Senators Battle Volunteer Army Plan Amid Draft Concerns
A split Senate weighs an amendment to upgrade pay and allowances to attract volunteers and possibly end the draft. Supporters say it could cost billions, while opponents warn of a new elite officer corps and unequal sacrifice. The White House backs a phased shift away from conscription.
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Washington
Nixon
Senate
White House
Mark O. Hatfield
R-Cre
Barry M. Goldwater
R-Ariz
Edward M. Kennedy
Dmass
Kennedy
John Stennis
D-Miss
Armed Services Committee
Goldwater
Hatfield
Congress
Clifford P. Case
R-N.j
Senate ethics panel bans future cut-rate car leases
The Senate Ethics Committee ordered an end to cut-rate auto leasing that let some senators drive Lincoln Continentals for 750 a year. It said several senators and a Senate official had leased cars under special terms but found no wrongdoing. Ford Chrysler and GM acknowledged offering such promos to officials.
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Washington
Senate Ethics Committee
Senate
John C. Stennis
D-Miss
Stennis
Ford Motor Co
Chrysler Corp
General Motors Corp
House
Continental
Ford
Senate Committee On
Rodney W. Markley Jr
General Motors
Congress
Train Collision Kills 2 in Va
In Finney Virginia a Norfolk and Western coal train collided with three light diesel engines early today on the Clinch Valley Line. The eastbound coal train crew, engineer C. J. Smith and brakeman J. W. Popp, both died on arrival, while engineer R. L. Carney of the light train was treated and released. The line was temporarily closed as investigators probed the crash.
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Finney, Va
Norfolk & Western Railroad
South
West Virginia
N&w
Lebanon
C.J. Smith
Bluefield
W.va
J.W. Popp
R.L. Carney
Cliffield
Richlands
Norton-Bluefield
Finney
Russell County
Norton
Clinch Valley Line
Pembroke
Exhibition at Wayside Theatre by Tom Miller
Tom Miller, writer affiliated with Free State Gallery in Downtown Warrenton, presents sculpture and silk screened prints at the Wayside Theatre in Middletown. His iron carved dogwood forms and laminated wood mobiles anchor a show featuring an electrically moving metal design and vivid silk screened patterns. Miller holds an MFA from Maryland Art Institute and teaches at the Columbia Institute of Art in Maryland. he resides in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.
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Tom Miller
Free State Gallery
Warrenton
Wayside Theatre
Middletown
Mr. Miller
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Maryland Art Institute
Columbia Institute of Art
Maryland
Harper’s Ferry
W.va
Faubus and Rockefeller Lead Arkansas Governor Nominations
In Arkansas voters select party nominees with Winthrop Rockefeller favored for the Republican nomination and Orval Faubus aiming for the Democratic nod. The race includes Rev. R. J. Hampton as the first Black candidate in 50 years. A runoff appears likely if no majority emerges.
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Little Rock, Ark
Orval E. Faubus
Arkansas
Winthrop Rockefeller
Rockefeller
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
R. J. Hampton
African Methodist Episcopal Church
Supervisors Approve Two Rezoning Petitions
At a hearing, Ratliff defended a 1965 land sale for commercial use near the Kernstown interchange. Opponents argued public necessity and safety due to a nearby school bus stop. The board approved the rezoning and also greenlit dog pound actions including moving kennels, appointing a dog warden, and road survey plans.
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Rt. 642
Shenandoah Gas Co
Kernstown
Armstrong
Benham
Ratliff
Aylor Junior High School
Sandy Pepregsirret
Baughman
Shackelford
Dog Pound Committee
McDonald
Richard A. Streit
E. Eugene Gunter
Arthur Bowles
Gunter
O.L. Payne
W.A. Morrison
Commissioner of Revenue
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Berryville
Theresa
Richard E. Sheets
Boyce
Dianna
Ralph May
Bluemont
Brenda
Raymond Mathews
Bill Rhoden
Miss Clarke County Fair
Theresa Sheets
Clarke County Fair
Sheikah Blankenship
Dianna May
Brenda Mathews
Raritan Fairgrounds
Wayside
Faubus
American Party
Walter Carruth
Angel
St. Thomas Episcopal Church
Jack C. White
President Roosevelt
Mr. Baughman
Brumback
Rosenberger
Russell
Eas
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