Defense budget tied to Viet Nam costs and McNamara plan
The article details how Viet Nam war costs dominate the upcoming federal budget, with McNamara and aides calculating needs for 1967–68. It notes projected defense outlays, manpower growth, and proposed weapons programs likely to add tens of billions over a decade, amid congressional scrutiny and PPP budgeting pushes.
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John Andrew Hamilton Jr
Robert S. McNamara
Johnson
John Stennis
D-Miss
Senate Armed Services Preparedness
Ee Tee
Senate Act
Stennis
Viet Nam
Treasury Department
Congress
Air Force
Navy
Army
McNamara
Armed Services
Senate
House
House Armed Services Committee
L. Mendel Rivers
D-S.c
MacNamara
Legislation Seeks Victim Compensation in Pennsylvania
A proposed 1967 bill would offer financial relief to crime victims or their heirs, with a $10,000 cap and safeguards against unjust claims. The measure, modeled after California and New York, is being considered by Governor-elect Raymond Shafer as Pennsylvania officials study the plan.
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Congress
California
New York
Pennsylvania
Raymond P. Shafer
Pandora’s Box of the Bobby Baker Case and Conquest versus Cooperation
The essay argues many Washington insiders know Baker case details, urging discretion in FBI disclosures. It praises J Edgar Hoover but questions Joe Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson’s methods, warning full facts could harm national security. It critiques obsession with conquest and calls for cautious, cooperative progress with nature and technology.
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Washington
Bobby Baker
FBI
Robert F. Kennedy
Nicholas Katzenbach
State Department
L. B. Johnson
J. Edgar Hoover
United States
Hoover
USA
Justice Department
Baker
Bob Kennedy
Beb Kennedy
Kennedy
Joe McCarthy
James Hoffa
Lyndon Johnson
Liberal Brotherhood
Walter Trohan
Chicago Tribune
Robert Kennedy
New York
Johnson
Bodo Manstein
Stuttgart
Moon
Manstein
SSRS
Outsiders argue against Library Tax in letter to Editor
The News prints a letter denouncing a library tax defeat. It attacks minority voices and the Womens League of Voters, arguing majorities once ruled in democracy. It claims only 10 percent use the library and warns against funding multiple low standard libraries.
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Womens League of Voters
Voters League
New Castle
Opinions From Distant Towns On American Life
Columns from Wellington Kansas Petaluma California Huntington Indiana and others discuss patriotism health care systems and social changes The pieces reflect concerns about preserving American heritage noting dangers to the future and contrasting U S attitudes with Sweden's ten year health insurance program and its strains on care providers
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Wellington
Kan
Letters To The Editor Policy And Practice
The newspaper states letters to the editor must bear the writer’s full name and address and be under 250 words when possible. All letters may be condensed. libelous or in poor taste submissions will be rejected and no letters returned. Each submission is verified before publication.
UN Red China debate leaves world baffled by duplicitous diplomacy
The Ruritanian foreign minister mocks UN Red China week and notes Brezhnev’s contradictory stance on Mao Tse-tung. He warns that Western powers face a trap as talks hint at a two China solution and a possible two China UN entry before any real consensus emerges.
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Ruritania
Mao Tse-tung
Red China
Skull and Bones
Aristotle
Brezhnev
Bulgaria
Comintern
Sofia
Mao
Prague
Warsaw
U.S
Moscow
United States
Formosa
Pennsylvania Story Sets 1967 as Turning Point for GOP
The piece argues 1967 is crucial for Pennsylvania Republicans as Governor-elect Raymond Shafer shapes a modern administration. It warns staffing, Cabinet choices, and depoliticized governance will test the party with both houses under GOP control, shaping future success or decline.
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Pennsylvania
Yesteryear
Raymond P. Shafer
Shafer
Republican Party
Scranton
Raymond Philip Shafer
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