleck but ideologies stay conservative. Bliss replaces Burch as chairman, signaling a conservative setback yet ongoing influence. Arends remains minority whip, a conservative gain amid moderates and liberals.
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Charles Halleck
House of Representatives
Gerald Ford
Ford
National Party
Ford- Halleck
Goldwater
Dean Burch
Ray C. Bliss
Leslie C. Arends
Peter Frelinghuysen
Poor Railroad Plan and Pentagon Reserve Disbands
The author critiques the Railway Labor Executives Association for proposed federal takeover of railroads conflicting with public opinion and the President’s push for competition. It notes labor leaders plan to draft federal takeover plans while consulting President Johnson and calls on him to reject such moves. The piece also reports the Pentagon disbanding reserve groups including 72 lawmakers to shift priorities from politics to service.
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Railway Labor Executives’ Association
Congress
Johnson
Jai Alai: Basque sport of speed and prestige
Jose Antonio Egurbi, 26, star jai alai player from Motrico Spain, earns over 20000 yearly and paces the Dania scene in Florida after rising from Havana. The game, frontons five sided walls and fast pelota plays draw bets at pari mutuel windows as fans watch elite players duel for glory and wages.
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Spain
Bilboa
Irun
Hialeah
Shangwana
Canary Islands
Barcelona
Florida
Roy McAndrew
Jai Alai Palace
Dania
Jack Kofoed
Miami Herald
Kofoed
Jose Antonio Egurbi
Motrico
Guipuzcoa
Egurbi
Jose Antonio
Egurri
Costa
Eugenio
Eguibi
Motrica
Eguiluz
Havana
Elizabeth Says
Lezo
Senor Bari
North
Jack Paar
Buddy Hackett
General Yamashita
Debbie Reynolds
Count Ciano
Donna Reed
Lawrence Welk
Gordon MacRae
Sophie Tucker
Gold and Economic Outlook Stirs Washington Debate
President Johnson presses for price stability amid a booming economy but warns inflation risks loom if demand outpaces supply. Senate voices caution on gold reserves and foreign aid spending as debates consider potential import restrictions and dollar confidence.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
United States
Trial set for 11 in Chicago staged accidents case
Paul Harvey discusses in Chicago a case where 11 defendants including John Harrell 21 planned to maim victims for insurance payouts. Mastermind Walter Radford 48 received five years probation after confessing staged crashes in 1963. The piece notes rising insurance fraud and calls for stronger federal action while pondering the psychology of self harm for money.
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Chicago
John Harrell
Harrell
Walter Radford
Estrellsta Star Forecast Promises Growth and Romantic Prospects
Tomorrow’s birthday Aquarians are urged to pursue practical new projects with energy. Original ideas and progressive methods may advance job goals though rewards could lag. expect recognition between now and early May with steps toward higher achievement starting in September.
Middletown Hosts World Affairs Study Series
Middletown Neurolt Council sponsors a series of eight weekly meetings on world affairs. Sessions convene in private homes with groups around 16 to discuss Viet Nam United Nations population and related topics from Feb 7 to March 29. Contact Mrs Richardson or Mrs Flowers to participate. Last year 150 local citizens attended.
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Middletown
Cieriar Aba Ae
Middletown Neotel’ Citnet Cencil
Viet Nam
United Nations
J. W. Flowers
Kensington Street
Richardson
James Jones Novel Fetches Over Half a Million for Film Rights
Dorothy Kilgallen reports major studios bid over 500000 for the unfinished James Jones work as Hollywood eyes a blockbuster. Other notes include Bette Davis eyeing Mary Todd Lincoln biography and Connors tipped as Perry Mason replacement.
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James Jones
Jack Bueny
Spe- Davis
Charlotte
Bette
Mary Todd Lincoln
Mrs. Lincoln
New York
Mary ‘Ravers
Peter, Paul and Mary
Broadway gossip and Hollywood mutterings from New York
Olivia De Havilland battles a cold in Plaza suite as Broadway and film news spill from show business circles. Leslie Uggams signs at Copacabana for April 23 and projects earnings of about 200000 from nightclub dates over the coming year.
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London
Hollywood
Cee Eas
Olivia Dehavilland
Plaza
Leslie Uggams
Copacabana
Mystery Geography Lesson Prompts Junior Confusion
A playful note describes Junior puzzled by geography basics and a reference to a mosquito repellent labeled 20218. Grandpappy Jenkins offers a humorous aside about understanding the riddle and notes the muddled, garbled text from a taped message.
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Junior
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