Lawmakers Eye Clay Draft Status Fallout
Rep. William Bray and Rep. Edward Hebert discussed Cassius Clay's draft rejection. Bray proposed the Army could have found a role for the heavyweight champion, while confirming no firm committee plans were announced. The exchanges centered on potential investigations by the House Armed Services subcommittee.
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Jay
Cassius Clay
William G. Bray
Selective Service
Army
Clay
Bray
Rep. F
Edward Hebert
D-La
Sai
War casualties mount in Vietnam as 1964 pace aims high
Vietnam the war's toll rises with 324 American battle casualties in four months. Killed 292 wounded 24 missing. If the trend continues total 1964 casualties could near 900. From 1961 to 1963 U.S. deaths totaled 131 to date, most losses due to helicopter and aircraft exposure to antiaircraft weapons.
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Miet Nam
U.S
Wallace visits Indianapolis shakes Indiana primary scene
Gov George C Wallace of Alabama tours Indianapolis stirring strong denunciations from Indiana Gov Matthew E Welsh as Wallace prepares for the May 5 primary. The day also notes a Chesapeake Bay bridge tunnel opening, a political climate alert from editors, and a large editor gathering in Washington.
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Indiana
Indianapolis
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Wallace
Matthew E. Welsh
Chesapeake Bay Bridge
Synthetics Transform Furniture and Fashion Through Plastics
Babson notes rapid advances in plastics transforming home furnishings and clothing. He predicts stamping chairs from plastic and creating indistinguishable antique duplicates. Reproductions offer greater usefulness and strength, illustrating plastics' impact on design and chemistry and foreseeing a shift away from traditional weaving.
Baytown Civil Service Reverses Policewoman Eligibles List
The Civil Service Commission withdraws eligibility certificates for Shirley Wright Maureen Chambers and Irene Roden for policewoman posts after finding the passing score of less than 70 percent conflicted with city rules. A new examination will be announced soon, and the three women may reapply.
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Raymond Donnelly
Donald L. Brunson
WPB
Denman
Fritz Lanham
City of
Baytown
P.O. Box
Tex
Lanham
Civil Service Commission
Shirley Wright
Maureen Chambers
Irene Roden
Police Department
Sterling Municipal
Vernon
Texas
Armed Services of the
United States
Raymond T. Donnelly
Sale Approved For Giant Aniline & Film Corp
Federal judge cleared the way for sale of the giant Aniline and Film Corp, seized in 1942 after World War II era actions. Interhandel, the Swiss holding firm, agreed to the sale to a private American buyer with proceeds to be split between the United States and Interhandel. The judge said the deal would not adversely affect intervenors and did not require court approval.
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Washington
Waylply
Gen-turer
Eral “Aniline & Film Corp
Gov
American Enterprise
David A. Pine
Jus- Interhandel
Department
Switzerland
Justice Department
Interhandel
LG. Farben
United States
U.S. District Court
Pine
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