Why Induct Them The GAO report on military discharges
Between July 1965 and July 1967 more than 40 000 servicemen were discharged as physically unfit. Many had no battle injury and their medical histories should have barred induction. The cost to the government was about 20 million dollars yearly in pay allowances uniforms and travel. The GAO notes 3 4 percent of draftees were lost to the revolving door of indiscipline in six months.
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Daily Crossword Puzzle Sample With Cryptoquote
A compact grid of crossword clues and a cryptoquote challenge appears with across and down hints for common words. Readers solve word pairs from "Yesterday's Cryptoquote" and fill in a themed grid.
Snow on Roof When Fire’s Out
Dear Abby columns present two readers’ dilemmas. Elsa’s husband refuses social security and hairstyles. another mother asks how to save a failing marriage as her daughter’s husband seeks a divorce despite Millie’s desire to reconcile.
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Elsa
Abby
Millie
Don
Dear Abby and readers share personal life lessons
A letter responses column presents stories on unexpected pregnancy after using the pill, teen parenting, and a mother’s plea for respectful homes. The writer finds joy in a surprise baby and urges faith in God’s will, while another tale praises a teen daughter’s transformation after a change in nagging.
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Abby
Zanesville
TV Schedule Highlights A Busy Day Of Classic Programs
A dense listing shows film and TV lineup with titles such as Pressure Point Wild River and Illegal. Classic game shows and soap operas fill the day from morning to late night with News specials and popular series like Gilligan's Island Twilight Zone and Jeopardy on the slate.
Conversation drives Norwalk poverty activist in Maine born immigrant tale
Stan Taylor, 34, moved from rural Maine to Norwalk two years ago and chairs the Grassroots Organization tackling poverty. A former mason and telegraph of ideas, he moderates meetings, keeps to the book, and values the platform given to the disadvantaged as he debates economy, religion, and civil rights with his longtime ally George Hayduk.
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R.F. McCrillis Co
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Elm Street
Stan
Bromide defined as sedative or tired cliché
The term bromide crowds three meanings: a binary bromine compound used as a sedative, a dull or tiresome person, and a hackneyed statement. The speaker’s talk is filled with old bromides about the necessity of team spirit.
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