Eisenhower and Goldwater Back Johnson in Dominican Intervention
In New York AP dispatch Barry Goldwater and Dwight D. Eisenhower voiced support for President Johnson's decision to send U.S. Marines to the Dominican Republic. Goldwater framed the move as necessary to prevent a Communist takeover and praised Johnson's Vietnam policy while criticizing some Republican tactics. Eisenhower urged sufficient force and noted Johnson's timing on informing the OAS.
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Dominican Republic
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Arizona
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Yalta
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Klansmen Parade In Anniston Alabama Rally
Thousands marched in Anniston Alabama as Klansmen led a Sunday parade and rallies. Collin Leroy Wilkins Jr., 21, attended after a mistrial in the slaying of Viola Liuzzo, a Detroit civil rights worker. Police escorted the 10 block march as officials recall a past burning incident.
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Anniston
Ala
Collin Leroy Wilkins Jr
Viola Gregg Liuzzo
Detroit
Draft Law Changes Seen in Offing
Washington reports indicate the Defense Department will urge the President to continue military conscription beyond 1967 after a year long study. Enlistments have fallen while calls have risen. a switch to an all volunteer force could leave a shortfall of about one million through the next five years. The study suggests broader deferments, higher pay, and incentives to enlist, with Defense Secretary McNamara awaiting the final report early next week.
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UPI
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17 000 Quota Set for June Draft
Washington AP reports the Defense Department calls for 17 60 men to be drafted in June for the Army, the largest monthly quota since November 1943, 1 900 more than May and 3 300 more than April, to cover losses and maintain active strength amid enlistment declines spurred by rumors of Selective Service elimination.
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Defense Department
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Senator Urges Quick Passage to Abolish Capital Punishment
Senator Maurine Neuberger of Oregon called for rapid approval of two federal bills to abolish capital punishment in federal cases. She urged Congress to lead on abolition, noting two bills already before Congress would bar it in the District of Columbia and eliminate it in federal cases.
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