Draft reform and military service in the United States
The column argues for balancing strength and fairness in draft policy. It advocates universal two year military service for all citizens with no deferments, and proposes delaying service until age 40 to ensure mature leadership and avoid rash wars. It warns against despotic war rhetoric and notes lessons from Vietnam on morale and drug issues.
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Associated Press
Mankind
United Nations
Vietnam
A Plan to Reshape War and Politics in Wartime
The speaker argues for younger reserves as wars grow longer and bloodier, proposes that no one earning under ten thousand dollars serve, and calls for elected officials to serve two years before taking office to ensure sober updates on war aims. He pledges to implement the plan after leaving the Army if elected president.
Silver trading suspicions linger after January shutdown
Washington, New York, and London decode the silver market’s January halt, weighing whether big speculators led by Nelson Bunker Hunt forced the NY Comex to restrict trading or if other firms manipulated prices to curb supply. The move cooled prices from 40 to 33.50 an ounce, easing margin calls and delivering relief to banks and shorts while raising questions about market integrity and futures liquidity globally.
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Washington
New York
U.S
London
Nelson Bunker Hypnt
New York Commodity Exchange
Comex
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
CFTC
Exchange
Phillip Bloom
Bloom
Snd
James Sinclair
OPEC
Sinclair
Chris Feierabend
Manhattan
Shorts
Commission
Chicago Board of Trade and Mid-America Exchange
Robert L. Martin
Martin
Silver Users Association
GAF Corp
Henry Jarecki
Mocotta Metals Corp
Jarecki
Lee Beredat
Silver Usera
Walter Frankland
Frankland
Commigsion
Dummies Drive Small Town Business To 150–Strong Traffic
In Lucedale Mississippi Danny Kenmar runs T&T Co. on Highway 98 using 150 roadside dummies to lure flea market shoppers. The laid back proprietor bought surplus mannequins two years ago for ten to fifty dollars each and placed them along the road to attract customers and travelers.
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Lucedale
Miss
NEA
Danny Kenmar
Kenmar
T&t
Highway 98
Gulf Coast
Mississippi
Ekee Ktaces
Kenmars
USPS Surplus Masked Costs Prompt 18 Cent Stamp Hike
The USPS reports a 469 million surplus but sources say it hides a larger funding shortfall. A 1981 first class stamp rise to 18 cents is planned as debt and inflation drive costs higher while wage deals grant workers over 10 percent raises.
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Washington
Nea
US Postal Service
USPS
Ube
Sat
Peter Ape
Bos
Hertom
Fragmented OCR Note Teases History Clues
The readable lines hint at weather timing and a distant event, mentioning water and a tense mood. Names, dates, or places remain unclear, but the text suggests a thematic fragment about fate and revenge within a past event. The readable evidence is sparse and ambiguous.
Steven K Beckner Newsman's Choice columnist profile
Steven K Beckner a Washington based financial writer and author contributes to Freder ick Mews-Post exclusive column Newsman's Choice. He edits Deaknews a pewsietier focusing on interna tions investment alternatives and has published in the New York Times Baltimore Sun and Dallas Morning News.
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Steven K. Beckner
Frederick Mews-Post
Newsman
Deaknews
Pewsietier
Internations
The
New York Times
Baltimore Sam
Dalvis Morning News
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