Students urge changes in draft quota system nationwide
AP survey finds draft age men call for reform of local board quotas and deferment rules. Respondents urge fairer selection, broader deferments for students and graduates, and debate nonmilitary options, with opinions split on a lottery or national service. Many favor targeted improvements while rejecting universal conscription.
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New York
Johnson
Associated Press
Washington
Greg Weymann
Pensaco
Fla
Tulane University
Robert Anderson
Northwestern University
Rockford, Ill
Spartanburg
S.C
Robert Paslay
Wofford College
Scott Holdaway
University of Utah
Cal Williams
Kansas State University
Prairie View
Tex
Daniel Reiher
Detroit
Dick Torphy
University of Denver
Paslay
Peace Corps
Ruben Nreviso
East Los Angeles College
Philadelphia man indicted in threats to president and governor
Leonard Fairorth 26, an investigator in Philadelphia Health Department, was indicted on 27 federal counts for threatening President Johnson and Governor Scranton and for sending obscene letters to Luci Johnson Nugent. He faced $50,000 bail and potential penalties up to 20 years per count.
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Philadelphia
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Johnson
Luci
William W. Scranton
Pennsylvania
Mary
Joe D. Jamieson
FBI
Leonard Fairorth
Health Department
Falforth
Muhlenberg College
Allentown
Scranton
Jamieson
U.S. Dist
Alfred Luongo
Luongo
Faiforth
Department of Justice
Washington
Fairorth
The
American Civil Liberties Union
ACLU
U.S. Air Force Reserve
Leonard Faiforth
Pentagon expects 210000 to 280000 new recruits by spring
The Pentagon projects a surge in draft calls averaging about 35 000 per month for six to eight months, yielding 210 000 to 280 000 inductees from September through February or April. Training capacity is expanding to meet Viet Nam era manpower needs and potential troop increases to 400 000 in Viet Nam by year end.
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Washington
Pentagon
Vietnam
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Senate Defense Appropriations
Army
Viet Nam
U.S
Southeast Asia
Southeast Ia
Sukarno Faltering Grip on Indonesia Draws U S Attention
Analysts say Sukarno's defiance and China tilt threaten Indonesia as Suharto era seeks closer ties with the West. Moscow signals indifference while Washington weighs aid of about half a billion dollars annually to curb Communist influence and unlock Indonesia's vast resources.
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Indonesia
Viet Nam
United States
West
Sukarno
China
Washington
Moscow
Soviet Communist Party
Soviet Union
Communist Party
Suharto
Last Fall
The
Call About Air Crash Proves to Be a Hoax
An anonymous caller warned that the plane would crash delaying a Central Airlines flight from Liberal to Kansas City. Police and fire crews searched the aircraft after the 3 p.m. call, which led to a return to Liberal and a second departure an hour later with no bomb found.
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Liberal
Kan
Central Airlines
Kansas City
Dwight Smith
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Gram
South Viet Nam
Donald Tilman Hamrick
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Lawrence Auto Service
10Th & Mass
America
Tion
Suis
Ridgelea Apartments
Vikeinis
Lawrence's
Lawrence
Vernie Wilson
Windsor
Scotts
Pence-Owens Garden Center
15Th
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