Critics Press For Review of Draft System
Congressional critics urge an exhaustive reexamination of the U S military draft citing inequities. Resolutions in the House seek special investigative committees while the Senate calls for a presidential commission to review draft inconsistencies and inequities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Senate
Gaylord Nelson
D-Wis
Pentagon
Robert
McNamara
Peace Corps
Unform
Congress
Dallas
Tex
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Hershey
Texas
Nelson
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
Javits
Viet Nam
Ernest Gruening
Alaska
Donald Fraser
D-Minn
William E. Minshall
Rohio
L. Mendel Rivers
D'Sic
House of Services
Rivers
Police Lose Driver in Dust Then Stolen Car Recovered
Police pursued a brown 1957 car driven by a man described as 5 11 and thin with dark hair. He fled on Paper Mill Road after a crash that tore a fence and mailbox, leaving the vehicle abandoned. the car belonged to Cheri Smoke Holliday of Mt Falls. The case was turned over to the sheriff’s office.
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J. R. Kline
J. D. LeMarr
St. Loudoun St
Gerrard and Loudoun Sts
Polic
Inere
Paper Mill Rd
Cheri Smoke Holliday
Mt. Falls Rt
J. Thomas Boyd
Sheriff’s Office
Winds Delay Final Test of Surveyor Vehicle
The final test in the southern New Mexico desert for the Surveyor unmanned craft was postponed by strong winds at Holloman Air Force Base. The test planned a soft landing on the desert floor after a balloon descent from 1,000 feet.
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Alamogordo
N.M
New Mexico
Surveyor
Holloman Air Force Base
Warm weekend ahead with temperatures above normal
The weatherman forecasts a mild weekend with highs three to five degrees above normal. Noon readings reached 82 degrees, a contrast to recent weeks. A jagged rock was reportedly flipped through a second story window on Front Royal Road as Joe Huffman mowed outside. Mrs. Huffman warns of lawn mower danger.
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Front Royal Rd
Joseph Huffman
Joe
Saigon Demonstrators Clash With Tear Gas Amid Protests
Buddhists in Saigon battled police as tear gas filled the streets and Molotov cocktails exploded near the Buddhist Institute. A 1,000 strong crowd demanded Premier Ky's government exit while US forces urged Americans to keep distance. The protest coincided with Ambassador Lodge's return and ongoing northern province fighting.
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Saigon
Buddhist Institute
Nguyen Cao Ky
U.S. Armed Forces Radio
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge
Bandit Loses Pants and Loot Steals in Heist
In Los Angeles a bandit changing behind bushes dropped his pants shirt and loot. A passerby spotted him and police recovered two pairs of slacks a paper sack and more than $1 000 taken from Marina Savings and Loan Co. An extra $200 was found in a pocket. The suspect remains at large.
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Los Angeles
Marina Savings and Loan Co
Messages Sought From Other Worlds in Serious Search
Cambridge AP a Rochester alum spoke on extraterrestrial life urging a serious and sophisticated search for messages from intelligent beings despite long odds. Dr Lewis W Beck of the University of Rochester argued many worlds may host advanced life and even message sending, though we likely will not understand them. He cited the vast number of stars with potentially habitable planets as support for his view.
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Cambridge, Mass
Beck
Rochester Alumini
Rock Throwing Juves Wander Watts After Deadwyler Inquest
In South Los Angeles groups of rock throwing youths roamed the Negro community as residents awaited the Deadwyler inquest into the death of a pregnant wife driver shot by a police officer. Police reported one white vendor injured, Edward Neeley, who alleged assault by a black crowd. no confirmed gunfire.
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Los Angeles
Edward Neeley
Neeley
Watts
103Rd Street
Leonard Deadwyler
Deadwyler
Los Angeles ‘Civic Center
Weather outlook for Richmond clears by midmorning
Rain showers from a slow moving cold front will end over Virginia by midmorning and the skies will begin to clear.
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Richmond
Virginia
Gifts for Girl Graduates
Montgomery Ward offers wallets evening bags umbrellas and jewelry including boxes. The Peanut Cellar Inn is now open daily 4 to 12 with basement location at The Lee Jackson Restaurant and closes Mondays.
