Renominated Illinois women boost call for more female lawmakers
editors praise four incumbent women in Illinois House for strong performances and reading bills. Pebworth Chapman Dawson and Meany win renomination amid debate on female participation in state politics. authors argue women bring fresh outlook and dedication, noting few face economic pressures of male peers.
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House of Representatives
Marjorie Pebworth
Riverdale
Eugenia Chapman
Arlington Heights
Frances Dawson
Evanston
Mary Meany
Chicago
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Chapman
Meany
Dawson
Springfield
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Senate
Ho Ho Ho or Ho Hum Sleep-in by Louisville Firemen
Louisville firefighters stage a sleep-in to press for higher pay. The tactic risks tiring city officials and may fail to advance demands, as the snoozing protest could bore decision makers rather than force concessions.
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Louisville
Fragmented 1966 projections and partisan quips in brief notes
A stream of quirky lines references the postal service stamp timing, early 66 auto production, hub caps inventory, Reagan as a GOP future icon, Election Day night routines, a pre-nuptial party near the Supreme Court, and a tongue in cheek riff on Grand Canyon usage.
France and United States reach NATO alignment on troop pullout
Defense Secretary McNamara announced that nearly all American combat units in France will be evacuated over the coming months. De Gaulle had pressed for this move before closer Paris Washington ties could exist, while the Johnson administration stalled. The plan may force a flexible deadline for relocating 700 million dollars in hardware by July 1, and prompts broader NATO modernization.
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France
United States
Defense
Robert McNamara
de Gaulle
Paris
Washington
Johnson
Norris as a liberal reformer shaped by progressive era debates
The review discusses Norman L. Zucker’s biography of George W Norris, calling him a folk hero and a genuine liberal pre New Deal. It notes Norris helped found TVA and Norris Dam, opposed Cannon power, and shaped the Tennessee Valley Authority era alongside Bryan, Roosevelt, Wilson, La Follette, and others. It also touches on how The New York Times covered society weddings and a Phillips Exeter commencement with Eisenhower.
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George W. Norris
Norman L. Zucker
Nebraska
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Sen. Norris
Zucker
Sen
Norris
United States
League of Nations
Power Trust
Tennessee Valley Authority
George Moses
Rn.h
TVA
Norris Dam
U.S
Tufts University
University of Illinois Press
William Jennings Bryan
Theodore Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Robert LaFollette
New York Times
The
Times
Bowling Green
Ohio
Jennie Hall Jerome
Robert Webb Farnsworth
Jennie Jerome
Bowling Green State University
College of Business
Syracuse University
William Travers Jerome
New York City
Sir Winston Churchill
the Times
Jefferson Davis
Medical Schools Face Big Shifts With Medicare Start
Experts foresee dramatic changes in American medical education under Medicare. Calls for heftier federal support and training of specialized technicians, plus more medical schools, but debates on doctor supply, regional quotas, and funding limits shape the outlook.
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Fred M. Hechinger
New York Times
New
John Deitrick
Cornell University Medical School
Eli Ginzberg
Columbia University
Ginzberg
Middle West
Mountain States
Far West
Dietrich
Deitrick
American Medical Association
AMA
Soviet Union
Journal of the American Medical Association
New Era Medicare Brings Big Changes for Hospitals
Medicare transforms hospital operation with cost based pay plus 2 percent, utilization reviews, new staff agreements, and mandatory cost accounting. Hospitals expect a rush when July 1 implementation hits, with concerns over regulations and reimbursement timing.
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Arthur E. Hess
Bureau of Health Insurance
Social Security Administration
New York Times
Robert Cundiff
Birmingham
Ala
Blue Cross
I. Leon Goodman
Federation of American Hospitals
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Young shopper seeks car with combo stereo and fast pencil
A young shopper desires a four wheeled car with a combination stereo AM FM radio and bucket seats. He lacks skill with irons or woods but carries the fastest pencil on the golf course. Both major parties seek new faces yet prefer old names.
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Irons
Woods
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