Reform advocates say Nixon draft reform is inadequate
Senate reform supporters from both parties say Nixon's plan to shift October calls into the last quarter and skip 50,000 in 1969 tempers the draft but does not fix fundamental inequities. Javits and Kennedy urge deeper changes. Hatfield calls it a possible step toward abolition. Laird backs a lottery plus youngest-first approach to end the draft threat at 26.
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Williams Subpoenaed By Senate
Robert F. Williams, president of the Republic of New Africa, returned to the U S last week and was subpoenaed to testify before the Senate Internal Security Subcommittee in Detroit. He faces an $11,000 bond on a North Carolina kidnapping charge and must bring RNA financial and membership records.
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Vietnam Crash Death Toll 64 at Da Nang Collision
An Air Force F4 Phantom and an Air Vietnam DC4 collided near Da Nang airfield. Sixty four aboard the DC4 or on the ground were killed. The American pilot and navigator survived, parachuting and landing the damaged jet. Rescue teams rushed to the scene near Hao Vang as witnesses saw the four engine plane crash into fields.
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Allies Meet Gromyko Scores Vietnam Effort
Foreign ministers from troop contributing nations gather at the United Nations for a seven nation conference hosted by Secretary of State Rogers to review the Vietnam war effort amid renewed U N talks. Gromyko defends Soviet aid to Hanoi while urging immediate arms talks. Eban rebuts Israel settlement obstacles.
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Court Opens New Session Under Chief Justice Burger
The Enterprise Sunday analyzes the Supreme Court’s upcoming session under Warren Burger, noting no drastic shift in decisions but a looming crisis of confidence as the court begins its tenure. It examines procedures, likely impacts, and the court’s path forward under new leadership.
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Nixon Aid Sought In Voting Reform
Washington Senate backers seek President Nixon support to win two thirds for a constitutional direct popular election amendment. Sen. Bayh notes House approval 339 to 70 and argues Nixon could help clear Judiciary Committee and floor votes despite lingering obstacles. The plan would abolish the Electoral College and provide a 40 percent runoff if no candidate clears that threshold.
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Copters Downed and Skirmishes Reported in Saigon
AP reports U S troops fought several small clashes in 24 hours with two American helicopters shot down. Ground fighting left 47 enemies killed, one American dead and eight wounded. Rocket and mortar attacks caused more casualties, while B 52 bombers conducted six missions. A prisoner described infiltrating with 300 North Vietnamese soldiers. Sources note Hanoi plans a winter spring offensive to damage South Vietnam and hasten U S withdrawal. Paratroopers found 150 civilian bodies near Hue, linked to the 1968 Tet offensive.
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Raft Ride Survivors Tell Of Cuban Voyage Tragedy
Oscar Camp Ferro, 20, recounted a five day voyage from Santa Cruz del Norte to Miami in which two companions vanished and one died amid thirst and circling sharks. He clung to an inner tube as the raft broke apart and rough seas struck. Ferro said Guillermo disappeared mid voyage and that he only knew his companions by first names before reaching shore.
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Green Berets Await Trial in Vietnam Case
Six Green Beret officers jogged near Saigon and avoided the case details while a top criminal lawyer prepared Col. Robert Rheault for trial. Attorneys pressed to move proceedings to the United States, arguing bias by Vietnam commanders and seeking presidential intervention. The Army scheduled general courts martial for several officers within weeks amid disputed trial locations.
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Dubcek Fate To Be Decided By Communist Leaders
Prague AP reports the Communist party will vote on Alexander Dubcek and other liberal movement figures next week. The 181-member Central Committee is set to meet Thursday to discuss the present situation and tasks facing the party. Public disclosure of minority views is unlikely.
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Egyptian artillery fires on Israeli positions near Suez Canal
The Associated Press reports Egypt said it destroyed a number of enemy tanks and rocket carriers in a Friday night barrage against Israeli installations on the east bank of the Suez Canal. The attack targeted Shatt and Kebrit near the Bitter Lakes in retaliation for shelling posts in the Suez Gulf. Cairo also claimed to have found wreckage of an Israeli plane shot down during attacks along the Red Sea coast. Israel denied losses but did not comment. Near the Dead Sea, Jordanian forces reportedly attacked Israeli troops at Mandassa Bridge, wounding one soldier. In Jerusalem, about 5,000 Muslims prayed at Al Aqsa mosque for the first time since a fire damaged it a month earlier.
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Doctors say Tate killing involved more than one person
A two psychiatrists and a psychologist panel for Los Angeles Coroner Thomas Noguchi concluded the Sharon Tate murders likely involved multiple killers and that drugs were involved. They considered but dismissed a female killer and noted a possible death ritual driving paranoia, though no further details were released.
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