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Montgomery Ward Co
Peanut Cellar
Lee Jackson
Local Man Shot in Hip in Winchester
Winchester man James Winfield Herrell, 30, of 512 North Cameron Street, was shot in the hip by a 22 caliber bullet just after 6 a.m. near 321 North Loudoun Street. He was treated and released from Winchester Memorial Hospital. a 22 caliber pistol was found at the residence and no charges were filed as the investigation continues.
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Winchester
James Winfield Herrell
N. Cameron St
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Warren Rudolph
N. Loudoun St
Loring Carper Jr. Killed in Vietnam
Seaman Loring William Carper Jr. of Sun Nysid e Station died in action near Phu Bai while serving with the 1st Force Reconnaissance Company Third Marine Division FMF. He was 19, a James Wood High School alumnus, and survived by his parents and siblings. Funeral plans were pending.
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Loring Carper, Jr
Vietnam
Loring William Carper
U.S. Navy
Viet Nam
Loring Carper
Sunnyside Station
Phu Bai
Seaman Carper
Great Lakes, Ill
U.S.S. Cone
U.S. Naval Hospital
Bethesda
1St Force Reconnaissance Company
Third Marine Division
FMF
B. B. Herdman
Carper
James Wood High School
Navy
Frederick County
Loring W., Sr
Gladys Hawkins Carper
Harvey Scott Carper
Darlene Virginia Carper
Earl W. Carper
Harvey Hawkins
Jones Funeral Home
Two Cambodians Wounded by Shellfire From Across Frontier
Cambodian news agency reports two Cambodians wounded by shellfire from across the frontier with South Vietnam. Heavy artillery and rifle fire caused damage in South Kandal Province. It also said American and South Vietnamese planes flew over the area.
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Phnom Penh
Cam
South Viet Nam
South Kandal Province
Cambodia
Memorial Day Services Set With Davis as Speaker
Davis, The Star’s general manager and executive editor, will speak May 30 at 11 a.m. at National Cemetery. Five Zuckerman brothers will form the color guard. Veterans groups sponsor the ceremonies including VFW Post 2123 and American Legion. Claude B. Smalts Jr. gives welcome and introduces Davis. A wreath is laid for deceased veterans. Ralph R. Grim heads the firing squad and taps. James Wood High School Band opens with the national anthem. Rev. Henry Amidon gives the invocation.
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Jack F. Davis
the Star
National Cemetery
Zuckerman Brothers
Joe
Sam
Irvin
Charles
Aaron
Veterans of Foreign Wars
The
American Legion
Conrad Hoover
Stonewall
Smalts
J. Paul Peters
V.F.W. Post
Ralph R. Grim
Ralph E. Grim
James Wood High School
Raymond E. Conner
Henry Amidon
Braddock Street Methodist
Congress backs Mansfield plan to withdraw troops from Europe
Senate support grows for pro post that the United States pull most troops from Europe. Senators Symington McIntyre urge tougher talks with NATO allies over burden sharing while warning of high costs of global commitments and defense of South Vietnam. Polaris submarines could replace land forces in Europe if needed.
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Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
United States
Europe
Stuart
Symington
D+Mo
Thomas J. McIntyre
D-N.h
Senate Armed Services Committee
America
Congress
NATO
MccIntyre
McIntyre
Senate Hursday
West Germany
Red China
Viet Nam
U.S
South Viet Nam
Da Nang fights flare as Buddhist rebels resist Ky plan
Fighting roars in Da Nang for a second day with Buddhist led students demanding a civilian government. In An Khe area the U S 1st Air Cavalry battles Viet Cong main force units as air power wanes amid monsoon weather. Casualties reported vary, with Buddhists claiming higher numbers. Ambassador Lodge returns to Saigon amid Korean division movement talks.
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DA Nang
Nguyen Cao Ky
Saigon
South
Viet Nam
U.S. 1St Air Cavalry
An Khe
South Viet Nam
U.S
North Viet Nam
Ale
Cholon
Henry Cabot Lodge
Washington
South Korea
Chung Hee Park
Lodge
Lewis Walt
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