Johnson faces farm problem as wheat referendum looms
The Johnson administration warns Congress must enact a voluntary wheat law or delay the 1965 referendum. A two thirds farmer vote could seed controls, with past support, price subsidies, and new taxes shaping bread prices. Administration aides fear defeat but may push for freer, cheaper markets.
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Congress
Lyndon Johnson
Kennedy
Johnson
American Farm Bureau Federation
Canada Targets 150000 Skilled Workers For Population Boost
Canada plans to attract at least 150000 skilled workers to ease its population challenge. Citizenship and Administration Minister John Nicholson says Canada aims to welcome as many newcomers annually as the 250000 who arrived in 1946, stressing industries need skilled manpower over generic immigration.
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Canada
John Nicholson
Australis
Siberia
U.S
Nicholson
Service Economy Shift Discussed by NBER
Since 1983 employment has moved from goods to services, a shift toward a service economy. NBER notes automation will intensify this trend as fewer workers produce more goods. Despite declines, service growth has kept unemployment from spiking. Historical data show services employed 186 million in 1929 versus 38 million today, with rising costs in medical care, food, and personal services.
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United States
National Bureau of Economic Research
the Economic Bureau
Labor Department
Postponed Shastri Visit Deepens Nuclear Proliferation Risks
The Johnson postponement of Indian Prime Minister Shastri’s U.S. visit heightens efforts to curb nuclear spread. Washington fears India may build a bomb within 18 months, with potential sparks in Sweden Japan Israel and Pakistan amid domestic pressure to act. U.S. diplomats work to win Shastri’s ear despite the setback, hoping to deter an Indian nuclear program.
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Johnson
Lal Bahadur Shastri
United States
U.S
Soviet Union
France
Britain
China
Shastri
India
Washington
Sweden
Israel
Nasser
Pakistan
State Department
Mao Tse Tung
New Delhi
Peking
U.S. State Department
Puerto Rico politics shift as independence faction gains influence
The piece notes rising US concern over Puerto Rico amid Castroite fears in the Caribbean and Dominican Republic intervention. It reports Roberto Sanchez Valella’s governorship, the Independence party’s sagging 1960s vote, and the rise of the Group of 22 insiders allied with Sanchez. It details tension with former governor Munoz Marin and internal moves within the Popular Democratic party led by university linked independistas.
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Dominican Republic
Puerto Rico
U.S
Independence Party
Roberto Sanchez Valella
Sanchez
United States
America
Luis Munoz Marin
Munoz
Independentistas
University of Puerto Rico
Popular
Democratic Party
Frederick approves Wilson policies a half century ago
A 50 year old Frederick meeting drew hundreds of residents to endorse President Woodrow Wilsons European war and Mexican revolution policies following Mayor Fra Frederik s appeal. Justice Marion C Miller of Woodsboro served warrants and conducted a garage docket hearing for speed law violators in Baltimore before returning to Woodsboro to enter guilty pleas. Oscar Barrick of Woodsboro had reported a 30 mile per hour excess speed incident involving an Madison Avenue auto and testified before Miller.
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Frederick
Woodrow Wilson
Lewis H. Fra- Frederick
Baltimore
Frederick County
Marion C. Miller
Woodsboro
Madison Avenue
A. L. Reifsnider
Oscar Barrick
Barrick
Justice Miller
Air Force exposes complex racket over fraudulent discharges
Air Force announces a complex organized racket in which soldiers obtained fraudulent medical discharges and transfers from frontline units for several thousand dollars. More than 100 soldiers were taken into custody in Aldershot, England, as Canadian troops protested home delays by smashing windows in downtown stores. A new 100 by 100 foot service pool at Camp Detrick nears completion for enlisted personnel. Senate War Investigating Committee calls for prompt recovery of lend-lease arms from European allies for Pacific use, criticizing lack of progress and actions against German arms for Japan integration.
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Air Force
Air Force Public Relations Office
Aldershot
England
Third Service Command
Camp Detrick
Senate War Investigating Committee
Kilgore
DW. Va
Special Report For Europe Not War Or Peace A Breathing Spell
A travel report from New York on European views of American policy under Johnson. Editors warn a withdrawal from Viet Nam would boost Communist efforts, while Britain’s Wilson accepts an offensive U.S. role. Europeans fear nuclear conflict, urge greater NATO role and rebalanced U.S. Europe ties amid shifting power within the alliance.
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New York
Nea
United States
Europe
Johnson
Kennedy
Bonn
Paris
London
Viet Nam
Dominican Republic
Walter Lappmann
Lippmann
Die Welt
West Germany
Daily Telegraph
Asia
Latin America
Daily Telegraph of London
America
Lipp- Mann
Britain
Labor
Harold Wilson
Wilson
Labor Party
Southeast Asia
Hitler
Red China
Western Alliance
NATO
Russia
Moscow
Africa
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