Time to Consider Dropping Selective Service
Publisher Frank C. Miles argues for ending selective service and expanding military pay. He cites 97.2 percent of draftees leaving after service and widespread financial hardship among service members. He contends voluntary enlistment would yield a stronger army and notes unfairness in forced service.
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Air Force
Congress
Austin Daily Herald -Thomson Newspapers, Inc
Austin
Minn
Frank C. Miles
Minnesota
Nsec
Aise Savery
Y Building Program Aims to Serve All Community
The YMCA plans a large building in Austin designed to serve boys, girls and adults with substantial facilities. To avoid trimming the program, the organization seeks donations or pledges to meet the contractor’s bid, with a fast deadline of June 22. The project promises long term community use and wide public benefit.
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Austin
YMCA
Austin May employment hits city record high
The May employment total reached 11 729, up 451 from a year earlier, marking the highest May level in Austin's history. Nine straight gains show stable growth aided by Hormel's guaranteed annual wage plan, despite seasonal summer hiring and unmet job demand. The community aims to attract more industries to continue the improving trend.
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Austin
Hormel Company
Political Struggle Over Harlem Poverty Funds
The $110 million federal anti poverty allocation for Harlem sparks a power struggle led by Rep. Adam Clayton Powell who seeks to name a runer for the program. Mayor Wagner seeks White House talks while Dr. Clark warns the push risks political cynicism and undermining professional standards. Rochester Post Bulletin notes the emerging battle could taint the anti poverty effort.
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Harlem
New York
Johnson
Adam Clayton Powell
Puerto Rico
Robert F. Wagner
Wagner
Kenneth B. Clark
City College of New York
Cused Powell
Rochester Postbulletin
Moral Principles Guide Nation Says Pastor
A sermon-style editorial argues no nation can endure without moral roots and Christian faith shaping society. The piece cites Deuteronomy 22 1 and credits religious principles with guiding the nation’s way of life through history.
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Walter B. Smith
The Computer Age Advances Toward Auto Dialing
The Chicago Daily News quotes an AT T breakthrough where one computer can dial another signaling a leap toward autonomous machine networking. It warns adolescence of computing could cause nonstop electronic conversations that jam telephone circuits while confused data handling risks revert users to basic abacus like counting.
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At&t
Chicago Daily News
Turn Back The Clock: Community News Milestones
A compilation of past local items notes Eleanor Slindee becoming president of the Who's New Club and Rev J G Morgan attending a national church council. Minnesota Greenskeepers visit Austin Country Club and memories of a Navy Incentive Show appear alongside community moves.
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Who's New Club
J. G. Morgan
National Council of Congregational Churches
Minnesota Greenskeepers Association
Austin Country Club
Navy
Community Park
Jeanne Ross
Minneapolis
Jane Todd
Minnesota Bpw
Austin Firemen
Huseen Thorpson
Mower County
Wed Cross
First Baptist Church Bible School
City urges crackdown on unsafe driving and civility
Citizens voice complaints about speeding and risky behavior on main streets, urging stricter police enforcement to curb accidents and promote disciplined driving. The piece also notes broader trends in debt, housing, and consumer costs influencing American life.
Rail unions strike threat shelves U.S. traffic snarls
Victor Riesel reports that railroad unions will continue wildcat and official walkouts from four to six in the evening. They warn of more strikes across multiple lines in 25 states unless local grievances are resolved. Key issues include privacy in medical history and a brakeman fired for defying a conductor's seating order.
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Victor Riesel
Washington, D. C
U.S. Army
National Guard
Weks
Extra board and two eight two clash over rail labor bargaining
The piece outlines disputes over relief workers on the extra board and pay for handling air hoses on trains. It notes the union opposition to shifting maintenance work between Ohio and Pennsylvania and the push for local bargaining against national arbitration. A Johnson insider calls the industry a jungle with ongoing guerrilla warfare.
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Brotherhood
Transport Workers Union
Pennsy
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Luna
Congress
White House
Johnson
The
Hall Syndicate, Inc
Warshaw test sparks debate on cultural literacy at Crane High
The article critiques a study by Warshaw on cultural deprivation among “crack Newton High School” students. It notes 83 percent misunderstood common proverbs and 93 percent showed no grasp of poker terms, suggesting gaps in practical knowledge beyond academic scores.
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S. Warshaw
Warshaw
Matthew
Mark
Luther
John
Newton High School
Job
Voters split between fixed loyalties and late decisions
In a nationwide study by the University of Michigan, about 30 to 40 percent of voters are stalwarts who know their choice early, while 15 percent are weak Republicans and 15 percent are strong independents. A large share are disinterested or uninformed, with some voters undecided until late in the campaign.
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The
Journalism Quarterly
Iean
Hugh W. Long & Co
Elizabeth
N. J
Midwest
Long Company
Harvard
Columbia
Stanford
Vassar
University of Town
John Barbour
Ann Arbor, Mich
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Angus
Survey Research Center
Univ of Michigan
Institute For Research
Rea
SRC
Ee Yal
Republican Party
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