Draft Is Off Of Dead Center
The article argues draft reform is needed as Selective Service inequities burden the poor and uneducated. It notes officials dismiss such concerns, while a presidential commission is promised to report by January. It also analyzes the July Fourth holiday death toll and urges multifaceted highway safety measures to reduce fatalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selective Service
Hershey
House Armed Services Committee
Pentagon
Thomas Morris
Secretary of Defense
Department
Johnson
Congress
The Season of the Great Dissent in America
Jim Bishop reflects on a nation reshaped by widespread dissent across politics race and culture. He critiques Medicare fights by the AMA, Civil Rights tensions, and shifts in leadership from federal to local power, noting a restless public yearning for stand and change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Medical Association
Medicare
Sam
Black Power debate threatens civil rights progress
Washington report on NAACP leader Roy Wilkins criticizing black power as anti white and urging restraint. CORE shifts toward violence while King and church leaders press nonviolence. Fiscal fund-raising and political dynamics risk alienating white voters, with housing proposals looming in Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roy Wilkins
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Los Angeles
NAACP
Wilkins
University of Minnesota
White House
Congress of Racial Equality
CORE
United States
Congress
Dr. Jackson
Teen campaign promotes Up With People attitude nationwide
American teenagers organize a positive protest against negative critics led by Larry Kihnel Jr the INCA teen team forms a nationwide publicity drive. They have mailed thousands of letters messages records and press releases and plan more outreach contacting nonprofits and media while organizing a city wide Sing Out and radio segments to showcase Up With People.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Kihnel, Jr
Kihnel
Information Council of the Americas
INCA
Kicnel
America
MCA
Moral Re- Armament
Schick Safety Razor Co
Redemptorist High Schol
New Orleans
Mike Connelly
Teen Team Noted for Participation in Events
The Teen Team has participated in events noted by organizers, with emphasis on teamwork and community involvement. Details remain sparse, but their engagement aligns with youth program goals and local activity calendars.
Raids on North Viet Nam spark Washington leakage debate
New York reports say leaks in Washington preceded North Viet Nam raids as President Johnson’s hint of a forceful step up sparked debate over press freedom espionage and public access to military information. The piece reflects on dissent, media liberty, and government publicity amid wartime context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AMA
Martin Luther King
Floyd McKissick
Elijah
N.A.A.C.P
Adam Clayton Powell
Mississippi
New York
Robert Kennedy
Democratic Party
Russia
DeGalle
Viet Nam
Algiers
Washington
Johnson
LBJ
Britain
John Marriott
Costermongers
Marriott
Prince Alford
Rock and Roll sparks critic in Fourth of July salute
In a Barnitz Stadium Fourth of July event a rock and roll act followed the National Anthem, drawing ire from Jim Lehkumkuht who argues patriotism and decorum were sacrificed. He urges reviving traditional displays with solemn pride over modern pop spectacle. William E McFee praises Bell Telephone operators for prompt, courteous service and unseen help.
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America
Barnitz Stadium
Middletown
William E. McFee
N. Verity
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California
Chicago
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U. S
Supreme Court
David Lawrence
Martin Luther King, Jr
C. H. Jackson
National Baptist Convention
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South
Dave Regan
Bob Considine
North Viet Nam
Red China
Albania
Tian
Wash
D. C
United States Air Force
Lenin
Red Square
Ireland
20Th Century-Fox
Eddie Rickenbacker
Barnitz
Jim Lehmkuht
Hill Street Rt
Dennis the Menace
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