War on Inflation Faces Presidential Pressure and Wage Concerns
The article outlines President Johnson's cautious push to curb inflation as a key war alongside poverty and Vietnam. It notes the December Fed rate rise, White House discussions with Cabinet advisers, and a plan to selectively warn industries and unions about wage and price actions while framing patriotism as a motive to restrain economic excesses.
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Johnson
Vietnam
Federal Reserve Board
William McChesney Martin Jr
Reserve Board
White House
Students debate Viet Nam policy at Frederick and Washington
High school students from Frederick and Washington counties held a debate on Vietnam policy. They largely agreed that the Viet Cong were aggressors and that the U S should intensify efforts to defeat communism before any peace talks.
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Frederick
Washington
North High
U.S
Viet Nam
Hagerstown Morning Herald
Why A Pool At Catoctin High Stirred Editor Letter
A reader questions the push for a new swimming pool at Catoctin High School citing life saving value for few and suggesting funds—112000—could better aid all county students. The editor describes a meeting at Emmitsburg High School with the superintendent and architect present.
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Emmitsburg High School
Martin
Board of Education
Superintendent of Schools
Catoctin High School
Parents Call For Focus On Education Over Buildings
A letter from Mrs. James P. Valentine of Taneytown Maryland urges shift from costly school structures to improving curriculum and teacher quality. She cites glare in classrooms and early grade struggles as root causes of dropout risk, stressing mental health and early childhood education to prepare students for a technical future. She argues society gains little if children cannot read or reason, and urges citizen responsibility.
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James P. Valentine
Taneytown, Md
Why Giap Says U S Won’t Win In Viet Nam
In a Hanoi report Ray Cromley outlines Vo Nguyen Giap's view that U S forces cannot win in Vietnam. He cites global guerrilla needs, US overextension, growing domestic antiwar pressure, South Vietnamese morale, and mismatched weapons for the terrain as key factors.
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Vo Nguyen Giap
Giap
Hanoi
United States
Viet Nam
Europe
Dominican Republic
Korea
Guantanamo
Central America
Africa
Middle East
Southeast Asia
le Giap
South Viet Nam
World Community of Nations
U.S
South Vietnamese
Senate balks at Gore resolution on armed merchant ships
Fifty years ago the Senate tabled Senator Gore's resolution to warn Americans off armed merchant ships, endorsing President Wilson over German submarine attacks. City Attorney Edward J. Smith says the traffic law change will not affect Frederick City municipalities.
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Frederick City
Edward J. Smith
License denial halts beer permit for Hyattstown area
Associate Judge Patrick M Schnauffer upheld the county license commissioner's ruling and denied Roland E Hardy a beer license at a Frederick County site on the Washington road just north of Hyattstown. The item notes Britain asking Moscow to explain Iran troop withdrawal and an enlarged Frederick County softball league planned with northern and southern divisions.
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Patrick M. Schnauffer
Richard M. Zaciatias
Roland E. Hardy
Frederick County
Washington Road
Hyattstown
Loop
YMCA
Congress closes ranks behind Vietnam policy in decisive votes
The House approves 4.8 billion dollars to fund the Vietnam War by 392 to 4 while the Senate backs the measure 93 to 2. An amendment to repeal presidential war authority is defeated 92 to 5. Fulbright argues for containment and warns against neutralization as a peace solution amid Communist subversion.
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Washington
Congress of the
United States
America
Vietnam
House of Representatives
Senate
Congress
Foreign Relations Committee
J. William Fulbright
Arkansas
Red China
North Vietnam
Cuba
Southeast Asia
Austria
Moscow
Peiping
Asia
Free World
Soviet Union
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Washington Today
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Fulbright
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