Idaho Recall Move on Senator Church Sparks Debate
William F. Buckley Jr reflects on Idaho voters seeking to recall Senator Frank Church as a conservative excess that clashes with representative government. He argues recalls undermine constitutional ones and warns the effort may fail or be struck down while noting Church’s foreign policy stance won’t change before 1968.
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Vietnam
Republican Party
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Church
Hinds
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Con
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Hoover seeks 4.2 million increase for FBI budget
The FBI director urged Congress to raise the FBI budget by 4.2 million for the next fiscal year, bringing total to 186,574,000. He cited 6,638 agents and 9,142 clerks with 106 new agents and 468 clerks, plus heavy civil rights work and draft law enforcement, including a 90 percent rise in conscientious objector investigations in 1966. Over 3.6 million overtime hours in 1966 equaled 1,783 full-time agents.
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FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
House Subcommittee On Appropriations
Bureau
Hoover
Armed Services
Vietnam
Congressional Committee
Civil Service Commission
Summer jobs appeal urged by Humphrey to boost youth work
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey as chairman of the President's Council on Youth Opportunity calls on industry to provide summer jobs for youths. Federal estimates show nearly 13 million 16 to 21 year olds will enter the workforce, up about 400,000 from last year. The News will hire at least six area youths as Youth page correspondents this summer, continuing a seven year program to expose students to journalism and responsibility.
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Hubert H. Humphrey
Council On Youth Opportunity
New Castle
New Castle News Masthead and rate notice from Lawrence area paper
The New Castle News announces its ownership by The News Company and lists staff roles including President and General Manager and Vice President. It provides subscription rates for home delivery and mail, with regional prices for Lawrence Butler and Beaver counties and outside these counties.
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Lreas
Asstreas, Ass't
Sy Meritor Advertising and Credit Manner
Lawrence
Butler
Beaver
Politics and Sewers Highlight City Hall Engineering Row
City debates over sewer project engineering flare as Consoer Townsend & Associates faces removal from the sanctioning list. Shenango Township plans sewage treatment for the Youth Development Center with New Castle Sanitation Authority, while Michael Baker Jr. of Rochester completed an $14,000 survey that may duplicate work. Political motives cited as the root cause of delays and bickering as a Pennsylvania firm could handle the job.
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Consoer Townsend & Associates
Chicago
Shenango Township
Consoer - Townsend
New Castle Sanitation Authority
Consoer- Townsend
Pennsylvania
Sanitation Authority
Consoer Townsend
Political favors and delays stir local controversy
A columnist argues city gains from naming Michael Baker and praises allied congressman influence while warning against political meddling that raises costs. The piece notes two months of youth center idleness and postponed sewer plans increasing future construction costs, suggesting public welfare should override politics.
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Michael Baker
Clark
Clark’s
Shenango Township
Patriot Heart Over War Says Writer Refutes Viet Nam View
A reader asserting patriotism risks being linked to subversives defends involvement in Southeast Asia. He recalls WWI service, rejects nuclear bombing and war as a solution, and quotes Woodrow Wilson saying he is too proud to fight while preferring a country loved over feared. He warns against conflating views with mob mentality.
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Southeast Asia
France
Gallup
Viet
Nam
Woodrow Wilson
Strictly Personal Reflections on Voice and Artistry
The piece chronicles a speaker’s humorous defensiveness about his singing and a failed vanity at misjudging his own voice. It contrasts self-image with external critique and warns that sincerity alone cannot shape true art. Biblical allusion is used to punctuate the note on having true value beyond vanity.
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Chaliapin
Italy
Villa Borghese
Milan Opera Co
la Traviata
LaScala
UN woes and Suez crisis echo through policy debates
John Chamberlain critiques UN principles amid Suez tensions. He notes Eden's Munich reference, Dulles containment limits, and the clash over Sinai and the Gulf of Aqaba. He warns UN withdrawal and Egyptian actions risk fueling war, while urging clearer diplomacy to prevent a broader conflict.
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Anthony Eden
Britain
Nasser
Suez Canal
France
Israel
Sir Anthony
Munich
U.S
John Foster Dulles
Sinai
Egypt
Sinai Peninsula
Gulf of Aqaba
Gaza Strip
Suez
West
Eilat
U Thant
United Nations
UNEF
Security Council
General Assembly
Strait of Tiran
Eisenhower
Lord Avon
Pennsylvania Story Highlights Tax Plan Deadlines and Session Stats
Governor Shafer pushes a 300 million tax program as Pennsylvania eyes a July 1 budget start. Lawmakers face a tight 30 day window amid extended study time and a robust legislative scoreboard showing 1888 total bills introduced, 15 signed, with 28 to 29 legislative days so far. Memorial Day weekend operations and mineral output trends round out the state update.
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House of Representatives
Pennsylvania
House
Senate
Capitol
Capitol Hill
Harrisburg
State Department of Internal Affairs
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