Shrinking British Navy as personnel and ships dwindle
The British Navy, once mighty, has fallen to four aircraft carriers and a handful of warships. With manpower shortages and budget shifts, Britain now relies on mothballed submarines and reduced fleets, signaling a drastic decline from its World War II peak and affecting Mediterranean and Arabian Sea capabilities.
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Anthony C. Pearce
Associated Press
London
Britain
United States
Russia
U.S
Royal Navy
US Navy
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Britannia
Navy
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Mediterranean
Arabian Seas
Far East
Malta
Cyprus
Middle East
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Arabian Peninsula
British Guiana
Hong Kong
Red China
Pacific
Nebraska and West Virginia Hold Primaries Tuesday
Nebraska and West Virginia scheduled primaries Tuesday for Senate and governor races. Incumbent Curtis faces no party opposition. Morrison leads Democratic race for Nebraska Senate seat while Love and Outright contest West Virginia Republican nomination. Nebraska Democrats include Sorensen Burbach Ley with Sorensen brother of JFK aide. Nebraska Republicans list Peterson Tieman Hagemeister Hahn and Kuhlmann amid Peterson’s Civil Defense legacy.
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William T. Peacock
Washington
Nebraska
West Virginia
Carl T. Curtis
Jennings Randolph
Curtis
Frank B. Morrison
Senate
Morrison
Raymond W. Arndt
Columbus
Arndt
Homan L. Hruska
Francis J.J. Love
Con
Gress
Randolph
Love
Harold G. Outright
Philip Sorensen
Jules Burbach
Henry Ley
Sorensen
Theodore C. Sorensen
John F. Kennedy
Val Peterson
Norbert T. Tieman
Wausa
Bruce Hagemeister
Albert E. Hahn
Eisenhower
Peterson
National Civil Defense
Denmark
Seven military satellites to launch for global comms network
Seven military communications satellites are to be launched next month from Cape Kennedy aboard a Titan 3. The system aims to provide instant voice links for emergencies and daily comms between bases worldwide, with an eighth gravity gradient test satellite aboard.
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Jim Strothman
Cape Kennedy
Fla
U.S
Air Force
Defense Department
Earth
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