Nixon Draft Lottery Plan Faces House Approval
President Nixon's lottery draft plan, prioritizing 19 year olds, appears likely to win House approval next week after the Armed Services Committee backed the proposal 31-0. Supporters expect floor action, while Senate fate remains uncertain amid opposition calls to end college deferments and widen revisions.
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Cozy fuzzy slippers pattern and needlecraft catalogs
Ace Brookes Cozy promotes furry loop stitch slippers for college women in sport yarn. Includes pattern 7252 boot slipper sizes S M L with mailing add on 15 cents. Ads list multiple 1970 needlecraft items priced 50 cents each and request mailing to Alice Brooks, Winchester Evening Star.
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Obenshain Promises GOP Victory Drive in Virginia
Richard D. Obenshain urged Virginians at a Winchester picnic that the state faces a pivotal election in three weeks with Republicans ready to bring "new life" and competitive government. He warned Democrats face a "Godwin panic" and predicted a GOP win on November 4, promoting law and order and fresh statewide leadership.
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Richard D. Obenshain
Robert Burkholder
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Richmond
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J. Kenneth Robinson
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Winchester
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Draft Bill Aims Lottery Draft To Set Order For Next Year
The Associated Press reports a bill to create an annual lottery in late September or early October to determine the draft order for the next year. Men turning 19 on drawn dates would face January or February service. those drawn last likely postponing service. Under the current system, men 19 to 26 are drafted oldest first, with most calls for ages 20 to 21. President Nixon urged Congress to repeal the 1967 ban on a draft lottery, arguing it would be fair and simpler. House action may occur soon, but Senate fate remains uncertain amid concerns over possible amendments.
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Second Soviet Soyuz lands as trio returns home
Moscow radio reports Soyuz 7 cosmonauts Anatoly Filipchenko Vladislav Volkov and Viktor Gorbatko landed safely in the Soviet Union after nearly five days in orbit. So it follows Soyuz 6 return and Soyuz 8 remains aloft with Shatalov and Yeliseyev as the overall mission continues testing space welding and equipment in near-earth space.
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Viktor Gorbatko
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Kazakhstan
Nikolai Kazakov
Krasnaya Zvezda
Red Star
Johnson to Speak at Two-Week Evangelistic Meeting
Stanley Johnson of Eastern Christian College Bel Air Maryland will headline the first week at the Church of Christ 1508 Valley Ave for a two week evangelistic series starting tomorrow. Evening services are 7 30 p m except Saturday with Sunday sessions at 11 a m through October 31. All offerings during his talks support the college. The second week features guest speakers Nathan Williamson Delwin Michael Ray Murphy Dennis Madeira Wayne Murphy and Ed Waugh with open public services each evening.
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Eastern Christian College
Bel Air
Church of Christ
Valley Ave
Johnson
Department of
Evangelism and
Christian Service
Nathan Williamson
Delwin Michael
Martinsburg
W. Va
Ray Murphy
Tomahawk
Dennis Madeira
Waynesboro
Wayne Murphy
Ringgold
Ed Waugh
Romney
Williamson
Local Athletes Shine Across Virginia High School Roster
Culpeper and Fauquier counties highlight a wave of high school talent including Scott Travers and Sherry Manuel from Clarke County High School and Handley. Notable names Reese Johnny Bryant Randy Bumgardner Warren County and Cindy Thacker from Loudoun High appear in circuit coverage.
Woman Professor Joins Caltech Faculty in Pasadena
Jenijoy LaBelle, a 26 year old English professor, becomes the first woman on Caltech’s traditionally all male faculty. She says she is happy to be a professor and notes the novelty is incidental. Caltech admits undergraduate women for the first time this year amid lively class attendance.
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Calif
California Institute of Technology
Jenijoy LaBelle
Caltech
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