Illinois Must Face Up To Highway Crisis
An editorial advocates bold funding for Illinois highways via bond issue or tax reform. It warns current plans and gimmicks fail to meet growing needs, urging gasoline tax increases and reform of motor fuel revenue distribution. It stresses highways as key to economic health and state growth.
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Illinois
William Grindle
Illinois Highway Study Commission
Sen. Grindle
Otto Kerner
Sen
Grindle
Kerner
Kerner Administration
Illinois Building Authority
Building Authority
Senate
Russell Arrington
Evanston
Len Arrington
Gov
Cutting Down Gun Tragedies In Austin
At least 14 people died in Austin when a 24 year old opened fire with two high powered rifles a shotgun and a pistol before he was killed by police. The incident renews calls for stricter federal gun laws and tighter controls on sales.
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Austin
Texas
Congress
Thomas J. Dodd
D-Conn
John H. Murphy
Dn.y
National Rifle Association
National Shooting Sports Foundation, Inc
Kennedy
Sen. Dodd
Rep. Murphy
Sonmie
Urban Blues book review and Batten obituary notes
Dave Felts discusses Charis Keil's Urban Blues as a rigorous sociological study focused on Negro musicians shaping American culture rather than the ghetto. The column also recalls Harry Batten, longtime N. W. Ayer executive, and ends with satirical musings on science, gardening, and televised soccer broadcasts.
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University of Chicago Press
Charis Keil
United States
Keil
Bobby Bland
B. B. King
Little Jr. Parker
Muddy Waters
Tnt Braggs
Bessie Smith
Ray Charles
Count Basie
Louis Armstrong
Dick Gregory
Charles Keil
Yale
Indiana University
University of Chicago
Woodrow Wilson
Nigeria
Officials Explain Goals Here's Why U.S. Fights Limited Viet Nam War
Washington explains why the United States seeks no wider war in Viet Nam. Leaders say Johnson’s policy aims for a measured response rather than all-out victory, avoiding entanglement with China or Russia. The article outlines restraint in bombing and troop commitments and cites risks of a broader conflict.
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U.S
Bob Horton
Associated Press
Washington
United States
Viet Nam
U. S
China
Russia
Johnson
Contradictions In Forecast On Economic Path Ahead
The piece surveys how forecasters split between a recession and renewed growth with inflation risks. It notes cross currents from construction and autos to defense spending, wage talks looming, and doubts about a smooth expansion while the Fed and other actors hold divergent views.
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M. J. Bissant
New York Times
New York
Wall Street
Washington
Pierre Rinfret
Lionel D. Edie & Co., Inc
Sanford S. Parker
Fortune Magazine
U.S. Should Feel Shame on War in Vietnam
A Southern Illinoisan reader argues the United States, as a global power, bears shame for campaigning against a small nation with bombers and chemical weapons. The piece questions propaganda, notes Vietnam war limits, and cites military strategy and figures, including 240,000 Viet Cong and 260,000 US troops, plus references to limited war theory.
Government Seeks Negro Job Opportunities Progress in Civil Rights
A sweeping White House Civil Rights conference calls for action to ease Negro unemployment and underemployment. The article outlines federal measures including EEOC actions, executive orders on nondiscrimination in federal contracts, contract review before large bids, Civil Service enforcement, and support for Plans For Progress with over 300 organizations.
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White House Conference On Civil Rights
Johnson
Secretary of Labor
Labor Department
Civil Service Commission
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Harry Batten
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U. S. Supreme Court
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Oscar Gass
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W. H. Cohen
Carterville
Auc Johnson
Dean Rusk
South Viet Nam
Hanoi
Haiphong
Pentagon
Air Force
Harold Brown
Air War College
Maxwell Air Force Base
Alabama
Joseph E. Mohbat
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