Honorably urging burial rights for other than honorable veterans
In Maine Honorable Burial column Rep Richard Davies proposes extending Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery burial to veterans with general undesirable or bad conduct discharges. The piece argues these discharges reflect non criminal conduct rather than crime and should not bar honorable burial for devoted service. It supports the bill, noting deserving service members deserve honor in death.
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Young Republicans search for GOP soul in Washington
George F. Will reports 125 Young Republicans at a leadership conference in Washington where Mary Louise Smith and Sen. William Brock urge broadening the GOP base and clarifying ideas. Brock bluntly notes the party lacks clear standing while Smith warns against ideological exclusivity and signals unity despite internal debate.
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Bentsen rides first class as 76 bid seen in orbit
Washington column recalls Lloyd Bentsen’s 1973 South Pacific trip supporting Kissinger while criticizing State leadership. Cables from Sydney and Jakarta show praise for Kissinger yet a private stance of running the department without Congress input. Taxpayers paid $1,096 air fare and $179 hotel fees for the Houston senator and wife. A separate letter wave exposes veterans hospital staffing and pay woes.
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Australia
The Bay State Ends Inland Rail Route in 1975
The Nation notes the Bay State passenger train ends Feb 1975 signaling a broader Northeast railroad reorganization. Amtrak and Massachusetts face blame for declining service. inland routes falter due to track, signals, and freight delays, with Dukakis advocating mass transit and potential Boston Chicago service to redeem the route.
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Michael Dukakis
New York Times
Higher education in decline warns of falling literacy
Paul Harvey warns that college enrollment may rise while overall reading ability falls. One million Americans aged 12 to 17 read at a fourth grade level, with remedial English common in universities. He cites publishers resisting easier texts and predicts a 23 percent enrollment drop by 1990, urging expanded vocational programs.
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Los Angeles Times
The Submarine Vote and Cambodia Capital
Russell Baker questions how the government found 350 million for salvaging a Soviet submarine while fighting to find 222 million to aid Cambodia. He argues the cash is hidden in secret CIA budgets and that political maneuvering shapes these figures more than genuine need.
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