Fewer College Graduates Being Drafted This Year
Washington AP reports far fewer college graduate inductees than projected as deferments end. Uncertain whether missing graduates joined industry or stayed home. Estimates for 1969 draft range from 35 000 to 100 000, with graduate enrollments slowing and doubt about where graduates went.
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Rockefeller Seeks Panama Canal Role Expansion
New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller, finishing a Central American tour, says Panama desires a larger share in canal operations. He met Foreign Minister Nander Pitty who urged more effective canal management while negotiations for a new U S Panama treaty remain pending. Rockefeller will visit remaining Latin American nations.
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Preparation H Hemorrhoid Remedy Claims Fast Relief
New York report touts Preparation H as a non narcotic hemorrhoid remedy that promptly stops itching burning and relieves pain in most cases. The claim notes the formula lubricates soothes irritated tissue and helps prevent further infection in ointment or suppository forms.
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New York, N.Y
Aerospace Defense Command Units Deployed Across North America
More than 400 Aerospace Defense Command units are stationed across the United States, Canada, Iceland and Greenland, reflecting a broad continental protective posture.
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United States
Canada
Iceland
Greenland
Rogers Seeks Early Peace In Viet War
Secretary of State William B. Rogers arrived in Bangkok to press for early peace in Vietnam. He meets Thai leaders and attends SEATO talks while stressing U.S. commitment to Asia and South Vietnam’s right to self determination. Thieu seeks further coordination with Washington on postwar plans and possible elections.
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Vietnam
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Asia
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Maye
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Associated Press
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National Guard and Reserve Emergency Uses Studied
The Army staff studies a plan to tie about 650000 National Guardsmen and Reservists to emergency war plans. The proposal would end parts of the Selected Reserve Force and assign units to specific war plans with four to more weeks post mobilization training. Pentagon targets 995000 National Guard and 256000 reserve troops next year, with extra training funded beyond current drills and summer active duty.
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Army
Defense
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Vietnam
Pentagon
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Negro Youth Wounded In Riot in Waycross
In Waycross Georgia a youth named John Baker was wounded by a shotgun blast during a melee between whites and about 15 to 20 teenagers. Willie Cooper, a church guard, was wounded in the leg by shotgun fire from a passing car. Willie Parker, 50, was charged with firing. The Rev C E Wells linked the violence to bomb threats after a school and white merchant boycott amid civil rights tensions.
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Willie Cooper
Willie Parker
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Guardsmen Treated After Marijuana Brownie Incident
In Berkeley California four National Guardsmen reported to Herrick Memorial Hospital after being given marijuana brownies by street people. Hospital officials examined them and they were released after treatment. They returned to duties near the University of California campus.
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Herrick Memorial Hospital
University of California
Kidnap Trial Opens in Decatur on 500000 Ransom Case
Gary Steven Krist goes on trial at DeKalb County Courthouse for kidnapping coed Barbara June Michie buried alive during a December ransom bid. Conviction could bring death or life imprisonment. Krist fled a California prison after a hunger strike and was captured on Hog Island Florida.
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Mandel Asks Bar Probe Of Charges In Maryland
Gov. Marvin Mandel urged the Maryland Bar Association to investigate what he called baseless accusations in the press. He said he requested at least four names per vacancy for Prince Georges County Circuit Court openings, not three or six names, and defended the bar endorsements.
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Maryland Bar Association
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