Government Tax Burden and Spending Soar Across Decades
The piece argues that federal and local taxes have risen dramatically since 1940 with federal, state, and city governments together taking 165 billion annually and spending 203 billion. It notes government employment rising to over 13 million, a rising national debt near 420 billion, and forecasts that welfare and education outlays will push spending further, requiring faster economic growth.
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Kennedy- Johnson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Lyndon B. Johnson
Unions plan drive to organize 15 million low paid workers
AFL-CIO aims to organize farm workers hospital orderlies laundry hotel and service workers currently earning under minimum wage. Leaders see potential to double union ranks and shift political leverage though the effort faces high costs and tough organizing across cities and rural areas. The drive hinges on broader taft hartley reforms and a second congress session.
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Afl-Cio
Industrial Union Department
Walter Reuther
United Auto Workers
Washington
McCarthyism label in Viet Nam debate contrasts past era
Opinion piece argues critics invoke McCarthyism to silence dissent on Vietnam policy. It contrasts today’s figures with Joseph McCarthy, noting no current leader matches his power or era, and that fears during the Cold War shaped McCarthy’s broad charges.
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Viet Nam
Joseph McCarthy
Wisconsin
Eisenhower
Michigan
Charles Potter
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House
U.S. Army
America
Moscow
Peking
Havana
Asia
Africa
Latin America
Viet Cong patience and McCarthy era fears
Excerpts describe Viet Cong tactics near Tay Ninh and the dangers of fixed patrol times. The piece contrasts a wary captain’s grim humor with reflections on McCarthy era fear, media impact, and the rise of antiwar demonstrations outlasting their numbers. It links war psychology, leadership, and public perception in a compact, period-voice survey.
Ambush Expert Trung hailed for tactics in Viet Cong war
Ray Cromley profiles Lieutenant General Trung Nam Trung, famed for ambush innovations against armored columns. Trung favored selective ambushes like the double ambush, sparing some enemies to lure relief forces, and used a mix of fox holes and trees over 24 to 36 hours. His methods prompted DoD to push rapid tech for ambusher detection and countermeasures.
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Tay Ninh
Cambedian
Tran Nam Trung
Trung
South
Viet Nam
Department of Defense
Sounds of rabbit hunting mark opening day in Frederick County
The 1915 item notes hundreds of men hunting rabbits as the season opens in Frederick County, reflecting local outdoor activity amid war era sentiment. It contrasts with international headlines about Zealandia and German ownership claims, as Franklin Lane envisions a greater Europe once the war ends.
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Frederick County
Economic Threads Shape 1966 Congressional Campaign
Washington forecast from David Lawrence links 1966 elections to national mood. It cites Johnson administration policies, wage and price dynamics, rising living costs, tax shifts, and potential shifts in Senate and House control. It notes civil rights tensions in cities and compares to 1938 electoral rebuke of FDR. Newspaper archive analysis.
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