FBI Raids Target Draft Offices Amid Clergymen Among Suspects
FBI agents broke up weekend raids on draft offices in New Jersey and New York arresting 25 people including two Roman Catholic priests and a Lutheran minister. In Camden New Jersey eight suspects were rounded up at the Post Office building while twelve more were seized elsewhere in the city. Buffalo arrests followed five at a Post Office break in with six more sought. Authorities say the group planned five months of the operation and involved theft of draft records and destruction of government property.
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Severe Thunderstorm Strikes Area Causing Deaths and Damage
A weekend storm dumped 2.72 inches of rain with hail across the region, downing trees and utility lines. The boast of impact left over 20 dairy cows dead as utility crews battled scattered outages and wrecked lines across the wide area.
Draft Boards Told To Start Ordering Exams
Washington AP draft boards ordered to begin physical and mental examinations for men numbered 1 through 50 in the latest lottery, aiming to prep ahead of potential calls. Tarr says inductions await Congress approval of a draft extension, with bills possibly enabling Oct. 15 inductions if passed by Oct. 1. Amid Senate disputes, pay raises and Vietnam exit timing loom large, while the fiscal year caps remain tight and actual calls are uncertain.
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Kept Secret Nixon Economy Moves At Western White House
President Nixon reportedly made important economic decisions during the weekend at the Western White House but aides gave no details. He relayed several decisions by telephone to Treasury Secretary John Connally, who heads the Cost of Living Council overseeing the wage price rent freeze. No immediate word on involvement in anti freeze protests or council planning efforts.
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Governor says he will obey court freeze ruling in pay raise dispute
Texas Governor Preston Smith says he will comply if courts block or restrict the state pay raise amid Nixon's wage price freeze. He believes the president lacks authority to void a duly enacted state law and calls for Supreme Court resolution. He notes other states acted first and explains he would honor any injunction pending appeal.
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Hunt Attorney Suspected In Prison Break Hunt
San Francisco Chronicle reported an Oakland attorney identified as Stephen Mitchell Bingham, 29, being sought for questioning in the San Quentin breakout case involving George Jackson. Bingham allegedly visited Jackson in the visiting room before the escape attempt, during which Jackson produced a 9mm pistol. Bruce Bales, Marin County district attorney, confirmed the inquiry but would not detail reasons. The Chronicle noted Bingham is a grandson of the late Hiram Bingham. Prison sources said Jackson entered clean, with a skin search, but left with a gun as guards prepared to search.
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Bloody Korean Prisoner Escape Leaves 28 Dead and Seven Missing
A group of 23 South Korean military prisoners on Shilmi Island escaped, hijacked a bus, and tried to reach Seoul. The mutiny left 15 dead in Yongdongpo and Inchon exchanges. 28 killed, seven missing, with military and airport alerts issued and later lifted.
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