Defense committee proposal seeks more uniform promotions
A special eight man committee proposes basing promotions on ability across the Army Navy Air Force and Marines. It would trim seniority based advancement and create a permanent higher rank path eliminating the current temporary promotion system. The plan aims to prune generals and flag officers and extend guaranteed duty until 20 years of service for certain ranks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred
Hoffman
Jess
Committee For
Navy
Army
Air Force
Marines
Congress
U.S
Tagon
Uni
Bolte Committee
Charles L
Bolte
Filibuster Fight Narrows as Congress Seeks Rules Change
Senate and House pause weekend battles over anti-filibuster rule as support crystallizes around limiting minority rights. Rep. Colmer faces possible ouster while Dirksen predicts liberals may lose bid for simple majority to halt filibuster though outcome remains uncertain.
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Warren Duffee Washington
UPI
Senate
House
Ith
Congress
William M. Colmer
D-Miss
Ton Powell
D-N.y
Colmer
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Dirksen
Baptists To Discuss Evangelism Slump In Fort Worth
Fort Worth United Press International reports more than 6 000 Baptists will gather January 9 11 for an Evangelism Conference to address a statewide decline in professions of faith 1960. Dr C Wade Freeman Dallas Texas Baptist Evangelism director says pastors evangelists and laymen will hear plans for revivals in 1961.
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Fort Worth
UPI
C. Wade Freeman
Dallas
Texas
Baptist Evangelism
Baptist General Convention of Texas
Unclear OCR Fragment Shows Flag References
Fragmentary text lists national flags such as Luxembourg Monaco Indonesia Thailand and mentions distressed areas. The readable lines reference flags and locations including St Gallen Unterwalden Vaud Solothurn and a Danish pilot. No coherent event or outcome is established in the readable portion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luxembourg
Monaco
Indonesia
Thailand
St. Gallen
Unterwalden
Vaud
Solothurn
Abfieg
Limits On Election Broadcasts Proposed
Washington Senator Barry Goldwater introduces a bill to bar premature election night returns from radio or television before midnight Eastern Time. He argues early East Coast results unfairly reach western voters while polls remain open.
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Washington
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Senate
Goldwater
Restrictions Placed On Chinese Election
Taipei UPI reports the Chinese National Government issued a list of don’ts for the March 15 local elections. Officials warn candidates not to seize poll boxes or destroy voting booths, not to bribe voters, not to adopt platforms opposed to national policies, and not to make groundless accusations against the government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Lufkin
UPI
Martin Dies Sr
League of Women Voters
Dies
Women’s Organization
Taipei
Father and Son Active in Ohio Legislature
The 1961 Ohio Legislature includes a father and son as members, believed to be the first such pair. Anthony Calabrese Jr., 25, won election to the Ohio House of Representatives, while Thad Hutcheson of Houston had earlier been selected as state chairman before resigning from the Ohio Senate. The GOP committee plans to push poll tax reform and support for John Tower in the U.S. Senate race.
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Borger
G. N. McDaniel
GOP
Matory
Austin
Anthony
Calabrese
Counto
Thad Hutcheson
Houston
Ohio Senate
Iran
Anthony “Te C. Calabrese Jr
Ohio House of Representatives
Columbus
Ohio
Vs. McDaniel
John Tower
U.S. Senate
Cleveland
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