Senate Should Probe Baker Case To The Bottom
The Baker matter links sex and influence peddling to a 1960s political row as Don Reynolds overpayment疑_unsure. McCloskey firm contracts raise suspicions. Senator Williams pursues nonpartisan probes, urging January senate action for a full, nonpartisan inquiry beyond the Rules Committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate Rules Committee
Bobby Baker
Baker
Senate
Majority
Don Reynolds
Mathew H. McCloskey
McCloskey
Rules Committee
Sihanouk Tests Independence with China Ties
Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia teeters between independence and alignment with Red China amid U S hostility. He dangles toward diplomacy with the Johnson administration, hoping distant aid and a freeing strategy keep Cambodia from falling to communism or a Beijing orbit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Dennen
Enterprise Assn
United Nations
Norodom Sihanouk
Cambodia
United States
Johnson
Jan Librach
Sihanouk
U. S
Red China
Viet Nam
Thailand
State Department
U.S
Kennedy
Laos
Indonesia
Automation In Steel Impacts Proofed Union Contract Talks
The United Steelworkers face a leadership contest between President David J. McDonald and Secretary-Treasurer J. W. Abel as talks begin. The union backs a career-security plan to shield 1,120,000 members from automation, mirroring Kaiser Steel’s device of transferring workers to new roles or pools with income guarantees. If adopted industry wide, the program would slow layoffs, retrain workers, and shift job loss to turnover, though it may strain smaller units and boost corporate concentration.
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David J. McDonald
J. W. Abel
United Steelworkers Union
Steelworkers
Kaiser Steel Corporation
Fontana
Calif
There Is Was A Marker In A Travel Log By Dave Felts
Dave Felts sketches a Southeast Florida trip with travel notes on markers, landmarks, and a Kennedy Room at Cape Kennedy, recalling how Florida builds junior colleges and the lure of Southern meals and road life. He recalls a punctured tire in Cocoa near a major installation and cultural touches from Birmingham to Tampa.
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U.S. Senate
Delaware
Sen
John J. Williams
Baker
Senate
Sen. Williams
Southeast
Burma
George Wallace
Alabama
United States
Confederate States of America
Eufalda
Florida
Wgn-Chicago
Stoney Island
Tampa
Kennedy Boulevard
Kennedy Room
Cape Kennedy
Cape
Canaveral
Board of Education
Fisherman's Wharf
Clearwater
Naples
Fla
New England
Miami Beach
Patricia Murphy
Fort Lauderdale
Heisman
Georgia
Tennessee
Kentucky
Cocoa
Nassau
Stevenson III tops Illinois at large House vote in 177 seats
Adlai Stevenson III led the Illinois at large House race with 2,361,629 votes, the highest statewide total among all candidates. The piece notes family dynastic ties to Adlai Stevenson I and II, compares historic totals, and predicts Stevenson III’s continued political prominence and potential national ascent.
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Adlaye
Stevenson NT
Illinois
House of Representatives
Dwight H. Green
Adlai Stevenson
Adlai Stevenson III
Adlai E. Stevenson
Grover Cleveland
Winais
Adlai
Earl Eisenhower
Mth
United States
Sinois
74Th General Assembly
Cutthroats And Riffraff Ku Klux Klan Remains As Hooded Refuge
Ralph McGill examines Klan revival in the South, noting 1950s to 1960s efforts amid murder cases in Mississippi and widespread prejudice. He cites Forrest, Coulter, and Indiana incidents to argue Klan persists as a refuge for scoundrels driving violence and bigotry.
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Ku Klux Klan
Ralph McGill
Philadelphia
Miss
Nathan Bedford Forrest
Calvary
Klan
Forrest
E. Merton Coulter
South
Indiana
Area Flowers and Trees Think It's Spring in Southern Illinois
Residents report early spring behavior as hyacinth and jonquil sprout while trees bud after a warm fall and rains. Botany professor Mohlenbrock notes unusual activity likely due to extended warmth and recent rains. He says plants may survive winter and advises gardeners to cover sensitive blooms.
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Archie Wilson
Midland Hills
Carbondale
Robert Muhlenbrock
Southern Chingis University Botany Department
Mohlenbrock
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Washington
Southeast Asia
India
Prince Sihanouk
Dave Felts
Supreme Court School
Supreme Court
Mississippi
Klar
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