Senate debate backs troop cuts in Europe
Senate Leader Mansfield and Stuart Symington push to cut American troop strength in Europe arguing the United States spends 2.7 billion annually and that a smaller force could deter threats with lower costs. They note Moscow unlikely to reciprocate and fear reductions may be blocked by administration pressure.
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Senate
Mike Mansfield
Missouri
Stuart Symington
Europe
Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
Moscow
Prague
Paris
Sen. Mansfield
United States
U.S
Mansfield
Administration
Congress
White House
Motor clubs highway plan meets opposition in Illinois
The Illinois Highway Study Commission says only a 24.5 billion dollar 30 year program can modernize transport. The Chicago Motor Club shifts to backing a penny a gallon gas tax with bonds repaid over 30 years and tolling if needed to fund 832 miles of new freeways. Rep. Blair warns against minimal tax boosts and urges broader measures. The clash highlights pressure for a costly, comprehensive overhaul of state roads.
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Chicago Motor Club
Illinois Highway Study Commission
Club
Mathew C. Sielksi
Motor Club
Downstate
W. Robert Blair
Highway Commission
Blair
Highway Study Commission
Illinois
Commission
Springfield
Algiers Motel killings tied to Detroit riot book by Hersey
New York Times review notes John Hersey's The Algiers Motel Incident centers on July killings at a seedy Detroit area motel amid the riot. The account uses police and witness testimonies plus transcripts to portray the fatal police actions, the death game, and federal indictments.
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Eliot Fremont-Smith
New York Times
John Hersey
Hardwver
Knopf
Bantam
Detroit
Algiers
Vice Squad
Perry and the Black Ships Opened Japan to the West
A historical account details Commodore Matthew Perry's 1853 arrival with four steam warships the Susquehanna Saratoga Mississippi and Plymouth that pressured Japan out of isolation. It notes the Meiji restoration and Shimoda’s commemorations marking the voyage and its enduring legacy.
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John Roderick
Associated Press
Shimoda
Japan
U.S
Matthew Perry
Susquehana
Saratoga
Mississippi
Plymouth
Perry
Amer
Ica
Townsend Harris
Izu Peninsula
Tokyo
Edo
Meiji
Asia
Shimbeda
New England
Harris
Project Catch Up: Year round use of school buildings proposed
Editor presents Miss Jeann Lowe's idea for year round operation of urban schools to aid disadvantaged neighborhoods. The proposal, dubbed Project Catch Up, would be run by volunteers and funded by public sources, treating schools as community resources to improve education, hygiene, and counseling.
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Jeane Lowe
McCalls
Miss Lowe
Lyle Schaller
Lowe
Letter writer challenges Luck on income figures
A reader responding to Mr. David Luck's June 27 letter questions the 500000 annual income figure cited for 1967 and calls for public disclosure of Luck's 1967 gross income and federal tax paid, noting his own 1968 and 1969 prospects. The writer hints a pledge to reveal his own finances but emphasizes truthfulness.
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The
Southern Illinoisan
David Luck
Gerald Osborne
Luck
Carbondale Police Under Scrutiny Over Gun Handling
Reader letters critique Carbondale Police efficiency after a gun handling report while contrasting Chicago gun seizures since May. The writer argues gun surrender should occur at the police station and questions local awareness of gun issues overall.
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Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale
Chicago
Southern Illnoisan
Book recalls Marion street parade and Uncle Tom memory
David Felts recalls reading Uncle Tom's Cabin and a Marion childhood parade with bloodhounds. He notes film and stage impressions, compares 1923 24 Duncan Sisters show Topsy and Eva, remembers Jolson Bombo, and comments on a stucco house block adapting to growing families.
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Russell B. Nye
Michigan State University
Mrs. Stowe
Eliza
Ohio River
Tom
Marion
Topsy
Little Eva
Duncan Sisters
Eva
Irving Berlin
Chicago
al Jolson
Bombo
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Otto Kerner
Review
Emperor Meiji
Commodore Perry
Catch Up
Don Jefferson
Mayor and Manager Magazine
Mr. Luck
Police Department
David Felts
Harriett Beecher Stowe
Peoria
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