Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Wednesday, March 12, 1975. Last conscription levy.

The last draft lottery for 18 year old Americans took place.  Nobody was levied from the conscription pool and registration for the draft was suspended on April 1.  Indeed these levies were serving no real point by this time as the last actual conscription of troops took place on June 30, 1973.

An Air Vietnam DC4 went down over NVA controlled territory.  American citizens were on board the aircraft whose fate was never determined.

Memorandum Secretary of State Henry Kissinger Regarding Ominous Developments in Vietnam

The Dubai Islamic Bank was established in the United Arab Emirates, becoming the first private institution to operate under the principles of Islamic banking.

Last edition:

Wednesday, March 12, 1975. Reporting the grim news.

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