McNamara urges universal service for all youths
Secretary McNamara proposes a system where every young man serves two years in military or civilian roles, followed by ten years in national development work. He argues universal service would equalize burden, support Vietnam era needs, and foster global progress through Peace Corps like programs and exchange efforts.
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Secretary of Defense
Robert 8. McNamara
United States
Armed Services
McNamara
Peace Corps
Foreign Service
Universal Service
Vietnam
Counties Alike on Stadium Sanitary Facilities Demand
Frederick County's Dr. John L. Carnochan protests state and county health officials insistence on permanent sanitary facilities outside the Thomas Johnson High School stadium. He argues facilities must apply to all counties due to the stadiums' size and crowd needs, calling for equal treatment and noting internal building facilities are inadequate for big game crowds.
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Forbes H. Burgess
Thomas Johnson High School
Frederick
John L. Carnochan
Carnochan
Frederick County
Mt. Airy
For My Part By Ray Cromley Pham Duy
Pham Duy, once with Ho Chi Minh’s forces, says Viet Cong operatives deploy singing teams in every Viet Nam district to sway villagers. He argues songs can shift minds from hatred to hope, urging a new ideal and love over class struggle, while critics accuse party privilege and surveillance. He warns bombs won’t kill the party, but a humane vision can.
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Pham Duy
Ho Chi Minh
Viet Cong
Viet Nam
Communist Party
Pham Day
Readers Defend Death Penalty and Special Class Aid
A letter argues against the Maryland death sentence citing moral and religious concerns. It questions judicial certainty, urges removal of capital punishment, and praises progress toward abolition. A separate letter defends a Damascus Elementary School third through fourth grade class for readers with reading difficulties, praising the teacher and school staff for individualized support and progress.
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Damascus
Republican City Convention Quiet G.O.P. Nominations
Fifty years ago the Republican City Convention, with three of four precincts under Willard-Motter control, was a calm event. Harp-Weinberg precinct 4 demanded no confrontation, naming Mantz for mayor, Nicodemus city register, Abbott Jones Stockman and Albaugh as aldermen, Lewis at large. County notices urge residents to show cause on furniture assessment under the 1916 act.
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Willard - Motter
Harp - Weinberg
G.O.P
E. Peter Mantz
City Register
Aubrey A. Nicodemus
Henry H. Abbott
C. Allen Jones
Roy M. Stockman
E. Guy Albaugh
Charles H. Lewis
Coal derailment blocks B and O line near Lime Kiln
Twenty years ago item reports a four car eastbound freight derailment east of Lime Kiln on the Baltimore and Ohio line. No injuries are listed. Repairs by Mt Clare and Brunswick shops expected to take about 48 hours to reopen the main line to Baltimore. Hood College plans Spring Sports Day with events in fencing tennis golf and lacrosse and a banquet at Coblentz Hall where the White Blazer girl will be named.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railway
Mount Clare
Baltimore
Brunswick
Hood College
The
Athletic Association
Coblentz Hall
World War III fears spark NATO nuclear debate
Washington Today discusses the rising threat of nuclear war in Europe and the world amid NATO discussions in Brussels. It cites General De Gaulle, Admiral Ward, and former President Eisenhower on potential arms sales, proliferation, and the shift to nuclear reliance if land wars erupt, warning of a dangerous miscalculation and possible holocaust.
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America
de Gaulle
NATO
Western
General de Gaulle
France
Brussels
United Press International
London
Alfred G. Ward
CBS
de Cumont
Belgium
Eisenhower
White House
Congress
Geneva
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