Why Do Men Race Cars Despite the Death Toll
An opinion piece notes Memorial Day fatalities at the Indianapolis Speedway as part of a broader look at why drivers and spectators accept high risk. It argues money and fame are insufficient motives, while excitement and thrill seeking drive both participants and audiences, who may seek the crash as a vicarious thrill. It laments the grim spectacle and questions racing's purpose.
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Indianapolis Speedway
Speedway
Johnson shifts foreign aid toward limited targets
Opinion notes President Johnson plans a leaner aid budget likely to fall under 3 billion as Congress revises the 374 billion proposal. Military aid would center on border nations of the Communist bloc with Formosa a weak spot, while two thirds of development funds go to six nations. A private investment tax credit and targeted education and health aid are emphasized. Progress but more cuts expected.
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Johnson
Congress
Kennedy
Greece
Turkey
Crescent
Viet Nam
Korea
Formosa
Chiang Kai-shek
Alliance For Progress
South America
Africa
Nigeria
Colombia
Chile
Europe
Gardiner Ackley
Council of Economic Advisers
South Dakota
Department of Defense
Office of Economic Adjustment
Department
Pentagon
Robert McNamara
Johnson weighs fate of Ross on Federal Power Commission
White House decides whether to replace Charles Ross on the Federal Power Commission, a move that would shift the 3 to 2 oil and gas industry balance. Ross, named by Kennedy in 1961, faces reappointment doubts as Aiken and supporters press for renewal. The decision signals Johnson’s shift from Kennedy era policy and could trigger broader power realignments within the administration.
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Washington
Lyndon Johnson
Federal Power Commission
White House
Johnson
FPC
Vermont
Charles Ross
Kennedy
Ross
Capitol Hill
Organized Labor
Sen
George Aiken
Robert McNamara
Afl-Cio
McNamara
The
Power Commission
Planning as a political poison in Washington debates
The piece surveys how distrust of government fuels opposition to new social measures and planning efforts. It cites Sen. Hickenlooper’s warns of bureaucrats and a new way of life, while Sen. McGovern’s reconversion bill faces a stalled process amid defense cutback pressures and job losses from base closures.
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Washington
Congress
Joseph i Clark
D.-Pa
Sen. Rourke B. Hickenlooper
R.zlowa
Senate
Hickenlooper
George McGovern
D.S.C
Senate Commerce Committee
White House
Johnson
Sen. McGovern
Black Hills
South Dakota
McGovern
Mailbag critique of Goldwater Medicare claim misleads readers
John L. Ahearn criticizes reports of Senator Goldwater’s remarks on extending Medicare to Social Security recipients over 65. He argues the claimed 30 percent employee contribution would apply to a $5,200 salary, misrepresenting the increase from 3 44 percent to about 41 4 percent and calls the statement patently ridiculous.
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Sen. Goldwater
Barry
John L. Ahearn
Arizona Bank
Phoenix
Desegregation of Texas Law School Pioneers Change
Ralph McGill recalls that Texas desegregated its law school in 1960, a decade after early federal rulings began challenging segregated education. He notes the 1954 decision prompted regional uproar but argues prelude rulings in Arkansas Oklahoma and Texas opened graduate programs to Black students years earlier.
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Atlanta
University of Texas
U.S. Supreme Court
State University
Texas
Arkansas
Oklahoma
South
Faubus
Little Rock
Texas advances desegregation in higher education progress
The piece lauds Texas for desegregating dormitories and dining halls, admitting Negro students in UT professional schools, and enrolling about 150 Negro students in Austin. It argues Texas leads the South in educational progress, contrasts slower states, and asserts fears of Negro applicant surges are baseless.
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University of Texas
Austin
Texas
Lone Star
Southern State University
South
Belli Faces ABA Trial Over Dallas Venue Demand
Melvin Belli heads to court in Dallas June 15 as the ABA may revoke him for Canon violations after his courtroom outburst at the Ruby verdict. He demands Chicago headquarters host the hearing, citing threats and Dallas hate history.
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New York
Melvin Belli
San Francisco
Jack Ruby
American Bar Association
Dallas
ABA
Considine
Association
Belli
Ruby
Texas
O.B. McEwan
Gripes Department
FBI
U.S
Sarah Hughes
Johnson
United States
Warren Leslie
Dallas City Limits
Chicago
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Detroit Free Press
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Marquis Childs
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Riemandi
Ralph McGill
McGill
Bob
Tiffany’s
Tiffany
Walter Hoving
B. Considine
Allen Avenue
Allenhurst
N.J
Unncle Sam
J.C Abbott
Tonny
Newport
England
UPI
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Michael
Babs
Deejah
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