Pentagon Urges 19 to 20-Year-Old Draft First
Washington AP Defense officials urged changing the draft system to call 19 to 20 year olds before older men to reduce career disruption. Some top officials backed delaying married and college deferment men over 26 in the 1A group, while a House panel questioned equity in drafts and costs of a volunteer system. The study, ordered in 1964, notes potential $17 billion expense to “buy” volunteers and explores lottery as a possible selection method.
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Washington
Defense Department
Thomas D. Morris
Secretary of Defense
Lewis B. Hershey
Morris
House Armed Services Committee
Pentagon
Otis G. Pike
D-N.y
Pike
Korea
Johnson
Viet Nam War Reports From Saigon and Hue Fronts
Reports from South Vietnam describe heavy fighting 50 miles north of Saigon on Highway 13 with a 2,000 man enemy regiment attacking a 700 man U.S. reconnaissance battalion. U.S. forces used tanks and air support, with 300 enemy deaths reported and 50 weapons seized. Casualties were light for Americans but equipment was damaged. Other actions near Tuy Hoa and Hue involved Marines, Cavalry and airstrikes, with higher weekly casualties on both sides.
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South
U.S
Highway 13
Saigon
Wood Bridge
San Franciscan
Golden Gate
USS
South Viet Nam
Tuy Hoa
Associated Press
George Esper
Esper
Florida
Miami
Con
AUS. Marine Patrol
Hue
Tropical depression moves north over Florida limits mission
A tropical depression in the Gulf of Mexico dumps heavy rain across most of Florida delaying a Cape Kennedy satellite launch attempt aimed at orbiting the moon. Forecasters say the system could intensify into a tropical storm but expect limited development. Winds reach about 40 mph in squalls mainly east of the center with coastal warnings up to Savannah. The storm tracks near Key West and the Dry Tortugas, mirroring Hurricane Alma’s path three weeks earlier.
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Miami
Gulf of Mexico
Florida
Savannah
Cape Kennedy
Space Agency
Weather Bureau
Alma
Key West
Rain swamps south Florida with heavy downpours
Rain was general over south Florida extending to Orlando where 1.42 inches fell. Naples on the southwest coast reported 5.30 inches in six hours. Telephones were out in some areas and news service machines at the Collier County News were silenced for two hours.
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South
Florida
Orlando
Naples
Collier County News
United States Expands Advisory Role in South Vietnam 1954
The text notes a modest 1954 move to deploy military advisers to South Vietnam, marking an incremental rise in U.S. involvement. Britain and the Soviet Union cochair Geneva Conference, with Britain urging reconvening and Moscow reluctant to issue a joint call. Moscow and de Gaulle push for a settlement under Geneva accords, while Goldberg’s letter states a routine Security Council reporting policy.
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South
United States
Viet Nam
Britain
Soviet Union
Moscow
Charles de Gaulle
Goldberg
Security Council
Southeast Asia
Tax collections spur new withholding deposits rule
Fiscal results from two factors higher than expected tax collections spur new rule requiring large corporations to deposit taxes withheld from paychecks twice monthly. The change, effective mid June, adds about 1 billion in taxes in the current fiscal year ending Thursday. Senate staff forecast net receipts near 103.9 billion, with a highest official figure of 103 billion. The coming year projects a 1.8 billion deficit per administration.
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Treasury
Senate House Committee On Internal Revenue Taxation
Congressional Committee
Johnson
Kings Speech Sparks Debate Over Black Power Strands
The piece recounts King urging unity while noting a split over Black Power within SNCC and the faltering funding after the Mississippi march. Carmichael seeks new financial bases in Negro communities and to form party-akin groups, while SCLC eyes Mississippi outreach amid competing movements.
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King
SNCC
Mississippi
Carmichael
U.S
Viet Nam
Atlanta
Jackson
Miss
Black Panther Party
Lowndes County
Alabama
SCLC
Freedom Democratic Party
NAACP
Charles Evers
Hosea Williams
Well-Dressed Bank Bandit Abstracted Troutman NC Bank
A neatly dressed gunman, about 5 feet 6 inches in his early 30s, robbed the Norton Carolina National Bank Troutman branch around 11:20 a.m. taking roughly $9,542 after forcing the manager, two tellers, and a customer into the vault. The suspect fled after placing the cash in a paper bag. no injuries reported. White and two tellers described the bandit, who wore a white shirt, tie, brown hat, and sunglasses. Police were alerted to the incident, with the Sheriff’s Office and PBS notified.
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Troutman
N.C
Fone
Norton Carolina National Bank
Albert White
Frankie Henkle
White
Ann Gilleland
Mrs. Henke
Ign
Iell County ‘Sheriff's Office
Charlotte
PBS
Henkle
Troutmap
Iredell County
Slatesville
Johnson Warns on Inflation and Viet Nam at Midwest Stops
President Johnson told Iowa and Nebraska audiences that Washington seeks to curb farmers’ prosperity with inflation and urged unity against threats abroad. He defended bold action to keep prices stable, warned of continued air strikes in North Vietnam, and pressed for a global effort to fight hunger while citing farm income gains and national growth. Luci Johnson and fiancé Pat Nugent joined the trip. crowds gathered in Omaha and Des Moines as Johnson emphasized resolve and peace through collective action.
