Draft officials weigh bringing 1-Y men into service in emergency
Defense and Selective Service officials consider reexamining about 2 million men rejected as unfit to serve, for possible induction within months as Viet Nam war buildup strains manpower. The plan would adjust standards to allow reevaluation of 1-Ys, with local boards assessing individual changes in condition.
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Washington
Deefense Department
Selective Service System
Selective Service
Viet Nam
Pentagon
Defense
I.ys
Convict Sends Christmas Card To Sheriff From Prison
BISBEE Ariz AP Sheriff Jim Willson received a Christmas card from a convict in the state penitentiary. The card bore a note I’d sent you a check if I had one and Willson said he wasn’t disappointed. The sender is a man serving time for bogus check writing.
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Bisbee, Ariz
Jim Willson
Arizona
Willson
Pentagon weighs U S run POW camps in Viet Nam
The Pentagon considers the possibility that the United States might operate its own prisoner of war camps in Vietnam if the war expands. Currently captures are handed to South Vietnamese forces, with about 19,000 POWs reported since 1962. Experts note potential legal and political complications without a formal wartime declaration.
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Washington
Pentagon
United States
Viet Nam
U.S
Saigon
Nguyen Cao Ky
Red Cross
South Viet Nam
Koje Do
U.S. Army
United Nations
Tax Hikes and Cuts Shape Inflation Outlook for 1968
Washington reports a 5.1 billion payroll tax hike beginning January 1 to fund Medicare and Social Security, offset by 1.7 billion in excise tax relie f. Net public payments rise 3.4 billion annually, aiding inflation control yet rising deficits and Viet Nam military costs risk overall stimulative, inflationary pressure remains.
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Washington
Viet Nam
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