Former chairmen clash over tax and spending in economic hearing
Arthur Burns and Walter Heller, former chairs of the Presidents Council of Economic Advisers, debated tax policy before the Joint Economic Committee. They agreed a tax increase may be needed later if growth resumes but warned against hasty action, while Burns urged trimming federal spending to avoid tax hikes and questioned aid to the poor, advocating full employment and productivity as the true anti poverty weapon.
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Vietnam
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Academic Rat Race Warns of Student Burnout in Reform Call
Dr L Carroll King of Northwestern University warned at a Middle Atlantic ACS meeting in New York that the American education system has created a rat race that burns out good students. He urged reforms for individual attention and flexible pacing to reduce college dropouts and restore student enjoyment of learning.
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L. Carroll King
Northwestern University
Middle Atlantic
American Chemical Society
New York
Dr. King
Democrats Rally Early Plans for 1968 National Scene
Washington Democrats push 1968 contingencies as Bailey expands the DNC staff under Johnson, while major March meetings shape renovation. California leaders seek to sideline Mayor Yorty to unite the party, with Illinois hopes centering on Shriver and Kerner. Midwest ties, postmaster OBrien, and Humphrey weave into mounting behind the scenes activity.
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Democratic National Committee
John Bailey
Johnson
Bailey
California
Capital
Edmund G
Pat) Brown
Jesse Unruh
Eugene Wyman
Unruh
Wyman
Hubert Humphrey
House
Los Angeles
Samuel Yarty
Yorty
Pat Brown
Thomas Kuchel
Illinois
Sargent Shriver
Sen
Everett Dirksen
Shriver
Ers
Otto Kerner
Democratic Committee
Lawrence O’brien
Marvin Watson
Humphrey
Hubert
National Committee
The Poor Man's Philosopher on neatness and life
A humorous meditation contrasts overly neat people with untidy ones. The narrator argues life benefits from disorder and change, likening a perfectly tidy world to a cemetery. He prefers a heaven like a messy desk where exploration, not planfulness, defines meaning.
Fifty Years Ago in News-Post Files Spy Threats
A Washington report claims more than 100000 German spies operate in the United States. President Wilson is aghast but not panicking as counter espionage efforts begin. Congress will soon consider arming all American merchant ships carrying munitions to the Allies with naval gun crews ready to sink U boats.
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Washington
Wilson
White House
England
France
Capitol Hill
Congress
Navy
Marine Corps
Rules Committee bars floor amendments to Truman budget
In Washington the powerful Rules Committee, under Republican control since the 80th Congress, voted to bar all floor amendments as the Ways and Means Committee prepares to report President Truman’s budget. It cut $6 billion from the $38 billion plan, blocking Democratic minority attempts to restore cut items. Frederick Community Concert Association nears its 1000-member goal with a deficit of 212, expected to fill within 48 hours. over 700 renewed for this year’s series due to high-caliber past concerts.
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Rules Committee
House of Representatives
Republican Party
Truman
House
Ways and Means Committee
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Civil Rights Commission pushes racial balance in schools
Washington columnist notes that the U S Civil Rights Commission urges eliminating racially imbalanced schools defined as over 50 percent Black enrollment and extending strings with housing policy to reduce racial isolation. The report calls for federal and state action, with potential impact on 1968 elections and local races.
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U.S. Commission On Civil Rights
Democratic Party
Congress
Civil Rights Commission
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Johnson
U.S. Civil Rights Commission
Breen
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