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Midwest
Washington
Johnson
Iowa
Viet Nam
North
Omaha
Neb
Luci
Patrick J. Nugent
Pat
T Hese
South Viet Nam
Southeast Asia
D Johnson
North Viet Nam
Boys Town
Frank B. Morrison
Carl Curtis
Phil Sorensen
Nebraska
A. V. Sorensen
India
America
Des Moines
Woodrow W Diehl
Indianola
Vear Douglas
Towa
Harold Hughes
Hughes
Medicare delays and hospital bed shortages persist
Officials reaffirm Medicare will cover bills for patients at noncomplying hospitals in strict emergency cases where death or serious health impairment is threatened. Hospitals lack direct government funding. About 65 Southern hospitals were urged into last-minute compliance. completion rates vary by state with Mississippi showing 33 of 133 certified, South Carolina 46 of 93, Louisiana 78 of 144, and Georgia only 1 of 176.
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Medicare ‘Il
Mississippi
South Carolina
Louisiana
Georgia
Leftists Demonstrations Mar Balaguer Inauguration Day
Dominican demonstrations erupted around the inauguration of President elect Joaquin Balaguer as violence flared between students, party supporters, and police. Three people were wounded as cops halted scuffles outside the National Palace hours before U S officials arrived to oversee ceremonies.
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Mar Balaguer
Inj
Balaguer
National
Inau
Hector Garcia-Godoy
Robert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
U.S
Ast Week
Antonio Martinez Francisco
Juan Bosch
Domnican Revelu
Greensboro Man Heads U S Jaycees
William W. Suttle of Greensboro North Carolina was elected national president of Jaycees at the 1944 convention amid withdrawals by rivals. A banker with a NC National Bank he will take over at midnight from James A. Skidmore Jr. and will take a year off from work to live in the Tulsa Jaycee White House in an $85,000 ranch seemingly complete with staff.
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Detroit
William W. Suttle
Greensboro
N.C
Jaycees
Suttle
Allen Skogebo
Austin
Marion
North Carolina National Bank
North Carolina State University
Jay- Dee
Jaycee
James A. Skidmore Jr
Brick Township
H. Suttle
Jaycee White House
Tulsa
Oklo
Western allies urge restraint as Hanoi calls for aid
In London government promises a general foreign affairs debate before Wilson visits Washington in late July. After Wilson disassociated Britain from raids on Hanoi leftists press for tougher stance. Paris protests gather near U S embassy while Hanoi appeals for Communist support. Geneva disarmament talks hear Soviet claims of U S aggression as foreign press decry the bombings. In Washington lawmakers split with hawks backing stronger action and calls for naval or air pressure against North Vietnam.
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Viet Nam
London
House of Commons
Harold Wilson
Washington
Johnson
Wilson
U.S
Hanoi
Labor
Paris
Geneva
Alexei A. Raschin
United States
Sch
Vatican
L’osservatore Romano
Senate
Richard B. Russell
Georgia
Chaiman
Armed Services Committee
Russell
Russell B. Lang
Louisiana
Long
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
Howard W. Cannon
Ds Nev
Haiphong Harbor
Everett M. Dirksen
Ilinois
GOP
Dirksen
Cathy Wainwright Joins Florida Trip After Amputation
Cathy Wainwright, a blue eyed blond girl, was amputated June 14 at North Carolina Memorial Hospital in Chapel Hill. The Crippled Children's Fund helped with costs. Cathy plans a July trip to Florida to see the Flipper show, with family and Mr. and Mrs. Prevatt e providing support and motel donations.
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North Carolina Memorial Hospital
Chapel Hill
Crippled Children’s Fund
Cathy
Willis Prevade
Wallace
Florida
Dennis Wainwright
Peggy Ann
Jeff
Tim
Rebels' Coup Attempt in Iraq Tangles Syria Denial
Early morning broadcasts from rebel radio described a failed coup as six pilots were arrested after landing near Baghdad. The uprising began in Mosul with rebels seizing the airport and planes attacking the palace. Government forces reclaimed Mosul while bridges on the Tigris were closed and tanks guarded key sites. The Arab Nationalist Movement, linked to President Nasser’s camp, led the plot. In Syria, a military spokesman rejected claims of Syrian troops in Iraq. Aref became president last April after his brother Abdel-Salam Mohammed Aref was killed in a helicopter crash.
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Iraq
Egypt
Baghdad
Mosul
River
Tigris
Annancement
Emain
I Iraq
Arab Nationalist Movement
Nasser
Syria
Aref
Abdel -Salam Mohammed Aref
De Gaulle’s Peace Vision Cited As West East Talks Continue
A French source says De Gaulle views shared aims with the Soviet Union as moving toward relaxation and balance in Europe. Both sides call Viet Nam a world peace threat and support strict Geneva 1954 accords, while Berlin division is not central to recent discussions. The report notes an atmosphere of favorable European conditions and economic priorities for the USSR.
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de Gaulle
France
Soviet Union
Europe
Berlin
Germany
Viet Nam
Mats ‘Rice Couve de Murville
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