Rivers Bars Revision of Draft Law
Congress unlikely to act on draft reform this year as House Armed Services Chairman Rivers and Senate counterpart Stennis signal slow action. Secretary Laird says monthly draft calls will stay below 10,000 this year and hints at moving to an all volunteer force. Nixon seeks authority to abolish deferments. subcommittee reviews continue with no firm timetable.
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Nixon
House Armed Services
L. Mendel Rivers
Congress
Rivers
Melvin R. Laird
Laird
South Carolina
Democrat
Senate
Armed Services
Jol J. Stennis
D Miss
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Av Rivers
House
F. Edward Hebert
Circuit Riders and the Methodist Circuit System
The early Circuit Riders were itinerant preachers of the Methodist Church. The circuit system was introduced into America by Francis Asbury.
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Methodist Church
America
Francis Ashbury
Police Bar 'Fun' Tank From Roads in Los Angeles
Abraham Shiepe Jr plans to drive his 14 ton M20 tank on public roads in Los Angeles but patrol officials block the attempt. The 23 year old real estate dealer bought the World War II vehicle for 2000 at MGM prop auctions. The armored car requires inspection license and federal permit for the turret cannon. Shiepe says he will rent the tank out for parades at 100 dollars a day while keeping a safe, nonviolent stance.
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Abraham Shiepe Jr
Los Angeles
MGM Studios
Esate
Highway Patrol
Shiepe
MGM Film Studio
Horace Comstock
McKup
Senate Votes Crime Bill For District
The Senate approved President Nixon’s anticrime bill for Washington D C on a 24 to 33 vote. Debates centered on pretrial detention, no knock home entries, expanded wiretaps, juvenile trials for violent crimes, and mandatory minimums for second offenders, while reorganization of courts and funding parts drew less controversy.
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Washington
Nixon
White House
Congress
Senate
Nixon Underrating Campus Disorders Sparks White House Debate
President Nixon's adviser Alexander Heard described campus turmoil as a national emergency and urged higher urgency from the White House. Heard and Howard University president James E. Cheek pressed for heed to campus views and minority concerns, noting meetings with Nixon and incomplete memo disclosures.
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Washington
Nixon
Alexander Heard
Vanderbilt University
White House
Heard
United States
Howard University
James E. Cheek
Justice Dept names 10 firms in mercury pollution suits
Interior Department turned in names of 10 companies accused of dumping mercury into lakes and rivers across seven states. Justice Dept to file civil suits under the 1899 Refuse Act seeking injunctions and remedial actions, using civil procedures due to mercury pollution's severity.
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Justice Department
The
Interior de
Atty
John N. Mitchell
U.S
Shiro Kashiwa
Kashiwa
Department
Land and Natural Resources Division
Secretary of the Interior
Walter J. Hickel
Truck Driver Sets Record For Safety
John W. Heckel, 61, of Baltimore, earned 720000 accident free miles over 30 years earning the National Safety Council Thirty-Year Safe Driving Award. His career includes Maryland Driver of the Year 1963 and three straight Maryland State Truck Road titles 1950 1951 1952. He and his wife enjoy long motor trips when not on the road.
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Baltimore
Buffalo
John W. Heckel
Motor Freight Express
York
Heckel
National Safety Council
Maryland Motor Truck Association
Motor Freight
Maryland
White House lawn object deemed not a bomb
A brief scare at the White House occurred when an object on the lawn near the northeast gate was feared to be a bomb. Bomb disposal experts confirmed the object was harmless, and pedestrians were kept off the sidewalks until removal.
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White House
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Jack Warner
Secret Service
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