Editorials fear war spending beneath LBJ's Great Society
The piece argues that racial discrimination drives urban woes more than money can, calling for reduced domestic spending in favor of eradicating prejudice and redefining city goals. It links Vietnam war costs to constrained domestic funds and warns of inflation and political backlash, noting shifts in public opinion and Johnson's policy stance.
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America
Johnson
Lyndon Johnson
United States
Illinois Eyes Computer Aid for 1347 Districts
State education leaders plan a computerized system to supply statewide data on students finances facilities and programs. The effort aims to better coordinate district efforts and guide reform as Illinois faces funding and structural challenges that no computer can solve. The public and legislature will shape future education policy when January session opens.
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Illinois
Ilinois
Board of Education
Tllinois
What You Got For $284,236
Gov Otto Kerner’s office reports the Illinois National Guard’s 10 days of Chicago duty cost 284 236 90 beyond normal operating costs. The riot duty restored peace, earned respect for law and order, and showcased disciplined citizen soldiers despite high expense. Venice Savings Bank hosts a window sale.
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Otto Kerner
Illinois National Guard
Chicago
Illinois
Wisconsin
National Guard
Shakespearean 46-46-46 legend and Teahouse of the August Moon note
Dave Felts surveys Shakespeare authorship lore tied to Psalm 46 and the 46th word puzzle. Herbert Mayes previews a new musical The Teahouse of the August Moon by John Patrick with Burton Lane as composer. Brown notes 1876 college costs and Valparaiso University as the poor man’s Harvard. He recalls college years, horse show tickets, and a wedding gift of The Oxford Book of Verse.
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Herbert Mayes
Trade Winds
William Shakespeare
John Patrick
Verne Sneider
Burton Lane
Teahouse
Patrick
Dee Brown
Vassar
Amherst
Yale
Harvard
Columbia
Valparaiso
Old Valpo
East Hall
University of
Heaven
Wheeler & Dealer
U.S
Paul H. Douglas
Emily
Illinois
Luci
Pat Nugent
Tense Sino Soviet China Border Struggle Grows
A New York Times analysis reports mounting evidence that the Sino Soviet Treaty of 1955 has functionally collapsed amid intensified border security and troop movements along the Soviet Chinese frontier. It notes tightened controls at Irkutsk and Ulan Bator, reduced cross border traffic, disputed Amur river regulations, and Mongolia's pro Soviet realignment with large scale Soviet aid and purges.
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Harrison E. Salisbury
New York Times
Moscow
Peking
Russia
China
Japan
United States
Mao Tse-Tung
Outer Mongolia
Peoples Liberation Army
Irkutsk
Ulan Bator
Mongolia
Soviet Union
Khabarovsk
Amur
Acros
Siberian
Omsk
Vladivostok
Irutsk
Urkutsk
Ulan
Siberia
Lake Baikal
Usuri Basin
Martime
Ussuri
Khanka
Lake
Chinese Harbor Supervision Office
Karl Marx
Kharbarovsk
East Siberian
Secret Police
U. Tsendenbal
Central Committee
Revision Committee
Tsendenbal
Redio Y. Malinovsky
Sinkiang
Kulja
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Secretary Gardner
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Venice Savings Bank
Dave Felts
Salisbury
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Shangai
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