Abolishing the Draft and the Rise of a Humanized Army
The article discusses the move toward an all-volunteer force and the need for a humanized military culture. It notes pay incentives, new allowances at Ft Ord, merit cards, and a biweekly trainer council to boost morale. Critics fear loss of discipline, with a cautionary comparison to the British Navy’s lash. It mentions Israel’s army practice of officers being addressed by first names.
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Defense Department
Ft. Ord
Fi. Ord
Continental Army Command
Fl. Ord
His
Her Majesty’s Navy
Rae Army
Graduation memories from a Jersey City classroom in 1922
Jim Bishop recalls a long ago elementary school graduation in Jersey City, noting the three eighth grades, nun teachers, and a handful of classmates whose later lives left a mark. He names Francis Moran, Muriel Dodd, Father Kelly, Castelo, Joseph Stockhammer, and Vincent Kane, with Kane described as the more fragile of the two future deaths.
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Marie Rustelle
Jeff
Francis Moran
Union St
Jersey City
Francis
Muriel Dodd
Edward A. Kelly
Castelo
Joseph Stockhammer
Vincent Kane
Kane
Remembering a class of twelve and their fates
A reflective, fragmentary profile of twelve graduates with vivid, uneasy memories. Names and lives surface: Mary Cibonali as first schoolteacher, Peter Redfern’s brick firm legacy, a priesthood path, Washington marriage, sailor-bound troubles, a father’s death by razor, shy Steven Walsh winning medals, Virginia Divine’s ballplayer husband and cancer, Doc Travers the dentist, Johnny the best looking kid, Annette Coyle’s married life, Robby the aspiring politician, Mickey Marley’s fighting heart, Aloise in an asylum, and a fragile Slot toy inmate. Many did not endure.
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Mary Cibonali
Peter Redfern
Robert
Washington
Jack
Steven Walsh
Virginia Divine
Doc Travers
Johnny
Annette Coyle
Robby
Mickey Marley
Aloise
Kile
King Features Syndicate
The Telegram Editorial on Freedom and Self Control
The Telegram from June 22 1970 in Columbus Nebraska outlines a belief that freedom stems from self control and moral guidance. It asserts freedom as a divine gift not government granted and cautions against license or anarchy while promoting adherence to core moral guides.
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Your Freedom
Samuel
Rickley
Union Pacific Railway Company
Big Springs
Neb
City of
Columbus
Edgar Howard
Question Box on Economics and Government Interference
A reader asks about the recession and inflation. The answer Blames government interference for economic dislocations, arguing free markets adjust best. Cites Rothbard and Mises works and warns that bureaucratic meddling pyramids errors into a future disaster.
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Murray Rotioard
America
Rothbard
The
Constitutional Alliance, Inc
Lansing
Michigan
Lindwig von Mises
Questions and Answers on World Records and History
The quiz covers top earnings by Kelso with 1 977 296 dollars and the New York Public Library as the largest city system, impeachment origins in the House of Representatives, and George Washington’s legendary dollar toss across the Rappahannock River in Virginia.
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United States
New York
Geroge O Washington
Rappahannock
Virginia
The Well Child Rule of Thumb Advice Column
Wayne ks Brandetadt answers readers about predicting adult height from 38 inch growth, hormone treatments risks, roller coaster dizziness tips, amblyopia in a 13 year old, and concerns about drug effects on blood cells. He emphasizes consulting physicians and early treatment for lazy eye.
Floral Across and Down Word Puzzle Clues
A mixed word puzzle featuring across and down clues. Entries include references to flowers, political figures, and common nouns, with many ambiguous or garbled phrases. The page presents a crossword style grid of clues and partial answers, typical of a late 19th or early 20th century newspaper puzzle page.
Rain falls across Platte and Colfax counties in May
May rainfall in northeast Platte and western Colfax counties ranged from 1.08 to 4.50 inches per SCS gauges. Heaviest 4.30 inches at Loyd Frese farm in Bismark township. other top totals include 4.46 at the SCS camp and 4.18 at Joe Poulas farm in Midland precinct. Additional readings occur at Edith Hohnson Lost Creek, Sherman, Dendy, Mike Noonan Burrows, Kapels Brothers Creston, and Ernest Grotelueschen Grand Prairie townships. A lightning strike destroyed a half mile of wire fence on Hextor Blaser’s land Saturday night, but no horses were hurt. National Swim For Health Week will offer lessons at Pawnee parks pool with Red Cross instructors. Walter E. Mueller bought a 185-acre Born farm near Columbus for $217.50 per acre at referee sale.
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Platte County
Colfax County
Soil Conservation Service
Int Bismark
SCS
Loyd Frese
Bismark Township
Joe Poulas
Midland
Edith Hohnson
Lost Creek Township
Sherman Township
Dendy
Mike Noonan
Burcows
Kapels Brothers
Creston
Ernest Grotelueschen
Grand Prairie
Hextor Blaser
Loup
Pawnee Parks Municipal
Harold Nordlund
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Hed Cross
Lowise Kaufmann
Carolyn Glur
Dick Bushnell
Nordlund
Walter E. Mueller
Columbus
Here
Yale Faces Campus Clash Over Panthers and Cambodia Debates
Yale alumni reflect on campus mood during a reunions week as debates over Bobby Seale and Cambodia inflame tensions. Operation Watchdog gains traction with a cross campus panel and plans for a watchdog office to counter radicalism while Panther protests loom into next fall.
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New Haven
Conn
Brabner Smith
Far East
Indonesia
Singapore
Vietnam
U.S
Chris
Third Corps
Saigon
Cambodia
Yale
Kingman Brewster
Bobby Seale
Alex Rackley
Stewart Alsop
Newsweek
Panthers
Asia
Sprague Hall
Operation Watchdog
Tom Slater
Cross University
Grads
Watchdog
Brewster
Panther
Kent
Operalida Watchdog
SUS
King Features Syndicate
Class Purchases and Apology Bags Highlight Local Scene
A Barbs column notes a supermarket practice where managers drop handwritten apologies into bags with canned goods stacked by a kid. It muses on language, aging, and social cues, then lightly critiques fashion, budgets, and beachtime routines as social signals.
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Phil Pastoret
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Walter & Leininger
A. W. Kummer
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McCook College
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Genoa
Board of Education
Bob Proverse
Velegzrem
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Platte River
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Royal Burlington
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Carl T. Curtis
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John Chamberlain
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