Doubled draft calls reshape deferments and tests
President Johnson's plan doubles draft calls focusing on single men aged 19 to 26, with older draftees called first. Boards tighten criteria for deferments, school loads, and graduation progress, while tests remain strict. Married men with or without spouses face nuanced deferral rules, and reserve units expand readiness amid broader national concerns.
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Newspaper Enterprise
Miliary Analyst
Washington
NEA
Johnson
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Selective Service
Congress
Reennedy Johnson
Moving To A Crisis De Gaulle And The European Market
Brussels AP reports Europe's Common Market faces a year end crisis as de Gaulle pushes to limit supranational power. Officials from France Italy West Germany Belgium Holland and Luxembourg debate a shift to majority voting and possible sidelining of the veto. A Sept news conference may reveal France's stance on integration and May future steps. The next Oct council meeting weighs delaying supranationality by five years.
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Sicco L. Mansholt
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Executive Commission
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Transport de Gaulle
Commission
European Parliament
Philadelphia Begins Making Silverless Silver Coins
The Philadelphia mint began stamping the first no silver 25 cent pieces, using a copper nickel alloy with a pure copper core. The new quarter, valued at 25 cents, lacks silver but keeps the same monetary value. Treasury officials note silver stocks would have been exhausted in less than three years without the change.
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Eva Adams
Mint
Wallace
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Congress
Treasury
Robert B Neal Completes Army Admin Course
Army Pvt. Robert B. Neal completed a personnel administration course under the Reserve Enlistment Program at Fort Jackson, Aug. 19. The 20-year-old son of James C. and Mrs. Neal of Frederick, he graduated Frederick High in 1962 and attended Tennessee Polytechnic Institute. London AP Peter Jepson, 21, London student accused of taking Lady Churchill's car, fined 7280 dollars and banned from driving for a year.
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