The Negro veteran comes home
Federal state and local programs aid Black veterans returning to civilian life with housing education and jobs. Urban League offices coordinate counseling and placement while Project Transition trains veterans at bases to ease early job entry and save costs for employers.
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Thomas Corpora
New York
UPI
New York City
Chicago
Washington
Lawyers’ Committee For Civil Rights
American Legion
U.S. Department of Labor
Defense Department
Veterans Administration
The
Urban League
Capitol Hill eyes Aug 1 adjournment and steady deficit outlook
Senate leaders signal a possible adjournment by August 1 as Congress nears fiscal year end. Treasury plans $10 billion to $12 billion borrowing in the first half of the year, with the public debt near the $358 billion ceiling. Business trends show wage gains and higher purchases, while economists warn of delayed demand from Viet Nam spending and tighter money.
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Capitol Hill
Senate
Everett McK. Dirksen
Congress
House
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Treasury
Wall Street Journal
Johnson
Federal Reserve Bulletin
Steel Magazine
Impact
Adam Smith
Gnome
Zurich
Golden Rule in Employment for Handicapped Workers
The article urges industries to hire handicapped men and women, noting rising acceptance but many remain unemployed. It calls for counseling, training, and work experience to make them valued employees and promote loyalty and permanence.
Private investment drives new Holiday Inn opening gains
The grand opening of a Holiday Inn near the city showcases private funding reviving Lawrence County tourism. Businesses like THOMAS P. Johnson and associates and William Columbus remodel towns, while local entrepreneur Donald Taylor saves a corner grocery from blight. The piece urges community faith and private rehab over federal aid to curb decay and boost commerce.
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Holiday Inn
Lawrence County
Ink Spots
Thomas P. Johnson
Donald Taylor
Grant St
Taylor
Johnson
Columbus
Courage Department
America
Westside
Boston Tea Party Recalled By Opponents Of Patriots
A Townsman laments 1773 Boston harbor tea dumping by patriots led by Paul Revere and Sam Adams. He condemns the disguise as Indians and accuses revolutionaries of lawlessness while defending King George's militia response. He questions Revere Adams and their cause.
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Boston
East India Company
Paul Revere
Sam Adams
Sons of Liberty
Revere
Europe
King George
Responsible freedom editorial calls for action to restore order
Marilyn A. Sant appeals for accountability and civic participation to combat national dissension and crime. She urges voting for capable leaders, informed candidates, and strong law enforcement to preserve freedoms with responsibility.
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Supreme Court
United States
Congress
Marilyn A. Sant
Boyles Ave
League urges protection of education and international aid programs
The League of Women Voters of New Castle calls for keeping funding for education job training water quality and international development in the 1969 budget. It argues cuts worsen inflation and wages and urges citizens to contact senators Hugh D Scott Jr Joseph S Clark Jr and Rep Frank M Clark to oppose slash and fund vital programs.
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Congress
League of Women Voters of
New Castle
League
Robert Kennedy
Washington
Hugh D. Scott, Jr
Joseph S. Clark, Jr
Senate
Frank M. Clark
Rayburn House
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U.S
Raymond Daly
Brooklyn
John Earl Foley
Beaumont
Tex
Vietnam
Foley
Austin
Rockefeller Brothers Fund
Frank R. Steele
Pittsburgh
Los Angeles
Atlanta
New Orleans
Detroit
San Francisco
Veterans Center
Otilio Mighty
Robert C. Kayton
Marine Corps
Kayton
Scott Lewis
Lewis
NEW Castle News
News Company
North Mercer Street
Richard E. Rentz
Jessie Treadwell Anderson
J Fred Rentz
Eleanor Treadwell Payson
Leonard T. Kolasinski
James W. Trevitt
Bell Telephone
Private Exchange
Mgr
Lawrence
Butler
Mercer
USA
Dick Moody
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