Rising Military Costs and Delays Strain U.S. Forces
The Air Force warns the C-5A is the costliest and most defective cargo plane to date. Grumman says Navy F-14 production cannot continue without contract renegotiation, with only about a dozen of 313 ordered completed for testing. The Navy resists dropping the carrier fighter, even as GAO notes F-4 may be cheaper and better in some respects. Meanwhile, shipyards seek millions more to finish vessels already 20 months behind schedule amid a history of taxpayer funding.
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Youth Exemption Sparks Debate in Minimum Wage Bill
The House version would exempt youths under 18 and students under 21 from any minimum above $1.60 an hour, risking underpaid teen employment while employers eye lower wage options. Separately, fashion previews signal fall styles with oversized baggy pants and extreme leg widths amid cautious consumer expectations.
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House
A 5-4 Verdict For Federalism
Henry J. Taylor and James J. Kilpatrick discuss Justice Powell's opinion on two Fourteenth Amendment cases. Powell argues federal trials require unanimous verdicts, while state juries may allow nonunanimous verdicts. The piece lauds Powell for judicial restraint and constitutional interpretation.
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Nixon
Lewis F. Powell, Jr
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Apodaca
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Here We Go Again Arthur Bremer Indictment and Justice Delays
The piece recalls Arthur Bremer’s May 23 indictment for the attempted assassination of Alabama Governor George Wallace and critiques judicial delay. It contrasts historic presidential assassination cases and trials, noting swift prosecutions versus today’s delays, and references President Roosevelt and Roosevelt era gun figures.
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Alabama
George C. Wallace
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William McKinley
Leon F. Czolgosz
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Nuclear arms limits do not end threat of destruction
The article argues that even with US-Soviet arms limits the existing arsenals can annihilate millions. It discusses abolition talks, the need for foolproof inspections, and the danger of widespread nuclear capability amid rising tensions with Red China and ongoing SALT negotiations. It notes past assassinations and legal debates, linking collective guilt rhetoric to national security and constitutional issues.
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United States
Soviet Union
United Nations
Red China
Still in Charge: Computers Gaining Minds and Values
A writer warns that mankind risks becoming a babysitter for machines as computers rapidly develop independent minds and values. The piece suggests human frailty shapes computer goals, yet notes the sitter remains in charge, with possible unintended consequences.
Two U S advisers found after jungle ordeal near Houei Sai
Two U S military advisers missing since the fall of a royal government out post near Houei Sai were recovered by helicopters and returned looking fit after a three day ordeal in the jungle. Mrs John J Hawse spoke at Epsilon Chapter Beta Sigma Phi meeting at Mrs Laura Stealey.s home. Jim Casey named head football coach at James Wood High School replacing Archie Manuel who becomes athletic director and track coach. The House approved Republican backed income tax cuts of four billion dollars annually with Senate sanction expected before Truman sign. O Sullivan Rubber Winchester plant production curve to rise per Earl Bunting president NAM. William Henry Lawrence III earned Jayvee numerals in track at Mercersburg Academy.
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John J. Hawse
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Jim Casey
James Wood High School
Archie Manuel
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Truman
O’sullivan Rubber Company
Big Winchester
Earl Bunting
National Association of Manufacturers
William Henry Lawrence, III
Mercersburg Academy
Arm of divine vindication sustains persecuted preacher
Daily Meditation recounts Pastor Ducken's encounter with Hamburg's burgomaster who warned him of exile. The preacher spoke of an unseen Arm of God that cannot be moved, urging belief in divine support amid war tragedies and injustices. The piece emphasizes faith as strength under persecution and hardship.
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Germany
Hamburg
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