Where's That Fine-Tooth Comb On Budget
Editorial cites Sen. Arrington and Senate Appropriations Committee for lax review of budget bills. It contrasts House Republicans’ scrutiny with Senate inaction, warns debates may waste time, and argues a thorough examination is needed to justify spending.
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Senate
W. Russell Arrington
Evanston
Otto Kerner
General Assembly
Sen. Arrington
Senate Appropriations Committee
Everett Peters
R-St. Joseph
Legislative Budgetary Commission
House
GOP
Sen
Arrington
All The World May Witness Gemini 4 Orbit Feat
The United States completes 62 orbits with the Gemini 4 mission launched at Cape Kennedy and recovered in the Atlantic. Continuous electronic coverage allowed global listeners to hear astronaut voices including a spacewalk, highlighting U.S. leadership in space exploration versus Soviet mystery. The piece praises careful planning, technical detail, and human factors in aiming for a moon landing with safe return.
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United States
Outer Space
Cape Kennedy
Atlantic Ocean
Department of Space Exploration
Moscow
Earth
John F. Kennedy
Look What Conked Out Look What Conked Out
A Gemini 4 computer failure, once deemed nondangerous to astronauts, provokes public relief and hints that computers may not be perfectly faultless. The piece argues machines can err and thus seem human.
Far seeing man warns of loss of anti poverty aid
A cautious figure fears funding cuts as his district shifts from low income status. He notes potential changes in social support and public programs while helicopters carry astronauts to their capsules and question remains about retro planes. Suburban shops may branch into downtown areas.
Ethics panel debate on Illinois lawmakers ethics bill
The Illinois Crime Commission may withhold names of several legislators amid ethics probes. A Democratic group backs a seven member ethics board to draft a code of conduct while a joint panel has held hearings with no report yet. The session’s end may shift the issue to a two year study.
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Illinois Crime Commission
Crime Commission
Democratic House
Board of Ethics
Illinois General Assembly
Joint Commission On Ethics
Well Traveled Seeds and Charms of American Women
Dave Felts notes seeds mailed from travels across the Mediterranean sprouted in a shaded garden, prompting curiosity about seeds carried worldwide. Ishbel Ross’s new Harper & Row volume "Charmers & Cranks" profiles twelve remarkable American women who defied norms, from Madame James to Isadora Duncan and Aimee Semple McPherson.
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Ishbell Ross
Varina
Jefferson) Davis
Clara Barton
Kate Chase
Potter Palmer
Ulysses S. Grant
Grace Coolidge
Rebel Rose
Meal Greenhow
Miss Ross
Harper & Row
Aaron Burr
Hetty Green
Wall Street
Frank Leslie
Margaret
Kate Fox
Victoria Woodhull
Tennessee Claflin
Boston
Jack Gardner
Carry Nation
Nellie Bly
Pulitzer
Isadora Duncan
Aimee Semple McPherson
Lindsay Mayoral Bid Signals GOP Boost for National Republicanism
U S Representative John V. Lindsay, a leading New York Republican, announced a mayoral bid in New York City. Republican hopes rise as city politics could shift, aiding legislative gains statewide and potentially boosting national party prospects. Wagner may not seek re election. Lindsay, a liberal Republican veteran of 1959 1964 battles, could revive GOP strength in urban areas.
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Congressional Quarterly
Washington
New York
U. S. Senate
Lindsay
GOP
New York City
Robert F. Wagner
Wagner
Fiorello H. Laguardia
House
U. S
House Rules Committee
Barry Goldwater
Yale University
U. S. Navy
Youth For
Eisenhower
Herbert Brownell Jr
Justice Department
Congress
White House
Frederic R. Coudert Jr
Coudert
Republican's Chance Slim Can Nice Guy Finish First In New York Mayor's Race
Andrew Tully assesses John Lindsay and Rog Wagner in a New York mayoral contest. Lindsay’s aristocratic image conflicts with a diverse city electorate while Wagner remains a machine ally. The piece weighs Lindsay’s charm against voters’ suspicion of pure altruism and the Republican label.
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New York
Andrew Tully Washington
Georgetown
John Lindsay
Statesman
Sutton Place
Lindsay
Upper East Side
Johnson
Bobby Kennedy
Rog Wagner
New York City
Staten Island
Brooklyn
West Side
Manhattan
Bob Wagner
Democratic Party
Wagner
Yale
Linday
Jack Kennedy
Kennedy
City Hall
Astronaut Ed White Spacewalk Mentioned in 1960s Brief
A note recalls Ed White’s 6,000 mile journey in minutes beside his craft while Whizzer White remained a U S Supreme Court justice. A TV network planned to air the space walk in color but the peacock logo allegedly wouldn’t fit in the capsule.
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Ed White
White
U. S. Supreme Court
Astronaut White
Congress Imposes Stamp Act Echo From 1797 Revenue
A Tax Foundation overview traces U S excise taxes from the 1797 Stamp Act to later duties. It covers whiskey levies in 1791, 1794 taxes on liquor and others, Civil War era duties, World Wars, and postwar shifts toward income taxes and revised excises.
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Tax Foundation
Congress
Notes Tax Foundation, Inc
U. S
Republic
United States
France
Ways and Means Committee
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Naples
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Florence
Genoa
Civitavecchia
Italy
Nile Hilton
Cairo
Bierut
Istanbul
Athens
Palermo
Motris
Lisbon
Southampton
London
Mediterranean
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