This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 5 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1966
Page
4
Editorial assesses Illinois Republican gains in the 1965 session highlighting cooperation with Democrats on common school aid, the Illinois Master Plan for Higher Education, anti crime laws, CTA subsidies compromise, and election law reforms. It notes gaps in revenue planning and civil liberties concerns amid a mixed record.
The piece reviews New York Times reporting on CIA covert actions from 1947 onward, citing sugar contamination, a clandestine Egypt radio, Mossadegh, Arbenz, Sukarno, Bay of Pigs planning, U 2 and Singapore bribery. It urges tighter limits on secret police power while noting Kennedy reform efforts and hopes for Johnson.
President Johnson's civil rights bill faces a hard path in Congress with uncertain prospects. Analysts expect a possible weakened or stronger version, depending on Senate action and political timing, as in past civil rights legislation.
The CIA headquarters in Langley Virginia spans eight stories on 140 acres near the Potomac. Divisions of intelligence plans science and technology and support drive covert operations analysis and logistics worldwide.
A historical sketch contrasts Confucius's teachings with Cold War era CIA operations. It traces Confucius's philosophy on virtue and harmony, notes his failure in life, and links ideas to later U.S. covert actions including the 1954 Guatemalan coup and 1961 Bay of Pigs.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.