Social Security reforms face heated House hearings
The House Ways and Means Committee opens hearings on President Johnson’s Social Security package. Critics argue the plan drains the fund to fund across the board hikes, accusing administrations of robbing workers to pay retirees and calling for funding from the Treasury rather than Social Security reserves. They urge preserving funds for those who paid into the system.
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Ways and Means
Johnson
Congress
Feter
Paul
Doles
Treasury
Unheralded National Guard air squadrons aid Vietnam era effort
National Guard airlift units provided over 2500 volunteer flights last year carrying 32103 tons of supplies and 26328 military passengers. They flew 579 aeromedical evacuations and brought 6375 wounded servicemen home while freeing regular forces for combat operations. Their volunteers include professionals from law, insurance, and business.
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United States Armed Forces
Southeast Asia
National Guard Association
John Stennis
Senate Armed Services Committee
United States
North
South Vietnam
Local Arts Council Clarifies Stance On Maryland Arts Body
A Frederick County arts group sets the record straight after a misimpression in Annapolis. The Arts Council for Frederick County states it did not vote on the Governor's Council on the Arts proposal and expresses support for the Maryland council, after Senate Finance Committee remarks implied opposition.
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Arts Council
Frederick County
Governor's Council On the Arts
Maryland
Robert Marehand
Governor’s Council
Marchand
Maryland General Assembly
Senate
Charles Smelser
Senate Finance Committee
Senator Smelser
Governor’s Council On the Arts
Annapolis
Bert Thornton
Law arm ing merchant ships a dead issue in Senate
Fifty years ago the Senate adjourned with a late filibuster of 12 senators blocking a measure to arm merchant ships against German U boats. A White House spokesman called the action the most reprehensible in Senate history. Hundreds of area residents later returned from Washington inaugurations praising Company A State Guard in a parade at Frederick Armory with fireworks.
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Velma G. House
Jefferson
Maryland
Frederick
North Market Street
Eli Krotman
Senate
Washington
Robert M. LaFollette
Wisconsin
United States Senate
White House
Company A
State Guard
Frederick Armory
Education board seeks 200000 for new schools
Twenty Years Ago column reports Frederick county officials oppose a 200000 school construction loan citing no new taxes, high interest, and inflated postwar costs. The Court House scene shows county commissioners sending a protest to Annapolis. The Supreme Court upholds John L Lewis and United Mine Workers contempt conviction, keeps Lewis fine at 100000 but reduces the union penalty from 5500000 to 700000.
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Court House
Frederick
Board of County Commissioners
Annapolis
Supreme Court
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Alan Goldsborough
Supreme Court rulings spark Senate demand for limits
Washington opinion notes public outcry over recent 5 to 4 Supreme Court decisions that release confessed murderers and rapists. Senator McClellan urges restricting appellate jurisdiction or amending rules to restore enforcement and deter crime, citing cases where technicalities freed criminals and endangering citizens.
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Supreme Court of the United States
United States Senate
Supreme Court
Senate
Supreme Court of the
United States
Congress
John L. McClellan
Arkansas
Administration of Justice
Senator McClellan
New York
Erse
United Sates
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