Budget Cut Battle Mirrors 1958 Fiscal Fuel
Republicans press a 1968 budget cut, using Eisenhower era precedents and Southern Democratic support to demand major reductions. The House passes a series of trimmed appropriation bills amid party lines, while Democrats fear deep cuts to the Great Society programs and await Senate action and potential conference restores. Citizens are urged to contact their representatives about budget priorities.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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John J. Rhodes
Arizona
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Lyndon
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Lawrence O'Brien
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
Indiana
House Rules Committee
Madden
Great Society
Compulsory Uplift for Rejected Draft Recruits Proposed
Secretary of Labor W Willard Wirtz testifies before a Senate subcommittee arguing for compulsory education and rehabilitation for those rejected on physical or mental grounds. He envisions training camps where reservists direct rehabilitation to create self sufficient citizens fit for military or civilian service.
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W. Willard Wirtz
Senate
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Wirtz
For My Part By Ray Cromley on Nike antimissile critique
Washington columnist Ray Cromley questions Defense Secretary McNamara's stance on the antiballistic missile program arguing he misleads Congress by linking a nationwide shelter plan to missile defense. Cromley says high altitude tests and nonexplosive warhead simulations could adequately test Nike components, challenging McNamara's masking of test limits.
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Defense
Robert McNamara
Congress
McNamara
Nike
United States
Defense Department
U.S
Polaris
Minuteman
Stand Up and Defend Teens in America
A reader argues adults overlook teen virtues and honor those who serve in Vietnam. The letter praises teenagers for sacrifice and responsibility, condemns harsh judgments, and urges open discourse and respect for youth. A second letter from Lawrence H Mason urges adults to accept responsibility for their actions and model honesty for children.
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Viet Nam
America
Janet Darlene Zimmerman
Frederick, Md
Lawrence H. Mason
German sub lieutenant dies trying escape in Philadelphia
A German sub-lieutenant drowned after leading 13 interned crewmen in a break for freedom at a Philadelphia naval base. At least 10 were re-arrested and two reported missing as security kept the harbor tight. Also, the News-Post begins potato planting guidance to aid Frederick residents against rising living costs with seed potatoes donated by the Civic Club. Professor Egbert Edlebert notes cutting sprouted eyes yields future crops.
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Associated Press
Naval Base
Frederick Area
News- Post
Civic Club
Ethel Fitzpatrick
Egbert Edlebert
The
University of Maine
Truman Lend Lease gains Senate support for Greece Turkey
Twenty years ago in March 1947 President Truman wins strong congressional backing for a $700 million aid package to Greece and Turkey to deter communism on Russia’s frontier. Senator Taft backs the plan but warns it must be employed aggressively or funds for next year won’t be provided. The plan is nicknamed Lend Lease. The Maryland state Senate reverses course on Gov Lane’s two cent sales tax, passing a bill to raise $18.4 million with July 1 effective date, excluding food and medicines. Secretary Funk says the new tax will apply to rents, water charges, dry goods, feed, and fertilizer.
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Lend Lease
End of war term debate in Washington scene
Washington today faces a clash over ending the Vietnam war with pacifists and some senators arguing for stopping bombing to gain peace. Senator Symington accuses civilian restraint of prolonging conflict, citing pilots who report limited air action and fear of Chinese bases if bases are bombed. The piece notes Johnson must balance policy with domestic dissent as calls grow to remove sanctuaries and speed a settlement.
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North Vietnam
United States
U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
Yalu River
United Nations Command
Stuart Symington
Missouri
Air Force
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Vietnam
Symington
Senate Armed Services Committee
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Defense Department
Phocyen
Hanoi
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