Wirtz Calls Draft Flawed Proposes National Opportunity Board
Secretary Wirtz urged a national opportunity board to register youths for education training or community service alongside military service. He suggested voluntary trial first, possible compulsion later, and argued the current draft is unfair and calls for broader youth opportunity and registration at 18.
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Washington
W. Willard Wirtz
National “Opportunity Board
Wirtz
Catholic University
Sam Sheppard Cleared of Murder in Retrial Verdict
Sam Sheppard was found innocent of murdering his pregnant wife Marilyn in 1954 after a retrial. The jury of seven men and five women deliberated nearly 12 hours, acquitting the 42 year old former osteopath of second degree murder. He did not testify. 31 witnesses testified in the nine week original trial.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Samuel H. Sheppard
Marilyn
U. S. Supreme Court
Sheppard
Common Pleas
Francis J. Talty
Navy
Atty
F. Lee Bailey
Bailey
Sam
Ariane
Ralph J. Wichill
General Electric Co
Marilyn Sheppard
Prideful Gemini 12 pilots greeted at Cape Kennedy
Gem in i 12 astronauts James Lovell and Edwin Aldrin return to Cape Kennedy after a four day mission. They receive cheers from about 700 launch crew and relatives, with Lovell's mother and Aldrin's relatives in attendance. The flight ends Gemini, marking preparation for Apollo. Lovell and Aldrin plan further briefings before moving to Houston for postflight sessions.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
America
James A. Lovell Jr
Blanche Lovell
Edgewater
Lovell
Edwin E. Aldrin Jr
Robert B. Moon
Arcadia
Calif
Navy
Air Force
Maj. Aldrin
Aldrin
Wasp
Atlantic
Gemini
Janu
Manned Space Center
Houston
Tex
Nader Sues GM For 26 Million Over Harassment Claims
Ralph Nader sues General Motors for 26 million dollars, alleging private detectives hired by GM cast aspersions on his views and used entrapment and wiretapping. The suit cites harassment before the book Unsafe at Any Speed and names private investigators as defendants.
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NEW York
Ralph Nader
Congress
General Motors
Nader
Simon Rifkind
Detroit Auto Executives See Slowdown as Mild
Lee Iacocca saysNovember sales lag behind last year but remains upbeat about 1967 auto market. GM Chevrolet's Estes contends safety upgrades not delaying buyers and industry eyes a nine million plus year despite potential short of 1965 peak.
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Detroit
Lee A. Iacocca
Iacocca
Ford Motor Co
U.S
Johnson In Good Shape After Dual Surgery
President Johnson underwent two operations, one on his throat and another on his abdomen, and his doctors reported he is in good shape and expected to be as good as new by January 1. He spoke shortly after surgery and rested well, with reports noting his color and progress.
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E. M
Pete) Estes
General Motors
Chevrolet
Washington
Johnson
James C. Cain
Cain
Texas
Pacific
East Sia
Congress
George Christian
Non Nuclear Practice Weapon Dropped Off Puerto Rico
The Defense Department said a non nuclear practice weapon was accidentally dropped into waters off Puerto Rico by a Navy jet on June 30 and later recovered by Navy divers. The department responded after a Tribune report claimed an Air Force bomber dropped a hydrogen bomb nearby during a training mission last August.
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Washington
Puerto Rico
Defense Department
Oakland
Calif
Tribune
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Oakland Tribune
Pentagon
Americans Aid Communist Forces in Vietnam Claim Sparks Outcry
Norman marine corporal Donnie Fountain alleges blood plasma and medical supplies from the United States reached Viet Cong forces. He cites a patrol ambush, rice, ammo and boxes stamped Berkeley, Calif. The Defense Department denies any such shipments and notes a separate incident involving a practice weapon off Vieques Island.
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Norman
Okla
Oklahoma
America
Viet Nam
Donnie R. Fountain
Tommie Dee Fountain
Berkeley
Calif
Washington
Defense Department
U.S
Steve Cherkoss
University of California At Berkeley
Moth Man Reported Flying Man Near Point Pleasant
Police in Point Pleasant West Virginia received reports from two couples of a gray and white creature with a 10 foot wingspan chasing their car at speeds up to 100 mph on West Virginia Route 62. The winged figure appeared as a six foot man and reportedly flew about 50 feet overhead before veering away toward the darkness near the town lights.
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Point Pleasant
W. Va
W.va
Here
Inside Abby and Goren Add Years
A brief item notes Abby and Goren reflecting on years together, highlighting a shared span and future plans. The short notice appears in a classifieds style section with various listings and pages mentioned, including sections on Princeton and Society.
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Abby
Goren
Princeton
Dennis
Trial Delayed In Bandy Killing Case In Tazewell
A Tazewell County Circuit Court hearing for three Buchanan County boys indicted on murder charges was postponed to the February term. William Webb Otis Day and Jerry Osborne, all 18 to 19, face murder charges for the fatal shooting of Grat Beavers in Bandy on Sept 10. Webb and Day also face statutory burglary counts and remain jailed. Osborne has been free with a capias issued for arrest.
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Tazewell County
Buchanan County
Tazewell
William Webb
Otis Day
Jerry Osborne
Jewell Valley
Grat Beavers
Beavers
Bandy
Webb
Day
Osborne
Capias
Republicans seek rules changes and committee parity
House Republicans aim for major changes in House rules and a three to two committee ratio favoring Republicans and conservative Democrats. They seek fair play in debate time and power to bypass the Rules Committee with a top Republican moving bills blocked by rules.
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Washington
House
Gerald R&r. Ford
Michigan
Melvin XR. Laird
Wisconsin
House Republican Conference
John J. Rhodes
Arizona
Laird
Senate
Rules Committee
Rules Group
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Johnson Administration
Selective Service
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Harvard University
McNamara
National Commission On Selective Service
Sam Sheppard
Jim
Buzz
Vieques Island
USS Hoist
Department
GOP
Man With
Jalisco
San Diego
Joe Kingwood
Joe Palooka
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