Standby draft lottery marks Dec 8 as first by birth date
Washington AP reports the 7th annual standby draft lottery assigns call up numbers to men born in 1956 who turn 19 this year. Dec 8, 1956 arises as the first to stand by under potential future reactivation of the draft in a national emergency.
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Clergy Protest Indochina Aid in Washington
Protestant Roman Catholic and Jewish leaders urged Congress and the President to halt further U.S. aid to Indochina. The signers, including three Roman Catholic bishops and church executives, warned that continuing military support prolongs war and bloodshed and harms civilians.
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PLO threatens U.S. extremist violence in interview
In Damascus, Zouheir Mohsen of the PLO warned of further raids on Israeli targets and hinted at possible extremist actions in the United States. He cited the Tel Aviv hotel attack that killed 18 and dismissed Kissinger's diplomacy while aligning Syria with the PLO against separate agreements.
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