Nimitz Criticizes Joint Chiefs Setup in Defense Debate
In a Berkeley Hills interview Admiral Chester W. Nimitz questions the current Joint Chiefs of Staff arrangement noting failures of defense secretaries to follow the National Defense Act. He backs Secretary Gates's plan to integrate JCS decisions on key issues and stresses the danger of a too powerful centralized command. He recalls past incidents from his naval career and emphasizes naval power's enduring role in national security.
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Hope Is Offered For Rural Areas
Washington AP Undersecretary True D Morse says rural America can recover as farm opportunities fade and migration to cities slows. The Rural Development Program aims to expand nonfarm jobs, support farming families, and improve education health and training across about 30 states and 200 counties, many in the Southeast.
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Train Collision in Meyersdale Injures 21
In Meyersdale Pennsylvania a Baltimore and Ohio passenger train collided with a stopped work train injuring 21 people three critically. The crash occurred 24 minutes late in heavy snow with 6 foot drifts. signals reportedly not operating. The passenger train carried about 150 passengers en route from Pittsburgh to Baltimore as workers repaired lines.
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Hungary Sends Petty Criminals to State Factories
Vienna reports courts in Communist Hungary sentence petty criminals to state run factories where they work longer hours for lower pay and serve about double their prison terms, according to the Budapest daily Esti Hirlap.
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The Selfish Fellow and the Need for Approval
A remark on the vanity of living solely for personal praise. It suggests that one must seek genuine appreciation from others rather than self gratification. The piece underscores social exchange as a measure of character.
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