Where Does The Draft Stop In A Four Day Phoenix Conference
The conference in Phoenix focused on how draft boards handle exempt groups and argued that Selective Service should remain a manpower tool for national defense. It warned against extending its scope into rehabilitation or welfare, stressing conscription as a peacetime danger to American character.
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Arizona
National Selective Service Officials
Phoenix
Selective Service
Ness
Bronx
Queens
Brooklyn
Congress Wins Round In Battle Over Army Merger
Congress asserts constitutional power to decide whether the Army Reserve should merge with the Army National Guard into a single citizen-soldier force. McNamara concedes Congress has a say but warns the Pentagon will not fund more than 550000 troops. Congress weighs gains in savings and readiness against unit closures and reduced citizen-soldier strength.
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Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Congress
Legislative Branch
Pentagon
Army Reserve
Army National Guard
McNamara
Bantu Children Read Bible and Bunyan in Transkei Contrast
Russell Kirk notes Transkei children read the Bible and Bunyan under tough conditions, while U.S. schools restrict Bible study. He argues African reading fosters conscience, contrasting with American focus on Dick and Jane and avoidance of moral literature.
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Transkei
John Bunyan
Bunyan
England
Jane
Christian
Air Campaigns Show Mixed Progress in Viet Nam
Henry J. Taylor reports that ground forces avoid Ho Chi Minh troops while air strikes show unexpected gains. He notes Viet Cong defections, village leadership resistance, and stronger interdiction in North Viet Nam, especially around the Mekong Delta, amid ongoing Viet Cong aggression.
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Viet Cong
Ho Chi-minh
South
Viet Nam Mekong
Southeast Asia
North
Viet Nam
Party Of Opposition Vital In Any Nation
Raymond Moley discusses the rise of two party government in English history noting Edmund Burke as the originator. He references Burke’s 1768-69 pamphlet Observations on a Late Publication Intended The Present State of the Nation and situates the era under King George III and the Whig leadership of the Earl of Rockingham amid shifting Commons leadership.
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Party of Opposition
Edmund Burke
England
Burke
William Pitt
Earl of Chatham
House of Commons
George III
Commons
Earl of Rockingham
Rockingham
America
France
Carl B. Cone
University of Kentucky
University of Kentucky Press
India
Pitt
Oil Monopolies Denied by San Francisco Court
The United States Court in San Francisco refused to grant The Standard Oil Co. a monopoly over oil cars noting no harm in others using similar cars. The issue of school taxes and local notices are discussed as well as Public works and political reflections from Burke era.
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United States
Supreme Court
Standard Oil Co
United States Court of San Francisco
Arizona Canal] and Improvement Companies
W. A Robinson
San Francisco
Washington
P. C. Department
Senator Soaper Warns of Global Powder Kegs and Short Fuses
Senator Soaper argues most countries are powder kegs with fuses of varying lengths. He warns about rising global tensions and urges cautious diplomacy to prevent eruptions.
Lindsay Likely to Challenge Wagner for New York Mayor
By John Chamberlain Lindsay, the young Republican congressman from Manhattan, signals a mayoral bid. Rumors of a Rockefeller Wagner deal fade as Lindsay rises to draw conservatives and liberals, with potential cross endorsements and a three Negro candidates seen as non supporters of Wagner.
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John Lindsay
Congress
Manhattan
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Bob Wagner
Wagner
Rockefeller
New York City
Lindsay
East Side
Greenwich Village
Brooklyn
Bronx
Jackson Heights
U.S. Senate
Dan Hoan
Milwaukee
Jasper McLevy
Bridgeport
Conn
Socialist Movement
Reinforcements for Gum Springs in Poverty War Rally
The Gum Springs Virginia sector shows 20 poverty warriors serving a town of 40 people with 15 families. Of $74,000 allotted to aid the poor, $54,000 goes to administrators salaries, prompting calls for more funding and further reinforcements.
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Gum Springs
Office of Economic Opportunity
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