Furness Profile as Consumer Affairs Aide Draws Skepticism
The piece weighs Betty Furness as the potential presidential assistant for consumer affairs. It notes her limited hands on experience but suggests she may prove capable after learning. It also mentions her roles as chairman of the President's Committee on Consumer Interests and executive secretary of the Consumer Advisory Council.
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Betty Furness
Miss Furness
Consumer Advisory Council
Johnson
Consumer Interests Committee
Consumer Affairs
Question Of Public TV Is Possible Control
Rhode Island Senator Pastore warns that public television requires solid funding and strong safeguards against government influence. He plans a Senate bill to address financing and content control while promoting educational and cultural goals for America.
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Pastore
Rhode Island
Senate
Public TV
Congress
America
War crimes tribunal backfires on Vietnam critics
Marianne Means reports that British philosopher Bertrand Russell's mock trial in Stockholm backfired. U.S. officials and Johnson administration officials deem the proceedings propaganda, while European publics view it as a kangaroo court and defend U.S. stance amid Vietnam war pressure.
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Washington
State Department
Bertrand Russell
Vietnam
Johnson
Stockholm
U.S
Stokley Carmichael
Jean Paul Sartre
Simone de Beauvier
South Vietnam
Robert McNamara
Russell
Holland
Hague
University of Oslo
Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Drive Planned in Middletown
Frank L Frisch of Trenton urges a house to house canvass next Sunday to highlight cystic fibrosis CF with one in a thousand babies affected. He notes CF is caused by gland malfunctions leading to thick mucus and lung infections and mentions the seek for a cure by the CF Research Foundation with 35 regional centers. Volunteers can call Mrs Frisch or Mrs Pauline Hall to help.
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Frank L. Frisch
Trenton
Frisch
Middletown Journal Subscription Rates and Details
The Journal published by News- Journal, Inc. in Middletown, Ohio lists subscription prices including 10c per weekday copy, 15c Sunday, 60c weekly, $15 annual in trading areas, $24 outside trading area, and $38 outside the U.S. All mail subscriptions are prepaid. Founded in 1857.
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The
News- Journal, Inc
First Ave
Middletown
Ohio
U.S.A
Who Pays 250 Dollars for a Dinner in Politics
An examination of testimonial dinners shows $250 tickets for a Johnson dinner in Washington, with roughly 3,000 attendees and an estimated $750,000 gross. The money funds Democratic committees, with about one-fifth for expenses and no direct presidential campaign gift, raising questions about influence and the value of government funding for campaigns.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
House
Senate
Politicians Question Higher Dinner Ticket Price
At a banquet the cost of tickets rose to 250 dollars from 100, drawing questions from many politicians. The hotel ballroom was full, requests for extra tickets surged, and one man reportedly bought at least 18. The growth in political contributions from various supporters was noted as a longtime pattern.
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Hanoi
North Vietnamese
Communist Party
Reunification Commission
Nguyen van Vinh
Peking
Principal objections to testimonial dinners arise from fund handling
Critics contend donors rarely learn how contributed funds are used and show limited interest in the allocation process, suggesting a lack of transparency and accountability in the event proceeds.
Chinese ICBM claim shifts ABM deployment debate
Joseph Alsop argues that Hanoi heard Beijing promised China would have intercontinental missiles by 1972. The piece discusses U.S. defense options, arguing for a “thin deployment” of ABMs to deter China while preserving funds for Vietnam, and cautions against a full deployment.
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Washington
United States
China
U.S
Hanoi
Robert S. McNamara
Pentagon
Congress
McNamara
Vietnam
Moscow
Soviet Union
Charles de Gaulle
Indian cyclone and tidal wave disaster in 1867 toll
A cyclone and tidal wave struck India on Oct 37 1867 killing about 215000. The note adds Walt Whitman served as a male nurse in the Civil War. It mentions 40000 Roman soldiers killed trapped by Hannibal at Canae.
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India
Walt Whitman
Canhae
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