No College Deferment Denial Amid Draft Lottery Plan
Deputy Atty. Gen. Richard Kleindienst told Congress Nixon aims to apply a draft lottery next year across the board though White House denies this. He warned college deferments may not be abolished and noted many Selective Service cases burden federal courts. Gerald L. Warren said deferments would stay for undergraduates with new lottery moving those no longer deferable into a 19 year old random pool.
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Congress
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White House
Kleindienst
House Judiciary
Manuel Celler
D-N-Y
Gerald L. Warren
K Leindienst
Warren
Odest
Pentagon Budget Comes Under Fire Over Research Funds
Senator Mansfield blasted the Defense Department for not clearly aligning $1.1 billion in applied research with military goals. He cited a new ban on nonmilitary projects and questioned whether last year’s funds meet the criteria of direct military relevance. Mansfield sent protests to Laird Foster and the comptroller general, urging enforcement in next year’s budget.
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
John. S. Foster Jr
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Fulbright
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Psychology Department
University of Mississippi
Defense
Foster
DOD
Melvin BR. Laird
Roybal cites Spanish-speaking casualties and poverty in Vietnam era
California Congressman Edward Roybal presented statistics showing Spanish-speaking Americans suffered 20.5 percent Army and 23.7 percent Marine casualties in Vietnam, far above their share of the population. He estimated 10 million Spanish-speaking Americans face education and employment challenges, with dropouts in California districts reaching as high as 50 percent.
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Edward R. Roybal
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Vietnam
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Air Force
Navy
Roybal
House
Antiwar Leaders at Barksdale AFB Face Harassment Claims
At Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana antiwar leaders allege servicemen faced demotion transfer and investigation for antiwar activity. SAC officials cite misinterpreted procedures and potential rule violations. Notable figures include Col. Kenneth Steele and Lt. Mitchel Osborne amid Moratorium Day protests and the underground paper GAF.
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Barksdale Air Force Base
Strategic Air Command Base
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SAC
Kenneth Steele
2Nd Air Force
Barksdale
Steele
Barksdale Gis For Peace
Mitchel Osborne
Stt
GAR
Osborne
GAF
American Friends Service Committee
Radar Trap Days Over on Turnpike
Harrisburg reports the Pennsylvania Turnpike will place visible radar all along segments monitored by patrols. Commissioner Frank McKetta aims for public visibility over 120 feet in each direction to deter speeding. Police Captain Graci notes arrests are not the goal but reducing fatal accidents. Through October there were 30 fewer fatalities than the same period in 1968.
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Frank McKetta
Graci
Turnpike
Plea of Innocence in Nixon Threat Case
Howard H. Delorie of Brookline pleaded innocent in U S District Court to charges of threatening the life of President Nixon. The indictment notes he told federal agents he intended to kill the President and Judge Andrew A. Caffrey ordered a mental examination.
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UPI
Howard H. Delorie
Brookline
U.S. District Court
Nixon
Andrew A. Caffrey
Delorie
Caffrey
Delorle
Pollution Replace Viet As No L Issue on U.S. Campuses
San Francisco State College professor Georg Treichel predicted the environment would dominate American campuses in the 1970s, replacing Vietnam as the key issue within two years. He spoke at the UNESCO conference where student activists pressed for action on population control, pesticides, and the SST, while planning a nationwide teach-in.
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Vietnam
Georg Treichel
Center For
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