Pentagon Overhaul Seeks Central Control Reduction
A presidential commission urges major Pentagon reform to curb centralization of power. It proposes three deputy-led sections, three military commands, nine top agencies, and an independent weapons testing unit to slow costly overruns. It also suggests staged weapon buys and a new operations staff under a deputy secretary.
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Defense Department
Conmission
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Defense
Laird
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Defense Secretary
Gilbert W. Fitzhugh
Joint Chiefs
Men demand four months maternity leave in British Columbia mills
Nine pulp and paper mills in British Columbia face a union demand for four months of maternity leave in new contracts. The unusual proposal, asserted by male workers, aims to allow fathers to care for homes and children during their wives’ hospital stay and the infant’s early months.
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Pulp and Paper Mills
British Columbia
Women’s Liberation Group
Rogers Opens the Door A Crack Toward Peace
Washington reports that Secretary of State William P. Rogers has moved toward peace in the Middle East by winning acceptance of a ceasefire proposal from Israel Egypt and Jordan. The plan aims to prod movement toward talks, with no guaranteed truce format or withdrawals until terms are set.
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Washington
William P. Rogers
Middle East
Israel
Egypt
Jordan
Rogers
Nixon
Gamal Abdul Nasser
United Arab Republic
Golda Meirs
Gunnar V. Jarring
United Nations
New York
Joseph J. Cisco
Africa
Nasser
Lunar Eclipse Teaches Earth Roundness For Aug 16 Viewers
On August 16 observers can watch a partial lunar eclipse and, with clear skies, glimpse the curved edge of Earth on the Moon as ancient astronomers did. The piece notes lingering flat-earth theories and adds a playful reminder that the Moon cannot speak.
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London
Engagement announced Betsy Lamb to Miles Orndorff Jr
The engagement of Betsy Lamb, daughter of Mr and Mrs James Russell Snider, to Miles Racey Orndorff Jr son of Mr and Mrs Miles Racey Orndorff is announced. Community events include Friendship Fire Company picnic on August 14 at Robert Boyd's home in Rouss Park. About 400 attended the Shenandoah Valley Amateur Radio Club Hamfest. SAM SHENDOW led a Fairmont Avenue delegation to City Council over a kennel nuisance with 54 barking dogs. Plumly Lumber seeks a six inch water main for fire protection and future development.
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James Russell Snider
Betsy Lamb
Miles Racey Orndorff, Jr
Miles Racey Orndorff
Friendship Fire Company
Robert Boyd
Rouss Park
Sam Shendow
Fairmont Avenue
P.W. Plumly
Plumly Lumber Corp
Martyrs of Conscience and Courage Across History
A reflective meditation recalls Thomas Cranmer and Sir Thomas More choosing persecution or death for their beliefs. It notes martyrs across churches, honoring those who faced extreme danger for enduring eternal verities beyond worldly values.
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Sir Thomas
Class in Double Talk Is Now in Session
HAL BOYLE outlines a playful lesson in double talk with examples showing the gap between spoken words and the speaker’s real thoughts. The piece frames double talk as a social necessity and a tool to avoid raw honesty in conversation.
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New York
Justice delayed justice defeated in crime era debate
Henry J. Taylor compiles quotes from FBI Director J Edgar Hoover and others on crime, punishment, and legal delays. He cites high recidivism, parole, and parolee killers, rising gun violence, and court delays including the Bobby Baker case, urging scrutiny of justice system timing.
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J. Edgar Hoover
Chicago Seven
William Kunstler
San Jose College
Kunstler
Supreme Court
William L. Maxwell
New York State
Hoover
United States
Mr. Hoover
Ruby
Sirhan
King
Edward M. Kennedy
Bobby Baker
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Check Your Stake In Social Security
Richard Putnam Pratt explains how Social Security contributions are recorded and how to verify your account. Obtain a statement from your local office via a post card form, review decades of earnings, note possible omissions for military service before 1957, and report errors promptly.
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Richard Putnam Pratt
Social Security Administration
Social Security
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