Federal spending binge shapes 1966 budget outlook
Analysis warns that a large budget deficit looms as new 1966 programs add about 12 billion dollars in spending, with 18 billion more needed 1967–70. Defense costs may surge up to 10 billion, and election year politics raise odds of tax increases or cuts to nonessential items.
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Reclassification Expands 1-A Eligibility for Draft
The Selective Service authorizes reclassifying many 1-Y men to 1-A to meet monthly quotas. Those scoring 16 to 30 with a high school diploma move to 1-A automatically, while non graduates face a trainability test and 1-A if they reach 90. About two million men nationwide are affected.
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Hatch Act pressures spark bid to soften rules for federal workers
The Hatch Act restricts political activities by federal civil servants. The Senate votes to form a 12 member commission to study loosening parts of the law. A Baltimore court challenge threatens the current restraints and may reach the Supreme Court.
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Debating the White House National Security Adviser Role
The Johnson administration weighs the fate of the national security adviser post after Bundy’s February departure. Rusk favors maintaining a presidentially linked operation, McNamara questions its value without Bundy, and the President’s stance remains unsettled amid Vietnam and other crises.
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Robert McNamara
Are You a Snob Says Hal Boyle in Poor Man's Philosopher
The essay argues snobbery is common and revealing. It lists telling signs such as dating bosses daughters but avoiding marriage, boasting about private school expulsions, and avoiding public wear of earned honors. It asks readers to self reflect on social pretensions.
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Mail rules tighten for foreign parcel and money orders
Yesterday in the News-Post files January 8 1916 reports stricter postal regulations on mailing packages to foreign countries and closer surveillance of money orders. It also notes 80 year old John Trout walking 16 miles to buy a baby doll for his daughter with aid of a cane. Overnight Fredrick’s plunge from warmth to winter as temperatures fell from 60 to snowy bitter air.
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Lenhart reenlists with master sergeant rank
Harold William Lenhart of Frederick with eight and a half years Army service has reenlisted as master sergeant. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Raymond W Lenhart of North Market Street. President Truman indicated steel price increases may occur amid talks while affirming a fact finding method with a 30 day cooling off period to avert strikes. Mr and Mrs John W Holter of Middletown observe their 50th wedding anniversary Monday at their home. Holter served 17 years on the Board of County Commissioners.
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Raymond W. Lenhart
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John W. Holter
Middletown
Middletown Valley
Holter
Board of County Commissioners
Joe Eisenhauer's Notebook Passage
A brief notebook note reflects on living fully in the moment with the line that one passes through the world but once and should do good now for there is no return. The voice urges action without delay.
The Way to Love Anything and Lose It
A reflective column argues that love and patriotism hinge on realizing loss and stresses American individual responsibility against materialistic atheism. It cites Franklin and Washington on divine aid, urges readers to engage with politics, economy, and communism, and promotes civic action through libraries and chambers of commerce.
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