Universal Service Debate Stirs Editors In Montreal
In a Montreal gathering, Defense Secretary Robert McNamara floated voluntary national service but hinted at compulsory drafts for some periods. The piece argues against universal national service, warning it could push toward conscription for all, reshaping democracy into totalitarian rule.
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Rosert S. McNamara
Montreal
United States
McNamara
Democratic Party
Peace Corps
Job Corps
Europe
One Little Indian Boy and the Tobacco Tax Debate
A Virginia tale tracing tobacco farming from Thomas Rorreson at Smith's Fort along the James River to a broader tax battle. The piece argues taxation could crush the industry, notes Oregon’s 4 cent per pack cigarette tax and NC’s potential for future taxation, urging independence from a taxed leaf.
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Thomas Rorreson
Joan
England
Virginia
James River
Smith’s Fort
King Opechancanough
Oregon
North Carolina
House Debates Farm Worker Coverage In Minimum Wage Bill
The House moves to include farm workers under minimum wage rules while excluding small businesses under 500000 gross annual sales. Debate centers on economic impact and potential job losses in rural Virginia and the South as exemptions may shift. The piece notes broader concerns about Great Society goals and shifts to London Times trends.
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House of Representatives
House
Virginia
Danville Register Rates and Publication Notices
Subscription and delivery details for the Danville Register list rates for daily and Sunday editions, payment in advance, and mail options. It notes Associated Press rights, advertising reps, and zone-based rate notes with renewal reminders.
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Danville
Associated Press
Branham Company
Chicago
New York
Atlanta
Detroit
Dallas
St. Louis
Charlotte
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Miami
Minneapolis
New Orleans
Buckley Critiques McNamara Civic Action Concept
William F Buckley Jr argues McNamara’s call for civic action by youth muddles military and civilian roles. He warns that labeling diverse public works as military action risks normalizing conscription and distorts language, urging clear distinction between defense and civic projects.
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McNamara
Weil
Othds
Crnizing Nation
Montreal
Civic Action
Atl
Clinch
Jer
Government Spending Drives Money Squeeze Debate
The piece argues that persistent money supply growth fuels inflation and high interest rates. It warns that consumer purchases and lending tighten, while government spending keeps pumping money into the economy. The remedy proposed is a substantial cut in government outlays to curb price rises and stabilize rates.
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Vance Hartke
Indianalboom
Merer
Federal Reserve Bank of St.l Louis
Federal Reserve Credit
St. Louis Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Review
Gests
Johnson
Chamber of Commerce
Potomac
The Woodpecker Test Exposes Dove Proposal in Senate
Holmes Alexander argues that the dove symbol signals political motives on CIA oversight. He notes Admiral Raborn’s Senate Foreign Relations testimony and the McCarthy resolution’s backing by Fulbright Morse and Gruening, warning of efforts to weaken CIA powers amid anti communism goals.
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Washington
D. C
Senate
CIA
Admiral Raborn
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Capitol Hill
Armed Services
Senator Fulbright
Raborn
McCarthy
D. Minn
Fulbright
Arkansas
Morse
Oregon
Gruening
Alaska
McCarthy Resolution
Mike Mansfield
D. Mont
Joint Committee of Congress
Joint Committee On Atomic Energy
Africans urge UN on Rhodesia attack comical plan
The article argues that about 30 African states press the UN Security Council to order Britain to attack Rhodesia, a move dismissed as impractical. It notes South Africa would intervene, Britain would face defeat, and a UN mandate would violate the UN Charter. It critiques air and arms embargoes and suggests a quiet compromise is more likely.
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United Nations Security Council
Britain
Rhodesia
South Africa
Africa
Security Council
U.N
France
United States
Pound
Wilson
United Nations
Switzerland
London
Smith
Salisbury
Golfers Face Hazards Around the World
A survey of global golf shows how players contend with wild hazards from crocodiles in Saudi Arabia to elephants in Zambia. It notes 1965 US courses numbering 8,000 with 400 new yearly, rooftop driving cages in Tokyo, and signs warning players in Zambia and the Congo.
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Congo
Saudi Arabia
Nepal
Beirut
Katmandu
Himalayas
Austria
Zambia
United States
Japan
Tokyo
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London Times
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Danville Register
William F. Buckley, Jr
Javits
Orwell
John Chamberlain
Holmes Alexander
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