West Point Delays Juniors as Cheating Probe Expands
West Point holds the entire junior class beyond the normal departure while an ongoing cheating scandal is investigated. About 400 cadets will miss summer training, 400 assigned to train plebes, and the special review panel grows from six to sixteen to speed hearings. The academy notes 98 additional questionable papers and 65 of 111 juniors cleared so far. Graduation remains set for June 2 with possible continuation into mid to late June for some.
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West Point
N.Y
U.S. Military Academy
Sidney B. Berry
Department of the Army
Engineering Department
Berry
Academy
France Moves to Expand Conventional Military Power
France's National Assembly endorsed a multibillion dollar plan to boost annual military spending from 12.9 billion to 25.5 billion by 1962 and overhaul forces. President Giscard d Estaing argued for stronger conventional armies while critics warn the move risks undercutting nuclear deterrence and De Gaulle policies. Defense Minister Bourges pledged 27 percent of the budget to atomic arms.
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Paris
UPI
National Assembly
France
Assembly
Valery Giscard d'Estaing
Middle East
Czechoslovakia
Giscard
Charles de Gaulle
United States
Defense
Yvon Bourges
Gaullist Assembly
Bourges
Yves Guena
Gaullist Party
Storms Bring Welcome Rain Across Panhandle and City回
Storms swept through the Tri-State area bringing beneficial rainfall before moving out by 7 p.m. Reports show Amarillo received about .10 inches of rain early, with 1.07 inches totals since Tuesday. Panhandle cities weathered hail damage, while Dallas Fort Worth and Austin areas reported tornadoes and ping pong size hail. Panhandle temps cooled to the mid 60s as showers ended around noon in Oklahoma Panhandle towns.
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Tri-State
Panhandle
Amarillo
Paducah
Dallas-Fort Worth
Dallas
Austin
South Texas
Pampa
Oklahoma Panhandle
Keyes
Guymon
Hereford
Senate Approves 60 Minuteman Missiles Amid Defense Vote
The Senate voted 49 to 35 to authorize 317 million dollars for 60 additional Minuteman III missiles next year, urged by President Ford as a hedge against a failed SALT deal. A separate 120 million for 24 A7D jets was denied 38 to 37, with critics arguing the planes were unnecessary and would delay Guard modernization.
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Washington
Senate
Ford
Russia
Air National Guard
Pentagon
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Alan Cranston
D-Calif
Kennedy
Texas
U.S
Ronald Reagan
Donald Rumsfeld
United States
John C. Stennis
D-Miss
Senate Armed Services Committee
Minuteman
Frank Moss
Frank Moss, D
Utah
Moss
Gary Hart
Dcolo
Defense Department
Hart
John Tower
R-Tex
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Tower
Congress
Goldwater
Marines Chief Seeks End to Boot Camp Abuse
Marine Commandant Louis H. Wilson testified before Congress promising action to curb abuse in boot camps after the alleged beating death of Pvt. Lynn E. McClure and a hazing related hand wound to Pvt. Harry W. Hiscock. He outlined three steps including reducing stress hours, doubling officer supervision at depots, and tougher screening and training for leaders.
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Marines
Washington
Louis H. Wilson
Gen. Wilson
House Military Personnel Subcommittee
Wilson
Lynn E. McClure
San Diego
Harry W. Hiscock
Parris Island
S.C
Pvt
McClure
Weather warms through Friday with highs near 80
A warming trend continues through Friday. Today will reach the low 70s with overnight lows around the mid 50s. Friday's high near 80. Northerly winds at 10 to 15 mph.
Ford Reagan race tightens as California looms large
The Associated Press reports Ford declares he is the Republican pick who can win nationally while Reagan bets on California to shift the delegate balance. Carter grows in Democratic strength but late primaries threaten his majority. California holds 167 delegates June 8, while New Jersey votes 67, Ohio 97, and other wins shift the race.
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Associated Press
Ford
Ronald Reagan
Jimmy Carter
New York
Illinois
Carter
Reagan
California
Tennessee
Kentucky
Oregon
Arkansas
Idaho
Nevada
Columbus
Ohio
New Jersey
San Jose
Calif
South
Georgia
Frank Church
Edmund G. Brown Jr
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Sam Howard
Mocksville
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