Lower Draft Age To Eighteen Examined By Draft Board
Draft director Curtis Tarr weighs 18 as the minimum draft age with a potential lottery for 17 year olds. Among 36 recommendations from youth advisers, Tarr accepted most, rejected two on conscientious objector testing and judicial review, and says changes may face national opposition. Other ideas include regional attorneys advising boards and reducing board member age from 30 to 26, plus panels for conscientious objector reviews with a Delaware pilot.
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Curtis W. Tarr
Congress
Selective Service
Tarr
White House
U.S
Ta R
Delaware
Reverse boot camp urged to heal Vietnam veterans
Harvard researcher Dr. Charles Levy testified that interviews with 60 ex Marines show hostility toward the South Vietnamese army and American officers, not the Viet Cong. He called for a reverse boot camp to undo attitudes and address violence and withdrawal after combat.
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Washington
Senate
Charles J. Levy
Harvard Medical School
Levy
Senate Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
Vietnam
South Vietnam
W. Levy
Ruckelshaus Confirmed as EPA Chief by Senate
President Nixon’s pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency William D Ruckelshaus was confirmed by the Senate. The vote followed swift approval by the Public Works Committee after two days of hearings. The EPA began functioning officially on confirmation day.
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Nixon
Environmental Protection Agency
William D. Ruckelshaus
Senate
Senate Public Works Committee
EPA
Taos Pueblo Wins Blue Lake Return After Senate Vote
Congress returns Blue Lake and 48 000 surrounding acres to the Taos Indians after a 70 to 12 Senate passage. The Taos honor both native religion and Catholic practice at Taos Pueblo as bells ring and prayers rise in gratitude. Juan De Jesus Romero, spiritual leader, thanks Congress for restoring Indian religion and life.
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N.M
Taos
Carson National Forest
Senate
Nixon
Congress
Juan de Jesus Romero
Washington
Querino Romero
Weekend Weather Turns Cooler With Cloudy Skies
The forecast calls for the last taste of summer to fade this weekend with considerable cloudiness and colder air. Lows drop to the mid 30s tonight, with a high near 45 to 50 tomorrow and colder conditions on Saturday. Yesterday's high reached 65 and this morning's low was 38.
Nixon Pledges To Maintain Troops In Europe
President Nixon pledges to keep U S troops in Europe and to strengthen NATO forces, with no fixed manpower ceiling beyond readiness. He urges allied talks on balanced force reductions and exploratory discussions for next year. Rogers notes potential talks and internal NATO studies on aims at a European security conference.
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Europe
NATO
United States
U.S
U.S. Congress
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East
Soviet Bloc
Rogers
Automation cuts through red tape by perforating it
A compact item notes that automation disrupts bureaucratic delays by slicing through procedures, suggesting efficiency gains and faster processing despite the metaphorical harm to traditional systems.
Armco faces delays in delivering 10000 pound fans white Christmas hopes fade
Armco Steel officials fear delays in finishing the No 2 Open Hearth wet scrubber system as 10,000 pound fans crack during testing. Engineers blame stress issues, costly labor changes, and depend on SDRC computer analysis to fix faults across six fans. If corrections succeed, the red smoke may be eliminated by Christmas.
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David Driver
Armco Steel Corp
James G. Townsley
Middletown
Thomas L. Taubken
Taubken
Structural Dynamic Research Corp
SDRC
Cincinnati
Middletown Works
Butler Works
Houston Works
Armco
Donald Osborne
Townsley
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