Electoral College Reform Stymied by Senate panel
The Electoral College system faces renewed scrutiny as Senate subcommittee chair Senator Birch Bayh signals little chance for reform. Despite a hopeful start to the session after Kennedy Nixon 1960, Bayh abandons his earlier reform for direct elections or district-based electors, leaving the current method intact amid political inertia.
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United States
George Washington
Senate
Constitutional Amendments Subcommittee
Birch Bayh
Indiana
Johnson
Congress
Bayh
Brunswick High to Use Army Rifles in Drill
Fifty years ago news item notes Brunswick High School boys will train with army rifles next year under an Army officer. One dissenting vote approved the plan after students voted. Also reported: Champs defeated 1–0, facing Maroons in Chambersburg with Welcher or Lewellyn on the mound. Eddie Hooper’s team tops Blue Ridge League standings. Local laws affecting Frederick County from the last General Assembly session may not be published this year. 28 laws passed.
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Brunswick High School
United States Army
Maroons
Chambersburg
Abe Welcher
Lewellyn
Eddie Hooper
Frederick County
General Assembly
Truman Labor Pact Sealed On Interim Rail Decision
John R. Steelman announced that 18 non-striking railroad unions and the carriers have reached a contract agreement. President Truman will seek to make it a Federal offense to strike against the government and allow drafting workers for government plants. Grading for the World War II veterans housing site on the extension of Pennsylvania Avenue begins Monday, with 35 dwelling units in 12 barracks to be moved by mid June. City Engineer W Raymond Walter cited delays in obtaining a grader and noted water pipe is at the site.
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John R. Steelman
Truman
House Rules Committee
Congress
Pennsylvania Avenue
W. Raymond Walter
Washington
Nixon's Center Under Strain from Rising Conservatism
The National Scene notes Nixon seeks to maintain a centrist stance amid pressures from conservative wings led by southern factions. He rejects a rightward pull, calls for dropping race issues from Dixie campaigns, and warns against courting racists. A 1968 GOP shift could threaten his balance.
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Jackson, Miss
Law And Power Clash In World Affairs
Two Johnson advisers differ on using law to secure peace. Dean Acheson says pursuing peace by law is illusory, while Arthur Goldberg argues law is essential though not sufficient. The piece also notes Congress weakness and the watered down unemployment compensation bill, balking at federal wage standards and state control.
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Johnson
Dean Acheson
University of Virginia
Arthur Goldberg
United Na
Tions
Columbia University
Congress
House
Ways and Means Committee
Buddhist movement spark rumors of Cambodian style Red infiltration
Ray Cromley reports that Thich Tri Quang's anti government Buddhist movement may be exploited by Red agents in South Vietnam. Intercepts describe infiltrators using monk robes to boost violence and organize covert groups while some officials doubt direct Communist control. US and Vietnamese intelligence seek to identify infiltrators and genuine Buddhists as South Vietnam’s fate hangs on their success.
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Thich Tri- Quang
Hanoi
Red
South
Viet Nam
Panama
Tri Quang
Juan Bosch
Dominican Republic
China
Asia
Guatama Buddha
Laos
Thailand
Buddha
Youths Morals Against Commie Tactics Letter
Dorothy E Ensor of Watkins Acres Frederick Maryland argues that despite reports of Communism waning in the United States the movement targets youth by corrupting morals on campuses. She cites a 1919 document urging to corrupt the young and calls for strong moral and spiritual defense to prevent Communist influence.
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Michigan
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Berkeley
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