RATTling Good Idea But Volunteer Plan Fails Draft Debate
The article reviews a push for an all volunteer military to replace conscription as the July 1 draft deadline nears. Senators Brooke Hatfield and Dominick advocate varied plans while President Johnson may implement select changes. The Senate rejects Hatfield 63 to 9, with Georgia Democrat Russell noting it remains a difficult goal. New York Mayor Lindsay pursues citizen courtesy training.
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AstroDome critique and Boston fan fantasy
Mary McGrath laments modern baseball while praising Houston's Astrodome as a spectacle. She compares fan culture in Houston and Boston, questions the TV era of sports, and imagines a Bean Bowl inspired by the Astrodome with singing waiters and bar perks.
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UN exposure urged on Soviet Vietnam peace role
A Washington report notes U S Ambassador to the UN, Goldberg, pressed that the Soviet Union could halt the Vietnam War. Lebanon's Malik warned the UN faces impotence, while world powers hesitate to push for peace as Moscow blocks Geneva talks and broader diplomacy.
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Reader letter proposes Texas Tech State University name
The Avalanche Journal prints a reader's suggestion urging a single universal name for the Texas Tech/Tesh Technological College community. The writer argues for Toxics Tech State University as a logical solution to the ongoing name controversy.
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Job travel debate highlights suburban to central city work
Letter writers critique a Labor Department study arguing most new jobs lie in suburbs and transportation is a barrier. They warn travel burdens harm job seekers while praising public transit and caution against relying on cars or distant commutes. The mix includes views from Harold W. Hyde and M A Mills and references to weekly classifieds.
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Whites and Africans in Rhodesia and a call for peace
Jeanne Fuller writes from Midland urging reconsideration of U S state and UN reasoning on Rhodesia. She recalls childhood playmates and the value of education and translation, contrasts African development with colonial control, and questions U S military intervention and global peace aims.
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Memory Lane May 5 1907 World News Snippets
Frankfurt workers vote for general walkout May 22 over food crisis in German occupation area. Wallington notes ongoing telephone strike with no clear end. Soviet Russia urges UN to back a Jewish Arab government in Palestine. War surplus buildings moved from Camp Barkeley to Texas Tech for classrooms and labs.
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Bastille Echoes in Civil Rights Debate and Nationwide Polls
Henry J. Taylor links the Bastille storm to modern discontent amid civil rights questions. He argues most Negroes support law and order, oppose demonstrations tied to Vietnam, and view violence as unacceptable, citing Gallup polls and public sentiment. He critiques views predicting widespread unrest and urges clearer aims.
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Mao's Computers in China Aims at Brainwashing
Guest editorial claims Communist China orders a $14 million computer system described as medicine size with multiprogramming to broadcast Maoist thought. It portrays Mao Tse tung as aging and ailing while seeking to entrench his ideas before stepping down.
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Dear Turnrow Tunker McBride Opinion Piece
A column criticizes a government pamphlet on lightning safety and questions the value of college education and military deferments. The writer blasts anti American demonstrations abroad and notes political boosts from overseas trips affecting public sympathy.
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