Masada Displays Freedom Tale in New York Exhibit
New York's Jewish Theological Seminary will present the 1963 65 Masada expedition finds at the Jewish museum on Fifth Avenue. The exhibit highlights the Zealots at Masada their last stand against Rome and the self sacrifice that sealed their fate. Among artifacts are Scroll fragments and remains of a synagogue linking ancient Israel to the Dead Sea area. The show blends archaeology with broader reflections on freedom.
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LAFF A DAY Reserve Tour Becomes Escape Route for Draftees
The piece notes a reserve tour has emerged as a legitimate escape for hundreds of draft age athletes and entertainers facing financial or social pressure, using the tour as a way out of military service.
How Celebrities Skip the Draft by Tom Tiede
In New York the six month reserve tour wait list holds 3000 to 4000 names as prominent figures seek to dodge Vietnam service. The piece details abuses where athletes entertainers and even officials arrange shorter tours or training assignments to protect careers, with recruiters sometimes granting special consideration though not authorized.
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Retired Man Given $175 for His Idea
Hermiston Oregon AP reports Wesley Eoff a 40 year old former Umatilla army depot worker received 175 dollars as incentive pay for a pallet drilling machine idea. The design speeds drilling and is said to save the army about 3500 dollars annually.
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