Pennsylvania's Shafer calls for a new statehood in Reagan era
The article notes Pennsylvania Governor Raymond P. Shafer's inaugural push for reforms and a reassertion of state sovereignty. It recalls Pennsylvania's historic role in independence and contrasts past limits on state power with efforts to modernize the constitution. Shafer seeks to restore balance between states and the federal government, echoing Ben Franklin era ideals.
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Pennsylvania
Independence Hall
Continental Congress
James Buchanan
Lincoln
Raymond P. Shafer
Gov. Shafer
Benjamin Franklin
Rand McNally
Scranton
Shafer
Billions For Defense in Vietnam War Costs
President Johnson disclosed wartime defense costs, with the current year at 68 billion and 1968 projected at 73 billion. The figures are estimates and subject to change via supplemental appropriations as Congress debates defense and domestic spending amid calls for mobilization to end the war swiftly.
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Vietnam
Defense
Johnson
Congress
Defense Department
FDA Diet Regulations Hearings On Supplements Labelling
The FDA will hold hearings before new rules on diet foods and supplements. Regulations would label multivitamin and mineral products as unnecessary except for those with special medical needs, stating that vitamins are abundant in typical diets.
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The
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Miracle With Five Days To Go Dies In Vietnam
Dan Miracle a 22 year old sergeant with the First Air Cavalry artillery battery was within five days of muster out when a mortar shell struck his bunker near Bong Son Vietnam His unit had fired over a quarter of a million shells during 12 months in country and Miracle balanced soldiering with thoughts of his young wife and their daughter as he prepared for home
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Bong Son
Vietnam
NEA
Dan Miracle
Sarge
Miracle
Parkersburg
W. Va
First Air Cavalry
U.S
The Poor Man's Philosopher by Hal Boyle
A collection of humorous reflections on taxes, earnings, and human quirks. Notable lines compare brain power to a computer, note rising costs in clothing, and offer memorable quotables on aging, stress, superstitions, and veterans. Includes trivia on doctors, lawyers, and the Indian wars.
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New York
Sam
Matilda
U.S. Census Bureau
War and storms grip Frederick in 1917 report
Fifty Years Ago January 24 1917 notes President Wilson’s focus on European war peace efforts and a booming farm economy in Frederick County as U boats provoke global tension. A severe snowstorm halts transport, with winds and heavy drifts crippling roads and city services, leaving horse drawn traffic scarce in the business district.
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Washington
Wilson
Frederick County
State Roads Commission
Frederick City
Memorial Building debate at Winchester Hall proposal
Twenty years ago residents and officials split over converting Winchester Hall auditorium into a combined gymnasium and meeting hall to honor veterans of all wars. County commissioners fear commercializing the county venue and critics say the dual use would ruin both functions. The piece also notes a fuel shortage amid a severe winter with heavy snows causing transport and supply issues for Frederick City's fuel bins.
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Winchester Hall
Veterans of All Wars
Veterans’ Council
American Legion
Amvets
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Board of County Commissioners
Potomac Edison Company
Frederick City
Washington Today on Congress and the 1968 mood
Washington concerns shift as new and veteran members assess the post election landscape. Economics, Viet Nam, and tax policy top the agenda while parties weigh future strategy. Johnson faces a fragile political clock ahead of November 1968.
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Adam Clayton Powell
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Powell
Warphive
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