Rearranging Holidays Prompts Monday Observance Debate
A 1967 Winchester column discusses moving national holidays to Mondays near the date. Rep Stratton backs the plan with business and labor support, arguing three day weekends aid leisure and may boost industry. Critics worry about eroding holiday meaning and propose balancing five Mondays with five fixed anniversaries.
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Samuel S. Stratton
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Washington
How to cope with flood of new medical education data
Quicker doctors and educators face a crisis from rapid gains in science and laboratory advances. Schools must decide whether to trim liberal arts, extend terms, or teach more in the same time. Medical educators seek efficient methods to produce new doctors amid shortages.
100 per cent Down Plan card offers 5 percent cash discount
Edward J. Hayes, a Blue Island retiree, introduces the 100 per cent Down Plan as an anti credit card. The card promises a five percent discount on cash purchases of five dollars or more at participating stores. Hayes claims merchants receive immediate payment and simplified books with no middleman fees. The lifetime card costs one dollar, with cash buyers getting a nickel off.
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Blue Island
Edward J. Hayes
Hayes
Germans Storm Voroshilovgrad in Donets Campaign
A special bulletin from The Star Files reports Voroshilovgrad, the largest town in the Donets industrial region, was stormed by German infantry after days of heavy fighting. The seizure marks a major advance amid ongoing operations in the frontline sector.
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Voroshilovgrad
Donets
Gunners detail sinking German sub in World War I voyage
A gun crewman who served aboard a transport carrying U S troops to France in 1917 recounts for the first time how American gunners aboard the vessel sank a German submarine. The veteran has just returned from abroad with the account.
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France
Daily Meditation on Beethoven and Milton Afflictions
The meditation contrasts Beethovens deafness with Miltons blindness and notes Christian faith as comfort. It reflects on the tragedy of a composer unable to hear his own music and the solace faith provides in darkness. It frames suffering as a test and suggests faith can lift spirits despite affliction.
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Beethoven
John Milton
Pinning Down the Flying Saucers
An independent study led by Dr. Edward A. Condon weighs whether UFOs are real visits from intelligent life or natural phenomena. The Air Force funds a 313000 study with 15 months to deliver findings, while groups like NICAP and Project Blue Book continue their investigations amid debate over bias and usefulness.
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Earth
Edward A. Condon
University of Colorado
Boulder
Air Force
Condon
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NICAP
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Blue
Project
Blue Book
J. Allen Hynek
Dearborn Observatory
Northwestern University
Project Blue Book
Hynek
Condon Committee
Tax Increase Ridiculous Until LBJ Puts Our House in Order
Henry J. Taylor argues against a tax increase to balance the budget and criticizes President Johnson and Secretary McNamara for expanding Vietnam and nondefense spending. He warns of rising deficits, debt ceiling increases, and calls for government restraint before new taxes. He invokes strategic lessons, troop movements, and domestic programs as failures. The piece urges Johnson to take first steps to restore fiscal sanity and stability.
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Mr. Johnson
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Sadat Rheumatoid Arthritis in Children Varies Widely
By Wayne Brandstadt MD the article explains pediatric rheumatoid arthritis or Still's disease can occur in children as young as four, with joints affected in a progressive pattern from fingers to shoulders. It notes symptoms, treatment principles, and the need for a multidisciplinary team for best results, emphasizing optimism and individualized care.
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