Government programs for unemployed workers on Long Island
The article recounts the 1964 decline in defense employment on Long Island and the limited impact of a $789,000 retraining effort, with only about 3,000 helped. It notes the retrieval of workers through surveys, the self-solving problem, and Census Bureau finds on 3.4 million hired workers, many not in labor force, plus earnings differences between farm and nonfarm work and the value of farm knowledge and skills.
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Uncle Sam
United States
Long Island
Sec
McNamara
Census Bureau
Tyranny Yields and Berlin Wall Opens for Christmas
The text notes a temporary easing of the Berlin Wall during Christmas, allowing Westerners to visit relatives. It frames the event as a rare peace gesture by communist builders, symbolizing hope and better tomorrows despite tyrannical barriers.
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Berlin Wall
Calls for immediate U S troop withdrawal and peace efforts
A letter from John Elkins of University of Maryland urges ending U S involvement in Vietnam and negotiated peace to reunite families, while also urging reconsideration of bridge projects and funding priorities in local Maryland counties. He criticizes current county bridge spending and calls for responsible prioritization by officials.
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United States
America
Holy Joe Leads Mass In Viet Nam Jungle Battle Zone
In War Zone D amid monsoon rain, Captain James Matthew Kennedy known as Holy Joe conducts a Last Rites Mass for the 2-503rd Infantry. Troops kneel under mud and ponchos as they seek peace between battles, fearing for the priest’s safety as ambushes persist.
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Ben Cat
Viet Nam
Nea
Christ
Father Kennedy
James Matthew Kennedy
Syracuse
N.Y
Sky Pilot
Holy Joe
God
Coming True Of Christmas Cheer For Frederick Children
Fifty years ago the Frederick News Post reports the Empty Stocking Club will bring 225 city children to the City Opera House for Christmas talks a decorated tree and toys from Santa. Ten years ago Harry Wachter returned from Kentland Indiana with property in the Middle West. Thanksgiving turkeys and chickens from Frederick go to Baltimore and other cities but this year turkeys are scarce and prices high.
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Gas House Pike
Frederick
City Opera House
Santa Claus
Harry Wachter
Granville L. Wachter
Pear
Frederick County
Golden West
Kentland
Indiana
Middle West
Baltimore
Last Minute Shoppers Flood Frederick Stores in White Christmas
December 23 1945 Frederick News reports shoppers disregard cold weather as they rush to buy gifts on the final day before Christmas. Carriers deliver a heavy volume of cards and parcels while Marylands peacetime era begins after wartime controls ease. A white Christmas is expected for the fifth time in Frederick in 22 years. Richard Bayles Jr wins $25 Victory bond in the Tiny Tot popularity contest at Frederick High, part of a Pep Parade for a local youth recreation center.
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Frederick
Richard Bayles
Russell Bayles
North Market Street
Frederick High School
Junior Civic Club
What to Do With $12 Billion in Interest Payments
Washington column argues that annual interest on the national debt, projected to reach 12 to 13 billion dollars, could fund major programs if budgets were balanced. It catalogues ten possible uses from Vietnam spending to Medicare, space, and veteran benefits, urging a balanced approach to avoid inflationary borrowing.
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Washington
United States
National Defense
Vietnam
Federal Space Agency
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National Liberation Front
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Roads Department
Thurmont, Md
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