Nixon Orders Panel To Study End Of Draft And All Volunteer Force
President Nixon directed a 15 member advisory commission led by Thomas Gates to develop a comprehensive plan to eliminate conscription and move toward an all volunteer armed force with a deadline in early November. The panel will also assess standby draft machinery for national emergencies and consider an adequate reserve forces program. Names include Thomas Curtis Fredrick Dent Milton Friedman Crawford Greenwalt Alan Greenspan and others.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Thomas S. Gates Jr
Defense
Vietnam
Defense Department
Vermont House Passes Record Omnibus Appropriation Bill
The Vermont House approved a 96.6 million omnibus appropriation to fund state government for fiscal 1970, sending it to the Senate after a unified voice vote. Leaders framed the maintenance budget as the panel explained spending, with amendments limited and one key grant to Brandon Training School’s foster grandparents program preserved with $5,000 in state funds. The measure includes a million for elderly tax relief and another million to reduce the anticipated budget deficit.
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House
Brandon
Joseph Caracciola
R-Bennington
Caracciola
Hackett
Melvin Mandigo
Rglover
Eisenhower Dies After Long Illness at 78
Washington reports former President Dwight D. Eisenhower died at Walter Reed Army Medical Center at 12 25 p m EST. He aged 78 after a protracted battle with heart disease and complications from prior heart attacks, with state funeral arrangements under military command.
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Washington
UPI
Dwight D. Eisenhower
America
White House
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Eisenhower
Walter Reed
Nixon
Frederic Hughes
Hughes
Harry S Truman
Lyndon B. Johnson
District of Columbia
Eisenhower College
New York State
People To People
Freedom Foundation
Dwight David Eisenhower Foundation
Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Inc
Allies Seek To Widen Paris Peace Talks
UPI reports U S and South Vietnamese negotiators push to add Laos and Cambodia troop issues to Vietnam talks. They warn unresolved Laotian and Cambodian problems threaten peace and accompany calls for withdrawal of North Vietnamese forces from all three countries. The Viet Cong rejects direct talks with Saigon, favoring negotiations with the United States, while U S officials reiterate non recognition of the Viet Cong.
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Paris
UPI
U.S
Vietnam
Laos
Cambodia
Southeast Asia
United States
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Pham Dang Lam
Henry Cabot Lodge
Ing
Saigon
White House
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
NLF
Nguyen van Thieu
Dirksen Tops Kennedy in Senate Hearing Duel
In a calm clash of eras, Senate Republican Leader Dirksen outtalked Senator Kennedy at a two day hearing. Dirksen challenged EEOC chief Alexander over harassment claims and enforcement while Kennedy pressed for broader civil rights scrutiny. The exchange, though tense, ended with mutual smiles as the panel recessed for the noon Senate session.
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Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Edward M. Kennedy
Dirksen
Congress
Teddy Kennedy
Kennedy
Nixon
Clifford L. Alexander
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
EEOC
Johnson
Alexander
Los Angeles
Washington
America
Sylvester
Subcommittee
Hardware Firm Announces Doubling of Its Facilities
A Vermont New York and Massachusetts builders group heard Norman Greenberg outline a major expansion of his building and home supplies store. The plan doubles facilities with an east side extension linking to Winslow's warehouse, tearing down a cable TV building for parking, and a three section layout with new front, second floor offices, and self service aided by department specialists.
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Vermont
New York
Massachusetts
Mt. Anthony Country Club
H. Greenberg and Sons
Norman Greenberg
Greenberg
Winslow
Main Street
Edward Greenberg
Ing
New England
Western Turkey Earthquake Devastation Reported
An earthquake of 7.5 intensity struck western Turkey near Manisa, killing at least 50 and leaving thousands homeless. More than 1,200 houses collapsed in Mersinli with 200 villages cut off. authorities dispatched 3,000 tents and ordered highway closures as communications failed and mosques and factories suffered damage.
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Istanbul
UPI
Turkey
Manisa
Ismor
Mugla
Bursa
Denizli
Eskieshi
Mersinli
Salihli
Alasehir
Sarigol
Manila
Ismir
Inside the Banner editorial on generals taking industry posts
In his first Banner column James Reston weighs the implications of Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau’s visit. The piece analyzes how top military brass moving into executive industry roles shapes policy and public trust. Ethan Allen Boy Scouts announce a Scout-O-Rama on April 19, with preparations underway for the event in early pages.
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Banner
James Reston
Trudeau
Ethan Allen
Boy Scouts
Page
Four Americans Named Cardinals by Pope Paul VI
Pope Paul VI named 35 new cardinals to broaden the College of Cardinals to a record 136. Among the four Americans are Archbishop John F. Denardon of Detroit, Archbishop Terence Cooke of New York, Archbishop John J. Carberry of St. Louis, and Bishop John Joseph Wright of Pittsburgh. Appointments will occur in a consistory on April 28, with 33 announced openly and two kept in pectore. The two hidden names may come from Communist countries, to be revealed later if at all. Other selections include high-ranking clergy from China/Formosa and the Philippines.
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Vatican City
UPI
Paul VI
College of Cardinals
John F. Dearden
Detroit
Terence James Cooke
New York
John J. Carberry
St. Louis
John Joseph Wright
Pittsburgh
Formosa
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Missouri
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E. I. DuPont de Nemours & Co
Wilmington
Dell
Alan Greenspan
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U.S.A
Washington, D.C
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Theodore Hesburgh
Notre Dame University
Jerome Holland
Hampton (Va
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Lee Academy
Andover
Mass
Jeanne L. Nobel
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Central Treaty Organization
Earl Wheeler
U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
Henry Kissinger
Great Britain
Iran
Pakistan
Bennington - Rutland
Luther Hackett
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Bulletin
Mamie
California
Ted Kennedy
Edward C. Sylvester
Office of Federal Contract Compliance
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Highway Department
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Bennington
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