Next Move Grips on Vietnam War Tests Peace Drive
The pause in bombing North Vietnam fails to persuade Hanoi as aerial signs show rebuilt roads and a full border division. China and the Soviet bloc react with counter moves while McNamara warns China and USSR can be devastated by our retaliatory force. Johnson weighs next move as peace talks collapse.
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North Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh
South Vietnam
Chu En-lai
United States
China
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
House
Soviet Union
Korea
Johnson
Drafting Older Men Amid Rising Draft Pressures
The article notes metropolitan draft boards expect married men aged 26 to 35 to be drafted by mid-summer as manpower needs rise. January and February quotas fall from December, while a Congressional plan to add 400,000 troops to Vietnam could raise draft ages. Currently, childless 19 to 25 are called first, then 26 to 35 with younger members called before older, and college deferments are clarified to balance fairness.
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Vietnam
Washington Today on Labor Strikes and Congress
Washington Today analyzes the impact of the New York transit strike on Taft-Hartley repeal efforts and Senate hurdles. It notes AFL-CIO influence, potential compulsory unionization, and calls for labor-relations reform including a federal court of special jurisdiction.
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Washington
New York
New York City
United Press International
Wirtz
Senate
Congress
Afl-Cio
A. Willis Robertson
Virginia
Mr. Robertson
John L. McClellan
Arkansas
Michael Quill
For My Part By Ray Cromley on Viet Cong Officials
The Viet Cong face internal corruption as hamlet officials inflate taxes and loot funds. Village bosses live well, dodge duties, and appoint relatives to key posts while guarding local guerilla troops as personal bodyguards. Some hid crimes, desert, or flee to Saigon, but the trend risks eroding VC credibility and support.
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Communist Party
Saigon
Fifty Years Ago in The News Post January 29 1916
The second annual automobile show opens tomorrow night at the state armory with everything in readiness. A controversy over the Catocin district road supervisor concluded with the reappointment of L M Schray er. The Republican State central committee met to nominate candidates for minority Board of Election Supervisors in Frederick City including William B James Garrett S DeGrange Sr Eugene H Albaugh and Trego McKinney of Lime Kiln. City Board nominees were John E Phleeger John J Cronenburg Lewis M Haller and Millard F Perry.
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State Armory
Republican State Central Committee
Board of Election Supervisors
Frederick City
William B. James
Garretts. DeGrange Sr
Eugene H. Albaugh
Frederick
Trego McKinney
City Board of Election Supervisors
John E. Phleeger
John J. Cronenburg
Lewis M. Haller
Millard F. Perry
Mayor and Aldermen bar using park property for housing
The City of Montgomery voted at a special session that no city property dedicated or planned for parks can be used for temporary housing. Police believe they have solved the December hit and run in Clarksburg that killed 12 year old Larry King. The Army offered incentives for officers and high noncommissioned officers to stay overseas with family benefits and two further years abroad priority.
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Montgomery County
Clarksburg
Larry King
Joe Eisenhauer's Notebook Note on Doing Good Now
Reflection by Joe Eisenhauer stressing a one life ethic to perform good deeds promptly as time passes quickly. The brief entry urges immediacy in kindness and charitable acts.
Baker Park Carillon 25th Anniversary Prompts Bell Expansion
The 25th anniversary of the Baker Park carillon recalls its limited 14 note range and the need for nine additional bells to reach 23. The project would extend the instrument’s repertoire, allowing pieces like America The Beautiful and The Old Rugged Cross to be played. Funds are being sought, with Hagan praised for years of service as Frederick’s carilloneur.
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Baker Park
Joseph D. Baker
Westminster
Henry T. Wade
Music
Hood College
H. David Hagan
Frederick City
J. David Hagan
Peabody Conservatory of Music
Baltimore
Christine Hagan
University of Maryland
America the Beautiful
Rugged Cross
Mer- Luray Caverns
Immaculate Conception Shrine
Washington
National Cathedral
Valley Forge Park
Carillons
Baker
Baltimore County
John B. Hamme
York
Lloyd C. Culler Frederick
America
Dave” Hagan
Frederick
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National Labor Relations Board
Lawrence
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Catactin
L. M. Schrayer
Joe Eisenhauer
Nika
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