October Draft Quota Highest Since Korea War
The October draft quota of 46,200 men is the highest monthly total since the Korean War, with a potential rise past 50,000 if Viet Nam war demand continues. The Defense Department also increased September calls by 6,000 to 37,300 to offset lagging enlistments. House Armed Services Committee plans hearings next year on draft revisions including a possible lottery and studies fairness concerns raised by members and Defense Secretary McNamara.
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Washington
UPI
Defense Department
Pentagon
Viet Nam
House Armed Services Committee
House
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Pat and Luel Rehearse For Wedding
Washington UPI reports Pat Nugent and Luel Baines Johnson prepared for their Saturday wedding at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. A full rehearsal, possible presidential attendance, a Nugent family dinner, and a Texas style cookout marked the couple’s final pre nuptial events. A substantial savings bond gift from the White House was noted, with reports suggesting around ten thousand dollars.
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Washington
UPI
Luel Baines Johnson
Pat Nugent
National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
Johnson
Pat
Gerald Nugent
Waukegan
Ill
Publisher denounces black power movement at UMass
Dr Hodding Carter, Delta Democrat Times publisher and Pulitzer winner, condemned the black power slogan as linked to racist groups. Speaking at the University of Massachusetts during a summer arts program, he warned bloodshed would be laid at the feet of black power advocates while urging education and employment for urban Negroes as the path forward.
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Amherst
Mass
UPI
Mississippi
Black Power
Hodding Carter
Delta Democrat Times
Greenville
Miss
University of Massachusetts
Carter
Stokely Carmichael
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
North
Johnson Man Wins in Tennessee Primary Victory
Former Gov Buford Ellington is virtually assured of another four years by defeating John Jay Hooker Jr in the Tennessee Democratic primary. Gov Frank Clement edged Sen Ros Bass in a Senate primary while Howard Baker Jr won the Republican nomination over Ken Roberts. Ellington led with 368,443 votes to Hooker’s 322,538 as precincts reported. Clement 339,997 to 331,019 for Bass. Baker defeated Roberts 103,164 to 33,636.
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Nashville, Tenn
UPI
Buford Ellington
Ellington
John Jay Hooker Jr
Nashville
Frank Clement
U.S. Senate
Ross Bass
Clement
Estes Kefauver
Howard Baker Jr
Senate
Everett Dirksen
Illinois
Ken Roberts
Baker
Bass
Hooker
Robert F. Kennedy
Roberts
Silent Vigils Planned As Hiroshima Memorials
Peace groups coordinate nationwide demonstrations for the Hiroshima anniversary. A silent vigil outside a church where Luci Johnson is to be married prompts NCC protests. SNCC accuses Johnson of using the wedding to divert attention from Hiroshima. Protests planned in Washington and New York area converge on Times Square after noon.
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Hiroshima
Madison
Wis
UPD
Luci Johnson
SNCC
Johnson
Bossman
New York City
New Jersey
Times Square
Roxbury Leaders Deny Outside Agitators In Roxbury
Roxbury leaders including Ellen Jackson CORE NAACP and church pastors denied reports of outside agitators arming residents for violence and said Brooke's remarks were misreported. They found no proof of gun smuggling or planned violence and blamed sensational publicity and City Hall for fuel.
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Boston
UPI
Roxbury
Massachusetts
Edward W. Brooke
Ellen Jackson
Exodus
Brooke
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Gilbert Caldwell
Union Methodist Church
Vernon Carter
All Saints Lutheran Church
Jackson
City Hall
Candy Bar Prices Seen Affected By Fair Packaging Proposal
Washington UPI A House committee heard that fair packaging laws could force price changes for candy bars as makers adjust size to offset cost shifts. National Confectioners Association warned that labeling and package size limits may disrupt vending and pricing, with chocolate costs driving bar sizes.
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Washington
UPI
House
Congress
Robert W. Minter
National Confectioners Association
Commerce Committee
Minter
Grand Jury Seeks Causes of Whitman Tower Massacre
Austin grand jury examined doctors, police, and citizens to determine why Charles Whitman killed 15 people atop the University of Texas tower. They differed with pathologist Dr Coleman de Chenar over the brain tumor's role, noting Whitman’s obvious mental condition and that police had to kill him. Gov Connally plans national medical expert review to assess motives and mental state. The report also references Whitman’s notes and arsenal, while broader coverage includes legislative items on handicapped children and Mohole funding, plus Air Force polar flight to speed wounded home from Vietnam.
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Whitman
Austin
Coleman de Chenar
Grand Jury
Texas
John Connally
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Mike) Goncalves
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Kennedy
The
National Coordinating Committee
End the
NCC
Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee
Atlanta
Martin
Advertising
London
Lesley Appleby
Austin Grand Jury
Tex
Charles Whitman
University of Texas
Senate Armed Services Committee
Senate Appropriations Committee
Air Force
U.S
Andrews Air Force Base
Saigon
Andrews
Pacific
Wilk
Bassett Bedroom
Main ST
Bennington
Men's & Boys
Burt
Drysdale’s
Noveck - Shultz, Inc
Eet
Lauder
Lauder's
ASPOR
Voki ‘Atest
Glasgow
Scoge
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Gooderham & Worts Ltd
Detroit
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