Draftees' amnesty opposed by Selective Service chief
Curtis W. Tarr told a Senate hearing that amnesty for draft-dodgers would wreck the military induction system and be unfair to those who served. He warned that general amnesty could disrupt inductions, affect military discipline, and hinder the SSS's function during three days of Kennedy committee hearings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Selective Service
Curtis W. Tarr
Senate
Vietnam
Tarr
Judiciary
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
United States
Cyanide Dumping Probed in English Town
Police questioned a truck driver after drums of cyanide were dumped on a children's playground in Nuneaton. Each drum held over 100 pounds of cyanide ash, enough to kill a large portion of England’s midlands population. Additional dumps were found in Northampton Coventry West Bromwich Wolverhampton and Bromsgrove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nuneaton
England
Kenneth Llewellyn
Northampton
Coventry
West Bromwich
Wolverhampton
Bromsgrove
Army files reveal more names in civil disturbance surveillance
Senate subcommittee hearings disclose Army intelligence reports listing prominent political figures including Sen. Ervin and other Democrats. Documents reference picketing at a North Carolina armory and cite various senators governors and a Supreme Court justice as named in antiwar and civil rights activity summaries. The Army says the program followed Justice Department orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army
Senate Constitutional Rights Subcommittee
Sen
Sam J. Ervin, Jr
D-N. C
Ervin
3Rd Army Command
Statesville
N. C
National Guard
House
Supreme Court
Lawrence M. Baskir
Subcommittee
Baskir
Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
W. Sargent
Kenneth M. Curtis
H. Philip Hoff
Vermont
Thomas Hayes
Justice Department
Classified Ad Inquiry Sparks Community Response
A brief note from Southern Illinois classified section invites readers to call for assistance from a courteous advisor. The message emphasizes fast, friendly service and urges engagement with local ads.
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Sam J. Ervin Jr
Shawnee Division
Illinois Police Association
Giant City
Southern Illinois University
IPA
George McGovern
South Dakota
Harold E. Hughes
Iowa
Fred R. Harris
Oklahoma
Ralph W. Yarborough
Texas
Eugene J. McCarthy
Minnesota
Philip M. Crane
R-fll
John R. Rarick
D-La
Don Edwards
D-Calif
Adam Clayton Powell
D-N. Y
Allard K. Lowenstein
Francis
South Division St
Carterville
Illinois
West
Sycamore Street
Carbondale
Krey
Applesauce
Musselman
Brooks
Jergen’s Soap
Braunschweiger
Aion A
Sia
Hershey
Tom Coupon
Ask Co
Punpui
Are
Tom Boy
Mink
OM Boy
PINE
Aika Seltzer Plus
KRAFT
Tom
Ballard Biscuits
Bil
Pitted Prunes
Paty Ps
Delmonte Chunk
Cali
Marion
M‘boro
Herrin
C’dale
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