Work Law Abuses Push Costs Up in California
The state records show workmen's compensation costs rising 91 percent since 1960 per Roy J. Bell, new administrator of the Division of Industrial Accidents. An Independent Press Telegram investigation exposed excesses of the system, and Bell confirms the need for reform. He notes many awards are undeserved and pledged to develop criteria to curb abuses while ensuring legitimate claims and fair compensation.
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Asio
California
Roy J. Bell
State Division of Industrial Accidents
Independent Press-Telégram
Syntem
Bell
Draft Law Still Needs Revision
The four year extension of the draft law angers both President Johnson and many Republican critics. Johnson signed to avoid expiration, while Southern conservatives balked at improvements. Some Republicans push to create national criteria for draft calls, a provision the Senate rejected, leaving local boards to classify. A lottery system remains debated as a potential means to reduce inequity. Local control persists, with varied treatment for identical cases across boards.
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Johnson
Congress
Open Forum on hippie love-in shocks Long Beach readers
A reader recounts attending a June 23 Century Plaza event and witnessing explicit dancing by young participants and visible disruption near children. The letter references Peace Action Committee planning and accuses mob violence of Communist influence, urging parental responsibility. DL: WAGONER
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Open Forum
Century Plaza
Peace Action Committee
Irving Sarnoff
Donald Healey
American Legion
Communist Party
U.S
Red Empire
New Period of Doubt on Vietnam War
Washington reports a renewed period of doubt about the Vietnam War with growing Senate restlessness and voters voicing doubts to pollsters. A presidential candidate shifts views again as rising costs and pessimism dampen hopes for progress.
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Washington, D.C
Senate
Coati
White House
President Johnson Faces Vietnam War Doubts and Resolve
Richard Wilson analyzes how President Johnson remains convinced on escalating the Vietnam War while advisers push for more force. He notes no deescalation plan, Johnson’s reelection strategy, and the broader U S stance against communism with China and Russia amid ongoing doubt and reappraisal.
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Johnson
Vietnam
China
Russia
Cuba Commitment Question From Kennedy Khrushchev Dialogues
In October 1962 rumors swirl of a deal between Kennedy and Khrushchev over Cuba. Khrushchev claimed a pledge not to invade Cuba in exchange for Soviet withdrawal of missiles. the State Department denies any commitment. A 1962 joint resolution authorized action to prevent Marxist-Leninist expansion in the hemisphere. Senator Smathers urged reaffirmation of Kennedy’s pledge to prevent Castro’s rise.
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Russia
Nikita Khrushchev
Fidel Castro
Cuba
National Broadcasting Co
United States
Khrushchev
Johnson
State Department
Senate
House of Representatives
George Smathers
Florida
John F. Kennedy
Cuba Policy Reflections on Kennedy and Cuba War Promises
The letter discusses the Kennedy administration's pledge to invade or support action in Cuba, praises Kennedy and Johnson for not breaking promises, and cites Stevenson’s remark that the US would not use armed force. It laments the collapse of such vows and critiques international diplomacy's outcomes for Cuban exiles and Brigade 2506.
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Cuba
Kennedy
Castro
United States
Johnson
Khrushchev
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Latin America
Stéverdon
U.S
State Department
Cubana
John F. Kennedy
Brigade 2506
Orange Bowl
Havana
State Opens Biggeree: Credibility Gap Deepens
Washington reports quote a yawning credibility gap at the State Department re the USS Liberty attack on June 8 amid Arab Israeli war coverage. Journalists allege a high official fed them a false briefing claiming a deliberate premeditated strike, despite intelligence suggesting mistaken identity.
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Washington
State Department
State
Capital Chatter and Capitol Recess Debates in 1966
Capital Chatter outlines how a press story was damped to sway U S sentiment and how lawmakers returned from a brief Independence Day break to debates on ending the current Congress session. It notes shifts in urgency from Vietnam tax ethics and politics to the looming Santa Claus deadline and recountsShriners influence after a national convention. The piece also highlights AID’s War on Hunger cover showing a banquet hall of Chicago businessmen to promote food aid.
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Amon Bo
Capital Hill
Agency For International Development
Facing Up to Disorder of the Age
Washington reflects on global turmoil from riots and strikes to wars and revolutions. The piece links domestic racial strife, budget cuts, and foreign aid cuts to a broader era of upheaval, asserting the convergence of civil unrest and international conflict as a major threat to peace.
Priorities in Johnson Era War Policy and World Balance
James Reston critiques U S policy under President Johnson, arguing a defective sense of scale in industrial nations and a misprioritized budget between Vietnam and domestic urban needs. He contends Johnson compromises between war in Vietnam and anti poverty aims, failing to resolve the central priority conflict shaping Washington’s approach.
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Republic
Vietnam
Paverty
Washington
Glassboro
Middle East
Witis ‘Nam
Soviet Union
United States
Moscow
Konygin
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