Editorial: Politics Of Bickering Hampers Illinois
The Illinois Republicans claim a "super GOP" record in a release "Let's Look at the Record" led by Senate Leader Russell Arrington of Evanston. They say they balanced the budget while Gov. Otto Kerner fouled it up, shaping upcoming campaign messaging amid broader partisan bickering.
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Illinois
Republican Legislative Policy Committee
Senate
Russell Arrington
Evanston
Otto Kerner
GOP
Bably
Illinois Budget Debate Highlights GOP and Democratic Criticism
The piece rails at both parties for a dismal last legislative session. It accuses the GOP of manipulating Kerner’s budget to curb new taxes while slashing services and maintaining deficit spending via the Illinois Building Authority. Both parties are urged to offer real plans for improvement.
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Illinois
GOP
Kerner
Illinois Building Authority
Labor Holds High Cards In Airline Strike Fallout
The Johnson administration faces a national emergency after the Machinists Union rejected a 4.3 percent wage package. White House pressure prompted rollbacks on other industry price increases, while Wirtz warned of limited negotiation prospects and opposed new anti-labor legislation in an election year.
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White House
Wirtz
Senate Labor Committee
The Bomb At Luncheon
Three elderly men at a luncheon discuss Vietnam and U S involvement. They reflect on using weapons and the fear of nuclear war while stressing concern for their grandchildren and humanity. The dialogue questions pursuing any war that could destroy the world.
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Viet Nam
U.S
Free World
Soviet Union
Red China
America
Edward Gordon Craig and Ellen Terry tied to theater legacy
Dave Felts surveys the tangled parentage of Edward Gordon Craig, son of Ellen Terry, noting the Times account of his birth to separated parents and the theater bonds that shaped his life. The column weaves in Duncan, Isa, and charity for entertainment figures amid light radio studio notes and a local homely aside about a water main upgrade and heat relief.
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Edward Gordon Craig
Riviera
Ellen Terry
Dame Ellen Terry
G.C.O.B.E
Craig
Britannica
G. F. Watts
E. A. Wardell
Charles Kelly
James Carew
New York Times
Edward William Godwin
Times
Edward Henry Gordon Craig
Edith
Sir Henry Irving
Henry
Edward
Terry
Edward Craig
Edward Carrick
New Library A Rayburn Building Illuminates Capitol Plans
Ada Louise Huxtable details the clash over a 34 million dollar extension to the Capitol west front and the parallel 75 million Madison Library project. Architects Stewart and the AIA dispute pre selection and design control while Congress weighs oversight and planning bodies. The piece notes parallels to the Rayburn Building and Capitol Hill power dynamics.
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United States Capitol
Capitol Hill
Rayburn
Capitol
James Madison Memorial Library
Library of Congress
J. George Stewart
Senate
Stewart
Congress
National Capital Planning Commission
Lola
West Front
Madison Library
American Institute of Architects
AIA
Brain drain crisis prompts OECD call for action across Europe
OECD officials urge urgent study to bridge the research gap with the United States as Europe faces a serious brain drain. Figures show sizable emigration of scientists to America from 1956 to 1961, with 1962 and 1963 incomplete, highlighting regional imbalances and the need for coordinated funding and policy.
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Omer Anderson
Alliance
Bonn
Germany
United States
Europe
America
Organization For Economic Cooperation and Development
OECD
Bernard Lovell
Jodrell Bank Observatory
Jodrell Bank
European Launcher Development Organization
ELDO
Soviet Union
Woomera
Australia
Atlantic
Alain Peyrefitte
France
U. S
Peyrefitte
Overseas Weekly Suit Targets McNamara Ban on GI Press
A federal suit by Overseas Weekly challenges Defense Secretary McNamara over banning the paper in military PXs in Vietnam and Pacific posts. Publishers claim a Birchite cabal inside the Pentagon drives censorship, arguing shelves show space, counters, and officials’ preferences.
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Birchite Cabal
J .F. Ter Horst
North American
Alliance
Washington
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
McNamara
District of Columbia
Serviceman
Overseas Weekly
Viet Nam
Pacific
Europe
Edwin H. Walker
John Birch Society
Kennedy
Walker
Texas
Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Republican
Senate
Arthur Sylvester
Pentagon News
U.S
RHIP
Joseph A. Dear Jr
Asia
Hawaii
Korea
Okinawa
Guam
Philippines
Thailand
Dear
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Ada Louise Huxtable
New York
Rich Kid
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