Nixon Faces Knotty Economic Dilemma in 1970s Economy
The piece outlines the new president Nixon confronting inflation and unemployment amid Vietnam War spending, Great Society legacies, and tax cuts. It weighs sources of inflation including war costs and wage demands, advocates continued fiscal and monetary restraint, and calls for job training and arbitration to ease wage pressures while avoiding recession.
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Johnson’s final State of the Union tightens Vietnam policy
Washington insight analyzes Lyndon Johnson’s last State of the Union as a stubborn Vietnam hinge. The piece notes no troop drawdown, modest defense cuts offset by broader military spending, and shifts toward domestic programs. It critiques budget gaps in education health housing and calls for discipline in nonmilitary spending.
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Nixon Draft Debate Spurs Debate On Volunteering Military
The discussion centers on ending conscription and expanding options for voluntary service. Milton Friedman proposes a date after which draftees would no longer be sent to Vietnam, funded by higher pay for service. Critics note moral and logistical obstacles, while church groups back selective conscientious objection as pressures rise to end the draft.
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Peace Treaty Stance and War Troop News From Athens
Chancellor Elbert says he will sign a peace treaty based only on Wilsons 14 Points and will not agree to further peace terms. Troop One at Athens Boy Scouts enters its second year after founding on Jan 12, 1917 by Charles Paradise of Ohio University. Supt Geoffrey Morgan leads the troop after Paradise leaves to join the war. British troops push along the Garrig Uane River in multiple actions, reviving the southern end of the Italian front near the Mediterranean. Athens High School juniors and seniors form a Civil Air Patrol cadet squadron with Lt P F Good and Capt Gordon K Bush addressing the group.
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Selective conscientious objection and volunteer forces proposal
The piece debates a Nixon Friedman NCC plan for a wholly volunteer military and the use of selective conscientious objection. It imagines draftees resisting Vietnam or other missions abroad, risking universal nonparticipation, and questions feasibility. It warns interim fixes may fail and contrasts potential UN or Katanga actions with constitutional limits.
Britain and US Back Peace Plan Against Soviet France Move
Commonwealth ministers meeting in London were told a Big Four imposed Middle East peace would not stick. A power guarantee of any peace between Arabs and Israel might be more useful, aligning Britain and the United States against the Soviet Union and France.
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United States
Remnants of Power and Seven Glorious Days in TV
Veteran reviewer Robert L Powers surveys Richard Walton's portrait of Adlai Stevenson and his final years, noting Stevenson’s struggle with loyalty and truth amid Vietnam and Dominican Republic policy. The piece also reviews Charles Sopkin's Seven Glorious Days Seven Fun-Filled Nights, finding television a mixed, often exhausting reflection of America with late night talk shows the most palatable part.
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Milcom Berle
Sunday Messenger circulation and delivery rates
The Sunday Messenger publishes daily except Sundays and is a member of the Associated. It lists carriage and mail delivery rates for daily and Sunday editions, with various weekly, monthly, and yearly prices. The notice includes an Athens postal entry and publisher address at 43 W. Onion St. Athens.
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