Draft reform debate spans college deferments and local boards
The article reports on congressional responses to President Johnson's draft reform proposals. Senators Kennedy Dirksen Aiken and others weigh deferments, lottery fairness, and the push to extend the draft beyond June while studies consider eliminating most local draft boards and increasing registrar counseling. Key figures include Johnson, Kennedy, Dirksen, Aiken, Bates, and Hershey.
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Hershey
Johnson
Commission
Selective Service
State Senator Proposes Broad Court Financial Responsibility
Syracuse Senator Hughes urges state to assume full financial responsibility for courts down to county level including county, family, and surrogate courts. He envisions expanding to municipal and replacing some justices of the peace with district courts to cut local costs.
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Hughes
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Fiat To Build Bulgaria Car Plant In 1968 70
Fiat, Italy's largest automaker, signed a contract to build an assembly plant in Bulgaria to produce about 2000 cars annually by the end of 1968 and 10000 cars per year by 1970.
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Turin
Italy
Fiat
Bulgaria
Pentagon probes rifle sale to Singapore in Senate hearing
The Pentagon faces early hearings over the Singapore rifle deal amid calls to delay. Senate subcommittee chairman John Stennis notes the sale of 20 300 AR-15 rifles, while a Pentagon spokesman says the U S approved the deal as it aligns with Singapore security needs and won’t affect M 16 deliveries to Vietnam. Congressman Fulton seeks postponement for investigation.
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Dmiss
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House of Commons
John Silkin
Keveny Memorial Breakfast to Feature Father Kelly
Father Donald F. Kelly, assistant pastor at St. Brigid's Watervliet and Catholic Central High School teacher, will be principal speaker at the Keveny Memorial Academy Sister-Parent Association Communion Breakfast at Germania Hall. Association members meet 7:45 a.m. tomorrow in front of the school hall. reservations close tomorrow.
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Keveny Memorial Academy
Germania Hall
Marion Voltz
Father Kelly
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Watervliet
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Korea
Mater Christi
Our Lady of Angels
National Test At High School Honors Cohogs Students
About 95 freshmen and sophomores at Cohogs High School took the National Educational Development Test this Saturday. Sponsored by Science Research Associates in Chicago, the exam covers English social studies mathematics natural sciences and word usage. Top 25 percent will earn Certificates of Educational Development.
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Cohogs High School
Science Research Associates
Chicago
Yorker Chapter To Sponsor Dance
The Keveny Memorial Academy Yorker Chapter will sponsor a dance at the school Friday from 8 to 10 p.m. John Sweeter, president of the club, said parents of Yorkers will act as chaperones. Music will be by the Northern Lights. Refreshments will be served to raise funds for the group's trip to the annual convention in May.
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Keveny Memorial Academy
John Sweeter
Northern Lights
Left Wing Attacks Wilson Over Defense Policy
Sydney Silverman, longtime anti capital punishment activist and Labour critic, condemned Harold Wilson for his recent Labour speech attacking MPs who withhold votes on the defense program. He called it the most dangerous attack on social democracy in his time and warned of repercussions for future Labour candidates.
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Britain
Wilson
House of Commons
Labor
Silverman
Dristan Nasal Mist Relief for Postnasal Drip
New York medical firm promotes Dristan Nasal Mist as effective against postnasal drip and morning hawking. The spray claims to soothe nasal passages, prevent mucus buildup overnight, and ease morning congestion for clearer breathing.
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New York, N. Y
Ministers' Council urges sabbaticals for Baptist ministers
Valley Forge Pa. The Ministers' Council of the American Baptist Convention urged churches and affiliated bodies to recognize ongoing study as a duty of ministry. The resolution calls for ministers to receive annual study leaves of at least a week in addition to vacation, and for staff to be allowed at least 100 dollars per year for continuing education.
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UPI
Ministers’ Council of the American . Baptist Convention
Blinding Snow Sweeps From Arkansas To New England
A growing storm spread wide bands of snow from Arkansas and Mississippi to New England while a near blizzard roared across the northern plains. Arctic cold is forecast in the north central U S with zero to 25 below readings. Nine inches fell near Gilbert Arkansas as 50 mph winds churned visibility to near zero in Grand Forks North Dakota.
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New Jersey Abortion Law Scrutiny After Court Ruling
The New Jersey Supreme Court in a 4-3 decision dismissed a malpractice suit by Irwin and Mrs. Gleitman against doctors over the birth of their deaf and impaired son Jeffrey. The ruling questioned the 118 year old statute and minority justices urged legislative review while majority held abortions barred except when the mother's life is at risk.
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New Jersey
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Joseph Weintraub
Hayden Proctor
Irwin Gleitman
North Arlington
N.J
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Robert Cosgarve Jr
Jerome Dolan
Jersey City
Power Line Kills Man Burns Wife in Plano
In Plano Texas a husband died when a downed power line shocked him as he moved the line from his driveway after a thundershower. His wife was seriously burned while attempting to free him. Five children sheltered indoors for hours without telephones or outside help.
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Plano, Tex
Fidencio C. Debosque
Wisconsin man held in four deaths case
James E. McBrair, a 27 year old former high school basketball star, was charged with murdering his estranged wife Carol 25 her stepfather Marvin Behr 62 her sister Barbara and a 14 year old babysitter Cheryl Oleson. He appeared in Shawara County Court and was ordered held without bond. Two McBrair children ages 4 and 6 were unharmed.
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Wis
James E. McBrair
Waushara County
Boyd Clark
Clark
McBrair
Wautoma High School
Carol
Marvin Behr
Barbara
Cheryl Oleson
Wisconsin Lake Cottage
India Voting Concludes With Rioting in Jaipur
Police faced stone-throwing mobs in Jaipur as protests over Indira Gandhi’s Congress party surfaced after elections. Tear gas and clubs restored order. 60 officers injured, 90 arrested, totaling 210 detained since Sunday. Shops closed amid “save democracy” appeals in the rose-pink city 140 miles southwest of New Delhi.
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India
Jaipur
Indira Gandhi
Congress Party
Rajasthan
Save Democracy” Committee
Kosygin accuses U S of breaking Vietnam truce
In Moscow Premier Kosygin charged the United States with preparing new military actions against North Vietnam, accusing both Washington and Red China of trying to derail peace talks Hanoi offered in January. In New Delhi S G Barve, a retiree civil servant, died of a heart attack after narrowly defeating former Defense Minister V K Krishna Menon for a Bombay seat.
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U.S
Moscow
Alexei N. Kosygin
United States
North Vietnam
Red China
Hanoi
New Delhi
S. G. Barve
Defense
V. K. Krishna Menon
Barre
National Planning Commission
Bombay
Congress Party
Congress
Menon
Five Die In San Francisco Bay Plane Crash
Five people died when a single engine plane crashed into San Francisco Bay near International Airport at 1 33 pm after losing radio contact with the FAA tower. The incident prompted aviation authorities to investigate the emergency descent and possible contributing factors.
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San Francisco Bay
International
FAA
Lindsay Urges Vietnam Funds Shift for Cities
New York Mayor John V Lindsay calls for higher federal aid to cities funded by cutting Vietnam war expenditures if needed. He cites Look magazine quotes claiming one day in Vietnam could cover a year of city needs. Police report a factory worker later set his wife on fire in a violent domestic incident watched by three children.
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John V. Lindsay
Vietnam
Look Magazine
Robert’ Torres
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