Study urges younger volunteers as draft shift eyed
A Defense Department briefing to the House Armed Services Committee argues the 19–20 age group dominates volunteers and that an all volunteer force would cost billions. The report, ordered by President Johnson, supports continuing the draft target and expanding civilian roles where possible. It also calls for broader remedial training and rehabilitation to make service available to willing men.
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Thomas D. Morris
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Korea
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Congress
Morris
Do It Today If You Like It You Can Do It Again Tomorrow
An advisory note encourages taking action now and repeating tasks later if desired. The playful line urges avoiding procrastination and suggests daily persistence with a light humor tone.
U.S. Air Strikes Near Hanoi Raise Kremlin Clash Fears
William L. Ryan analyzes how U.S. raids close to Hanoi and Haiphong aim to pressure North Vietnam but risk a direct clash with the Soviet Union. He notes Moscow's caution, Chinese pressure, and how intensified strikes could backfire by provoking wider Communist support or prompting blockades that threaten Soviet shipping.
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Hanoi
Haiphong
Washington
North Viet Nam
Soviet Union
Viet Nam
Moscow
Reds Show Captured Pilot
American bombers attacked fuel depots around Hanoi for the second straight day. Navy and Air Force planes targeted sites near the capital, the closest raid seven and a half miles away. No immediate damage estimates or MIG activity reported.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Hanoi
U.S
Viet Nam
U. S
Gilbert L. Meyers
US. Air Force
U.S. Command
United States and Viet Nam air and ground battles intensify
U S and South Vietnamese forces clash across Vietnam with raids on radar sites and fuel dumps near Hanoi Bac Giang and Viet Tri while Highway 13 fights flare 2 000 enemy troops attack an American recon unit U S casualties rise with 131 killed 755 wounded for the week and Capt Murphy Neal Jones captured and paraded in Hanoi amid hostile crowds
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Saigon
U. S
U.S
Radio
Hanoi
United States
Tass
Air Force
Murphy Neal Jones
Baton Rouge
Revolution Reported Ousting Iraqi Government
Baghdad radio announced a revolution that ousted Iraq's government with Maj. Gen. Abdel Rahman Gen Arif becoming president after his brother's death. The revolution promised security, curfew, and closure of airports while aligning foreign policy with the United Arab Republic and peaceful coexistence.
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Washington
Baghdad Radio
Iraq
Arif Abdel Razzaq
Baghdad
Razzaq
Abdel Rahman
Arif
Abdel Salam Mohammed Arif
Weather forecast for town with warm, partly cloudy days
The forecast calls for partly cloudy and warm conditions Friday and tonight. Overnight low in the 60s and tomorrow’s high in the upper 80s to lower 90s. Yesterday’s high reached 90 with a low near 69. Middle town saw a few sprinkles last night. Current temperature at 11 am is 9.
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Middletown
Eisenhowers Say Last Years Together Are Happiest
In a rare joint interview the Eisenhowers recall 50 years of marriage from Denver 1916 to Gettysburg 1955. Ike calls the White House a hotel and notes tax quirks, Mamie recalls early home life and grandkids, and both urge enduring values amid memories of tragedy and triumph.
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Frances Lewine
Gettysburg
Ike
Mamie Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Mamie Geneva Doud
Denver
Eisenhower
White House
New York
Mamie
America
Gettysburg College
Gen. Eisenhower
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