Great Society fades into austere New Era
AP reports President Johnson signals a shift from the Great Society to austerity. He urges a national program of fiscal restraint at a National Farmers Union speech in Minneapolis, predicting higher taxes, reduced spending, higher interest rates, and tighter overseas spending, with Britain and Australia cited as contrasted examples.
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Government Shifts to Employers for Slum Youth Jobs
Washington AP government planners pivot multimillion dollar program to place youths with businesses rather than recruit teens for summer jobs. Executive director Gerald Christensen says supply of jobs, not kids, is the issue. Humphrey notes 1.5 million youths aged 16-21 sought work last summer with many not searching. The Lower Falls of Yellowstone River, Yellowstone National Park, height is twice that of Niagara Falls.
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