Pentagon Eyes End to Draft by December
The Pentagon aims to halt draft inductions by December six months before Nixon’s target for ending conscription. Melvin Laird pledged to minimize draft calls from January to July 1973 as induction authority expires, while promoting a transition to a volunteer armed force. The report notes a record drop in draft calls due to force reduction and higher volunteer enlistment, with a push for bonuses to attract skilled personnel.
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Washington
Pentagon
Nixon
Secretary of Defense
Melvin Laird
California
White House
San Clemente
Laird
U.S
National Guard
Reserve
Army
Marine Corps
Prince William of Gloucester Dies in Air Race Crash
Prince William of Gloucester and copilot killed when his Piper Cherokee crashed after takeoff in Wolverhampton during a crowd gathering for an air race. Investigators probe whether pilot error or gear misreaction caused the fatal bank and collision with a house and tree.
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London
Prince William of
Veryll Mitchell
Wolverhampton
Duke of Glucester
Anne
Munich
Prince William
Japan
Nigeria
Foreign Office
Nicole Sieff
Monte Carlo
Zsuzai Starkloff
New York
Earth
Prince Richard
Suspect Charged With Murder In Opelousas Death
A. J. Johnson, 37, is jailed on murder charges for the killing of Delores Pickens McCardell, 27, in a lounge in Opelousas. Police Lt. L. J. Seranz faces aggravated assault and other counts after allegedly delaying investigation. two related suits by teacher Jean Trice were postponed.
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Opelousas
A. J. Johnson
Delores Pickens McCardell
L. J. Seranz
Augusta Guillory
Robert DeJean
Sheriff's Department
Johnson
Jean Trice
Harvard Hosts First Commencement Graduation of 9
On August 9, 1642 Harvard College marked its first commencement with a class of nine graduates. The ceremony showcased the colony’s early instruction and commitment to higher learning in New England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard
Driver Safety Awards Honor 25 West Monroe Postal Drivers
Safe Driver Awards were presented to 25 West Monroe Post Office drivers by Postmaster Homer B. Roark. The total reflects 245 years of accident free driving with William L. Roach receiving the largest award for 23 years without an accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer B. Roark
West Monroe
David L. Hodges
William JL. Roach
National Safety Council
United States Postal Service
Roach
Charles D. Brooks
W. Thatcher
Leonard D. Raborn
Newton A. Brown
Thomas J. Mathis
Richard E. Hendrix
Hulan H. Byrd
Ray E. Hebert
Sidney S. Buckley
Baskin D. Swanner
James V. Garner
Carroll D. Adams
Allen Tyler Jr
Julius E. Ray
Jack C. White
Bobby J. Hendrix
Billy J. Scott
Luther W. Rogers Jr
Mitchell E. Antley
Jesse A. Flowers
Michael C. Smith
Ricky H. Lewis
PCB found in human tissue across 18 states and D C
A government EPA survey presented at the American Chemical Society meeting reports poly chlorinated biphenyls in human tissue across 18 states and the District of Columbia. Fatty tissue samples show 31.1 percent with one ppm or more, 19.4 percent with traces, and 2,189 total samples tested with the highest at 16 ppm.
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New York
District of Columbia
Hans Krump Weisner
U.S. Geological Survey
New York State Health Department
Environmental Protection Agency
Gerald W. Bowes
Canadian Wildlife Service
Arctic
Anne R. Yobs
Yobs
Arkansas
Illinois
Louisiana
Oklahoma
South Dakota
Tennessee
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Florida
Kansas
Maine
Georgia
North Carolina
California
Michigan
Ohio
Kentucky
Federal Judge Orders Board To Rehire Principal
U S District Judge Harold Cox in Waynesboro Mississippi ordered the Wayne County board of education to rehire Dewey E McKee, an assistant principal dismissed earlier. McKee had sued for $19,000 after being denied rehiring at a nine minute board hearing prompted by his political association.
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Waynesboro
Miss
Wayne County Board of Education
U.S. Dist
Harold Cox
Dewey IE. McKee
Jackson
McKee
Cox
Education Board
Construction of Office and Parking Shed Planned Nearby
United Gas Pipe Line Co will begin building an office and parking shed in north central Monroe on land recently rezoned for light industry near Armand Street and 32nd Street. A road has been built and the site prepared for construction of the facilities.
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United Gas Pipe Line Co
Monroe
Armand St
32Nd St
Prince of Wales Crowned King Edward VII in 1902
The Prince of Wales was crowned King Edward VII on August 9 1902 marking the end of Queen Victoria's reign. The historic ceremony followed the death of Queen Victoria and established Edward VII as monarch after a long Victorian era.
