Progress Editorial: Urban Crisis Threatens National Survival
The piece cites John McCone warning that racial rise and urban riots could spark civil war within ten years unless bold urban reforms are made. It cites the Joint Economic Committee on needs for 750000 new classrooms costing 42 billion, plus housing, transport, health, and water upgrades. It calls for massive job training, slum eradication and concrete action.
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John McCone
Central Intelligence Agency
Senate
McCone
America
Watts
Harlem
Congress
Joint Economic Committee of Congress
Financing political campaigns ideas face opposition
Congress debates campaign funding proposals with tax earmarks and universal tax percentages. Critics fear mandatory support for parties and entrenching the political system, while supporters call for voluntary charitable gifts with an upper limit to curb influence.
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Congress
Governors' Conference Signals GOP Plan for Miami Nomination
Governors aboard the Independence weighed 1968 strategy with Nelson Rockefeller favored by a 2 to 1 majority over Nixon, and Romney's campaign faltering. They eyed shaping the platform, with Dirksen to be bypassed, and considered Reagan as a keynote reader, while wary of Reagan's stance weakening a Rockefeller bloc.
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Miami Beach
Miami
Jackson Hole
Wyo
George Romney
Gov
Nelson Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Raymond Shafer
Pennsylvania
Shafer
Virgin Islands
Rhode Island
John Chaffee
Tim Babcock
Montana
Palm Beach
Fla
Babcock
Romney
Chaffee
James Rhodes
Ohio
Daniel Evans
Washington
Rhodes
Everett McKinley Dirksen
Dirksen
Ronald Reagan
California
Reagan
Mountain States
Abm debate sparks calls for disarmament and public reflection
Secretary McNamara argues that nuclear superiority does not guarantee first strike success and warns against expanding the arms race. He questions the justification for massive arsenals and ABMs, urging Americans to demand disarmament and redirect billions to social needs rather than missile defenses.
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Russia
McNamara
China
Census hawks a long questionnaire for the House
Roscoe Drummond notes the Census Bureau plans an extensive 20 page 60 plus question form for the 1960 census. Rep. Betts urges trimming and making seven questions mandatory with others voluntary to curb overreach and preserve useful data for congressional reapportionment.
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Congress
Census Bureau
Jackson E. Betts
Ohio
Rep. Betts
Census
Federal grant action raises questions in Scottsdale district
A Scottsdale School Board proposal for a federal grant of about 66 000 faces opposition from local educators and parents. The writer questions federal aid and cites admin costs, noting a pledge by board member Earl F E Sumrall to oppose federal aid and suggesting a lack of alignment with community needs.
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Scottsdale
Arizona
Earl FE. Sumrall
Robert D. Gruntz
Redwing Rd
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Scottsdale Progress
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