Vets' Duty In Reserves Seen Unfair Two-Year Draft System Debate
The Senate debated extending the draft beyond June with minor changes. Senator Richard Russell urged ending reserve duties for the drafted while reservists would still serve active and reserve duty. He warned a volunteer force could cost 4 to 17 billion dollars more yearly and still lack manpower for war. The Pentagon reported the July draft call at 19,900, up from May and June figures, as college deferments remained under consideration.
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Brussels
Belgium
Washington
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
U.S
Russell
Armed Services Committee
Senate
Johnson
Thant Bombing Halt Debate Shapes Draft Policy
Sen Hatfield proposed a voluntary system with higher pay and incentives for troops while seeking to limit drafts to two years. Sen Young eyed shortening induction to 18 months. Russell argued the current draft works, cites Vietnam-era troop counts and risks of halting bombing, and urged broad policy over detailed rules with deferments to presidential decision.
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Mark Hatfield
R-Ove
Congress
Russell
Thant
Ceylon
India
Nepal
Pakistan
Kennedy Round Trade Talks Advance With Mixed Agreement
The accord in the Common Market Council edges toward ending the Kennedy Round negotiations. Sidelining a binding grain import commitment and a subsidy freeze, the deal reflects a longer term political solution favored by Sicco L Mansholt while the U S pushes for a quicker commercial fix.
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Sicco
L. Mansholt
Newsmen
Common Market Council
Common Market
United States
Vietnam War Talks and Peace Goals Outlined
A statement urges steps to end bombing as a precursor to talks. It argues military methods cannot solve the conflict and diplomacy alone is insufficient. It calls for Vietnamese self-determination and adherence to the Geneva Accord of 1954 by all sides.
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Vietnam
Hotels Fight Lottery Rules Amid Sales Plan
Hotels press state commission over lottery ticket sales while Gov Murphy backs a complex distribution involving armored carriers and independent vendors. The plan limits expenses to 0.15 percent per ticket with commissions, and some outlets like taverns and smaller hotels may operate with little or no compensation.
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Syracuse
Binghamton
Niagara Falls
Brinks
Wells Fargo
Lottery
Murphy
Western Union
Innkeepers Association of
Western
New York
Hoak
Johnson
New York Telephone Co
Marines Engage in Eight-Hour Battle Near Da Nang
U S Marines clash with North Vietnamese forces for over eight hours 350 miles north of Saigon. The battle near Da Nang left 19 Marines dead and 72 wounded, with 92 enemy fatalities reported. Air strikes hit Haiphong area targets and Kien An airfield as naval jets bombed two power plants.
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Westmoreland
U.S
U. S
Saigon
U.S. Navy
Hanfphong
Kien An
Hoi An
3Rd Marine Regiment
da Nang
Khe Sanh
Peses Payee
Panhan
Mu Gia Pass
Navy
Enterprise
Hancock Haiphong
Trees With Papers in Sarnia Centennial Planting
In Sarnia Ont AP reports more than 15000 spruce and silver maple seedlings 10 to 20 inches tall were attached to the Sarnia Observer Tuesday edition and distributed by carrier route boys in a Growing with Canada project. The city and Department of Lands and Forests cooperated.
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Sarnia, Ont
Sarnia
Canada
Department of Lands and Forests
Barbara Payton Former Actress Dies at 38
Barbara Payton, 38, former film actress once married to Franchot Tone, died Monday in her parents home after about a week of illness. Police said she apparently died of natural causes. The San Diego AP report notes the death occurred in California.
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Barbara Payton
San Diego
Calif
M Movie
Franchot Tone
Year’s Highest Army Draft Set For July
The Defense Department issued a July draft call for 19,900 inductions into the Army, the year's highest quota. The figure rises from 19,800 in June and 18,000 in May, with February the low at 10,960. Officials expect a midyear rise to replace inductees from the expanding Vietnam buildup starting in 1965.
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Washington
Defense Department
Army
Defense
Vietnam
$1.82 Billion Contract for FIIL Planes Signed
The Air Force signed a $1.82 billion contract with General Dynamics of Fort Worth to build 493 FIIL aircraft. The deal covers 165 Air Force and Navy planes authorized by Congress, 24 FIILs for Australia, and 50 for Britain, with the remaining units contingent on future appropriations for 1968 and 1969.
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Air Force
General Dynamics, Corp
Fort Worth
Tex
Pentagon
General Dynamics
Navy
Congress
Australia
Britain
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