Air Force Survival School Drops Pilots for Sea Test
At Homestead Florida Navy parachute school trains 18 air force jet jockeys in water drops and deserted-ship drills to face sea survival. Pilot Randy Moss completes a 500 foot water drop learning to deploy gear, signal, and endure isolation. 3,600 graduates survived aircraft water landings, with 33 rescued from waters off Vietnam.
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Air Force
Vietnam
Ben Funk
Homestead
Fla
Fred Springborn
Tactical Air Command
Springborn
Anchorage
Alaska
Moss
O.K
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Bill Leighton
Quincy
Mass
TAC
Army
Navy
Coast Guard
Randy Moss
Great Falls
S.C
Tactical Air Command Sea Survival School
The Peace Corps Name Often An Asset In Crisis
Washington dispatch reports how Dominican rebels briefly paused to challenge a Peace Corps worker, who invoked the phrase Peace Corps and earned wary smiles. The piece weighs mixed views: critics say volunteers lack expertise while officials defend liberal arts training, cultural immersion, and nonpolitical goals as the core mission.
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Peace Corps
UPI
Peace
Bovelle
Tom Page
Public Information
Kennedy
United States
America
May 1 Deadline To Register For C R Summer School
May 1 marks the registration cut for Cedar Rapids Community School District 1967 summer courses. Elementary and junior high classes start June 19, high school programs June 14, with new field biology and advanced swimming offerings for ninth graders. Tuition ranges from 12.50 to 25 dollars as district seeks streamlined yet broad enrichment.
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Cedar Rapids
Thompson
Harding
Arthur
Grant Wood
Taft Junior High
Grant and
Cleveland
Knees Identify Skirted Bandit In Dallas Robbery
A mini skirted bandit robbed a grocery store and, brought to the jail, police noted the suspect’s knobby knees in the lineup. The man had a bouffant hairstyle and gym shoes, and the case prompted a local alert.
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UPI
Jefferson
Washington
Thompson
New Element Detroit
Albert Tary
Tavarozzi
House of Representatives
C. M. Tavarozzi
Albert
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