What to Do About the Draft in a Quasi-War Era
A congressional push to revise Selective Service argues none of the four alternatives—national lottery, universal service, national service, or voluntary service—offers a flawless solution. Opines that universal training and forced service produce excess or waste, while a lottery risks interrupting promising students and a voluntary system may fail to meet needs. The piece concludes that Selective Service is neither fair nor efficient and seeks a viable alternative.
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Universal Military Service
National Service
Voluntary Armed Services
Department of Defense
Vietnam
Peace Corps
VISTA
Governor Rockefeller urged to crack down on tax dodgers
The article argues the state lax on unpaid taxes invites evasion, citing about 300000 delinquent accounts, including 170000 current cases worth roughly 36 million and 128000 old cases dating to 1960. It warns Albany appears to tolerate small and aged delinquencies and urges a tougher department crackdown.
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Rockefeller
Department of Taxation and Finance
Empire
Albany
Engineers propose height based library shelving plan
Viewpoints from the Christian Science Monitor argue that Pur due University engineers find shelf space could be saved by sorting books into height groups in 10 categories. The piece warns the plan could wreck cataloging and laments standardization moves, suggesting it may be better to keep current practices and waste space.
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Christian Science Monitor
Purdue University
Neers
Belly breathing debate in health column continues
Dr Brady fields reader questions on natural breathing versus belly breathing, discusses how conscious breathing and relaxation relate to health, and recalls personal experiences with calcium capsules and a neck brace. Reader letters from Western New York and South Carolinian sources are noted.
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Ened
U. S
New York
White majorities under civil rule in Soviet bloc nations
David Lawrence argues that while Rhodesia faces international punishment for its white minority, white majorities in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe are similarly oppressed. He contends UN action is inconsistent and calls for universal application of self-determination principles to all captive nations.
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Washington
Free World
Rhodesia
Soviet Union
Europe
Baltic States
Moscow
Communist Party
Poland
East Germany
Hungary
United Nations
Rumania
Czechoslovakia
Communist
Red China
Bulgaria
Christmas Party Set by South Scriba Sunday School
The annual Sunday School Christmas Party is planned for December 12 with a 6 30 p m covered dish supper. Families bring dishes by family size and 25 cent wrapped gifts. Rolls tea and coffee provided. Santa is expected. Mr and Mrs Robert Drake visited the O Connor family. no church was held due to heating problems.
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South Scriba
Santa Claus
Robert Drake
Edwin O'Connor
Three for Torture Hollywood at Columbia Pictures
Actor Jack Palance Burgess Meredith and Beverly Adams join forces for the film Torture Garden produced by Columbia Pictures. The trio toplines a horror anthology project set to begin production.
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Torture’ Hollywood
UPI
Jack Palance
Burgess Meredith
Beverly Adams
Columbia Pictures
Postman Delivers Holiday Dream Letters of Plenty
A collection of imagined letters to Harry, Dad, Slurch, Sturch, and Mr. Sturch reveal humorous, extravagant Christmas fantasies. Messages promise secret bonuses, college fund gifts, raffle prizes, job offers with luxury perks, New Year’s Eve party reservations, and a Texas ranch Christmas note from Lady Bird.
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New York
Santa Claus
Harry
Joe
Slurch
Sturch
Texas
Lady Bird
Oswego Palladium Times Consolidates Local Papers
Oswego Palladium Times, official Oswego city and county newspaper, sets subscription rates by carrier and mail for Oswego, Northern Cayuga and Wayne Counties, New York addresses, and describes agency representation and Associated Press rights amid merger of the Palladium and Times.
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Oswego
N. Y
Oswego Palladium
Oswego Times
Clarence T. Leighton
Clark Morrison
Thomas A. Cloutier
KR. Thomson
F. Chapman
Des Plaines Ave
Des Plaines
Illinois
Cayuga
Wayne Counties
New York State
Mississippi River
Canada
Julius Matthews
Editor's Moment of Meditation Ad Ends War Anew
An editor pleads for liberty expansion and global unity through support of allies in World Wars I and II and modern conflicts. The prayer seeks divine blessing for efforts to uphold independence in Iran Greece Turkey Western Europe and Japan, NATO alliances, Berlin defense, Korea and Vietnam. A future day without aggressors is hoped.
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USA
Iran
Greece
Turkey
Western Europe
Japan
NATO
Berlin
Republic of Korea
Republic of
Viet Nam
National Whirligig Parents of California U Rebel Students Keep Mum
Washington columns attack Berkeley student protests and the parents' anonymity. The piece laments adult guilt, claims youth exploit society, and argues parents should stop funding and defending rebellious students. It cites past leaders and warns against letting students dominate national direction.
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Parents of
California
U. Rebel
Fresno State Offers Viticulture Major Still Lacking
Fresno California UPI reports that Fresno State College does not yet offer a major in viticulture or winemaking. The note highlights the absence of formal degree work in grape growing and wine production at the institution.
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Fresno, Calif
Masters' Mastery in a Grand Slam Declared by Baron Munchausen
Dear Mr Becker recounts a contract bridge hand from a famous memoir. The writer praises Baron Munchausen for timing a daring slam with scant resources, detailing a spade return and a sequence that yields six clubs and finesse, ending with West discarding a heart.
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B. Jay Becker
North East South West
Mr. Becker
Baron Munchausen
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Oswego, N. Y
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University of California
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Mama
Joe Stalin
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Tojo
Mussolini
Mario Servio
Berkeley
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