Birth Dates Drawn in Draft Lottery
Washington dispatch outlines a rule of thumb for draft age youths born 1944 to 1950. It explains ranges 1 122, 123 244, and 245 366 indicating likelihood of induction in 1970, pending deferments, quotas, and college status. A chronological call order list for 1970 follows with dates and draft numbers.
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Alphabetical Call Order for Inductees by Birthday
Washington API outlines the first letter based ordering for inductees sharing birth dates. The scheme pairs numbers and letters to map last names to a call sequence from 11 to 26 and beyond, including characters GW and mixed digits.
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B52 strikes target Bu Prang and surrounding area
U S command reported two overnight B52 missions against North Vietnamese troops near Bu Prang outpost on the Cambodian border. One flight dropped 90 tons two miles east of the camp and another hit a NE target area. Casualties and blasts were reported around Bu Prang with ongoing shelling and a downed Phantom fighter bomber amid the fighting.
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Bedford district bus blackout ends after student sabotage
In Temperance Michigan the Bedford School District canceled Monday classes after a youth barred from riding buses pulled wires on all 49 buses in the 6,200 student district. The unidentified student caused a one day layoff by disabling bus service.
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Italy Faces a Chaotic Future Amid Political Splits and Strikes
PHIL NEWSOM analyzes Italy’s volatile scene as Christian Democrats and Socialists split into factions, Communists fracture into Moscow and Guevara camps, and labor unrest disrupts industry. He notes 100,000 urban transport workers returning to work amid widespread strikes reducing productivity and inflation eroding gains.
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Glove Hole Halts Apollo 12 Rock Lab Team
A rubber glove hole isolated seven Apollo 12 moon rock scientists at the Lunar Receiving Laboratory in Houston. The incident paused operations for up to 36 hours as scientists and four technicians were quarantined with astronauts Conrad Gordon and Bean. The team found breccia rocks and evaluated moon samples while plans sought to resume work and continue study of the mission.
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UPI
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Richard F. Gordon
Alan L. Bean
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Christensen family split over council race result
In Cheyenne Wyoming UPI reports only half the Walt Christensen family was unhappy after he lost the City Council election. An ad in a local paper quoted him thanking supporters while his wife thanked those who did not vote for him.
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