War on Poverty in Jackson County Faces Collapse
The Jackson County Poverty War Fight demands cooperation and clear duties, with calls for independent audits and professional fiscal controls. Two factions contest the chairmanship, diverting attention from aiding the poor and risking program collapse without external state or federal intervention if needed.
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Jackson County
Jackson County Coordinating Agency
Office of Economic Opportunity Program
Law Falls Behind Science In Space Law Debate
The 1960s space age prompts dispute over legal rules as nations push for a binding code. Experts warn law trails rapid space advances while questions linger on military use, space traffic, licensing, and liability for space objects.
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Max Harrelson
Associated Press
United Nations
N.Y
United States
Earl Warren
Soviet Union
Earth
Space
Andrew Haley
Moon
Warren
Sputnik
U.S. Bureau of Standards
U.S
South Atlantic
Outer Space
Illinois Senate Tug of War at White House Press Briefing
At a Wednesday press briefing President Johnson is questioned about whether Senate leaders Everett Dirksen and Paul Douglas received commitments on filling Illinois federal judgeships. The President says he is not aware of any commitment to either senator and notes the dynamic between party leaders and campaign pressure. Politics remains unpredictable as the exchange prompts broader speculation.
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White House
Illinois
Johnson
Sen
Douglas
Sen. Dirksen
Dirksen
Sen. Douglas
Senate
Burdens of Office in Vietnam War Policy
The piece cites Lyndon Johnson and key aides including Dean Rusk and Robert McNamara as bearing heavy responsibility for U S involvement in Vietnam. It notes critics and dissenters, quotes Tom Wicker on dissent’s role, and ends with an Illinois resident calling the leaders’ tasks “damned difficult jobs.”
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Lyndon Johnson
Dean Rusk
Defense
Robert McNamara
America
A. J. P. Taylor
Mr. Rusk
New York Times
Washington Bureau
Tom Wicker
Johnson
Wicker
Viet Nam
Illinois
Editorial Viewpoint Has GOP Found Its Issue
Edward Lindsay argues the Republican rebirth may pivot on Charles H. Percy’s all Asian peace proposal for Vietnam, with a growing chorus from Nixon Eisenhower Tower Ford and others signaling potential party support and a shift in American political strategy. Johnson's peace efforts contrast with Percy's bold stance, potentially redefining Republican identity and public appeal.
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Edward Lindsay
Charles H. Percy
Democratic Party
Old South
Abraham Lincoln
Percy
China
Richard Nixon
Clifford P. Chase
N. J
John G. Tower
Tex
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Thruston Morton
Gerald R. Ford
Mich
House Republican
Johnson
Geneva
Viet Nam
Lyndon Johnson
Buffalo Bugged By Bike Buzz
A reader letter from PFC Oliver G. Ridgway recounts a Vietnam era incident on August 18 1966 where a water buffalo charged a motorbike rider near a post. Guards attempted to remove the animal with carbine slugs and an MP with an M 14 finally stopped the buffalo. The writer notes the humorous confusion of the scene and contemplates displaying the tale.
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Southern Mindsan
Mammalia
Oliver G. Ridgway
H.H.D. 2Nd Signal Group
A.P.O
San Francisco
California
Sarge
M.P
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