Government report urges two million new jobs in three years
Last week a presidential commission proposed creating two million jobs in three years with 250000 in the first year. It calls for guaranteed income, higher rent subsidies, make-work roles, and many handouts as solutions to rioting, despite past anti poverty programs failing. In New York, a planner called the program a hoax and said money vanished. meanwhile vacancies remain in Chicago post office and area plants.
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Johnson
The
Christian Science Monitor
U. S
New York City
Harlem
Chicago
Where They Don't Wait for Washington
John Chamberlain argues that the Watts curfew area offers a practical path to uplift through targeted job and training programs. He highlights Ted Watkins and Chad McClellan driving community-led efforts in farming, auto repair, ceramics, and tree planting to channel youth away from riots toward productive enterprise, with private sector support and government lag time. The piece contrasts Watts with Harlem and Bedford-Stuyvesant, noting leadership development, employment centers, and a shift from violence to constructive action amid ongoing economic grievances.
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John Chamberlain
Los Angeles
Watts
City Hall
Watts - Compton
Harlem
New York
Bedford - Stuyvesant
Brooklyn
South
Ted Watkins
United Automobile Workers
Watkins
Sam Yorty
H. C
Chad” — McClellan
National Association of Manufacturers
Management Council For Merit, Employment
McClellan
Department of Water and Power
Chad McClellan
Rap Brown
Farmer’s boast at country store sparks prize for marriage
A farmer proclaims at the country store that the man who marries his daughter will win a prize. A local boy asks for details, prompting curiosity about the incentive and its outcome.
If No Candidate Wins Election by 270 Votes
Analysts warn a Wallace third party could deny a majority, throwing the presidency to the House where one vote per state decides. Senate picks vice president if House stalemates, risking a split ticket and acting presidency amid shifting party power.
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Washington
House
White House
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Senate
Russell Baker
New York Times
Robert F. Kennedy
D-N.y
Baker
Kennedy
Johnson
Hubert H. Humphrey
Richard M. Nixon
Treatment advice for ulcers and reader questions
In this health column Dr. Mother explains ulcer care including antacids, sedatives, gut motility control, and belladonna relaxants. He urges reading his booklet on healing ulcers and warns against aspirin. He also answers questions on water chlorine in city supply, unsafe weight pills, and hemorrhoid treatment, noting limits on individual replies.
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Mother
Letters to the editor call for more teen recreation in Muscatine
A reader laments scarce teen recreation in Muscatine and questions the fate of the Bill Gray memorial Peppermint Lounge project. They urge action, noting destroyed property and idle time as causes and suggesting using city lots for youth activities to ease adult and teen hardship.
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Muscatine
Bill Gray
Destruc
A Wee Bit Overemphasized
A reflective column lists items and ideas the author deems overrated and urges readers to reexamine their assumed importance. It covers home cooking, politics, popular culture, fashion, advertising, and public figures, questioning societal priorities and urging honesty about what truly matters.
Auction Tonight at Keeler and Hoover's Store
Our Yesterdays notes an auction of watches and dry goods at Keeler and Hoover's store tonight at 7 o'clock. Also mentions years ago items at Thompson Cycle Co and various local notices.
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Keeler and Hoover’s
Thompson Cycle Co
Warner
Wapello
W.L. Mills
West Second Street
Bellevue Hospital
Marlin Schauland
U.S
Today in History highlights 1968 events and prayers
On this date many events are noted including the Russian revolution beginnings in 1917, the Stamp Act passage in 1765, Holmes birth in 1841, Fremont’s expedition reaching Sutter's Fort in 1848, Dutch canal work starting in 1865, Rangoon capture in 1942, Nürnberg bombing in 1943, a 1958-1968 progression in missiles and Middle East coups, and a Dublin clash a year ago. A Bible verse and prayer follow.
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St. Petersburg
House of Lords
U.S. Supreme Court
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Boston
John Charlies Fremont
Sutter’s Fort
California
Netherlands
Amsterdam
North Sea
Rangoon
Burma
Nuernberg
Germany
Soviet Union
U.S
Southeast Asia
Syria
Gamal Abdel Nasser
United Arab Republic
Trish
Dublin
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Eta
Small Society
Brickman
Wallace
Louisiana
Mississippi
South Carolina
House of Representatives
Joseph G. Molner
M.D
Jose
Barnum
Medical Society
Milton Bere
United States
Allen Ginsberg
Everett M. Dirksen
Burton
Argentina
Hal
Boyle
Humphrey
Army Air Corps
Ernest
Veterans Hospital
Iowa City
Associated Press
the Daily Prayer
Jesus
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