Strict Marines equal lenient Navy in re enlistments
Navy enlistments and re enlistment percentages rose in the first year under Adm. Zumwalt, with the Marines maintaining their no compromise stance. AP figures show the Navy reached 102.2 percent of its enlistment goal in 1971, signing 79,113 new sailors, while the Marines hit 101.2 percent with 54,828 new leathernecks. Re enlistment rates also rose, Navy to 17 percent and Marines to 8 2 percent, as naval strength stood at 622,000 and Marines at 212,000.
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Navy
Himé R. Zumwalt
Zumwalt Becam
Naval Operations
Bua
Leonard F
Chapman
Marine Corps Command
Associated Press
Zornwall
CNO
Marine Corps
Maines
Gervice
Longest living transplant recipient runs for city council
Louis B. Russell, the world’s longest living heart transplant recipient, a Democrat from Indianapolis, campaigns for a seat on the city council against Republican Roger Brown. Russell received his heart on August 24, 1968, in Richmond, Virginia, and remains dependent on medicines to prevent rejection.
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Indianapolis, Ind
UPI
Louis B. Russell
Russell
Indianapolis
American Basketball Association
Roger Brown
Richmond, Va
Merety
Britain Rejects Soviet Nuclear Conference Without China
London reports Britain declined the Soviet proposal for a five power conference on nuclear disarmament citing the absence of China. Britain had delayed replying to Moscow since June 15 while US and France were invited but China’s absence blocked progress. The United States has not committed to Moscow’s plan.
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London
Britain
Soviet Union
Moscow
Kremlin
China
United States
France
Russia
Mormon Church blocks film at BYU protest ad claims
Stanley Kramer accuses the Mormon Church of trying to block ideas after BYU in Provo bans his film Bless the Beasts and Children from a seminar. Officials cite strong language and depictions. Kramer argues censorship suppresses discussion for BYU's 28,000 students. A BYU student paper editorial had criticized the film as artless.
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Salt Lake Gity
SPI
Stanley Kramer
Mormon Church
Erie Ham- Young University
Provo
Kramer
Salt Lake City Tribune
Mormon=Church
BYU
Bless the Beasts
Last man out caught in Santa Clara County jail break
In San Jose California UPI reports Robert B Michaels 34 burglary suspect was last man through a cell window when deputies stopped him They found four other prisoners had already broken free Gravel announces mini version of Pentagon Vietnam study will be published next month as a book
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San Jose
Calif
UPI
Robert B. Michaels
Santa Clara
Washington
SPI
Mike Gravel
Alaska
Pentagon
AEC head Schlesinger swears in as new chairman
Danes R. Schlesinger takes oath Tuesday as head of the Atomic Energy Commission replacing Glenn T. Seaborg who retires. President Nixon attends the White House ceremony after a meeting with congressional leaders on the wage price rent freeze. The new chairman, moving from OMB, notes a raise is possible as he responds to the President.
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Washington
UPT
Danes R. Schlesinger
Atomic Energy Commission
Glenn T. Seaborg
Nixon
White House
U. S. Appeals Court
Roger Robb
Foar
Schlesinger
ARG
Management and Budget
Schlesiger
Schilesinger
Typhoon Rose leaves Hong Kong in deadliest week
The storm churned winds to 115 miles per hour over Hong Kong and Macao, killing 23 people and injuring 286 with up to 100 missing including 62 ferrymen. The ferry Faishan sank, 66 crew aboard, 62 missing. The US Regulus and fleet stores ship damaged at sea. Queen Elizabeth sent condolences to the colony.
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Hong Kong
UPI
Elizabeth
Macao
U.S
7Th Fleet
30 000 pounds of frozen eggs barred by U S
Washington officials barred more than 30,000 pounds of processed frozen eggs contaminated by PCB from the Market. Six lots from plants in North and South Carolina were implicated as tests target all Southeast processing plants. Officials said public danger is unlikely unless exposed repeatedly.
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U.S
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Ubd
Agriculure Department
North Carolinna
South Carolina
Wilmington
N.C
Food, and Drug , Administration
Selzed
Richmond
Tames
Grant
FDA
Agriculture Department
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