Crusade turns into summer welfare at Yuma A-Team
A cantaloupe picking effort in Yuma draws outrage as Secretary Wirtz reshapes agricultural labor. Officials expand the A-Team to 2 000 on call around the state while 588 youths are already on payroll, prompting claims the program is a guaranteed summer wage rather than crop salvage.
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W. Willard Wirtz
Office of Economic Opportunity
A-Team
State
Louis Meyer
Dirksen
Delaware
U.S
California
New York
Baruch Remembered as Trusted Economic Guide to America
Bernard Baruch who rose from a $3 weekly job after college to a fortune and served eight presidents died at 94. He steered US policy through wars and peace, offering fiscal wisdom and a philosophy of priority from military security to government credit integrity.
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Bernard M. Baruch
America
Mr. Baruch
Philadelphia Poverty War Shows Poor Misused by Planners
In Philadelphia the antipoverty effort places poor delegates in 12区域 councils but they are outvoted and ignored by professional planners. Citizens Emergency Committee reports frantic calls from frustrated elected poor who feel like rubber stamps in a multi billion dollar program.
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Philadelphia
Citizens Emergency Committee
Postal Panel Seeks Merged Air and First Class Rates
Washington Postmaster General Gronouski’s advisory panel proposes merging air and first class mail into a single fast classification. It urges discretionary rates between 5 and 8 cents, with air only when fastest, otherwise surface. The plan includes leasing cargo planes and tighter subsidy controls for non profits.
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Washington
Gronouski
Congress
New York
Post Office Department
Secrets and sparring mar Arizona school aid talks
The article critiques conference committee secrecy in Arizona politics as senators and representatives spar over school aid. It notes private talks, cryptic quotes, and press conferences that fail to reveal concrete offers, allowing blame to shift between chambers and preserving accountability gaps.
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Arizona
Senate
House
Fiesta crowds flood Phoenix Park for 11th annual celebration
In Phoenix June 24 1890 crowds of 600 to 700 attended the 11th Fiesta honoring Saint John the Baptist at Phoenix Park. Horse cars carried revelers as electric lights were not yet complete. One intoxicated man was quietly removed by Constable Stankard to the city cooler. Herald windows featured new awnings, and Prescott reports note thousands of cattle being shipped with cattlemen sharing profits amid rising prices.
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Phoenix Park
Phoenix
John the Baptist
Constable Stankard
De Gaulle Pressure Helped Johnson Back McKee FAA
President Johnson used behind the scenes appeal to win Senate confirmation for Gen. William McKee as FAA head. He pressed lawmakers including Sen. Hartke to back the civilian leadership, warning that opposing McKee aided de Gaulle and jeopardized U.S. jet competition with France.
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Johnson
Senate
William McKee
Federal Aviation Agency
FAA
Charles de Gaulle
France
U.S
Gen. McKee
Vance Hartke
D-Ind
McKee
Hartke
General McKee
de Gaulle
Time Ethics for Dirksen Plan In U.S. Supreme Court Race
John Chamberlain argues Dirksen seeks to legalize unit representation for one legislative chamber. Connecticut shows apathy as a constitutional convention looms despite the court ruling. He questions Dirksen’s chance to halt political degradation.
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Connecticut
Philadelphia
Supreme Court
John M. Bailey
A. Searle Pinney
Dirksen
U.S. Supreme Court
Sen. Dirksen
Senate House
Teen-Age Helpers in Flood Relief Earn Praise
Thousands of student volunteers including 50 Francis Parker seniors traveled long distances to assist Mississippi River flood efforts. They filled sandbags, manned brigades, and worked in water to build and patch dikes, balancing school duties with public service.
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Mississippi River
Francis Parker School
Chicago
Senator Soaper on Space Decor and Elevator Operators
The statement cites space debris painting ideas and automatic elevators in a new congressional building. It notes machines versus human labor, silver coins versus canned pork, and a neighbor facing a dilemma about two jobs with equal pay.
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Congressional Office
Broadcast Or Perish Groves Of TV Beat Academe
Hollywood interview with a professor who became a television celebrity after a joking remark about a "Broadcast or perish" edict. He explains diversification in TV roles while noting teaching time loss and overcrowded schools.
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Groves
Academe
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