Draft Bill Compromise Maintains College Deferments
The House Senate compromise on selective service rejects a lottery system and retains deferment of college undergraduates. It keeps drafting 19 year olds first and allows executive authority to defer graduates. Senate votes 72 to 23 amid debate over vocational deferments and potential circumvention by wealthier youths.
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Senate
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Mark Clark
House-Senate
Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Richard B. Russell
Senate Armed Services Committee
Kennedy
States challenge federal extension of minimum wage law
Federal invasion faces pushback as Maryland and 25 other states challenge the wage floor applying to state public schools and hospital workers. Court split on constitutionality, with injunction denied but records to be kept until Supreme Court ruling. States plan last-ditch appeal to defend sovereign powers.
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Maryland
Francis B. Burch
Supreme Court
Seaborg Reveals U S Atomic Plant Capacity
Glenn T Seaborg chair of the Atomic Energy Commission announced the capacity of three uranium235 plants at Oak Ridge Tennessee Paducah Kentucky and Portsmouth Ohio. Knowledgeable observers estimate the output could fuel at least 480 weapons annually in normal years, rising to 820 weapons per year at peak in 1956 1957. The figures show the United States could meet global nuclear fuel demand for power reactors and weapons as new plants come online.
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United States
Glenn T. Seaborg
Atomic Energy Commission
Smythe
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Paducah
Portsmouth
Ohio
Glassboro talks shadowed by Soviet cautious aims
Analysts say it is too early to judge the Glassboro meeting. Kosygin pressed a strict line yet listened intently, while Podgorny’s Cairo trip also shapes Moscow’s next move. The Kremlin signals no naked confrontation with the US, seeks possible settlement, and keeps options open amid pressure from Nasser.
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Glassboro
Alexei Kosygin
Johnson
Kosygin
Johnson-Kosygin
Kremlin
Cairo
Nikolai Podgorny
Israel
Moscow
United States
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Nasser
Podgorny
Belgrade
Communist Party
Borba
Middle East
Libya
Glassboro talks reveal cautious optimism amid Cold War tensions
A conservative take on the Glassboro summit notes cautious tones from Kosygin and Johnson. Despite a warm day and friendly atmosphere, the article argues no real progress was made on Vietnam, Middle East peace, or nonproliferation. It warns that the Moscow anniversary statement shows ideological division remains.
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Glassboro
Kosygin Johnson
Soviet Union
United States
Vietnam
Pitman-Glassboro Jaycees
Glassboro High School
Moscow
Communist Party
Kosygin
Johnson
Hamlet
Denmark
New Jersey
Nevada tops per capita liquor use in nation
Nevada continues to lead the United States in per capita liquor consumption at 3.99 gallons, well ahead of California at 2.05 gallons per person. California, however, records the highest total consumption at 38.8 million gallons.
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Nevada
California
Widow numbers rise as one parent families gain share
The text notes 8.9 million widows last year and compares to a larger group of bereaved families. It claims widows exceed male widowers by more than four to one and highlights that 11 million families, about one fifth, have lost a parent.
China threat warned as analysts debate nuclear risk
Defense experts say Communist China is unlikely to threaten the United States with nuclear weapons for years. Neighbors disagree, noting China's rapid thermonuclear progress and predicting a U S showdown by 1970. The warning urges prudent defense planning against Mao Tse tung’s regime.
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Defense Department
China
United States
Mao Tse-tung
Too Long Editor Proposes Shorter Wildlife Seasons
The Messenger letter argues the final dates for wildlife seasons will be decided after June 29 at a fish and game hearing in Columbus. It blasts the Ohio Wildlife Division for prioritizing money over conservation, cites past deer hunt revenue, criticizes proposed squirrel and rabbit seasons, and calls for shorter, October open periods to preserve scarce wildlife while saving on licensing costs.
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the Messenger
Fish and Game Law
State Department
Columbus
Wildlife Division
Editor's letter on Athens school views from non university parents
James A. Lincoln of 7 North McKinley argues that you must include non university parents and teachers in views about the Athens public school system. He cites the superintendent's remark on pupils and urges balanced, accurate coverage of all stakeholders for the futures of children.
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the Messenger
Athens
Ohio University
James A. Lincoln
North McKinley
Hospital costs could rise to 69.79 a day by 1970
Blue Cross says hospital care may average 69.79 dollars daily by 1970, up 42.9 percent from 1966, as federal minimum wage increases hit hospital labor costs. Walter J. McNerney and Ray E. Brown analyze wage share and wage-driven cost pain, noting Medicare effects are smaller.
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Blue Cross Association
Walter J. McNerney
Ray E. Brown
Duke University
American Hospital Association
Grand Larceny Case Seeks Supreme Court Review
The Messenger notes that 25 years ago an Arkansas Negro appealed to the Supreme Court claiming both indictments for grand larceny were discriminatory. D G Haley leads Athens County rubber drive extending campaign by ten more days. Lloyd George in Scotland calls start of end for the German army. Cline's Pharmacy opens a new soda fountain with hundreds attending. George Whipple and the high school orchestra participate.
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Arkansas
Supreme Court
D. G. Haley
Athens County
Lloyd George
Scotland
Cline’s
George Whipple
Athens Messenger Rates and Delivery Notice
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