Who Should Pay for Urban Housing and Schools
Editorial argues responsibility for financing housing and public services for low income urban families extends beyond municipalities to states and the nation. It highlights Chicago as a magnet for migrants and refugees, and urges federal aid plus stronger state programs in Illinois. It calls for manpower training and broader economic development to turn a fiscal liability into an asset.
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U.S. Conference of Mayors
Municipal Treasuries
Chicago
Mississippi
Alabama
Appalachia
Puerto Rico
Illinois
Deep South
Trn
Washington
Thrift and Its Changing Role in American Life
The piece reviews thrift as a virtue during hard times and its revival after WWII. It notes declines in thrift amid disillusionment with bank safety and a postwar surge in saving. A National Thrift Week committee suspends activity due to lower membership and revenue from dues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Franklin
Richard
Second Look Urges Marchers to Pace for Fitness Ranking
A fragmented item notes marchers should cover 50 miles daily to qualify under a physical fitness program. It reflects a quirky column style with unrelated lines about marriage budgets Father’s Day allowances and campus life.
New Asian Pacific Council Formed in Korea Faces Viet Nam Rift
A new association bringing together ten Asian and Pacific states met in Korea this week and quickly split over Viet Nam. Japan and Malaysia rejected Australia's stance supporting the South Vietnamese government to avoid an ideological tone. Officials say the bloc aims at development and trust with plans for a secretariat, annual meetings, a common bank, and a customs union while warning against letting ideology dominate.
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Korea
Viet Nam
Japan
Malaysia
Australia
Tions
The
Asian and Pacific Cooperation Council
SEATO
CENTO
Epigram, Twain kinships, Wilde wit and a gossiping column
Dave Felts surveys a web of literary wits from Oscar Wilde to James Whistler, notes on Jacques Samoussoud, Mark Twain heir Clara Clemens, and Oscar Wilde quips. He reviews Justin Kaplan's Mr Clemens and Mark Twain and Twain's enduring popularity while touching on current observations and travel tastes.
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Jacques Samoussoud
San Diego
Samoussoud
Mark Twain
Clara Langhore Clemens
Ossip Gabrilowitsch
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Nina
Gabrielowitsch
Clara Clemens
Nina Gabrilowitsch
Justin Kaplan
Mr. Clemens
Samuel Clemens
Interest Rates How Does Scott Do It
State funds earned record interest under Treasurer William J. Scott with funds moved into bank saving accounts and U.S. securities. Lorenz disputes Scott's methods while noting higher current rates. Scott cites a cash flow strategy and describes dormant funds redirected to savings accounts to boost income.
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John Zakarian
Lindsay-Schaub
Springfield
Illinois
William J. Scott
Kerner
Joseph D. Lohman
Lorenz
Scott
U.S
Elmer J. Hoffman
Warren E. Wright
Adlai Stevenson III
Frost Interviews Reveal Nuggets Amid Common Ore
A New York Times 1966 review of Robert Frost interviews edited by Edward Lathem surveys over 50 talks from 1915 to 1963. It notes Frost’s shifting interview style, gusts of wit, and inconsistent stances on free verse and poetry’s ties to soil, concluding the collection offers raw material for Frost scholars and casual readers alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Robert Frost
Edward Connery Lathem
Nature
Edward C. Lathem
Dartmouth
Boston
Frost
Poetic
Democratic Party
Piers Plowman
Percys Bid for Senate Fights Douglas in Illinois
Illinois voters face a high stakes race as 46 year old Percy seeks the U S Senate seat held by 74 year old Paul Douglas. The campaign centers on Viet Nam inflation civil rights urban development and education with tactics and age as potential issues.
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David C. Reedher
Chuck Percy
Bright Hope
Illinois Republican Party
U. S
Senate
Paul Douglas
Percy
University of Chicago
Douglas
Illinois
Otto Kerner
Barry Goldwater
Goldwater
Arizona
Viet Nam
Johnson
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Richard Daley
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Zsa
Zsa Gabor
Chicago Tribune
Norma Browning
Hedda Hopper
Sam Tucker
Oscar Wilde
Wilde
Lady Windemere
London
West Point
James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Whistler
Oscar
Kentucky
Fairfield
Iowa
Parsons College
Life Magazine
Flunkout
Rome
CBS
Suzanne Pleshette
Troy Donahue
Davenport
Suzanne
Piazza Navona
Audrey Hepburn
Francis S. Lorenz
State Department of Public Works and Buildings
Book Review
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Percy-Douglas
Bell & Howell Camera Co
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