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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1969
Page
5
Former drug addict addresses the new panel to disseminate knowledge about the drug problem through news media and other sources. Betty Wheeler will furnish speakers and films to interested organizations. The Guidelines Committee led by Judge Pat Moore and Charles Waters will draft by laws and methods of operation.
Attorney F Lee Bailey said Captain Ernest Medina did not receive or give orders to butcher anyone during the March 16 1968 My Lai sweep. The case comes as Calley faces murder charges for 109 deaths and Congress considers trials for discharged servicemen.
Protesters outside Selective Service headquarters denounced the lottery as a farce while copies of birthday slips were prepared to map draft numbers. The system assigns 1-A eligibility and places men into line ranks for 1970, with future draws determining each year’s prime draftees and deferments continuing to affect status.
Washington reports David Eisenhower son in law of President Nixon may face the draft after college deferment expires next June. His birth date March 31 was the 30th drawn in Monday night’s draft lottery. He is 21 and has not decided whether to enlist in the Navy or wait.
Deputies said most of those arrested near Death Valley were women some nude or in bikini bottoms ten held on charges including car theft. Davis said killers tied to the Tate home murders may be involved with the LaBianca killings and that evidence will place the timing of events.
Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield and Republican Leader Hugh Scott signaled support for an amendment by Albert Gore to raise the personal income tax exemption from 600 to 1000 dollars. Gore claims solid Democratic backing and Scott’s support suggests potential GOP agreement, though Nixon administration opposes the change and favors rate reductions under the House plan.
Tech students react to a new lottery based draft with numbered tickets. Some call it fair and eliminates planning doubt, while others fear its effects on personal eligibility. Figures No. 410 and No. 320 are cited as near certainty or safety under the current draft calls.
President Nixon and Judge Clement Haynsworth Jr confirmed he will remain on the 4th U S Circuit Court of Appeals after the Senate rejected his bid for the Supreme Court. The White House announced the meeting planned in Richmond as sources described the outcome.
Two or more men with the same birthday registered with any local draft board face call in a second lottery. The tie breaking order of call is listed as La 2 GoD 4 BN 8 O 7 Z 8 T & W 1aoP and IRY Pu dt Cat Fy 36 1 V7 K 18 Hyte 20 LL 210 M-22 A 33 UB 23 Band 26.4.
Justice of the Peace Charles Smith set $1900 peace bonds on Claude Clayton Brown and Harold Qualls after Brown's daughter and her husband accused the men of threatening to kill. Brown, 32, of 412 40th St. and Qualls, 10, Route 6, faced warnings while the couple of Jann McKillop, 3826 E. Duke, alleged threats with a shotgun and knife. Violations would forfeit the bonds and risk contempt of court imprisonment.
Federal grand jury indicted former Senator Daniel Brewster, Spiegel Inc. of Chicago, and Cyrus T. Anderson on a 10 count bribery case. They allegedly paid Brewster $24,500 to influence vote on postage rate legislation while he served on the Senate Post Office and Civil Service Committee. If convicted on all counts, penalties could total $90,000 in fines and up to two years in prison. Brewster, defeated for reelection by Len Mathis, had a law office in Washington and spent time at his wife's estate in Ireland.
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