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Prince of Wales
Queen Victoria
Edward VII
Edwards aides plan for Orleans office building
Gov Edwin Edwards and aides Clyde Vidrine and Lewis Johnson plan a 62 story office tower in New Orleans to be named One Edwards Square. Tell Enterprises owns the site and a four to six month design phase is cited by architect Arthur Q Davis. Project cost is pegged at 35 to 40 million dollars with First National Bank of Commerce and Lloyds of London among prime tenants.
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New Orleans
Edwin Edwards
Edwards
Clyde Vidrine
Lewis Johnson
State Board of Highways
Tell Enterprises, Inc
Capitol House
Baton’ Rouge
Arthur Q. Davis
Carondelet
Union Streets
Davis
WWL
Edwards Square
First National Bank of Commerce
Lloyd’s of London
Mississippi Below National Averages For Most Crimes
Mississippi ranks well below the national crime average in most categories per 100 000 residents in the FBI Uniform Crime Reports 1971 data. Homicide and aggravated assault exceed the nation, while overall crime and property crime rates stay lower than the national figures. Jackson and Biloxi Gulfport show higher local rates in certain violent and property crime classes.
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Jackson, Miss
Mississippi
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Jackson
Gulf Coast
Biloxi-Gulfport
North Dakota
West Virginia
Electrical Fires Halt Penn Central Service in Manhattan
A string of electrical fires on Penn Central tracks in Manhattan halted service and stranded about 60 000 rush hour commuters at Grand Central. The last car of an inbound train burned near 110th Street at 4 15 p m and fires spread over a 46 block stretch forcing hundreds to evacuate through tunnel exits with no injuries reported.
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New York
UPS
Penn Central
Manhattan
Grand Central Terminal
110Th Street
64Th Street
Park Avenue
Judge Won't Block Faculty Desegregation Plan in New Orleans
A federal judge refused to halt a faculty desegregation plan moving 800 New Orleans public school teachers to achieve a 50 50 black white ratio. Judge Herbert W Christenberry said he lacked jurisdiction and emphasized the board's day to day administrative duties. The suit by 80 teachers claims the transfers were poorly planned and could cause chaos at opening. He noted teachers' long service but affirmed faculty integration as required by law.
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New Orleans
U.S. Dist
Herbert W. Christenberry
Orleans Parish
Christenberry
Rare white rhinoceros born at San Antonio Zoo faces feeding trouble
Gertrude the mother rhino initially refused to nurse her newborn white rhino as zookeepers coaxed her for nearly an hour. San Antonio Zoo staff separated the ram from the mother and aided the calf until nursing resumed. The calf weighs about 70 to 80 pounds and marks one of the first fully captive white rhino births outside South Africa.
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San Antonio, Tex
Gertrude
Fred
San Antonio Zoo
Zoo
Laws RB. Disabato
South Africa
DiSahalo
Europe
National Zoological Gardens of
Praetoria
DiSanato
Crime rate rise slows but suburban youth drive violence
FBI data show overall crime up 7 percent in 1971, the smallest since 1965, with suburban youths driving large gains in murder, robbery, larceny and aggravated assault. Suburban property crimes rose 5.2 percent for adults while urban areas saw smaller increases.
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Washington
United States
FBI
Vasectomies May Raise Risk Of Medical Ailments
Syracuse physician Dr. John Bernard Henry reported at the American Association of Blood Banks meeting that vasectomies might cause permanent sterility and increase the risk of multiple sclerosis rheumatoid arthritis and thrombophlebitis. He cautioned findings are preliminary and urged further study.
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John Bernard Henry
Henry
Upstate Medical Center
State University of New York
American Association of Blood Banks
Kentucky to halt large resort parks and trim costs
Parks Commissioner Ewart Johnson says Kentucky will stop building large resort type parks and focus on improving existing facilities. The plan includes cutting food and labor costs to align state parks with private operations.
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Frankfort
Ewart Johnson
Kentucky
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William L. Roach
Roark
Dexter W. Edwards
John
Fogleman
Asst
Defense
Roger Kelley
Air Force
Kelley
Division of Pesticide Community Studies
The
Sented
American Chemical Society
Chamblee, Ga
Monsanto Chemical Co
Monsanto
King Edward VII
Morning World
S-Star
Evening Sun
Dally & Sun
Orleans
American School of Chicago
National Home Study Council
American School
North Louisiana
Grammont St
Texas
Syracuse, N.Y
E. A. Porter Realty CO
Mary Joinzina
Mary's Flower Shop Inc
St. Monroe
Ouachita
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