Johnson Asks Students Draft Quota System Fairness
AP survey shows draft age youths urge reform of local board quotas arguing regional favoritism and deferment flaws. Respondents call for fairer allocations and nonmilitary options but many oppose universal service or lotteries as solutions.
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Johnson
Associated Press
Washington
Robert Anderson
Northwestern University
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Spartanburg
S.C
Robert Paslay
Woff
Cal Williams
Kansas State University
Praiie View
Tex
Universal Military Service
Daniel Reiher
Detroit
Pentagon plans surge as draft calls rise amid Vietnam push
Secretary McNamara told a Senate subcommittee the Selective Service will provide the Army with an average of 35,000 men a month for six to eight months, aiming to induct 210,000 to 280,000 troops through next February or April. Draft calls have climbed to 46,200 for October, with training capacity expanded to 55,400 monthly. Worldwide replacement needs are noted but not specified.
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Pentagon
Secretary of Defense
Robert
McNamara
Senate
Army
Viet Nam
Two Faces of the Vietnam War in Saigon Milk Rush
South Vietnamese women queue outside a Saigon shop for scarce canned milk as supplies arrive, with long lines forming for hours though they remain orderly and hopeful. AP reports documenting daily civilian hardship amid ongoing conflict.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
Edwards Miss Town Darkens Under Rights Feud
Edwards Mississippi endures a civil rights boycott as Negro leaders press 18 demands for jobs, housing, and polling places while white merchants face an economic siege. Mayor Robbins and local leaders debate feasibility amid outs ide agitation and a 60 percent Black population in a town of 1,500.
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Orry
Edwards
C.E. Robbins
Robins
Jackson
Miss
New State Bus Laws Put Schools In Jam
Ohio faces a bus shortfall as a centralized bidding plan nets 1 224 buses for local districts at a cost over 6 million dollars. Officials warn many schools will open short on buses and rely on private vehicles or parent carpools as the two mile rule presses more pupils onto buses.
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Ohio
Martin Essex
State Education Department
Springfield International Harvester
Wayne Works
Diveo-Wayne
Richmond
Ind
Wayne
Essex
Lunar Orbiter camera snag threatens Apollo landing plans
Lunar Orbiter suffers a high resolution lens problem on a test pass over the Moon. Project manager Clifford Nelson warns a permanent fault could delay or force a refly to obtain close up site details for Apollo landing areas, with possible delays for near surface photography and data.
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Clifford Nelson
Nelson
Teen Girl Abductor Hunted in Winchendon Search
Police pursued Steven H. Caouette an 18-year-old former mental patient believed to have abducted 13-year-old Marie Couture at gunpoint from her home in Winchendon Massachusetts. Caouette fled with a .22 rifle and knife after forcing the girl from the house while neighbors reported a rifle pointed at them.
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Winchendon
Mass
Steven H
Caouette
Albert Couture
Marie Couture
Couture
Weather outlook with mild showers and warm highs
Partly cloudy and mild with possible showers or thundershowers tonight and Saturday. Tonight’s low near 63, tomorrow’s high in the mid 80s. Cooler Sunday through Tuesday, rainfall could total about 0.75 inch. Yesterday’s high 91, overnight low 65, 11 am temp 81.
Chuckle: A Small Town Is a Place With Good Checks
A wry saying depicts a small town as a place where finances are sound and marital harmony matters. the joke contrasts bank reliability with unhappy relationships, hinting at values tied to stability and social norms.
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