War on spending under Johnson politics and pork
The piece attacks Johnson era spending and deficit financing. It cites the debt limit rise to 328 billion, civilian federal jobs reaching 1,441,886, and the Area Redevelopment Administration later renamed the Economic Development Administration with 665 million more. It criticizes foreign aid, CIA costs, stockpiling, and high interest payments, arguing the Welfare State erodes the dollar and fuels a permissive political culture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Congress
Joint Committee On
Area Redevelopment Administration
Senate
Economic Development Administration
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
State Department
Washington
Harry F. Byrd
Robert J. Kaut
Defense Department
U.S
Mr. Johnson
Add-ons buoy Junior Livestock Sale profits and notes
The article highlights strong add-ons at the Junior Livestock Sale with Terry Harshey of Hagerman earning a trophy and high add-ons on her lamb. It details various add-on amounts, packer bids from Glover and Swift, and the resulting prices for calves, lambs, and hogs. It also mentions the Sierra Eagle junior high newspaper, a morning chuckwagon breakfast, an antelope hunt, a Hawaii flight anecdote, and local scholarship and sports notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry Harshey
Hagerman
Smith Machinery
Cherri Michelet
Olen Featherstone
Hidden smugglers ride the Gulf air and sea
A coastal piece notes how smugglers use private fishing boats and seaplanes to move dope and people through Gulf ports. It explains that many boats evade checks, that planes drop packages or haul lines, and that immigration officers see little head counting aboard returning boats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth L. Dixon
Gulf OF Mexico
United States
Gulf
Tapered shirts misfit men say Reedsburg Times
A reader letter from Reedsburg Wisconsin criticizes modern shirts for men describing them as tapered the wrong way. The brief comment reflects everyday apparel concerns in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reedsburg
Wis
Times-Press
Roswell News Roundup Echoes On Local Life And Business
A Roswell column surveys Fire Prevention Week heating safety and the lure of new cars, notes support for the Junior Livestock Sale at the Roswell Chamber of Commerce, and previews upcoming local projects while reflecting on media, Hollywood, and a jet age. It cites United Fund goals, fair improvements, and community concerns about gravel streets and urban renewal debates. The piece blends civic tips with social commentary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roswell
United Fund
Bishop's appeal fails at polls in New Mexico vote
In Santa Fe, Archbishop James P. Davis urged parishioners to back the Indigent Hospital Claims tax, but it faced broad defeat across 19 of 24 counties. The loss threatens hospital funding and suggests counties may move to run county hospitals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Mexico
Will Harrison
Santa FE
James P. Davis
Davis
Puerto Rico
John F. Kennedy
U.S
Luis Munoz-Marin
Munoz-Marin
Kennedy
Luna
Hidalgo
DeBaca
Guadalupe
Socorro
Lea County
House
Senate
King
Campbell
Gene Lusk
Carlsbad
Bruce King
Highway Commission
John Sudderth
Dripping faucet noted in Changing Times quip
A short aphorism from Changing Times jokes that giving the average husband tools quickly turns a home project into a stream of leaks, implying ease of DIY mishaps.
Invitation to watch Johnson sign bills at White House
Art Buchwald describes a satirical scene of citizens invited to Washington to witness presidential bill signing. The piece parodies attendance incentives, press coverage, and the Viet Nam era politics surrounding invitations, mentioning Arthur Miller and a mass pedestrian bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Congress
Washington
California
White House
Viet Nam
Arthur Miller
Miller
Robert Lowell
Buckingham Palace
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Henry J. Taylor
Sargent Shriver
Long Beach
Robert S. McNamara
Dreamland
McNamara
Chile
AL Stubbs
First National Bank
Packer
Glover Packing Co
Swift and Co
Kansas City
Sierra Eagle
Abby
Daisy
Goddard
Roswell High
Good Ol’ Rhs
Sierra’s
Fair Grounds
Chamber of Commerce
Ellis Whitney
East Grand Plains
Marley-Whitney
Hawaii
Los Lunas Newspak
Thomas L. Bonham
Lillie G. Bonham
Box 181
University of New Mexico
Bonham
New Mexico State University
University of Arizona
Walter Haut
Municipal
Penrod Toles
New Mexico Amigos
K. C. Wilbanks
Chili” Currier of
Artesia
New York
Chicago
Cloudcroft
White Sands
Sierra Blanca
Jazem
Southeast Asia
Main Street
Podunk
Podunk Daily Times
Podunk Times
Hollywood
Jack Campbell
Sudderth
Albert A. Stubbs
Jimmy C. Cox
Advertising Manager
M. Higginbotham
Chaves
Trade
North Main Street
N.M
Roswell, NM
Associated Press
Art Buchwald
Northwest
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