New Guidelines Sought for Local Draft Boards
Defense official Curtis Tarr says the draft system needs uniform rules as 30 years of orders from Hershey shape local boards. He plans to hire Keith McWilliams and push younger more representative boards while trimming the 4 087 local boards and pursuing an all voluntary army with phased deferment changes.
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Washington
Newlion
Defense
Thomas R
Curtis B. Tarr
Farmer Gates
Lewis B
Hershey
Keith McWilliams
Des Moines
Iowa
Tarr
Nixon
Congress
McWilliams
R.A
Fred Hedrick
North Carolina Court of Appeals
Judge Hedrick
Draft calls May fall to 150000 due to Vietnamization
President Nixon's Vietnam troop withdrawals could reduce draft calls to as few as 150000 this year, Defense Secretary Melvin Laird said. He noted a monthly average just over 9000 inductees for the rest of the year, with earlier drafts totaling 84500 through May and about 20000 drafted last year.
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Washington
Nixon
Vietnam
Defense
Melvin R .Laird
Pentagon
Laird
Saigon
Ed Begley Dies at 69 A Versatile Oscar Winner
Hollywood reports Ed Begley a character actor who won the 1963 Oscar for Sweet Bird of Youth died at 69 after a heart attack at a party hosted by publicist Jay Bernstein. Begley starred in Twelve Angry Men The Unsinkable Molly Brown It Happens Every Spring and Sorry Wrong Number and began on radio before moving to film and stage.
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Hollywood (Ap
Ed Begley
Begley
Jay Bernstein
Molly Brown
Radio
Charlie Chan
Hollywood
Police Raid Wrightsville Beach Apartments For Drugs
Police raided two Wrightsville Beach apartments and arrested three people in a drug operation. Bobbie Suzzette Compton, 23, Steven Merrick Sloan, 23, and Michael Keith Hoyle, 21, face multiple drug charges with bonds from 2,500 to 5,000 dollars. Hoyle and Compton have ties to Raleigh and Wilmington, while Sloan is a local resident. Hoyle awaits Raleigh trial on LSD and narcotics counts. A prior April 18 raid led to further arrests including teacher Mary Jane Funsten and two 22-year-old Coast Guard members remaining in jail at press time.
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Wrightsville Beach
N. C
Bobbie Suzette Compton
Raleigh
Wilmington
Steven Merrick Sloan
Michael Keith Hoyle
Miss Compton
Hoyle
Sloan
New Hanover County
Mary Jane Funsten
Mark R. Loyd
Rickie Perrott
Rickie Skelly
Coast Guard
Storm Feared In White House Reorganization
Washington AP report on Nixon administration plans to create an Office of Management and Budget and a Domestic Council. Critics question congressional oversight and potential executive privilege shielding council testimony. Proponents say reform would align planning, evaluation, and interagency work across government.
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Washington
Nixon
White House
Office of Management and Budget
National Security Council
House
Agen
Clarence Brown
Robio
Chet Holifield
D-Calif
Congress
Brown
Holifield
Budget Bureau
OMB
Bureau of the Budget
John N. Erlenborn
Rtll
Ash
Laser use in homes seen rising, safety urged
Government radiation expert Dr. Harold F. Stewart predicts millions of American homes will own laser equipment within years. He warns that safety standards and public guidance must be set to prevent eye and genetic damage as civilian laser use expands into data processing, construction, meteorology, and home entertainment.
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Stewart
Social Stands Blamed For Lack Of Church Funds
Greensboro AP report on the North Carolina Council of Churches 33rd annual meeting shows a $5,977 budget shortfall and ongoing losses blamed on unpopular social stances. Resolutions urged unions for workers, justice for the poor, and MLK Jr holiday support. Dr James H Light House Jr of Burlington elected president. Dr George R Whittecar received the Distinguished Services Award.
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Greensboro
North Carolina Council of Churches
Council
Martin Luther King, Jr
James H. Lighthouse, Jr
Burlington
Southern Conference
North Carolina
Virginia
United Church of Christ
George R. Whittecar
North Carolina Synod of the Lutheran Church In America
Salisbury
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