Editorial: Our Opinion on SIU Attack by Subcommittee
The piece denounces a legislative subcommittee report on Southern Illinois University as biased and unfounded. It argues the findings ignore rising demand for higher education, misrepresent regional prosperity, and fail to fairly evaluate SIU’s record. It calls for fair, expert scrutiny and defense by Southern Ilinions.
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Southern Tinois University
SIU
Ilinois
Southern Ilinois University
Texas battle over patronage pits Yarborough against Johnson
Texas politics split around Senator Ralph Yarborough who asserts patronage power from a Democratic White House while Senator John Tower challenges him. Yarborough pressures Johnson by threatening to withhold Texas support in 1964, reshaping patronage and party influence. The dynamic undercuts Johnson and reshapes Texas influence in Washington.
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Ralph W. Yarborough
D-Tex
Senate
Texas
Johnson
Sen
Yarborough
White House
U. S
Abolish Taxes Focus Draws Local Campaign Scene
At Utopia State University a quiet scene unfolds as a conservative resident shifts stance toward mosquito abatement district proposals and now leads a movement to end all other tax levies on the block.
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Utopia State University
French farmers clash with government over potato prices
French farmers use tractor blockades to pressure authorities as potato prices collapse. A last year law aimed at income parity failed to be enforced, prompting ongoing demonstrations seen by officials as disruptive though yielding some results amid fears of far-right echoes and Algeria grievances.
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U. S
Congress
United States
Algeria
France
Berlin Threat and Khrushchev Ultimatum Tactics
An editorial argues Nikita Khrushchev uses psychological warfare over Berlin with threats of a Soviet East German peace treaty. It notes Cold War risks, the need for steady nerves, and a 5,000 soldier combat alert as a precaution, urging NATO unity to deter miscalculation.
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Herblock
Nikitz Khrushchev
Berlin
Anasiss Mikoyan
Acton
Premer Khrushchev
East Germany
United States
Washington
U.S
West Berlin
Qut
Laos
Barls
NATO
Nomenclature debates Duke names and train nostalgia
Column discusses Miss Doris Duke's 150000 gift to the University of Illinois and the Duke name heritage, comparing U.S. state university designations. It notes historic Duke Endowment facts, then shifts to Lucis Beebe’s Train Rides piece and memories of luxury rail travel, finally noting humorous wordplay on advertisements and unrelated casual observations about Turkey images and word associations.
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Doris Duke
University of
Champaign-Urbana
Duke Universiy
Mlingis
Iinois
University of Illinois
Southern Ilinois University
Eastern Winois Universty
Western Winois University
Northern Ilinois University
Illinos State Normal University
Ohio
Miami Universiy
Oxford
Bowling Green
Kent State
Ohio State
Columbus
Ohio University
Athens
South Dakota State University
Enshrined Declaration Aged By Perils And Preservation
The faded Declaration of Independence, housed in Washington's National Archives, bears scars from a long history of travel and exposure. It survived through relocations from Philadelphia to Annapolis and beyond, hidden in linen bags and a Virginia barn, with ink loss from early printing and harsh light and climate. It was not signed on July 4, 1776 but on August 2, 1776, with signatures added later by roughly fifty members.
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National Geographic Society
Washington
National Archives
America
Congress
John Hancock
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Annapolis
Maryland
Trenton
New Jersey
New York City
Department of State
Virginia
Leesburg
Patent Office
Phildelphia
State Department
Udall Power Plan Faces Voter Mood In 1960 Elections
Interior Secretary Udall pushes a vast federal power program linking Bonneville and TVA with nationwide public projects. but 1960 results show voters in the Far West and Northwest backing private or mixed approaches and retreating from broad government ownership. A state by state review notes limited support for public power and suggests Udall may overestimate the public mandate.
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T. Udall
Far West
Northwest
Arizonian
Bonneville
TVA
Deep
Udall
Rockies
FDR
Nevada
New Mexico
Hawaii
Idaho
Hells Canyon
Nixon
Dworshak
Price Of Nation's Life Rises As Khrushchev Sours Policy
Washington reports that after Khrushchev's firm stance on cold war fronts the mood in Congress tightens as lawmakers move to change administration policy. The first efforts by Republicans to shift course indicate rising stakes in national security and foreign policy debates.
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Republi
Congressional View Sees Step by Step Policy On Testing
Minority pressure demands Geneva resumption of tests and choice on underground testing. President Kennedy viewed as sympathetic. Democrats and Republicans urge greater consultation to avoid partisan strife and present a united front. State Department to tighten liaison with key senate and house committees.
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United States
Geneva
Congress
Chet, Holifield
Clint Anderson
Albert Gore
Joint Atomic Committee
Cuba
Russia
Berlin
Vienna
Kennedy
Secretary of State
Dean Russ
Washington
State Department
Sengale Foreign Relations Committee
House Foreign Affairs Committee
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Chicago
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Albany
Marion
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Udall Bucks
Ray Tucken
Interior
Stewar
Prohibition
Oregon
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Montana
Ive Metcalf
Silver Bow
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Albert D. Rossellini
House of Representatives
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Mister Dooley
Supreme Court
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Rowland Evans JR
N.Y
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