House Term Length Debate Prompts Four Year Proposal
President Johnson advocates doubling House terms to four years while supporters argue for quadrennial elections in all years. Emanuel Celler warns a four year term risks presidential coattail effects and urges biennial voting and accounting to keep Congress closely tied to the people.
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Johnson
House of Representatives
Emanuel Celler
Brooklyn
House
Judiciary Committee
Celler
Ford Foundation Grants Boost Latin Studies at A&M and Penn State
The Ford Foundation has distributed 11 million in three years to promote Latin American studies in U S colleges. New grants include 215000 to Penn State and 185000 to Texas A&M to support centers, faculty recruitment, research tools, and hemispheric collaboration.
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Ford Foundation
Penn State
Texas A&m
A&m
Nervous Sukarno Faces Uncertain Indonesian Crisis
Sukarno shows jittery concern over political enemies as Indonesia, once a US aid beneficiary of a billion dollars, faces economic distress. He seeks aid elsewhere but finds no imports from Peking. The army stays hard on the Communists while he pursues a moderate stance despite a coup attempt. Mobs demand cabinet dismissals tied to Red China influence.
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Sukarno
U.S
Peking
Brass Gags Union Leaders In Viet Nam Supply Scandal
Pentagon and State Dept officials curb union leaders from reporting Viet Nam supply failures. Cargo ships idle long in port, crews underused, and millions wasted as civilian unloading is barred. NMU offered help to speed unloading but Army regulations block civilian workers. The piece highlights lax planning and alleged corruption.
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Viet Nam
Ashington
Pentagon
State Dept
Navy
Viet Cong
Hanoi
U.S
Washington
Johnson
National Maritime Union
NMU
Big Joe Curran
International
Cam Ranh Bay
Qui Nhon Bay
Manila
USO
Joe Curran
Saigon
China Sea
The
Hall Syndicate, Inc
Henry J. Taylor
New York
U.N
End unemployment forever bill stirs mixed reactions
Readers critique Henry B. Gonzalez proposed plan to guarantee work for all Americans and exhaust government control. Letters question feasibility and risks to states rights, warn of creeping socialism, and cite Johnson's policies and U.N. stance. C C Potchernick expresses concern over contractors aiding Viet Nam efforts.
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Henry B. Gonzalez
Congress
U.S. A
Henry
Heary
White House
Bullfighting Debate Sparks Letter to the Light
In a letter to The Light Jim Waterman objects to bullfighting and criticizes those who enjoy one sided battles. The writer invites responses addressed to In the Mailbox at The Light in San Antonio Texas.
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Bill Slocum
U.S
Jim Waterman
P.O
San Antonio
Texas
Understanding sudden heart death from high blood pressure
A letter explains that undiagnosed high blood pressure can drive fatal heart attacks even with normal electrocardiograms. Regular exams, diet, and medication could have helped, but early heart disease signs are subtle and rely on doctor patient dialogue and careful interpretation of many tests.
Debate in New York 17th District Race Announces Three-way Contest
A 1965 King Features Syndicate piece outlines the 17th District race to replace Lindsay. Republican Theodore Kupferman and Democrat Orin Lehman lead a liberal crossover contest, while Jeffrey St. John of the Conservative Party presses for a substantive debate and policy testing. St. John argues for a forceful Southeast Asia stance and a council for individual national solutions, amid a crowded media-centered district.
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Washington
John Vliet Lindsay
New York
Lindsay
Theodore Kupferman
Orin Lehman
Herbert Lehman
U.S
Viet Nam
Kupferman
Lehman
Gallup
John Lindsay
Bailiwick
17Th Congressional District
Communications Center
United States
Jeffrey St. John
Channel 13
St. John
Capitol Hill
State Department
Congress
William Buckley
Liberal Party
17Th
Asia
Red China
Ezra Pound
Robert Lowell
Lyndon Johnson
Southeast Asia
South
King Features Syndicate, Inc
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V. V. Bryant
Times
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Castro
Parade
C. C. Potchernick
Lester Coleman
N.Y
Chamberlain
Lady Bird
Ms. Gandhi
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