Silence of the Voters Talks Loudly
Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson faces a surprising defeat as his 1 per cent income tax surcharge bill fails in the Canadian House of Commons. The government survives temporarily, but the tax plan is effectively dead as Mills and allies demand stronger voter signals before action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester B.pearson
House of Commons
Ottawa
Washington
Pearagon
Liberal Party
Pearson
Johnson
Wilbur Mills
House
Ways, and Means
We Shouldn’t Be Diverted From 'Now' In Vietnam Debate
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee reached an uneasy truce with the Defense Department and the White House after a four year look at past Gulf of Tonkin events. McNamara called the hearing a costly but valuable record, while critics warn it may not alter the war’s course. The piece argues for restraint and urges waiting for Vietnam developments before making drastic policy changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Department of Defense
White House
U.S
Johnson
Vietnam
America
Washington
Congress
Rockefeller
Goldwater
Saigon
Open Forum on Rights of Poor and Cabrillo Beach Plans
A citizen letter voices anger at perceived class bias in hardship discharges and rights, urging hearings. It also reports the Citizens Committee to Save Cabrillo Beach opposing Harbor Commission plans for a marina and noting two canceled public meetings with calls for public hearings and transparency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citizens Committee To Save
Cabrillo Beach
Recreation and Parks Commission
Labbor Commission
Harbor Commission
Day
The
Pat Herrera
The Paradox of America
A reflection on American prosperity and poverty coexisting amid social unrest. The piece contrasts urban beauty with Watts Harlem and Hough while examining distrust in institutions, the Vietnam war, and public mood. It cites Walter Lippmann on demoralization and notes divisions within Johnson era politics and national leadership challenges.
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Washington
Plass
Los Angeles Art Center
Watts
Republic
America
United States
Vietnam
Harlem
New York
Hough
Cleveland
Los Angeles
Saigon
Johnson
Chain Reaction of War and Society
The piece discusses how actions in one public area ripple through others in a chain reaction. It notes that the Vietnam war drives large federal spending and that this leads to further consequences across employment, racial tension, and scientific research within society.
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South Vietnam
Johnson
Speech on research, employment, and national policy
Sydney Harris argues that unemployment among African Americans reflects policy failures and stalled research funding. He claims basic research and innovation, funded by government, can boost employment and reduce social tensions, citing jet, atomic energy, and computers as examples. He urges reallocating Vietnam costs to promote science.
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Vietnam
Governor Claude Kirk Denounces Wallace Campaign
The Florida governor accuses the Wallace bid of being a White House plot by Lyndon Johnson. He cites Senator Herman Talmadge as backing Wallace and assigns Marvin Griffin as a stand-in in Georgia politics.
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Claude Kirk
Florida
George Wallace
Kirk
California
Wallace
White House
Lyndon Johnson
Maddox
Talmadge
Georgia
Mississipi
Charles Evers
John Bell Williams
Evers
American Medical Association
Marvin Griffin
Senator Goldwater
Nixon
Reagan
Gov
Rockefeller
Mr. Wallace
Johnson
Independent American Party
McGill on Wallace and the Georgia race tensions
The columnist argues that Wallace shapes Southern politics and that Senator Talmadge had little role in Griffin's nomination. He notes rising Black voter registration in Georgia, Mississippi’s Evers leading the first ballot, and predicts Wallace’s impact on GOP gains while denying Johnson’s creation of Wallace and highlighting Griffin as a Wallace stand-in.
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John W. Gardner
Rep. Mills
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Gulf of Tonkin
Open Forum
George Hamilton
W.B
Compton
Gordon Maclean
Commissioner Day
Harbor Department
MacLean
San Pedro
Sis
Independent; Press
Gizany
New York Times Service
Walter Lippmann
James Reston
Sydney Harris
LBJ
Ralph McGill
Sidewalk Senate
Fifth Street
Long Beach Boulevard
Sally Galloway
W. 20Th St
Jinda Mansinon
Ingrid von Schoultz
Temple Ave
George Sabels
Appleton St
F. D. Wright
Maddox St
Linda Weinheimer
Long Beach
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