Draft reclassification fight over student sit ins at Ann Arbor
At least 10 University of Michigan students who joined an October 15 sit in at the Ann Arbor Selective Service office have been reclassified to 1-A ready for possible induction. Protests drew lawmakers university leaders and veterans groups while the ACLU defends nine of the students claiming punishment without trial.
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Ann Arbor, Mich
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor
Selective Service Office
Eric Chester
Douglas Truax
Ronald Miller
U.S
University
Veterans Organization
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
The
American Civil Liberties Union
Johnson and Wilson Agree on Rhodesia Oil Embargo Policy
In Washington and London the leaders announced an oil embargo against Rhodesia to pressure the rebel government of Ian Smith. The move, coupled with aid to Zambia, aims to keep regional transport routes open and hasten Rhodesia's collapse while Britain rebalances defense spending and maintains Western commitments in the Middle East and Asia.
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Washington
Johnson
Harold Wilson
Rhodesia
London
Zambia
Wilson
U.N. General Assembly
White House
U.S
Britain
Africa
Ian Smith
Robert S. McNamara
George W. Ball
McGeorge Bundy
Suez
Middle East
Persian Gulf
Indian Ocean
United States
Southeast Asia
French Chef at White House Resigns Post
Rene Verdon the White House French chef resigns effective January 1 citing culinary interference from newly hired food coordinator Mary Kaltman of Texas. Verdon says he knows his business after 28 years and will be replaced after year’s start.
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Washington
Rene Verdon
White House
Johnsons
Texas
Verdon
John F. Kennedy
Mary Kaltman
Clebourne
Tex
Elizabeth Carpenter
Johnson
Kaltman
Big Shakeup In Canadian Government
Ottawa reports Premier Lester B. Pearson reshuffles the cabinet naming five new ministers and reorganizing eight current posts. Newcomers include Robert Winters as trade minister, Jean Marchand as immigration minister, J. J. Greene in agriculture, Jean-Pierre Cote as postmaster general, and John Turner as minister without portfolio.
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Ottawa
Lester B. Pearson
Robert H. Winters
Winters
Pearson
Liberal Party
Jean Marchand
Quebec
J. J. Greene
Jean-Pierre Cote
John Turner
North Viet Nam Offers To Negotiate With LBJ
Gemini 7 crew near splashdown after 14 day flight covering 5 149 400 miles. Borman and Lovell anticipate a Pacific overwater return with retrorockets fired at 8 22 a m EST. NASA released Gemini 6 7 rendezvous footage to show dramatic space meeting.
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North Viet Nam
LBJ
Manned Space Center
Houston
Tex
Earth
Borman
Pacific
Atlantic
Lovell
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Space Agency
Navy
Walter M. Schirra Jr
Air Force
Thomas P. Stafford
Elliott M. Lee Jr
Old Morris area cemetery connected to church history
The 10 acre site east of Morris on U S 6 was an early Catholic cemetery owned by Immaculate Conception Church. It was vacated 75 to 80 years ago with bodies moved to Mt Carmel Cemetery, though some markers remain. a gas pipeline partly disturbed stones and the land was leveled and restored after the route was laid.
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Morris
Lloyd Bowden
Immaculate Conception Church
Mt. Carmel Cemetery
Two Conditions Appear Unacceptable in Viet Nam Talks
Washington reports President Ho Chi Minh offered conditional peace talks with two prerequisites seen as unacceptable. Secretary Rusk seeks clarification while White House notes no sign Hanoi will accept unconditional negotiations. Fanfani confirms Hanoi offered to negotiate without prior U.S. troop withdrawal, but conditions remain contentious.
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Washington
Johnson
Ho Chi Minh
North Viet Nam
Dean Rusk
White House
United States
Rusk
Amintore Fanafni
U.N. General Assembly
State Department
Fanfani
U.S
Viet Nam
Hanoi
Pham van Dong
South Viet Nam
Haiphong
Weekend Cold Snap Forecast With Cloudy Skies
A high of 31 at Collins Weather Station Friday fell to 30 by 6 p.m. and remained 30 in the business district at 9 p.m. The weekend outlook calls for cloudy skies most of the time with highs in the 30s and lows around 20.
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Collins
Communist Planes Seen in Viet Nam
In Saigon two grenades exploded injuring 12 including a U.S. GI, as Viet Cong forces step up actions amid MIG intercepts and a seven-MIGU7 aerial raid. North Viet Nam rejected mediation and Pleiku tightens security through Dec 26, foreseeing Viet Cong moves around Christmas.
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Viet Nam
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
North
U.S. Air Force
Viet Cong
South Viet Nams
National Liberation Front
Pleiku
Highlands
U.S. 1St Cavalry Airmobile
Steel Plant Assures River Protection Facilities
The Illinois Sanitary Water Board reported Jones & Laughlin Steel Co. will install facilities at its Hennepin steel plant to prevent detrimental discharges into the Illinois River. The board released conference results on plant-related issues and scheduled a similar meeting on air pollution controls.
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Springfield, Ill
Illinois Sanitary Water Board
Jones & Laughlin Steel Co
Hennepin
Illinois River
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Grundy County
Army Procurement and Supply Agency
Joliet
Bonnie Murphy
Mary Wilson
Emma Donaldson
Murphy
Frank Borman
James A. Lovell Jr
Mission Control
Lee
Father Bowden
Illinois 47
Hau Nghia
Soviet Union
Ben Cat
Tokyo
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