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Friedman maintains that a volunteer army could be smaller than the present army because the reenlistment rate would be higher and so fewer men would be needed to train new inductees. Better pay during a volunteer's career might lessen the political appeal of veterans benefits which now amount to some billion dollars a year...
Before entering the hospital last week, President Johnson signed a bill that promises both major parties' presidential candidates a maximum of $30 million each in public funds for the 1968 campaign. The law, in Johnson's words, is intended to lessen "the danger of undue influence by wealthy campaign contributors." It may also pave the way for eventual public financing of all political campaigns, even at the city and county levels...
...eyewitness saw. Kinsey finally had to sit on his wife while he cradled her head in his arms to stop her from smashing it against the rocks. He tried to carry her downhill, but, after falling several times, he placed her in the shade with her head elevated to lessen the bleeding. He then ran down the hill in search of help; what he found was the African farmer and his friends, who gave him a beating...
Goaded by Criticism. President Johnson has indicated that, while economy is always to be considered, it is not his overriding concern when it comes to curing the cities' ills. The Administration's major effort to lessen the tension of the slums is its "demonstration cities" program, a two-year, $900 million effort that will provide a subsidy of up to 80% to overhaul selected slum areas in 60 or 70 cities. A comprehensive attack, it is more than a mere brick-and-mortar program, concerning itself with such nonhousing problems as schooling, unemployment, health and recreation. The plan...
Withdrawal would lessen the size and importance of the military establishment in this country, Aiken said. "And the war leaves us with a bad conscience, such as I've not seen in my life." Throughout his speech, most of which he read, he emphasized the importance of peace in strengthening the collective American personality...