Rockefeller draft drive spreads from Maryland to GOP race
Gov Spiro Agnew says public support prompts Maryland effort to draft Nelson Rockefeller for the Republican presidential nomination. Rockefeller aides say he is not a candidate and remains opposed. Oregon Republicans also push to place his name on the primary ballot. In London, Christiaan Barnard mulls offers to practice in the United States after the first heart transplant and a second transplant earlier.
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Two youths sentenced for Christmas Eve jail escape
Two of four Saline County youths who escaped from the Harrisburg jail on Christmas Eve were sentenced in Circuit Court. Leroy Fryer and Clyde Wiseman received four to seven years and four to five years respectively for escape. Indicted co‑defendants White and Upchurch await further action.
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Fire destroys Anna house in early morning blaze
A house at 102 William St in Anna burned, owners Frank Greenway and Cecil Williams noted. firemen arrived at 3 15 a m, all occupants absent, furnace area blamed, clothes burned in a bannister last Friday also touched by flames.
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Draft calls rise as Vietnam era quotas surge this spring
Pentagon sources say the 39 000 man draft call for March signals a broader upturn with monthly requests near 40 000 in April May and June. Replacement needs soar by August as thousands drafted during the Southeast Asia buildup rotate out of service and manpower planners stress mechanical turnover. Illinois will provide 2 160 men for March the highest state quota since 1966 with most volunteers 19 year olds entering the Army.
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