Hershey Sees More Licenses Than Draft Cards From Protests
Washington AP The draft chief Lewis B. Hershey says only about 25% of protester submissions are valid draft cards, with many items being drivers licenses or other nondraft papers. He notes a thousand claimed by Pentagon march leaders produced 297 actual cards, and warns card burning is hard to prove while penalties exist for destructive acts. The rest of the piece discusses draft law penalties and cases.
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Lewis B. Hershey
Hershey
Selective Service System
Pentagon
Justice Department
McCarthy
Johnson
Anniversary Day marks Cuban airlift three years running
In Miami the Cuban refugee airlift enters its third year with 90 000 arrivals since it began on December 1 1965. Two flights daily from Varadero bring evacuees to Freedom Gate and Freedom House for processing. More than 50 000 applicants are cleared and awaiting assignment as exiles push for wider nationwide observance.
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Theodore A.ediger
Miami
Fla
Cuba
United States
Miami International
Varadero
Freedom Gate
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Freedom House
Earth
Johnson
Johnson Faces 1968 Election Fever and McNamara Move
President Johnson begins sensing the 1968 campaign atmosphere as Senator Eugene McCarthy enters primaries on antiwar themes. McNamara leaves the Pentagon for the World Bank, Johnson praises his service, while debate over Vietnam policy and possible shifts remains unsettled.
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Eugene J. McCarthy
Minnesota
White House
McCarthy
Vietnam
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Eisenhower
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Defense Department
MacNamara
Coronado Expedition First Sighted Grand Canyon in 1540
The first white men to view the Grand Canyon were part of Francisco Vasquez Coronado's expedition in 1540. Inaccessibility delayed full exploration until 1850.
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Grand Canyon
Francisco Vasquez Coronado
Basque language linked to no larger family
A brief note from Austin Minn Herald dated December 1 1967 states that the Basque language Esku ara is not connected to any larger language family. The short item emphasizes its isolated linguistic status.
Tony Curtis and Christine Kaufmann Separate After Five Years
Hollywood reports Tony Curtis and Christine Kaufmann have separated after almost five years of marriage. Kaufmann, 18 at the wedding on February 8, 1963, reportedly confirmed the separation with a brief “Yes, it’s true.” Neither party could be reached for comment and publicists declined to comment.
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Tony Curtis
Christine Kaufmann
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Los Angeles Herald Examiner
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