Draft Law Revisions Spark Debate Across Conflicts
Editorial notes tracing the draft system from the 1917 act to present debates on deferments and equity. It cites Oakes 1917 reforms, lottery proposals, and calls for a congressional inquiry as Congress weighs whether a newSelective Service overhaul is needed before the 1987 expiration.
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Oakes
Selective Service
Gina
Viet Nam
Powell
Lews B. Hershey
Selective Service System
Neice
Hershey
Haa
Drake Calla
Tively
Congress
Ehe Acan
National Lottery
Senard M. Kennedy D. Meas
Jacob K. Javits
R. N.Y
Peace Corps
Public Health Service
Agency For International Development
United States
Fireworks Ban Enforced During Fourth of July
CITY AND STATE POLICE announce a strict fireworks ban for the holiday period with arrest and fines possible under city and state law. Police plan targeted patrols and immediate investigations where blasts are heard, while urging parents to prevent fireworks purchases and supervise children.
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Nick A. Cubellis
Freedom of Information Law Promises Public Access
The President signed the immigration bill last year and the new law promises access to federal records while limiting internal management and sensitive files. Supporters hail increased transparency, while critics warn of costs and frivolous litigation. the piece urges prudent use and vigilance in upholding democratic accountability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Moss
Calif
FBI
Internal Revenue Service
Interior Department
Ben Franklin
Strictly Personal: Censorship vs Obscenity Laws Exposed
The column argues the Supreme Court reversal of a Nashville couple’s obscenity conviction shows laws overstep reasonable bounds. It criticizes censorship as negative, ineffective, and authoritarian, warning it shifts power toward total control and mirrors Nazi repression.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Nashville
U.S
Gerald Kennedy
Catholic Church
Seelada
Kennedy
Los Angeles Shortest Street Car Line in the World
The item notes Angels Flight, a tiny street railway in Los Angeles that climbs a steep hill for 315 feet. It contrasts biblical verse about seeking the Lord with a curious local transport quirk. The piece reads as a compact human interest note.
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Los Angeles
Angel’s Flight
Freedom and protest in a world divided by Communism
The piece argues that freedom allows diverse views from supportive troops in Vietnam to homefront political debates. It contrasts U.S. liberty with Communist constraints, noting possible cross overs between Catholicism and Communism and highlighting the desire to defend free speech and dissent during the Vietnam era.
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Viet Nam
New York
White House
New Castle News Masthead and Rates
Richard EB rents as president and GM Jessie Treadwell Anderson leads the staff with Eleanor Treadwell Payson as assistant secretary. Leonard T Kolasinski is listed among editors with James W Trevitt as editor. Advertising manager and delivery rates are noted with telephone contacts and mail rates for Butler and Beaver counties.
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Richard EB. Rents
Jessie Treadwell Anderson
pasObbeswarersegones
Ass't
Treas
Eleanor Treadwell Payson
Botan
Leonard T. Kolasinski
James W. Trevitt
Eee
Bell Telephone (Private Exchange
Butler
Beaver Counties
Three Minutes A Day by James Keller
James Keller describes a deaf blind telephone engineer who creates a vibration based device for the blind and others to use phones. The invention lets a user call taxis order groceries and talk with friends. Keller urges using skill and compassion to aid people and notes a biblical blessing in human progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Keller
N. Y
Hate Hurts The Hater A Daily Living Message
The piece warns hate harms the hater as much as the target and notes resentment affects body mind and spirit. It mentions a manager’s view that some players were not on speaking terms and cites Paul advising believers to remove bitterness and anger. It ends with a prayer asking to be saved from hate and filled with love.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul
Corinthians
Lyndon Johnson consensus breakdown reshapes politics
The piece argues that a repolarization is underway with both left and right extremes seeking to avoid fringe labels while influencing the undecided middle. It notes the National Conference for New Politics backing antiwar liberals, SDS ties, and a conservative revival led by Goldwater era groups and Reagan's California success shaping a broader Republican appeal.
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Old Line
Kremlin
New Maoist
National Conference For New Politics
Joe Shell
California
Ronald Reagan
Pat Brown
South Vietnam
New Left
Julian Bond
Simon Casady
Bond
Casady
California Democratic Council
Lyndon Johnson
Brown
Students For A Democratic Society
Paul Booth
SDS
Communist Party
John Birchers
Connecticut
Citizens Committee For the
Ve Party
Center
Pennsylvania
ACU
John M. Ashbrook
Ohio
Wainwright Dawson
Lancaster
Eisenhower
Nixon
Reagan
New York State
Pennsylvania Youth Tour Stirs Donora Resident View
Nancy Kuzemka, a University of Pittsburgh senior, reflects on the Youth For Pennsylvania Tour with Lieutenant Governor Shafer. She praises state mental health expansion, retraining centers, and crime prevention efforts while noting personal appreciation for Shafer and the state’s programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Raymond P. Shafer
Nancy Kuzemka
University of Pittsburgh
Donora
Miss Kuzemka
Wilkes-Barre-Scranton- Pittston
Er Society
Shafer
Commonwealth
Kuzemka
Nicholas Kuzemka
Mason
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Lloyd B. Dennis Wagton
America
James Oakes
North
Wne
Washington
Gen. Hershey
Adea
Univer Nation Service
Defense
Robert cNamara
Holmes Alexander
By Sydney J. Harris
Bible Thought
Moscow
Russia
NEW Castle News
The
News Company, A Corporation
North Mercer Street
New Castle
Gene Stone
John Chamberlain
Mason Denison
Philadelphia
OIC
State Police Academy
Wernersville
State Mental Hospital
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