Draftees Offered Shorter Enlistment and Guard Options
Washington AP reports draftees may enlist in the National Guard or Reserve after draft notices and opt for a two year enlistment instead of three plus, with a 15 day reporting delay for those processing Reserve or Guard appointments. A separate Senate move would create a new agency to regulate safety of food drugs and consumer products. San Francisco AP notes a dermatologist warning blacks that the Afro hairstyle can cause scalp infection hair breakage and premature baldness if misused.
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Reserves
National Guard
Byron V. Pepitone
Pepitone
Draf
Senate
Food and Drug Administration
Food, Drug Consumer Product Agency
Nixon
Justice Department
San Francisco
Afro hairstyles and medical concerns at AMA meeting
Emory University researchers led by Dr. Algie C. Brown presented findings on Afros and associated dermatological issues at the American Medical Association conference in Atlanta. They noted excessive hair breakage as a key problem while emphasizing the need to address safety and care. The AMA planned a vote on who should oversee doctors to ensure quality and fair charges in federally funded care, amid a heated debate on public involvement in physician oversight.
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Algie C. Brown
Emory University
Atlanta
Brown
American Medical Association
Colleages
Emory
AMA
House of Delegates
Pennsylvania
Revenue sharing bill clears hurdle in House vote
A $5.3 billion annual aid program to states and cities looks set for easy passage in the House after a 223 to 185 procedural vote blocked amendments. Rep Byrnes warned the result stands, while Senate action hinges on hearings before the July 10 Democratic convention. The plan would start with 1.8 billion to states and 3.5 billion to cities annually, rising for five years with tax effort shaping state shares.
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House
John W. Byrnes
R-Wis
Byrnes
Senate
Russell B. Long
D-La
Finance Committee
Long
Gunman in Cherry Hill kills six and wounds six
Edwin C. Grace a 33 year old Pinkerton guard opened fire in Heritage House seizing control of the office building for several minutes. He died from self inflicted wounds after being taken to Cherry Hill Hospital. Six men died and six were wounded in the rampage.
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Cherry Hill
N. J
Edwin C. Grace
Pinkerton
Heritage House
James Ashen
Blackwood
GMA Co
Grace
Cherry Hill Hospital
New York City
William Linn
Trenton
Linn
Lincoln draft for Gettysburg sale to aid soldiers
A handwritten Gettysburg address draft, one of five surviving versions, was prepared at Edward Everett's request to be sold at a fair benefiting soldiers. The rare document highlights Lincoln's collaboration with Everett, former Harvard president, and the Civil War era fundraising effort.
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Lincoln
Edward Everett
Harvard
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Hartz Mountain
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Continental
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Diane Hickman
Til & P.M
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