Navy and services hit October enlistment goals despite draft shift
Washington AP reports Navy and other services reached or surpassed October enlistment quotas with 7,482 volunteers. Pentagon officials expected a dip after President Nixon canceled November December draft calls and proposed Selective Service reforms. Air Force sought 7,342 volunteers in September but missed by three. October Air Force figures pending.
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Navy
Armed Services
Kent Nixon
Army
Marines
Air Force
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Nixon
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Josef Simon
Czech
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Svoboda
Melvin
R. Laird
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Prison Prefers Military To Draft In Vietnam Era
A draft sentiment piece notes youths favor enlistment over conscription, aiding Army gains despite Vietnam war turmoil. October enlistments show early strength while a court case in Greensboro highlights religious exemption from service. Prague and Czechoslovak purges are cited as broader policy shifts, with talks of industry reform and draft adjustments pending.
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Army
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Nixon
Rutherfordton
World Wide Church
Charlie Steele
Simpson
Greensboro
U. S. Dist
Woodrow W. Jones
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Bowles challenges east side bias in Democratic Study Commission
Greensboro Democrat Bowles accused the Democratic Study Commission of skewing its geographical makeup toward western liberals. He cited a list showing 12 members from east of Raleigh and five from Raleigh, demanding evidence if more exist. Barbour, the party executive director, defended the commission and Bowles’s critique. Barbour noted 92 members live in Raleigh or eastward.
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Sen
Hargrove
Raleigh
Bowles
D-Guilford
Democratic
Democratic Study Commission
Tor
Charles D. Barbour
Fontana Dam
N. C
Harry B. Caldwell
Bowles Greensboro
North Carolina
Bob Scott
Democratic Party
Barbour
Commission
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