Students Try To Beat Draft Take Deferment Tests
Washington AP The mass deferment test program to influence college student outcomes faced swift criticism from lawmakers and educators. More than a million students are to take the three hour, 10 question exam as part of a broader effort to keep talent in higher education and away from Vietnam military service.
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Harry Schweid
Viet Nam
Puerto Rico
Panama Canal Zone
Powel
Washington
Science Research Associates
Chicago
Galen McCarthy
JL Michigan
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge
Mass
Selective Service
Dso
Srndad
Lewis B. Hershey
Slowdown Of Boom Foretold By Business Council Meeting
The business council meeting at WOT Springs Va opens with Chairman Gardner Ackley warning that rising prices and profits could invite a speculative bust. Henry Ford II, Ford Motor Co board chairman, notes production cuts due to rising unsold cars alongside reports from six key industries. More than 20 economists contribute to an overall survey presented by William M. Batten of Sears Roebuck & Co, linking domestic economic views.
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Outlook
Henry Ford UW
Ford Motor Co
General Motors
Chrysler
William M. Batten
Sears Roebuck & Co
Congressional Auto Safety Hearings End Today
Washington AP reports that congressional hearings on auto safety will wrap today as House and Senate Commerce committees prepare to push beyond President Johnson's safety standard proposals. Expectation is for committee action before returning to other bills, with minor measures overtaking the docket and possible testimony from Tom Triplett of Chester, South Carolina.
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Washington
APY
Congress
House
Senate Commerce Committees
Johnson
Senate Commerce Committee
Tration
Meania
Harley C. Slaggers
Commerce Committee
Tom Triplett
Chester
S.C
Weather Warps Spring Across U.S. As Rain Delays Planting
An offbeat AP report surveys unusual spring weather from New York to Texas. It notes heavy rains, flooding, late snows, and record lows across multiple states, delaying crops and boosting odd seasonal trends. Meteorologist Josep Hardin cites Canadian air masses as a common cause, while growers fear tens of millions in losses.
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Wey One
Texas
Ohio
Chicago
St. Louis
New Mosica
Emerson
Pittsburgh
Sheridan
Wyo
Kansas City
New Hampshire
George Hamilton
Boston
South Carolina
Upalale
Pennsylvania
Mintrasota
South Dakota
Josep Hardin
U.S. Weather Bureau
Richmond
Virginia
Kentucky
West Virga
Wisconsin
Michigan
Utah
Minnesota
Kansas
Erie County
Thomas Jorgensen
Farme
Gemini 9 to rehearse three space rendezvous maneuvers
Gemini 9 astronauts plan three spare rendezvous maneuvers similar to lunar missions. Stafford and Cerna will chase an Agena satellite, dock within minutes, and perform complex orbital plays, including an inverted pass to view Earth and avoid glare.
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Howard Benedict
AP Aerospace Wester
Cape Kennedy
Otto
Force
Thomas P. Stafford
Biit
Navy
Eugene A. Cerna
Agena
Western Pacific
Havwaii
Statlard
Apollo
Micon
Gemini
Stafford
Cernan
Sim
Marines Stifle Viet Cong Bid as MIG Downed Over North
U S Marines crushed a Viet Cong force 18 miles southwest of Da Nang in a 10 hour battle that left 175 Viet Cong dead. The clash followed a separate Marine rescue at a training camp, while air power and artillery totaled heavy Viet Cong losses. Also, U S planes downed their 12th MIG over North Viet Nam, with Chinese claim that it came from its air force.
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Robert B. Tuckman
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
North Viet Nam
Red China
Eneurite
da Mang
3Rd Marine Division
Air Force
Navy
Fort Viet Nam
Tan
North
Viet Nam
Hanoi
Guam
South Vietnam
Srigon
National Polices
Gva
Metropole
Ha Victoria
North Viet Nam to risk more jets in combat says U S general
Maj. Gen. Gilbert L. Meyers deputy commander of the U S Air Force in Viet Nam says North Viet Nam will deploy more jets as U S air strikes continue He notes a young air force with limited missiles and a growing emphasis on their air force As rail lines are disrupted barge traffic increases signaling strained land transport The general also describes North Vietnamese air defenses as strong with good radar and ground control and cites pilots trained in the Soviet Union and locally while warning of improving North Vietnamese aircraft and numbers
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Saigon
Soul Vek Nam
Viet Nam
U.S
Gilbert L. Moyers
Meyers
Yani
Milford
Town
Viek Nam More Tan
North Viet Nam
Boys In Box Hit By Car In Covina
In Covina California on a Thursday two boys Robin Dukett four and Chris Connelly eight ducked under a large cardboard box at a park and crawled onto a busy street where a car struck them. The driver said he believed the box was blown across the road and swerved but could not avoid the object. Both boys died.
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Covina
Calif
Robin
Dukett
Chris Connelly
Chris
Oolice
Governor Would Halt ECC Drive For Two Years
Governor Dan Moore urged a two year halt on East Carolina College bid for independent university status. He told educators the state should pool resources, avoid controversy, and pursue a two year interim plan for higher education guiding the 1967 General Assembly. He urged budgets that meet needs without sacrificing fiscal stability.
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Taleigh AP
Dan Moore
East Carolina College
Moore
Leo Jenkins
Robert Morgan
Harnah
ECG Board of ‘Trustees
Tam
Tme
Board of Higher Education
Abductor Search Deepens for Peggy Brodnick in Shade Gap
State police in Muntlingdon County seek volunteers as the armed abductor known as the Mountain Man remains at large after abducting 17 year old Peggy Ann Brodnick near Shade Gap. The search covers rugged woods, with 300 troopers and hundreds of volunteers in pursuit. Two wounded in the incident, the abduction occurred as Peggy and siblings walked from a school bus stop.
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Muntingdon
Huntingdon County
Peggy Ann Brodnick
Munlingdon
Shade Gap
FBT
Harrisburg
Pation
Peggy
Southern Huntingdon High School
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Earth
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