Draft call resumes five month lull in 1972
Secretary Melvin Laird announced a 15 000 man draft pull to run April May and June with 5 000 each month ending a five month pause and aligning with Vietnamization. He cited troop withdrawals and pay raises as enabling a lower annual total and said about half of last year’s number would be drafted in 1972.
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Washington
Secretary of Defense
Melvin Laird
Laird
Pentagon
Army
Veterans of Foreign Wars
U. S
United States
Vietnam
Nixon
Court Rules Wives Must Adopt Name
The Supreme Court upheld a state's authority to require a wife to take her husband’s surname at marriage, including on a driver’s license. The ruling affirmed a Alabama federal court decision from September 28, 1971, in Wendy Forbush versus Ronald Carver and noted the Department of Motor Vehicles’ 35 year practice.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Alabama
Wendy Forbush
Ronald Carver
State Department of Motor Vehicles
Ray Hopes for Liquor Reform Before Wine Sales Vote
Gov Robert Ray urged the Iowa legislature to give the reorganized liquor commission time to improve the state system before approving a bill to legalize bottled wine sales in groceries and taverns. He spoke at a news conference after the House passed the measure awaiting Senate action.
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Des Moines
Robert Ray
Iowa Liquor Commission
House
Muskie Faces Closing Rush Ahead Of New Hampshire Vote
On eve of the first presidential popularity referendum for 1972 in New Hampshire Muskie presses a close finish to solidify support. Polls show Nixon ahead among GOP voters while Muskie’s lead narrows to under 50 percent. efforts focus on broad turnout for future primaries including Florida.
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Nixon
New Hampshire
Edmund Muskie
Muskie
Boston Globe
G.O.P
John Ashbrook
Paul McCloskey
Globe
Florida
George McGovern
Johnson
Sen
George Wallace
Wallace
McGovern
Providence Journal
Edward Kennedy
Rhode Island
Sam Yorty
Los Angeles
U.S
Soviet Union
Football season tease on TV prompts wife reply
A husband pauses with the TV knob in hand and asks his wife Helen if she has anything to say before the football season heats up, delivering a lighthearted domestic tease.
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Helen
Witness Ailing May Testify From Hospital in Denver
Washington senator investigators hear that ITT lobbyist Mrs. Beard remains hospitalized with coronary ischemia and may testify from her Denver room about settlement in the government antitrust case. Dr. Liszka says her return to Washington is unlikely for another week or more due to risk from emotional stress. The committee may question her in hospital to obtain early testimony on Acting Attorney General Kleindienst's role.
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UPL
Victor Liszka
Washington
Dita Davis Beard
Senate Judiciary Committee
Denver
Senate
International Telephone and Telegraph
ITT
Beard
Richard G. Kleindienst
Liszka
James T. Eastland
D-Miss
Richard G. Klein
Dienst
Three U S Dead In Explosion Of Old Ammunition
Three American soldiers were killed Monday at Long Binh in Vietnam when old ammunition they were stacking in an enclosed yard exploded. Officers said the blast was far larger than rifle or machine gun rounds and an investigation into sabotage, a stray mortar round, or improper storage was ordered.
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Saigon
Long Binh
U.S
Vietnam
Price Unit Decision Faces End Of Utility Rate Freeze
Washington AP reports the Price Commission has strong evidence that large rate increases are needed to maintain service for electric and tele phone firms while not dislocating industry. A staff member notes other regulatory changes remain possible as a 30 day freeze ends this Friday. The commission weighed minimum increase rules and possible denials for electric utilities promoting higher power use amid environmental and inflation concerns.
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Washington
the Price Commission
Commission
Price Commission
Michael Lang
Lang
Sierra Club
Friends of the Earth
Conferees Report to Legislature on Adult Rights Age
A house senate conference committee agreed to set the age for all adult rights at 19 except voting. The vote was 6 to 1 with one member passing. The report blends positions of Lt. Gov Jepsen and Gov. Ray, aiming for balance. The bill's path requires favorable votes in both chambers before sending to the governor.
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Des Moines
House-Senate
U.S
Jepsen
Robert Ray
C. Raymond Fisher
Grand Junction
Ray
House
Senate
Conference Committee
Charles Balloun
Toledo
C. Joseph Coleman
Clare
James Potgeter
Steam Boat Rock
George Milligan
Fisher
Elizabeth Shaw
Davenport
A. June Franklin
John Nystrom
Boone
Shaw
Nystrom
Potgeter
Balloun
Coleman
Sen
Milligan
Rep
Franklin
Tuition Costs Threaten State Higher Education Access
Tuition at state supported colleges is rising sharply with half of surveyed schools up more than 100 percent in five years. University leaders warn middle income families are priced out while rich can pay and poor receive aid. Some campuses cut prices to attract students as budgets tighten and nonresident tuition climbs. Leaders argue such hikes risk lowering education quality and access.
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Donald R. McNeil
University of Maine
McNeil
Werner Baum
Associated Press
Oakland University
Rochester
Mich
University of Illinois
Urbana
Chicago
University of California At
Los Angeles
Iowa State
Texas
Jack L. Cross
Missouri Commission On Higher Education
University of Rhode Island
University
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New York
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Richard Kleindienst
Justice Department
Wilbur Mills
Arkansas
Eadqua
First Things First
Pat Paulsen
Manchester
Gazette
Jack Anderson
John H. Holloman III
Terry Ryan
University of
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