Smallest Marine Pleban Completes Boot Camp
Pfc Jerry Pleban a 20 year old from Cleveland Ohio stood at attention before his drill instructor at the marine corps recruit depot in San Diego. Believed to be the smallest man in the corps Pleban who is four feet nine inches tall had just completed 12 weeks of boot camp.
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Jerry Pleban
Cleveland
Ohio
Marine Corps Recruit Depot
San Diego
Marine
Pleban
Remember Last Minute Soldiers at Liestal Recruit School
Recruits at the infantry school in Liestal Switzerland crouched in holes on Wednesday and prepared to duck under a rolling tank. They were instructed to wait until the last moment before ducking.
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Infantry
Liestal
Switzerland
Attorney General Bell Talks On Instant Voter Registration
Griffin Bell testified before the House Administration Committee in Washington at the start of hearings on President Carter's plan for instant voter registration. He argued that voter fraud would be minimal and rejected claims it would be easy to steal a presidential election.
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Griffin Bell
House Administration Committee
Washington
President Carter
Bell
Why Do You Need a Job Anyway by Erma Bombeck
Guilt haunts women who work outside the home as Bombeck jokes about family misreadings of a working mother. The piece satirizes domestic life illusions and the clash between career and parenting responsibilities with humor.
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Main Street
U.S.A
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