Pentagon Keeps General Shakeup At Bay With Structure Change
Pentagon officials restructured unified command rather than ousting top military leaders. The Readiness Command replaces Strike Command at MacDill AFB to provide reserve forces and aid joint planning, while a three-super command proposal was rejected. This follows a Blue Ribbon panel recommendation aimed at stronger civilian control and cost containment.
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Melvin R. Laird
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Joint Chiefs
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New York Insurance
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JCS
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Submarine Tankers Could Move Alaska Oil By Sea
In Groton the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics proposes converting nuclear submarine know how to civilian use by building atomic powered tankers to haul oil from Prudhoe Bay to West Coast ports. The design envisions a 90 foot long sub with capacity of 170000 tons, either with or without a pipeline, and a second prototype of 300000 tons and over 1000 feet long on the drawing boards to transport oil.
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West Coast
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Empire State Building
Signs of Social Standing From a Humorous List
New York AP humor piece mashes social status signs with mock rules and quips. It riffs on finance, etiquette, and class markers from hospitality to yacht ownership, hinting at people who fit or miss high society norms through playful examples and improbable scenarios.
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New York
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National Brotherhood
U.S. Secretary of the Treasury
New York Stock Exchange
Welfare cuts in 22 states spark budget distress
Washington AP reports a federal HEW survey showing 22 states either enacting or considering welfare cutbacks as a sign of strained finances. The study notes a sharp reversal from 30 years of rising aid, with reductions up to 20 percent already in effect in ten states and possible in twelve more.
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Washington
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Red Team Pierson Leads Roster of Captains and Aides
Red Team Charlie Pierson serves as captain with Howard Johnson as captain, Goldie Foster Luther Bright Jim Duncan Wayne McNeil Mike Carver Jim Purvis Jim Ryan Glen Swick J. W. Williams James R. Wise as assistant or listed leaders.
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Howard Johnson
Goldie Foster
Luther Bright
Jim Duncan
Wayne McNeil
Mike Carver
Jim Purvis
Jim Ryan
Glen Swick
J. W. Williams
James R. Wise
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