Military wives seen as burden on service families
Amid debates on wartime family support, soldiers face financial strain from housing costs and spouses, with Norm McAllister a case study. Despite free base medical care for infants, diapers and living expenses strain pay, while welfare appeals and post housing rules loom over married GIs.
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Norm McAllister
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Wives as Stability for Married Troopers amid Service Poverty
The piece details how young couples among troops cope with meager pay through shared housing, cost-cutting, and post exchange savings, with some moonlighting and aid from service agencies. Humor is a common shield, as couples joke about their poverty while relying on fellow soldiers, friends, and official assistance to sustain families.
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Davis
Sicily
Saigon
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Barbs Alimony the High Price of Leaving
A fragment notes alimony as a social price for separation, reflecting on divorce costs and a referenced discussion about Loch remarks. The exact context and full argument are unclear due to the damaged text.
Day to Day Events of 1967 Reviewed In Snapshot
A condensed year-in-review listing key figures, battles, disasters and political shifts. Notable items include Jack Ruby and Harvey Oswald mentions, Johnson budget and tax moves, lunar and space probes, Johnson and Powell cases, Chicago blizzard and fires, peace talks signals, Moon missions, and various global upheavals with dates and named entities.
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Adam Jayton Powell
Georgia
Lester Maddox
Green Bay Packers
Kansas City Chiefs
McCormick Place
Chicago Exhibition Hall
Johnson
Congress
Mao ‘Tse-tung
Chicago
United States
Soviet Union
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Youngstown
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Lynda Bird Johnson
White House
Charles Robb
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Boston
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