Come Easy, Go Easy on the Great Society Critique
The piece criticizes Lyndon B. Johnson’s Great Society and federal spending. It argues Johnson’s programs surpass prior presidents in welfare schemes while inflating the national debt and reducing taxpayer control. It warns that benefits come from others’ earnings and invites readers to resist easy government handouts.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
Great Society
Johnson
Fdr
HST
Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Cost of medical care judged modest next to other spending
A discussion of why medical costs are not as burdensome as often believed. Department of Commerce figures show Americans spent $7.6 billion on hospital care versus $7.8 billion on tobacco, and $7.0 billion on personal care items compared with $6.8 billion on physicians services, underscoring relative value and life quality gains.
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Department of Commerce
Today in History highlights June 14 1966 events
A compact history digest notes key anniversaries on June 14: Adams and the flag resolution in 1777, US Army founding in 1774, Canadian Parliament opening in 1841, Gatun locks completion in 1913, Paris occupation in 1940, asset freezing in 1941, a Rheims train wreck in 1956, Castro prisoner exchange link in 1959, and McChesney Martin stock-market comments in 1966.
Supreme Court expands Miranda style rights to suspects
The 5-4 ruling by Chief Justice Warren strengthens warnings to arrested individuals about their right to remain silent and to have an attorney present. It requires disclosure that statements may be used in court and ensures free legal aid if unaffordable. The decision aims to curb compelled self incrimination but may hinder police confessions and crime solving.
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Earl Warren
Supreme Court
Danny Escobedo
Warren
Court
Congress
Boyle's Notebook Columnist Gets Tired Of These Remarks
In a humorous exchange, a columnist contends with readers and editors who critique his work. They joke about Will Rogers, the Vietnam coverage, originality, and the pace of his five weekly pieces. A boss pressures for substitute columns, and the editor teases about a 2000 word anniversary piece for a high school paper.
If thine eye offend thee pluck it out sermon note
A sermon-level meditation explains the biblical saying as spiritual over physical, arguing that anything weakening faith should be discarded. It cites Christ’s warning about self‑denial and lists traits like unforgiving spirit and lust as targets for removal to enter heaven, not literal eye removal.
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Kingdom of Heaven
Hell
Pessimists And Optimists Have Their Say
New York AP reports weather conditions shape air conditioning outlook amid Johnson spending plea. Industry sees central units, hospitals, schools, offices, and factories expanding with rising 1970 sales projections and exports.
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New York
Johnson
Trane Co
Honeywell
Tipu
Fulbright uses experts in Viet Nam hearings critique
The piece argues Fulbright and Random House bypassed Government Printing Office norms by publishing excerpts from Foreign Relations Committee hearings with Dean Rusk and others. It contrasts U S usage of experts with Taiwan and mainland China views and notes critics claim hearings are shaped by impresarios, not free testimony.
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New York
Random House
James Gavin
Maxwell Taylor
Dean Rusk
George Kennan
Bill Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Government Printing Office
Foreign Relations Committee
Fulbright
Gavin
Rusk
Taiwan
Spotlight on Catherine Spaak Hollywood Star in Making
Hollywood reports Catherine Spaak as a rising international film star potential rival to Loren and Cardinale. Warner Bros. has signed her for a five year run starting with Hotel. She describes a mixed Belgian French-Italian identity and a career started by accident at age thirteen. Her father Charles Spaak is a noted screenwriter and her uncle Paul-Henri Spaak held major political positions.
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Hollywood
France
Italy
Catherine Spaak
Gina Lollobrigida
Sophia Loren
Claudia Cardinale
Warner Bros
Miss Spaak
Kevin McCarthy
Spaak
Paul-Henri
Belgium
General Assembly
The
United Nations
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Catherine
Charles Spaak
Flanders
Papa
Miss Baak
Fabrizio Capucsi
Aor
At The Desk Lunch Trends In German Offices
An Associated Press report from Frankfurt notes a shift from simple sandwiches to elaborate at desk lunches in Germany. German assistants unpack lunches in clients offices while bosses provide electric kettles and office refrigerators as noon trades grow.
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Frankfurt
Germany
The
Times
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