Johnson unveils draft overhaul with younger-first system
President Johnson told Congress the draft will be reordered to induct younger men first by a fair random lottery. He proposed a four year extension of the draft law and ending most student deferments while keeping hardship and certain graduate deferments. He warned full reform may wait until 1969 and endorsed only limited commission recommendations at this time.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
Texas White House
Jet
Insurance Guidelines Issued Crackdown on Policy Cancellations
Baton Rouge AP. Insurance Commissioner Dudley Guglielmo ordered 400 fire and casualty insurers to follow new guidelines aimed at stopping widespread policy cancellations and unjust non renewals. He called the cancellations indiscriminate and arbitrary and warned that failure to comply will prompt corrective legislation.
Nelson Eddy Dies at 66 After Miami Beach Show
Nelson Eddy, renowned 1940s tenor star, died in Miami Beach after collapsing during a performance. A stroke is suspected. Eddy had continued singing to about 400 fans, saying he would work until he drops. He rose to fame in eight operatic films with Jeanette MacDonald, with hits like Indian Love Call and Rose Marie.
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Miami
Fla
Nelson Eddy
Miami Beach
Eddy
Mount Sinai Hospital
Jeanette MacDonald
Miss MacDonald
Rose Marie
U S Infantry Buildup Near Vietnam Peak
Washington reports the United States has nearly completed its infantry buildup in South Vietnam with about 470000 total U S troops planned by year end. Artilery helicopter units and transport forces will expand while focus shifts to rear security and counterguerrilla efforts amid inflation and currency concerns.
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Washington
United States
South Vietnam
U.S
Vietnam
Arrests Made In Claiborne Burglary Spree
Homer Special Sheriff Wasson announced initial arrests in a spree of burglaries in Claiborne Parish over the past month. He did not name arrestees, but said more arrests are expected in February. Details show coordination with Hampton and El Dorado police, Union County Arkansas, and the Arkansas State Police.
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Homer
Claiborne Parish
R. W. Wasson
Wasson
Hampton, Ark
Union County
Arkansas
Arkansas State Police
Hampton
el Dorado, Ark
Village Bombed By U S Planes
Saigon reports two U S Phantom jets mistakenly bombed Lang Vei, a refugee village in northwest Vietnam near the Laos border. Unofficials say at least 100 civilians were killed and 175 wounded. no official explanation given.
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Saigon
U. S
Lang Vei
South Vietnam
Spencer Collie 23rd Wedding Anniversary Recorded
Twin Cities Chit Chat notes Mr and Mrs Spencer Collie of 40 Oaks Road West Monroe celebrated their 23rd wedding anniversary. Collie, known as Bit to West Monroe Police Department coworkers, described the day as simple with no special celebration. A coworker quips that now he cannot say he is younger than others.
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Spencer Collie
Oaks Road
West Monroe
Collie
Chuckle: Old-Timer Remembers When Babysitters Were Mothers
An old timer recalls a time when a baby-sitter was simply called Mother, highlighting a humorous view of past domestic life and caregiving norms.
State In Quandry On Early Parole
Cameron Parish woman Glenna Cooper faces a parole dilemma after an error in records. The parole board and attorney general weigh whether she must return to prison. Gov. McKeithen had commuted her sentence to three years from incarceration date, but an oversight showed a later start. Dunn notes the conflict between law and records and expects Cooper may have to reenter St Gabriel’s.
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Calcasieu Parish
Dunn
Cooper
Plane Crash Fatal For 38. Probe Begins
Kenton Ohio AP reports an Lake Central Convair turboprop exploded after entering a storm, killing 88 aboard in the airline's first fatal crash. Wreckage spread over snow covered fields near Marseilles as FBI and police began investigations with rescue teams collecting bodies in farm wagons.
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Kenton, Ohio
Lake Central
Marseilles
Ohio
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Charles W. Bates
FBI
Cleveland
John Horn
Horn
Irene Heckathorn
Robert
Charles O. Redding
Colder Weather Expected With Showers In Monroe
Forecasters in Monroe predict showers and scattered thunderstorms followed by a colder air mass. Rain should wind down tonight with late tonight and Tuesday turning partly cloudy and cooler. Highs today near 68 to 72, tonight’s low 32 to 38. Sunday reached 81 with a cold front dropping the reading from 68 to 50 by 6:50 AM. Winds shift to northerly 12 to 22 mph today.
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Monroe
Touich
Draft Law Faces Bipartisan Push To Trim Johnson Authority
Washington leaders debated revising draft power as President Johnson proposed changes including a lottery and executive orders. House Armed Services chair L Mendel Rivers warned of strong Capitol Hill opposition to broad discretion, while Senate leaders urged scrutiny and fairness. The U S Chamber of Commerce backed current Selective Service principles, arguing equality cannot be absolute and that lottery or universal service would not better secure national security.
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Rivers
South Carolina
Johnson
House
Senate
Capitol Hill
Rep
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Dirksen
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Fire kills 14 children at French Alps orphanage
A nocturnal blaze swept through a three story orphanage in Taninges, France. About 120 children were housed, with 14 confirmed dead and 12 more bodies found in ruins. Six boys remained in critical condition and 25 hospitalized. Officials hunted for 6 to 10 missing youths as fire brigades battled the blaze from 3 30 a m for nearly five hours. Cause is undetermined.
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Bonneville
France
Taninges
Annecy
Cluse
Court Rejects Appeal By Hoffa
U S Court of Appeals denied today the plea of Teamsters Union President James R Hoffa to remain free on bond instead of surrendering Tuesday to begin an eight year prison sentence for jury tampering. Hoffa's attorneys were expected to go immediately to the Supreme Court with their request for a habeas corpus order to permit Hoffa to remain free pending motions for a new trial.
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Washington
U.S. Court of Appeals
Teamsters Union
James R. Hoffa
Hoffa
Supreme Court
Marines Battle North Vietnamese Near Demilitarized Zone
U S Marines fought a battalion of North Vietnamese soldiers about 3000 yards south of the DMZ, called for reinforcements, with one enemy killed as Marines launched a frontal assault supported by artillery. Leatherneck reinforcements were en route. Air raids hit Haiphong area and Do San depot. Do San raid marked by a secondary explosion. 24 Americans killed, 78 wounded, four missing in 48 hours. six U S Army and Marine helicopters downed. Lang Vei refugee village bombed accidentally by two U S Air Force F4 Phantoms.
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Saigon
U.S
Marine
da Nang
Leatherneck
North Vietnam
Haiphong
Do San
Air Force
Navy
South Vietnam
Lang Vei
Here Are LBJ's Military Draft Plans At Glance
Washington AP reports President Johnson outlines draft operations by year 19 year olds first in induction with random selection from a national pool after tests. Deferments end for fathers graduate students and essential workers while hardship and medical education deferments continue. Reserve draft rules and 1969 deadline noted.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
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French Alps
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