LSD hearings warn of future mind altering drugs
The article notes Dr. Stanley F. Yelles predicting a hundredfold rise in mind affecting drugs in five to ten years. Witnesses say LSD users may switch to unworkable religious philosophies and risk social conflict. Proponents cite campus roots and student recruits. calls grow for controls to keep compounds from spreading beyond labs.
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Senate
Stanley F. Yelles
National Institute of Mental Health
Government Girls Run the Government Says Aids to Top Officials
Analyzing the federal workforce the piece argues that 400 to 500 confidential secretaries and 51,000 civil service secretaries comprise the effective backbone of government. It notes high turnover and heavy pay for top aides, with Schedule C staff often moving between private industry and public service. The claim centers on the unseen hands driving policy.
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Uncle Sam
Editors Blast Price Controls on Beef and Pork
The piece critiques Johnson administration actions on meat prices. It details three steps: urging housewives to refrain from buying pork, halving pork purchases by the Armed Services, and halting exports to Europe, plus a prior USDA note on European beef prices. It argues such controls skirt legislation and hurt meat producers.
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Johnson
Defense Department
Armed Services
Europe
USDA
U.S
Rich Man's Politics Help Shape Goldwater Era Cash
A study on 1964 campaign financing by Herbert Alexander shows big money from conservatives often favored Nixon in California Illinois and other states while Goldwater drew more from Texas and Ohio. The data suggest fears of a money cutoff to the GOP may be overstated as moderate donors redirected funds and conservative gifts remained modest overall.
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GOP
Herbert Alexander
Citizens’ Research Foundation
Princeton
N.J
Barry Goldwater
Goldwater Country
California
Texas
Illinois
Ohio
Foundation
Richard M. Nixon
Goldwater
Nixon
Barry
Michigan
Minnesota
Johnson
New York
Debate over draft fairness and race in the armed forces
The article counters claims that the draft discriminates against the poor or Black Americans. Census data show 11.7 percent of 18–25 year olds are Black, while 1965 induction was 11.3 percent. The share of Black personnel has risen, with higher reenlistment among Black soldiers contributing to increases in Army numbers.
Civil rights era draft data shows racial gaps in enlistment
Force and Marines see Negro recruits entering higher share of staff sergeant and corporal slots, with first term re-enlistment rates far higher for Negroes than whites. In 1985 whites at 18.5 percent versus 49.2 percent for Negroes. Draft dynamics may widen gaps as deferments and college exemptions vary and the system targets older age groups first.
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Army
Air Force
Marines
Retirements and meetings highlight June 1916 News-Post items
John N. Swope retires after fifty two years with the Pennsylvania Railroad and gains a pension for a flawless safety record. The State Association of Rural Letter Carriers selects Frederick as next meeting site with officers from Emmitsburg Tuscarora LeGore and Frederick. Local Draft Board One calls up 26 29 year olds for June pre induction and notes shift of deferred 4 A to 1 A. Hood College prepares for its fifty third annual commencement with Tolley and Powell delivering addresses.
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John N. Swope
East Sixth Street
Pennsylvania Railroad
Swope
State Association of Rural Letter Carriers
Frederick
Baltimore
Frederick County
P. M. Richardson
LeGore
Frederick Association
J. G. Bishop
Emmitsburg
R. J. Day
Tuscarora
P. A. Richardson
W. G. Miller
Hood College
William Pearson Tolley
Syracuse University
Noble C. Powell
Maryland
Protestant Episcopal Church
Rusk Calls for a United Peace Stand in Southeast Asia
Secretary of State Dean Rusk urged a firm international stance to deter aggression in Southeast Asia. He linked U.S. resolve to securing a peaceful world order, stressing that escalation would invite grave risks and urging continued support for Vietnam and allied nations.
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Dean Rusk
New York City
United States
America
South Vietnam
State Rusk
Mao
Ho Chi Minh
Hitler
Mussolini
Rusk
Southeast Asia
Vietnam
Senate
Mr. Rusk
Bangkok
Free World
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Berry's
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Census Bureau
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Viet Nam
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Ems
Washington Today
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Washington
William McChesney Martin
Federal Reserve Board
International Bankers Conference
Madrid
Senator Fulbright
Moscow
Peiping
Republic of Vietnam
Republic of Korea
Australia
New Zealand
Thailand
Laos
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