Bipartisan coalition seen shaping Congress in coming era
Analysis notes a flexible Republican Democrat coalition could counter Johnson administration on economic issues and labor reform. Vote patterns show independence in House and Senate, with liberal Republicans aligning with Democrats and southern Democrats cautious on administration support. Coalition likely non radical and limited to major legislation with electoral impact in 1966.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
House of Representatives
Senate
House
United States
White House
Subscription Rates For Newspaper Readers
Subscription rates listed include per copy costs weekday six cents Sunday fifteen cents and carrier delivery urban fifty cents per week. Mail subscriptions in area seven days twelve dollars annually while trading area seven days twenty dollars in the U.S.A. thirty five dollars per year. All mail subscriptions payable in advance.
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U.S.A
Senators Consider Sabbatical Leave For Six Year Terms
Senator McGee proposes six year term sabbaticals for senators to read think and reflect three to twelve months off once every six years. He notes practical challenges including voting during absence and abuse risks but argues such breaks could yield a better informed Senate and curb executive overreach.
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U.S. Senate
John Q
Reilly
Senate
McGee
Busy Busyness Among Ministers Sparks Debate
A national weekly article by Rev. Ernest Werner on how excessive busyness tempts pastors to fraud undermines ministry. Readers including clergymen reflect on routine duties, reduced seminary enrollment, and threats to integrity. Separate note: elderly couples in Florida cohabit to save Social Security, challenging policy.
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Ernest Werner
Werner
Florida
Great Society
Polish Politburo guest eyed for spring visit to Washington
Fulton Lewis Jr outlines a planned state visit by Stefan Jedrychowski, head of Poland's State Planning Commission, as U S aid debates influence and East West cooperation. He notes Poland's policy alignment with the Soviet bloc and religious liberty abuses under Gomulka. Thomson targets wasteful aid programs and poor agency oversight.
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Stefan Jedrychowski
Poland
State Planning Commission
U.S
U. S
Jedrychowski
United Nations
Soviet Union
North
Viet Nam
Castro Cuba
East Germany
Wladyslaw Gomulka
Stefan Cardinal Wyszynski
Warsaw
Vernon Thomson
Wisconsin Republican
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Tukey
Morocco
Thomson
China
Pakistan
Korea
Dominican Republic
Agency For International Development
Presidents who ruled after battle and Chinese grasshoppers
Ten presidents were generals while no admiral was nominated for president. The list includes Washington Jackson Harrison Taylor Pierce Grant Hayes Garfield Benjamin Harrison Eisenhower. In parts of China grasshoppers are eaten and called shrimps of the earth.
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Washington
Jackson
William Henry Harrison
Taylor
Pierce
Grant
Hayes
Garfield
Benjamin Harrison
Eisenhower
China
Gov Brown and the famed nickname Pat in inaugural antics
The article traces Gov. Edmund Gerald Brown’s nickname Pat from boyhood, recounts his fiery inaugural address for Lyndon B. Johnson and Hubert Humphrey, and notes the limo misadventure with his aide. It also covers Carl T. Rowan’s embarrassment over fake South Vietnam war films and his family’s reactions.
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Washington
Gov. Brown
California
Edmund Gerald
Pat
Patrick
Patricia
Freemont Grammar School
San Francisco
Patrick Henry
Lyndon B. Johnson
Hubert H. Humphrey
Bernice
Patrick Henry” Brown
Richard M. Nixon
Senate
William F. Knowland
Pat Brown
United States Information Agency
Carl T. Rowan
South Vietnam
Vivien
Carl, Jr
Rowan
USIA
Carl
Dad
Slot machines on steamers promise relief from monotony
British cross channel steamers install slot machines to amuse passengers and guard against loose cash. A curious note discusses weather affecting hearing and mentions ear muffs in cold conditions. Also referenced is a belligerent anteater and medical column tips citing orange and lemon peel against the common cold.
Middletown Firemen Lead Washington Birthday Celebration
Middletown marked Washington birthday with the first Fireman’s Celebration attracting visitors from surrounding areas. A parade featured a big fireman’s car and an afternoon speech on the nation’s growth, followed by a supper and a Fireman’s Ball to fund new equipment. The Middletown Herald editor hailed Washington as a lasting inspiration.
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Middletown
Washington
Cincinnati
Hamilton
Dayton
Wathington
Union
U. S
Alleghanies
F. Simpson
Americans Should Save While Government Spends
Paul Harvey argues Americans save aggressively while the federal government runs deficits. He notes 1964 savings of 22 billion dollars and an average cushion of 7 800 for families, contrasting with repeated red ink and calls for more federal spending on medical care and education. He urges personal financial responsibility over government handouts.
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Congress
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