Five draft board members resign in Norristown protest
Five middle aged men quit a Norristown draft board in mass protest criticizing the Selective Service System. They oppose 18 year olds and women serving on boards and say the board is out of step with government policy. They urge replacements be appointed by President Nixon.
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Harrisburg
Norristown
Robert L. Townsend
Philadelphia
Nixon
Townsend
Frank Bishop
Allen Keely
Laverne Lane
Thomas Wolf
Boise Man Held In Bank Holdup
San Jose police captured Richard A. Marine a 45 year old Boise Idaho bartender moments after a $150 Barclay's Bank branch holdup in downtown San Jose. A second suspect fled as officers hunted in the area and a CHP helicopter aided the search. Marine was found three blocks from the abandoned getaway car with the stolen money in a black satchel.
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San Jose
UPD
Barclay’s Bank
Richard A. Marine
Boise
Idaho
Highway 17
Marine
Santa Clara
Santa Clara County
California Highway Patrol
Orangutan Jennie Bears Twins at National Zoo
At the National Zoo in Washington an 18 year old orangutan named Jennie gave birth to twins, a third known multiple birth in captivity. The 200 pound mother, brought from Indonesia by a U.S. Army colonel, has had three previous offspring and is currently whose babies appear healthy and quiet. The twins father Archie weighed 300 pounds and came from Toronto in 1965.
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Washington
UPI
Jennie
National Zoo
Indonesia
United States
Billie Hamlet
Archie
Toronto
Tax Data Available By Phone in Idaho
Idaho taxpayers can now obtain federal tax and wage price rent control information by a centralized toll free line. Internal Revenue Department Director Calvin E Wright announced that all Idaho IRS calls are answered from the Boise headquarters by trained staff. The statewide number is 800-632-5990 with Boise center at 343-6446.
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Boise
UPI
Idaho
Calvin E. Wright
Wright
IRS
Ashbrook Opposes Nixon in 1972 Presidential Bid
Rep. John M. Ashbrook of Ohio declares his candidacy to challenge President Nixon's leftward drift. He aims for serious primary debates in New Hampshire and Florida, with Goldwater having counseled against the move. Ashbrook follows McCloskey and Lindsay in announcing, as Nixon prepares for likely renomination.
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Donald Lambro
Washington
UPCID
John M. Ashbrook
Ohio
Nixon
House
New Hampshire
Florida
Ashbrook
White House
Barry M. Goldwater
R-Ariz
Ohioan
New York
John V. Lindsay
Miami
Lindsay
Wisconsin
Republican House
Paul N. McCloskey
California
San Diego
Pickup
Suit Filed Against Caldwell Memorial Hospital
A UPI report notes Ralph M. and Lillie F. Cluff sue Caldwell Memorial Hospital Association Inc for 277000 in damages claiming negligence during Mrs Cluff’s stay left her delirious and mentally incompetent. The couple seek general damages, loss of society and consortium, medical expenses, and loss of service. The suit cites a fall from bed causing a permanent hip disability.
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Cluff
Publication of Jewish Daily Ceases
New York United Press International reports the Jewish Morning Journal ceased publication after seven decades. The Yiddish daily, founded in 1914 and once expanding by acquiring four papers, had a 38 000 daily circulation and ended due to apparent lack of funds.
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New York
UPI
Jewish Morning Journal
Journal
Daily Forward
Morgan Freiheit
United States
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Baptist Calvary Church
Eric Parker
Free Home Jesus Playhouse
Jim Gonzales
Mary Seitz
Vicki LaMoreaux
Deana Mott
Bernie Seitz
Draft Board
Hartford
Conn
U.S. District Court
M. Joseph Blumenfeld
Philip Berrigan
Danbury Federal Prison
Mogen David Wine Corporation
Jewish Daily
P.O
Pend Oreille Printers, Inc
Church Street
Sandpoint, Idaho
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