Johnson admin restricts graduate deferments and curtails occupational lists
The Johnson administration barred graduate deferments except for medicine and ministry and halted the official list of essential occupations used by draft boards. Local boards now decide in each case what counts as essential or critical, applying to new graduate students immediately while preserving existing deferments.
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Washington
Johnson Administration
Medicine
Ministry
National Security Council
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service System
House
Johnson
U.S. Office of Education
Selective Service
Bluefield State faculty urge governor to verify facts before action
Thirty-eight of 54 Bluefield State College instructors sign a petition urging Gov. Hulett C. Smith to learn the facts before bowing to outside agitators. They defend BSC president Wendell G. Hardway and condemn perceived political pressure amid campus unrest and threats.
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Bluefield State College
Hulett C. Smith
BSC
Wendell G. Hardway
Hardway
West Virginia
Johnson announces Trowbridge resignation at Commerce post
President Johnson confirms Alexander B. Trowbridge resigns as Secretary of Commerce and names C. R. Smith, head of American Airlines, as successor. He asserts full support for General Westmoreland in Vietnam and notes Hanoi remains undecided on peace talks. He hints at troop level considerations, aiming for a ceiling near 525,000 troops.
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Washington
Johnson
Alexander B. Trowbridge
C. R. Smith
American Airlines
William C. Westmoreland
Vietnam
Westmoreland
U.S
Hanoi
United States
Hanoi Frees Three U S Pilots After Captivity
Three American airmen, the first U S pilots freed after capture in North Vietnam, arrived in Vientiane from Hanoi and were sent to Udorn Thailand for medical checks. They are Maj Morris Overly Capt Jon Black and Lt David Matheny.
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Vientiane, Laos
U.S
North Vietnam
Hanoi
U.S. Air Force
Udorn
Thailand
Pentagon
U.S. Vietnam
Vientiane
William Sullivan
Lao
United States
Sullivan
Morris Overly
Detroit
Jon David Black
Johnson City
Tenn
David Matheny
South Bend
Ind
Elbert Man Killed By Car On U S 52
A 74 year old pedestrian Thomas Rufus Smith of Elbert died after being struck by a 1964 car driven by Herman B. Stout of Premier on U S 52 near Premier Mountain in Mc Dowell County. Smith died en route to Stevens Clinic Welch. Police still investigate whether he was walking along the road or other circumstances.
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U.S. 52
Premier Mountain
McDowell County
Thomas Rufus Smith
Elbert
Stevens Clinic
Welch
Smith
Herman B. Stout
Premier
U. S. 52
M. C. Kockenderfer
Kockenderfer
Harman Woman Burned in Home Fire Accident
Mrs Lydia Mounts 77 of Harman Virginia was critically burned when she fell into an open fire at her home. She was admitted to Grundy Hospital at 12 15 p m with burns over 45 to 50 percent of her body and remained in critical condition. The accident occurred at her daughter Mrs Arthur Lesters home where she lived with her, as the screen on the fireplace bent and she fell into the flames.
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Lydia Mounts
Harman
Grundy Hospital
Mounts
Arthur Lester
Tenants Die in Moberly Tavern Fire Tragedy
In downtown Moberly Missouri a fatal tavern blaze killed twelve people nine men and three women. Police say Bill Coleman is in custody for questioning though officials gave no further comment. The tavern operated near the Randolph Hotel under new management.
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Moberly
Wes Slavens
Bill Coleman
Coleman
Randolph
Pro thieves crack two Virginia safes in $13131 heist
Police describe the robbers as professional goggs who knew what they wanted. They peeled two safes at Kwik Kafe Automatic Vending Machine Co in Bluefield Virginia and stole $13,131.80 mostly coins. A telephone call from a claimed thief is a key clue as investigators from town, county, and state police pursue leads.
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Deloris Lampert
Kwik Kafe Automatic Vending Machine Co
Bluefield
Henry Jordan
Goggs
Bluefield Va
A. K. Harvey
Sinclair Refining Co
Kwik Kafe
Harvey
L. H. Kiser
Gillespie
Schenley Avenue
Schen
Charleston Governor Vetoes Bingo Bill and Judicial District Measure
Gov. Smith vetoed Friday night the controversial bingo bill cited as unconstitutional and a separate bill creating a new judicial district. The actions halt the contentious legislation pending further action.
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Charleston
Smith
Marines Press Break in Hue After Fierce Street Fighting
In Hue the confrontation around Cita del continues as Marines and South Vietnamese troops press along the east and west walls, with belief the Viet Cong resistance is broken. Air and artillery bombardments persist on fortified positions near Khe Sanh as losses mount on both sides.
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Saigon
Hue
U.S. Marine Command
U.S
West Wall
Khe Sanh
North Vietnam
Panhandle
Soviet Planes Snooped Along Northern Coastline
U S officials report five Soviet bombers near the North American mainland on Feb 9 and three Russian reconnaissance aircraft off Alaska on Feb 12 13 flying about 30 000 feet and 80 miles offshore. NORAD jet interceptors identified two Bear type planes over North Atlantic waters as the Soviet units departed without incident.
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Washington
Canada
Alaska
U.S
North Atlantic
Pentagon
Alaskan
Soviet Union
Defense Department
U.S. Air
Robert S. McNamara
NATO
McNamara
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Bluefield State
Gov. Smith
Capt. Black
Maj. Overly
ENS
Matheny
Trowbridge
Commerce Post
Miami
Fla
Virginia
Tower
Leathernecks
5Th Marine
Newfoundland
North American
Halifax
Noel Cogdon
Newfundland
North American Air Defense Command
NORAD
Colorado
Arctic
Russia
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