Where Did Labor Vote Go Amid Defeat in 1960s Politics
Labor leaders led a strong turnout yet saw losses in over 40 House seats and a dying liberal Senate hold. Meany and the executive committee launched a study of their political operation, noting white backlash to civil rights issues and a shift in rank and file attitudes toward spending and taxation.
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Paul Douglas
Ilinois
Labor
Meany
Thanksgiving Story Recounts Pilgrims and Socialism Lesson
Joe Eisenhauer reflects on Thanksgiving history noting the 1620 Pilgrims and Plymouth Colony. The column cites a 4 Thanksgiving Story piece arguing the Mayflower Compact led to communal ownership which failed by 1623, prompting private landholding and a feast. It warns socialism contradicts economic and moral laws and appeals to readers to read the Bradford account.
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Ter
Massachusetts Bay
America
Plymouth
Willaim Bradford
Plymouth Colony
Plimoth Plantation
New York Medicaid Eligibility Expands State Role
Congress left Medicaid indigence rules to states. New York defined a family of four as eligible if the sole wage earner earns $6,000 or less after taxes and insurance. The formula would cover about a third of New York’s population, with state and federal shares totaling hundreds of millions of dollars. HEW approved the New York approach despite concerns over liberal programs and potential future federal action.
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Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Cong Bess
New York
Washington
HEW
House
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
Draft Injustices Puzzle Looms Over Nation's Draft
The Presidents National Advisory Commission on the Selective Service will report next month to President Johnson on eliminating injustices in the draft. Public debate has begun as McNamara weighs draft by lottery while Omer objects citing college deferments and public interest. The draft has spurred voluntary enlistments and met quotas, but critics say it remains unfair to some segments of society.
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National Advisory Commission On the Selective Service
Johnson
Solomon
Congress
Defense
Robert S McNamara
Daniel . Omer
Selective Service
Brunswick Eyes Diversified Industry Drive After Eggs Strategy
Brunswick Mayor Martin forms a new Industrial Board with K I Rinker as chairman and H N Werntz as secretary to attract varied businesses and reduce railroad dependence. In Princeton, hopes ride on star Harry LeGore as Princeton faces Yale in the football classic, with a loyal home crowd supporting him alongside notable locals.
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Brunswick
Martin
New Brunswick Industrial Board
K. I. Rinker
H. N. Werntz
Princeton
Yale
Frederick County
Harry LeGore
Eli
LeGore
George LeGore
Guy K. Motter
Lewis R. Nertzbaugh
Dr. C. C. Dean
Harry Newcomer
James Gambrill
Thomas L. Zimmerman
Carroll Hendrickson
Memorial building urged for Frederick veterans
Frederick AM VETS rallied for a self supporting memorial for all war veterans at a meeting. They suggested a community building with a basement kindergarten to help liquidate costs estimated not to exceed 300000 dollars. A Christmas party fund drive was organized and the charity fund from a recent variety show netted 1700 dollars. Reverend W Merval Weaver urged brotherhood beyond faiths at a Frederick Lodge dinner at the Key Hotel.
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Frederick Amvets
Alton E. Shaff
W. Merval Weaver
Frederick Presbyterian Church
Frederick Lodge
B'nai B'rith
Francis Scott Key Hotel
A. I Ellin
Brotherhood
For My Part By Ray Cromley
A close adviser to South Vietnam Prime Minister Ky resists arrest amid a cabinet crisis. A powerful general acted without warrant, threatening Ky’s government as seven ministers consider resignations. The balance of power in Saigon keeps Ky from disciplining the generals, raising fears of a broader crisis. With no clear solution, elections and U.S. backing are seen as necessary to restore legitimacy and liberty.
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Nguyen Cao Ky
South Viet Nam
Saigon
U.S
Quat
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