Self-Supporting Government Branches and Their Budget Role
The piece argues self-supporting branches, notably the Internal Revenue Service and the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, justify funding by showing savings. It cites the mediation service saving over 8259 million last year and preventing strikes in 1,166 cases, saving 6.5 million man-days. The rhetoric questions whether these findings truly reflect net tax revenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler Burea
Brown
Internal Revenue Service
Federal Mediation and Canetion Service
Ssf
William 2. Simbhin
Simkin
Farm Price Supports Questioned By Economists
Dr Houthakker testified that free markets could bring farm prices to equilibrium with supply and demand. He noted current support levels slightly above market parity and suggested eliminating farm supports within three years. The Farm Bureau backs farmers seeking their own markets amid broader calls to lift wartime restrictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nixon
Hendrik S. Wouthather
Senate Banking Committee
President
Council of Economic Advisers
Farm Bureau Federation
Houthakker
Americans name Ethel Kennedy top admired woman
A Gallup poll lists Ethel Kennedy as the most admired American woman, followed by Rose Kennedy and Jacqueline Onassis. The survey notes sympathy for bereaved families and loyalty to first ladies, with Mrs Eisenhower, Mrs Johnson and Mrs Nixon among the top ten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Gallup
Ethel Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Rose
Joseph Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
Robert J. Kennedy
Jacqueline Kennedy
Aristotle Onassis
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Lyndon 3. Johnson
Richard M. Nixon
Martin Luther King Jjr
Vietnam War Watcher Sees North Vietnam Planning Big Offensive
Washington writer notes a Hanoi plan for a major offensive against South Vietnam as a signal that the United States may be ready to withdraw. He argues American public opinion and some editors favor the National Liberation Front over Saigon, while neglecting the true reasons for defending South Vietnam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Vietnam
Hanoi
South Vietnam
Paris
North Vietnam
America
National Liberation Front
Johnson
True
Peter Lisagor
Chicago Daily News
Soviet Union
Red China
Southeast Asia
Moscow
Peking
Russia
New China
Europe
Nixon Faces Iffy Question On Sentinel ABM System
The piece discusses President Nixon and Defense leaders weighing risks in pursuing the Sentinel anti ballistic missile system. It compares decisions to a game of odds and risk, highlighting potential obsolescence if rushed and vulnerability if delayed, with Packard’s experience in defense electronics noted. It also weaves in broader Vietnam War policy debates and public understanding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nixon
Washington
NEA
Defense
Laird
David Packard
Nixon, Laird and Packard
United States
Soviet Union
Packard
Defense Department
Toscan
Fifty Years Ago Items from The News Post Files
The February 21 1919 issue highlights Frederick County hosts its first annual community show at the Armory concluding tonight with strong state support. Bids for the Bruns water system construction opened at a mayoral meeting range from 78000 to 90000 dollars. The Washington Masonic Lodge celebrated President Washington’s birthday in an annual tribute. The Braddock Hotel at Braddock Heights changes hands again, with Harry Wardman Thomas P Bones and former owner Mrs Lanie E Goss involved in the sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brederick County
Bruns =wich
Corneil
Engiavers
Braddock Hotel
Braddock Ieights
Harey Wardman
Thomas P. Bones
Washington
Lannie E. Goss
Twenty Years Ago News Highlights From The News-Post
A February Grand Jury recommended curfews to bar minors from alcohol premises after 9 pm and an alcohol sales ban on Sundays in Frederick County. Arthur Jesse Wolfe, 21, of Myersville died en route to Frederick Memorial Hospital after a crash on Route 30. The Planed Society of Technicians meets March 2 at the Francis Scott Key Hotel with Miss Evelyn V. ClaHou n hosting. Weekend fires triggered two alarms but caused no major damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly
Prederick County
Arthur Jesse Wolfe
Myersville
Feederigh Memorial Hospital
State Vallee Ansulance
Frederick
Pland Society OF Technicians
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Evelyn V. Clahoun
PIRE
Independent County Engine
Citizens Hook - and - Ladder
United Pumper and Rescue
Student Rebels' Wisdom Competence Overrated
Bruce Biossat argues that a surge in student unrest mirrors a mismatch between high educational reach and declining core rational thought. He cites Kennan and reform efforts under Nixon era education policy, noting mixed student responses and calls for greater university accountability.
Miraculous Cure Talk and National Weeks Reflected
Fragmented report notes a claimed miracle cure ignored by medicine and links payday effects to ailments and absent workers. It mentions National Crime Prevention Week and National Electreal Week overlapping and includes garbled dialogue about personae and vague warnings.
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Robert Finch
James Allen
New York State
George Kennan
Kennan
Aisa
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