If You Can't Prosecute Persecute
An editorial critiques the use of security rules to punish political dissent noting a San Mateo incident where a heckler was removed from a Nixon speech. Representative Shelley alleges government harassment after Navy inquiries, while the piece defends open political heckling and warns of a dangerous path for democracy.
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Nixon
John Shelley
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San Francisco
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Department
Madison
Century Old Kentucky Pioneer Finds Secret To Longevity
In a Kentucky town neighbors celebrate a 100th birthday of a pioneer settler. When asked for the key to his long life the man credits restraint: no smoking no drinking no overwork no overeating and regular sleep. He notes a friend who died at 80 failed to keep his regimen.
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Kentucky
Sen
Alben Barkley
It’s A Lawyer’s World and a Sailor of Laws
A curio of quotes on law and vanity, noting 25 million laws enforce the Ten Commandments. It claims charm can win beauty contest prizes and strong legs help claim prizes. It urges effort to reach success and warns that attacking others wounds character.
Christmas crowds surge as Texas retailers forecast boom
Santa Claus crowds out politicians as Texas retailers expect the busiest Christmas trade on record with sales ahead of 1954 by 11 percent. The Texas Employment Commission predicts a peak of 2,790,800 workers with thousands more added to retail and postal jobs this month.
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Texas News
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Texas Safety Association
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January Call For Texas Army Draft Requests 378 Men
The January draft call for Texas seeks 378 men for the Army. Colonel Morris S. Schwartz, state director of Selective Service, announced the January quotas for 187 local boards, to be mailed from state headquarters around December 1. The Navy plans to recruit women in January with February numbers rising. Texas February quota expected near 1,000. total national call set at 8,000.
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Morris S. Schwartz
Selective Service
Army
Navy
Texas
Selective
Selective Service to Call 8000 Men for January Examinations
Draft boards will request about 8,000 men for pre induction physical and mental examinations in January. Local board quotas were to be mailed around December 1, with January calls compared to 873 in December and 1,006 in November. No December pre induction exams. 2,500 slated for November exams. January entrants must be 21 by January 1, 1956, except delinquents and volunteers may be younger. proposed rules affecting military liability not yet official.
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Selective Service
Chaplain Elected by House Representatives Members
The Chaplain is chosen by the members of the House Representatives. The selection process rests with the body itself, reflecting a collegial approach to religious guidance within the chamber.
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