Pro Football Needs Some Assurance
Pro football faces a crisis as the National and American leagues consider a merger hindered by anti trust doubts. A joint draft could balance teams, aid fan enjoyment, and allow a possible world championship between league champions. Legislation in Congress seeks exemption. supporters urge swift action to protect expansion, schedules, and TV deals.
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Major League Baseball
Congress
Senate
Everett Dirksen
R-Nl
Russell Long
D-La
House
Hale Boggs
Gerald Ford
R-Mich
Small Crisis Is Welcome Small Crisis Is Welcome
A Publishers' Weekly report shows federal funding under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act fueling a surge of school book orders. Publishers face longer manufacturing and reprinting times as demand expands. The article notes no push to cut federal spending.
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Publishers’ Weekly
Open Forum Letter Debates Life and Oldest Fraternal Claims
A letter discusses the Improved Order of Red Men claims, tracing origins to 1765 and 1812, noting a congressional charter in 1906 signed by Theodore Roosevelt. It argues unborn life as a person and includes a quoted biblical line and Yeats. EDWARD J. JAMISON comments from 1327 W Willow St.
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Order of Red Men
United States
Sons of Liberty
Saint Tamina Society of
177
Maryland
Tamina Society
Columbian Order of New York
Fort Miffin
Delaware
59Th Congress
Theodore Roosevelt
the Improved Order of Red Men
Shipley
14Th St
Good Sense Proves Boon to Medicare
Medicare critics feared a hospital crush and chaos from elderly patients seeking care. The article suggests the reform avoided widespread abuse while expanding access, countering fears of overwhelmed facilities and fraudulent or senile cases straining the system.
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Medicare
Medicare gains ground despite unrest and shortages
Ralph McGill notes Medicare’s progress amid segregationist threats and administrative bugs. He highlights nursing recruitment from Black graduates, calls out lingering paperwork burdens, and cites Dr Kenneth J Ryan on health care as a universal right and a logical step in welfare measures across parties.
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Toronto
Canada
Kenneth J. Ryan
Council On Dental Health
American Dental Association
Ryan
State Department Shuffle by LBJ Denotes No Policy Change
Washington observers debate whether President Johnson’s appointments to second through fourth ranking State Department posts signal new ideas or reinforce Dean Rusk’s policy leadership. Critics flag inexperience and question if Katzenbach Rostow or Ball can challenge the Rusk Johnson dynamic amid Vietnam policy.
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New York Times
Washington
Johnson
State Department
Dean Rusk
Nicholay Dek
Katzenbach
Eugene V. Rostow
Fay D. Kah Jer
State
Lie Department
Kohler
Rostow
Rusk
Katzenbach and Rusk Clash Over Vietnam Policy Dynamics
The memo notes Wickers and Katzenbach as voices within the Kennedy era State Department, with Wicker seen as a critic of Vietnam policy. It suggests Rusk and Kennedy trusted different viewpoints, while Katzenbach’s exact stance remains largely unknown beyond past crisis roles. It also notes Johnson’s image but limited policy shift and hints at internal cabinet limitations in refreshing leadership after Ball.
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Kennedy
Katzenbach
Rusk
Asia
Viet Nam
Rall
Aad
Ball
Johnson
Politics and power lines echo in a cluttered nation
A string of vivid political barbs rails at the Great Society, Vietnam, and a Kansas race as factions clash over leadership. Nation notes a skyscraper dream and a general warning that placards alone won’t settle a destiny.
Pacification Key to Winning Vietnam War Says U S Reporter
Saigon report argues victory hinges on villagers' support and local government. Pacification, not frontline battles, determines success as Viet Cong influence spans two thirds of land while government controls most people. Progress is slow but visible with more hamlet chieftains sleeping at home and larger turnout for local elections strengthening local governance ahead of U.S. drawdown.
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Saigon
Viet Cong
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Edward J. Jamison
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Wicker
By Harry Karns
Empire State Building
U.S
Great Society
Kansas
Gen. de Gaulle
Walter Ridder
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