Draft opposition grows as Cranston disputes Pentagon claim
Senator Alan Cranston asserts 75 days without a draft show conscription may be unnecessary and vows to filibuster the draft bill. He argues the Pentagon has adequate manpower with civilians in non combat roles and reduced force requirements, while Proxmire hints at ending the draft.
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Record Heat Grips Southland With Triple-Digit Feels
The Southland braces for 102 in Long Beach and 115 in Palm Springs as inland high pressure traps heat. All time and past Sept. 12 highs cited. smog irritates eyes. Beaches draw about 2 million locals seeking relief, with Santa Monica the coolest at 85.
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Bohemian clubbers tied to 3 prostitution arrests
Santa Rosa police report three arrests tied to prostitution around the Russian River during a Bohemian Club encampment. Grand jury hearings granted immunity to four suspected prostitutes to testify, as an exclusive club of Northern California leaders faced the scandal. The club, near Guerneville, has hosted encampments since 1878 and once drew President Nixon before his canceled appearance.
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Khrushchev Death Shelved From Kremlin Plans
Western diplomats noted Khrushchev's obituary required Politburo approval and consensus across scattered leaders. Public reaction in Moscow was muted as streets voiced indifference and officials withheld a Kremlin Wall funeral. Pravda colored the obituary with a cool tone signaling no change in his negative post‑ouster assessment.
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Executions Suspected in Castro Valley Slayings
Two men were found shot dead about eight feet off a rural road between Castro Valley and Oakland early Sunday. Both victims were likely execut ed at the scene, wallets and money intact, one white and one Black, identified as Bay Area residents in their late 20s or early 30s.
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Lost camper found as search continues for missing teen
Yosemite National Park reports one teen, Chris Van Vigmen, 17, found safe at 1:45 p.m. near Hardin Lake after wandering from a vacant Pate Valley campsite. Park rangers say he appeared in good condition and was transported for checks. Another youth, Rick Mallory, 15, Martinez, remains missing between Tuolumne Meadows and Yosemite Valley.
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Students Run Own Sequoia Busing System
About 1,100 students begin a volunteer busing project in Sequoia after the district rejected a mandatory plan. Whites will ride to an all-black East Palo Alto high school and Black students will attend five white Peninsula schools.
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Attica Prison Crisis Deepens Amid Amnesty Demands
Gov Rockefeller rejects full amnesty for inmates as Attica rebels press for political and religious freedom and end to censorship. Guards face fatalities and observers report tense standoff with hostages and pledges of safety, while mediators say negotiations stall.
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Agnew to keynote police chiefs meeting in Anaheim
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew will deliver the keynote address at the International Association of Chiefs of Police annual conference in Anaheim on September 27. Also scheduled to speak are California Gov. Ronald Reagan Attorney General Frelle Younger and Jerry V. Wilson chief of police of Washington DC.
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