Arrington Loses Round in Open Housing Fight
Editorials criticize Senate Majority Leader W Russell Arrington over open occupancy. The piece argues his open housing proposal failed due to party opposition led by Sens Frank Ozinga and Joseph Krasowski, and calls for detaching the influence of staunch backers to reshape Illinois Legislature.
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Arrington
Senate
W. Russell Arrington
Frank Ozinga
Evergreen Park
Joseph Krasowski
Chicago
Land of Lincoln
Mr. Arrington
Illinois
Senator Hudson Sours Voices Opposition to Kerner Tax Plan
The piece portrays Hudson Sours of Peoria as a vocal opponent of Gov. Otto Kerner’s tax program. It notes his frequent opposition without offering concrete alternatives and criticizes his focus on rhetoric over constructive proposals amidst a busy legislative session.
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Hudson Sours
Peoria
Sours
Senate
Sen
Egbert Green
R-Pekin
Otto Kerner
Revenue Committee
Kerner
Sours and Company
Conscience and Sen Dodd Senate vote on censure delayed
The Senate delays a vote to censure Connecticut Democrat Thomas Dodd to allow more time for his final plea. Observers call the move a stall aimed at cooling public heat as senators weigh political risk. Supporters and critics debate testimony and Dodd’s use of funds for personal expenses, with Dodd maintaining his innocence.
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Senate
Connecticut
Thomas Dodd
Sen. Dodd
Congress
Rep
Adam Clayton Powell
Dodd
Fitzgeralds Last Laccoon visual rhyme in Felts column
Dave Felts discusses Robert Sklar's Fitzgerald book The Last Laccoon and its visual rhyme with Laocoon. The piece notes music industry price shifts for monaural records and a push by Book of the Month Club offering Manchester best seller bundles.
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F. Scott Fitzgerald
Robert Sklar
Fitzgerald
Laocoon
Troy
Victor Red Seals
Bruns
William Manchester
Manchester
Thornton Wilder
James Michener
U.S. Tightens Draft to Halt Nuclear Spread at Geneva Talks
After a Geneva recess, the United States strengthens its draft treaty to curb nuclear weapon proliferation, setting a Jan 1 1967 cutoff for qualifying as a nuclear state. The changes aim to satisfy nonnuclear powers while Moscow signals possible objections. The text removes veto rights for major powers but remains contested by the Soviet Union and West Germany and Italy.
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United States
Washington
Moscow
Soviet Union
U.S
Britain
India
Japan
West Germany
International Atomic Energy Agency
Vienna
Italy
NATO
Euratom
Vienna Agency
Examination of Father's Day and the fate of fatherhood
A reflective piece questions the value of a dedicated Father's Day arguing great men often had fathers who distracted from real achievements. It contrasts fathers with mothers and historic figures, suggesting fatherhood alone is insufficient and that abolition might be preferable.
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Thomas Jefferson
Theodore Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Mark Twain
Henry Ford
Edgar Allen Poe
Babe Ruth
George Washington
Edward Teller
Daily News
Lincoln
Napoleon
Huckleberry Finn
Shakespeare
Polonius
Karamazov
Fyodor Pavlovitch
Father
Dormitory Ivy, Families and a Supreme Court Nominating Thought
The author muses on housing Americans and compares city dwellings to ivy-covered dormitories. A mother warns about seat belts as her daughter heads to a drive-in date. The piece notes President Johnson could sway voters by nominating Mrs. Thurgood Marshall to the Supreme Court.
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Johnson
U.S. Supreme Court
Thurgood Marshall
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