Kerner Holds Line On School Aid Veto
Gov Otto Kerner vetoes a bill raising the state aid foundation per pupil from 252 to 297, costing an additional 32 million in aid beyond the 433 million budget. The move aligns with his stance against new taxes and fiscal innovations, urging consolidation and constitutional revisions before broader aid.
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Otto Kerner
Kerner
73Rd General Assembly
Peter
Paul
Signi
Illinois
Silent Spring For Coyotes Sparks Rancher Protest
Colorado ranchers protest federal coyote killing programs arguing poisons free up gophers to damage grasslands and that eagle deaths follow poisoned coyotes. They echo Rachel Carson warnings that disturbing nature's balance risks broader ecological harm.
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Colorado
Rachel Carson
Rocky Mountain
Price Fixing By New Name in Congress
A quality stabilization bill now before Congress is a price fixing measure in new clothes. It would allow manufacturers to dictate retail prices and seek injunctions against undercutting sellers, pleasing some manufacturers and small retailers but harming consumers by keeping prices high.
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New York Herald ‘Tribune
Congress
Senate Commerce Subcommittee
House Commerce Committee
White reaction to March on Washington questioned
Washington correspondent Richard Wilson of the Cowles papers argues that the massive civil rights march on Washington was not timely and may spark a white counter reaction. He notes Congress is not acting on civil rights now and doubts a broad white backlash or reversal of the Negro drive for equal citizenship.
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Washington
Richard Wilson
Cowles
Wilson
Congress
Illinois
Everett M. Dirk
Sen
Chicks, Bon Ami, and films color Dave Felts column
Dave Felts surveys 1963 business and advertising trends mentioning Seatoil buys Bon Ami, Bon Ami slogans, and Lestoil, plus Twenty Century Fox second quarter income and Cleopatra prospects. He notes Sid Caesar writing staff for ABC with Goodman Ace and the civil rights Washington demonstration voice of A Philip Randolph.
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Seatoil Products
Bon Ami
Lestoil
Leston
Twentieth Century - Fox Film Co
Cornelius, Ryan
Twentieth Century + Fox
Sid Caesar
ABC
Goodman Ace
June
Washington
Philip Randolph
Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porter
Survival Debate Over Radioactivity From Nuclear Tests
Senatorial hearings feature John S Foster opposing a test ban while arguing continued atmospheric tests are needed for national security. A St Louis report contends Nevada fallout exposed children in Utah Nevada Idaho and beyond to medically significant radiation. Critics warn any radiation amount harms children and call for stronger safety margins and stricter limits.
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Andrew Tully Washington
John S. Foster
Senate Foreign Relations, Armed Services and
Atomic Energy
Foster
Lawrence Radiation Laboratory
Livermore
Calif
Senate
United States
Nevada
New York State
America
St. Louis
Utah
Idaho
Troy
N. Y
N.Y
Left Wingers Move Against Grecian Rule
In 1968 Athens faces leftist pressure as EDA affiliates seek relaxation of wartime and postwar crimes. The Greek government wrestles with freeing prisoners and emigre return while maintaining NATO ties amid East West tensions and Soviet pressure to neutralize Greece. The piece notes civil war costs, prison releases, and ongoing political maneuvering shaping Greece’s path.
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C. L. Sulzberger
The
New York Times
Athens
Greece
Europe
Communist Party
EDA
Albania
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia
International Communist Apparatus
Iron Curtain
Greek Communist Party
Betty Abatielos
Antonios Abatielos
NATO
Turkey
Italy
Moscow
Bel
Russia
London
Manolis Glezos
Paris
Bloc
Second Look At Congress And World News Echoes
Congress has settled the railroad work rules issue but foreign aid civil rights and the tax bill may be rescued. Kennedy’s Palm Beach home is borrowed Squaw Island rented and the White House is on a short term assignment.
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Congress
John F. Kennedy
Palm Beach
Squaw Island
White House
How Christian Is The Nation
In a letter from Vergennes Noah questions the claim of a Christian nation and laments perceived hypocrisy. He contrasts churchgoing with public behavior, notes prohibition of the Bible in schools, and protests limits on preaching without college degrees. He frames freedom and faith as mismatched in today’s society.
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Zion
Jesus
Noah
Peace Vergennes
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Tel Aviv
Henry Cabot Lodge
U.S
Viet Nam
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