Draft lottery and pay hikes threaten all volunteer army shift
Washington dispatch notes Nixon's draft lottery undercuts volunteer army push by raising expected costs for recruitment and salaries. Experts say the price tag for a volunteer force may have doubled or quadrupled, complicating administration aims and provoking debate among lawmakers and economists.
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Washington
Nixon
Vietnam
Kennedy
Congress
Edward Kennedy
Sohio 100 Years Old Rockefeller Founding edited in Cleveland
A retrospective on John D. Rockefeller and the birth of The Standard Oil Company in Cleveland. From his early work at Hewitt & Tuttle to the founding of the Excelsior Works and the 1870 formation of Standard Oil, the piece traces key partners, refinery growth, and the move toward a vast enterprise later deemed a monopoly.
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Cleveland
Ohio
John D. Rockefeller
Standard Oil Company
Original
Oil Company
Sohio
Rockefeller
John D
Richford
New York
William Avery Rockefeller
Eliza
Rockefellers
Ohio- Indiana - Illinois - Wisconsin
Strongsville
John
Hewitt & Tuttle
Tuttle
Maurice B. Clark
Commission House
Clark
Titusville
Pennsylvania
Col. E. L. Drake
Clark & Rockefeller
Samuel Andrews
Andrews
Andrews, Clark & Company
Maurice Clark
James
Richard
Cuyahoga River
Excelsior Works
James Clark
Clarks
Rockefeller & Andrews
Commission
Rockefeller, Andrews & Flagler
Henry M. Flagler
U.S. Supreme Court
Funeral services held for Oscar Herrin near Kilgore
Oscar Herrin 57 of Crossroads died January 5 after a short illness at Roy H. Laird Hospital. Funeral conducted January 7 at Forest Home Baptist Church with interment in Hickory Grove Cemetery. Survived by widow Margarite Herrin and six sisters in Texas and Arkansas.
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Kilgore
Oscar Herrin
Forest Home Baptist Church
Herrin
Roy H. Laird
Rusk County
East Texas
Texas
Georgia
Crossroads Methodist Church
Marshall Taylor
Bill Donnelly
Carl Owens
Hickory Grove
Margarite Herrin
Sarah Herrin
Commerce
James W. Herrin
Texarkana
Nora Poole
Crossroads
W. C. McClendon
Longview
L. W. Janosky
Bill Gary
Shreveport
Earl Mathis
Okolona
Ark
Carrie Bell Langston
Palestine
Strictly Fresh: Attitudes and Everyday Snippets
A collection of quips on laziness timing lunch spots and social foibles. Observations note the clash between relaxed attitudes and active loafing. The piece also jokes about overheard conversations and wedding ring fashion.
At Wit's End: Bombeck Recaps Good News Letters
ERMA BOMBECK reflects on reader responses to her Good News column for soldiers in Vietnam. Mothers, wives, and servicemen praised the feature for bringing normalcy, with Spiro Agnew noting curiosity about its origins. A new Goodtime letter series follows New Year’s gloom.
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Vietnam
Spiro Agnew
Shiloh 4 H Club Installs Officers Plans 1970 Program
The Shiloh 4 H club installs officers led by Mrs George Hunt Jr with Donald Ray Allen as president Verlene Jones as vice president Missedine Davis secretary Rishell Hunt treasurer Horace Jones and Jenny V Brown and Missedine Davis named County Council Delegates Donald Ray Allen chosen County Council Alternate The group selects 1970 projects including rabbits beef cattle home improvement foods and nutrition clothing safety inspection swine and more Reflects a busy holiday meeting and set plans for the year
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Shiloh
Shiloh Home Demonstration Club
George Hunt, Jr
Donald Ray Allen
Verlene Jones
Missedine Davis
Rishell Hunt
Horace Jones
Jenny V. Brown
County Council
Paul Wesley
Donald Ray
Jenny Brown
Marvin Montgomery
Carolyn Ann Allen
Missedine
Keith
Ronnie
Nina M. Hunt
A. M. Brown
Aubrey Green
Grand Jury Selections Include Two Gladeites
Two Gladeites V. Leslie Moore and Billy C. Holliman of Gladewa ter were named to Gregg County Grand Jury for the January February term. Other members include Ben E. Irby Harry I Berntsen Jerome L Everhat Charles H. Allen Wiley Winegar Leo B Hon ea Jr Rich ard D Stokely J D Anderson Tom Brooks Mrs Alvin Wylie all of Kilgore. Biologists estimate a Willard Ingram farm poplar near U S 460 Ezel Ky is over 430 years old with a base about 25 feet in circumference.
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V. Leslie Moore
Billy C. Holliman
Gladewater
Gregg County Grand Jury
Ben. E. Irby
Harry I. Berntsen
Jerome L. Everhat
Charles H. Allen
Wiley Winegar
Leo B. Honea Jr
Longview
Richard D. Stokely
J. D. Anderson
Tom Brooks
Alvin Wylie
Kilgore
Frankfort
Willard Ingram
U. S. 460
Ezel
Morgan County
Induction liability continues after refusal and when board reopens
An answer from Colonel Morris S. Schwartz notes that any registrant who has refused induction remains liable and must be inducted when available. Reopening a classification creates a new classification with the right of appeal. Freshman deferment questions need only one request. SC deferment lasts until academic year end or until full-time study ends.
Quips and Facts From Louis J. Carlat
A collection of light observations and witticisms on topics from anatomy and geography to marriage and parking. The notes include remarks about porcupines, Alaska population, bird teeth absence, New York City doctors, love letters, and a comedic sign on a divorce lawyer’s window.
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Naneegenfeiaceemel
Henry Cathcart
Central Press
Nelson Rockefeller
Melvin R. Laird
Laird
Christian Science Sunday Service
First Corinthians
Mary Baker Eddy
Christ Jesus
Kentucky State Reformatory
LaGrange
James Howard
Warner Bros
Seven Arts
Tarzen and
Jungle Boy
Todd James MacArthur
Susan Oliver II
Joe Pyne
JR. College
J.D. Cards
Russ Meyer
Vixen
Russ Meter Am
Gladeater
Harry Kates
General Manager
Advertising Manager
Women’s
Harry Kates Neal Clark Jack Elrod
Fredalene Clark
Harriett Walton
Glade Avenue
Dean Street
Gregg County
Gladewater Times-Tribune
The
White Oak Texan
Ress Association
TEXA
Strictly Fresh
Wit’s End
By Erma Bombeck
Shiloh 4-H Club
Tokyo
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Highway Patrol
Chet Huntley
Bob Hope
Shirley Temple
United Nations
King Kong
By Ace Reid
Wal
Don Audas
Uncle Sam's Selective Service
Morris S. Schwartz
State Selective Service
W. Ninth Street
Austin
Louis J. Carlat
Alaska
New York City
Gramps
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