Shades Of The Feather Split in parties over Vietnam war strategy
As national conventions approach the Democratic and Republican parties show growing splits on Vietnam policy. Kennedy and Clark shift toward testing Soviet willingness to press Ho Chi Minh for peace, while Symington urges broader targets. Romney Javits Percy and Hatfield tilt toward peace, Brooke favors continued bombing. The piece argues unity is needed for victory and criticizes political factions for clouding policy.
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Vietnam
Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Joseph F. Clark
Pennsylvania
Ho Chi Minh
Johnson
Alexei Kosygin
London
North Vietnam
Stuart Symington
Missouri
Air Force
United States
George Romney
Michigan
Jacob K. Javits
New York
Charles H. Percy
Ilinois
Mark Hatfield
Oregon
Edward W. Brooke
Warning On Tax Sharing Draws State Opposition
The Council of State Chambers of Commerce warns against tax sharing with the federal government. It argues the plan would reduce flexibility in federal tax policy, hinder tax cuts, and pressure changes in exemptions and deductions. States could push for growing shares, potentially creating a taxpayer unfriendly stranglehold on the federal system.
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Council of State Chambers of Commerce
Congress
Council
Registration Reform Hopes In Wake of National Move
The United States has the most mobile population yet many states require long residence to vote. About one fifth move yearly, with 8 to 10 million voters potentially disenfranchised in 1968 due to strict laws. Some states cut residence to 60 days. New York requires three months. absentee balloting grows as moves out of state. The League of Women Voters promotes easier registration, while Democrats push ongoing efforts led by Billie Farnum to streamline registration and reduce disenfranchisement.
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Washington
United States
Georgia
Florida
Texas
Oklahoma
New York
League of Women Voters
National Committee
Billie Farnum
Michigan
Farnum
Apathetic Men Accomplish Nothing Letter to the Editor
Frederick County residents face unequal educational opportunities with Thomas Johnson High School favored. Other high schools lag in design, materials, and facilities, while local officials are urged to act. The writer cites Gardiner and demands equal access for all taxpayers and students. ARUCE C CLAXTON Frederick Maryland.
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US Office of Education
Lyndon Johnson
Nashville
Tennessee
Frederick County
Thomas Johnson High School
Brunswick High
Frederick High
Thurmont
Board of Education
Braddock Heights
Frederick High School
John W. Gardner
Northside Drive
Frederick
Maryland
Backyard pig raising to ease wartime costs in Frederick
A News Post survey notes residents plan backyard pig keeping to cut food costs amid war shortages. It argues pigs are clean when cared for and that small yards with up to two hogs plus vegetable gardening could markedly reduce living expenses. A quick witted All Saints Street resident halted a runaway horse and buggy, saving two schoolgirls from danger at South Market Street crossing.
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All Saints’ Street
South Market Street
Plans to discontinue trolley line to Middletown
Twenty Years Ago from The News Post files report Potomac Edison Company meeting at the Francis Scott Key Hotel announcing the Frederick City to Middletown line will be dropped due to dwindling patronage. The Middletown to Myersville spur also ends and Braddock Heights service is canceled. Also noted is an exceptionally cold winter with frost damage and a partially unroofed Frederick High School gymnasium after tornado-like winds prompting a school closure and safety survey.
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Frederick City
Middletown
Potomac Edison Company
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Frederick and
Frederick High School
Harry ©. Smith
Questionable prospects for union bargaining shape U S strikes
Washington Today analyzes looming strikes in rubber, trucking, rail, and auto sectors, warning they threaten the economy. It argues Congress has failed to offer constructive alternatives while unions exert influence through mass membership. The piece critiques collective bargaining as a gambling-like system with prolonged negotiations and limited remedies.
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Congress
James J. Reynolds
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