Kennedy widow blocks Kennedy book out of court
The suit to stop publication of The Death of a President aims to settle before the December 27 hearing in New York. Mrs. Kennedy contends the book’s sensational focus harms her privacy, while author William Manchester argues the work provides a complete, accurate account of the assassination and history.
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New York
William Manchester
John F. Kennedy
Manchester
Robert F. Kennedy
Hershey Defends Draft at National Press Club
Lieut. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey argued the draft remains the fairest way to build manpower, opposing a fully voluntary force and lotteries. He favored using military training to raise education, fitness, and moral standards while lowering requirements and believing juvenile delinquents can be reformed by service.
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George Washington
Lewis B. Hershey
National Press Club
Washington
Hershey
Red China faces internal purge amid widespread Communist graft
For My Part by Roy Cromley surveys reports from the mainland about breakdowns in official and Communist party discipline in rural China. It notes graft, moral corruption, embezzlement, hoarding, and coercive youth tribunals, with purges creating district chaos and power struggles that threaten future stability.
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Communist Party
Red China
Red Guards
Communist China
Worth of One GI in Vietnam War Propaganda Hunt
In Vietnam 370000 service members see one sergeant captured by Viet Cong. A division marshals millions in rewards, leaflets, and force to recover Sergeant Smith, while intelligence networks and villagers aid the search. The effort reflects the era’s belief in every GI’s worth.
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Saigon
Vietnam
Smith
U. S
U.S
Secret Service
Boys Excel in 1916 Growth With Bank Awards
Fifty years ago Prosper Valley Savings Bank in Middletown distributed 50 in cash prizes to area youths including Guy Ahalt Earl Ahalt Edward Holter Grayson Kefauver Byron Cob lentz Millard Wilson Harold Remsburg Richard Lighter and Norman Wilson for excelling in corn potatoes poultry and meat. Frederick County may receive up to 1000 from new motor bus license fees as three lines operate locally. Urbana hosts the Frederick County convention of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union presided by Mrs. S C Thomas with 14 active and four honorary members as the society grows a year old.
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Valley Savings Bank of
Middletown
Guy and Earl Ahalt
Edward Holter
Grayson Kefauver
Byron Coblentz
Millard Wilson
Harold Remsburg
Richard Lighter
Norman Wilson
Frederick County
Baltimore
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Urbana
8. C. Thomas
Welfare budget hike eyed for Frederick County
Frederick County welfare costs are set to rise with a proposed 11,976 increase to a peak budget of 57,485. Welfare head George Finck cites higher meal and clothing subsistence rates, saying food costs rise while most recipients are not employable. The Rev. A N Warner, longtime missionary and Frederick County clergyman, is named assistant pastor at Mount Vernon Place Methodist in Washington. Up to seven inches of wet snow dusted the area, making roads slick and causing numerous hazardous crossings on Brad Dock Mountain.
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Frederick County
Board of County Commissioners
Welfare Board
George Finck
Finck
A. N. Warner
D.D
Walkersville Methodist Church
Mount Vernon Place Methodist Church
Washington
India
Lewistown
Mount Pleasant
McKaig
Walkersville
Braddock Mountain
Rights in Letters and Tapes of Presidents Kin
Washington Today explores how rights to publish letters and tapes from Presidents Kennedy and family have been treated under common law. It compares prior cases, notes that publication hinges on the writer’s property in the words, and discusses how courts assess consent and the risk of plagiarism if exact wording is printed.
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