Draft Study Pushes Younger Pool for Induction
A Defense Department report urged redesigning the draft to induct the youngest eligible men first, focusing on the 19 to 20 age bracket. Combat commanders favor the younger group, with about eight of ten volunteers under 20. The study says an all volunteer force would cost $4 to $17 billion to attract enough personnel, and notes 3 million are already in service.
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Fulbright Lausche Clash Over Viet Nam NATO Link
Senate debate erupts as Fulbright and Lausche spar over U S air strikes on oil facilities around Hanoi and Haiphong. Ball defends actions as prudent, while Fulbright demands consequences and warns of escalation amid international reactions.
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Frank J. Lausche
D-Ohio
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France
Asia
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Viet Nam
De Gaulle and Soviets Urge End to Viet Nam Intervention
French President Charles de Gaulle and Soviet leader Brezhnev issued a joint 2000 word declaration calling for an end to foreign intervention in Viet Nam and endorsing the 1954 Geneva accords as the path to peace. They planned regular consultations between foreign ministers to pursue tension reduction in Europe.
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North Viet Nam Oil Raids Extend to Fuel Depots
U S jets strike three fuel depots above Hanoi in a new effort to cut fuel for North Viet Nam war mobilization. Navy flyers report destroying three radar vans and 16 support buildings at Kep 38 miles northeast of Hanoi as part of the campaign. Air defenses spotted surface to air missiles but no hits recorded. no MIG engagements reported.
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U. S. 7Th Air Force
Iraq Officers Seize Power in Broadcast Proclamation
Army officers in Iraq proclaimed they had taken over from President Abdel Rahman Arif and called for military support. The broadcast reached Baghdad around 1 p.m. from several transmitters, but later air was cut, indicating ongoing struggle.
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Murphysboro Marine Sgt Meadors Wounded in Viet Nam
Sgt Paul L Meadors 25 of Murphysboro was wounded by a land mine near Chu Lai Viet Nam on Sunday. He suffered shrapnel wounds to both legs and a broken left foot, is in good condition, and will be hospitalized in Viet Nam for 60 days. He entered the Marine Corps in 1960 and has a 13 month tour. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Paul K Meadors and is married to Patricia McGowan of Carbondale. He is stationed with Co C 1st A Tb 1st Marine Div at San Francisco Fleet Post Office.
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Murphysboro
Chu Lai
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Marine Corps
Paul K. Meadors
Patricia McGowan
Carbondge
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Fleet
San Francisco
Calif
Weekend Forecast Warns Of Thunderstorms Saturday
Warm to partly cloudy through Saturday with a chance of thundershowers. Tonight's low temperatures reach upper 60s to mid 70s as warm conditions continue. Weather Details, Map, Pg. 22.
Pay Guide Laws Feared By Business Leader
A. M. Wright, president of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, warns that wage price guidelines may be made legally binding by Congress and enforced. He says the concept has mainly touched business, with labor leaders opposing it and fearing government control. Wright also notes these guidelines have disrupted free markets. Wright heads Humble Oil & Refining Co.
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Economic Club of
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Humble Oil & Refining Co
AMA Delegates Back Direct Billing Under Medicare
The AMA House of Delegates adopted a resolution urging direct patient billing by members under Medicare. Delegates pushed for individual responsibility, signaling conservative sentiment despite leadership favoring direct billing in a modified form. Milford O. Rouse was chosen president elect, noted as conservative, to begin next year.
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Charles L. Hudson
New York
Arlington Urges New Ethics Panel in Illinois
Springfield AP reports Sen. W. Russell Arrington proposes a state ethics commission for legislators and officials with a strict code. The plan includes annual economic-disclosure publications and bans on outside employment that conflicts with state interests.
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Evanston
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Illinois
Conflict of Interest Laws Commission
General Assembly
Ethics Commission
Banks Again Hike Rates
The cost of business borrowing at U.S. banks rose again as Chemical Bank New York Trust Co announced an immediate raise to its prime rate to 5 1 4 percent from 4 1 2 percent, boosting lending costs for firms.
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New York Trust Company
New York City
Right Store Credit Buys Most Things Says George Willhite
A Southern Illinois overview shows installment plans through banks and stores for purchases under car price range. It notes about 900 bank card holders in Carbondale, 20 area merchants honoring the card, and typical 1 percent monthly interest with 20 percent annual rate. It warns of risks from late payments, default, and repossession, and suggests cheaper options like credit unions and life insurance loans.
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Southern Illinoisan
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Carbondale
Belleville Bank
Illinois
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