Council-Manager Government Backed by Local Groups
Our Opinions endorse the council-manager system for Carbondale after studies by PAS and present support from the Chamber of Commerce League of Women Voters and the Citizens Advisory Committee. May 24 referendum urged. groups urged others to study and inform voters for an informed electorate.
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Carbondale
Chamber of Commerce
League of Women Voters
Citizens Advisory Committee
Ager
Public Administration Service
PAS
League of Wo
Expenditures and Power of the CIA Highlight Scrutiny
The CIA operates under close preapproval for expenditures totaling about 500 million dollars annually, far below overall intelligence spending. Critics cite high profile blunders while noting its proven successes like predicting a nuclear test date and influencing global events, yet oversight and control remain debated.
CIA Production Instant Air Force Tips Scales In Congo Battle
At the Ituri river eight miles south of Nia Nia in northeast Congo a government column of 609 Congolese troops and 100 white mercenaries was ambushed by rebels. Three B 26 bombers skimmed over the forest to strike the rebels aiding the government forces. The crews included anti Castro Cubans veterans of the Bay of Pigs invasion recruited by a private Florida company. European mechanics serviced the planes as American diplomats and officials guided the operation.
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Republic
Nasser
CIA
State Department
Laos
Phoumi Nosavan
North
Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
Saigon
Ngo Dinh Diem
Bao Dai
Belgium
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Diem
Theodore C. Sorensen
Peace Corps
Busi
New York Times
Washington
Ituri River
Nia Nia
Congo
United States
Cuba
Florida
London
Central Intelligence Agency
Langley
White House
Pentagon
Soviet Union
Moscow
KGB
Committee For State Security
Leopoldville
War Department
China
Oleg Penkovskiy
Code of Chivalry Across Dynasties and CIA Series Notes
In the Chou age a feudal system with Li chivalry governed vast territories while Confucius emerged amid political decline. The following articles study the CIA role in Congo during decolonization and its global influence through covert operations and information networks.
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Don Oakley
Newspaper Enterprise Association
Helmut G. Callis
B.C
Europe
Ethics Legislation: A Bipartisan Failure in Illinois
A GOP white paper cites Illinois elected and appointed officials needing high conduct standards. It notes the Senate pushed ethics bills early, while a Democratic House delayed and diluted reform, with few lawmakers backing stringent rules. The piece blames bipartisan inaction following the tape scandal.
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Illinois Repubican
Illinois
Senate
General Assembly
House
Repeal State Loyalty Oath Called Justified by Governor
Illinois Governor Otto Kerner backs repealing the loyalty oath amid criticism from Sen. Paul Broyles who argues the pledge insults state workers. The piece contrasts due process with punishment for association and cites Fulbright on defending dissent in a wartime climate.
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Illinois
Otto Kerner
Paul Broyles
Sen
Broyles
Sen. Broyles
United States
Rail line merges light trains in kids on block scene
The article describes a playful railroad formed by neighborhood children merging their electric trains creating a thick, impres sive line as a local scene. It also notes Luci Johnson's wedding guest list as a separate feature in the same issue.
No Real Freedom In Spain
A Western Europe dictatorship under Franco shows limited liberalism. After briefly allowing criticism in newspapers, the Spanish government withdrew 40 000 copies of Catholic Workers' Youth and police cracked down on student demonstrations, signaling no true freedom amid staged reforms.
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France
Spain
Francisco Franco
Europe
Portugal
Catholic Workers’ Youth
Spanish Catholic Action Movement
Fulbright warns against war fever and overreach
Arkansas senator J W Fulbright addresses American publishers warning that wartime overextension could echo Athens Napoleonic France and Nazi Germany. He fears rising public demands for hardened actions in Vietnam, while others advocate rapid escalation. The piece notes soldiers’ uneasy views and calls for tempered leadership to curb war fever.
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America
Athens
France
Nazi Germany
J. W. "Fullright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Fulbright
Arkansas
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Executive Branch
National Security Agency
Defense Department
Kremlin
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Egypt
Yemen
John Badeau
Rusk
U. S
Code of Chivalry
Chou
Steppes
League of Nations
Confucius
Tom Wicker
John W. Finney
Max Frankel
E. W. Kenworthy
Times
Chou Scribe
Democrat House
J. William Fulbright
Luci Johnson
Haiphong
Hanoi
John Stennis
Mississippi
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