Chinese Manpower Emphasis Shapes PLA Morale and Tactics
An on-site profile of the 179th Infantry and 38th Air Divisions shows China relying on large, disciplined manpower to offset equipment gaps. Recruits endure austere barracks, strict discipline, and basic pay. troops train in close combat, bayonet drills, and limited antiarmor weapons, while self-sufficiency and wartime readiness define the force as it eyes potential 1970s-style conflicts with 1950s gear.
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Drew Middleton
N.Y. Times
Peking
Chang Feng-Ge
179Th Infantry Division
People’s Liberation Army
China
38Th Air Division
Defense and Foreign Ministries
179Th
United States
Korea
Armored Cavalry Museu
Fort Knox
Army E
West Germany
Chang
Churchill scandal rocks Chicago publishing contract
Actress Sarah Churchill daughter of the late Sir Winston Churchill faces a breach of contract suit by Henry Regnery Co. over a $15 000 advance for an unwritten autobiography. Hamblett died after signing in March 1975 making the contract void the firm says. Churchill wrote a chapter which was rejected as atrocious and she refuses to return the advance insisting it is spent. In a separate note Gov elect Rockefeller says he will keep a campaign fee and resign from the Rockefeller Foundation board before taking office in 1977. In Sweden Prince Bertil wed Lillian Craig defying royal opposition, with King Carl XVI Gustav approving the marriage. 200 guests attended.
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Chicago
Sarah Churchill
Winston Churchill
U.S
Henry Regnery Co
Miss Churchill
Charles Hamblett
Harvey Plotnick
Regnery
Hamblett
Plotnick
Charleston
W.va
John D. Rockefeller IV
Rockefeller Foundation
Rockefeller
Foundation
New York
Clarksburg
Cyrus Vance
Vance
West Virginia
Stockholm
Sweden
Bertil
Lillian Craig
Gustav VI Adolf
Carl XVI Gustav
Then and Now Nellie Banfield Posed for Coca Cola Ad
Nelli Banfield now 72 and widowed grandmother recalls being 16 when she posed for a 1921 Coca Cola ad in Cleveland. She consented only if she did not hold the drink, a condition she says she still dislikes Coca Cola today.
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Nelli Banfield
Nellie Moore
Coca Cola
Cleveland
Ohio
Willoughby Resi
Dent
Mistrial Declared in Mandel Corruption Trial
Judge Pratt declared a mistrial in the three month old Mandel corruption case in Baltimore. He cited prejudicial publicity that reduced the jury and alternates, signaling a possible retrial for Maryland Governor Marvin Mandel and four co-defendants. Mandel expressed disbelief as he left the courtroom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
United States District Court
John H. Pratt
Maryland
Marvin Mandel
Pratt
Thatcher Opposes Scottish Welsh Devolution Bill in Parliament
Margaret Thatcher and most of her shadow cabinet plan to vote against the devolved Scotland and Wales bill, fearing its passage will threaten the United Kingdom despite Heath warning a failure could trigger breakup. In Geneva, US brokers call for quick renewal of the textiles pact. In Johannesburg a man exploded a device at Fontana Restaurant, injuring several and prompting an urban guerilla scare. In Washington the House ethics panel restructuring advances with a two-term limit. In Atlanta Carter meets candidates for major posts as cabinet plans loom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ple
Scotland
Wales
Margaret Thatcher
United Kingdom
Glasgow
Heath
Geneva
United States
Michael B. Smith
White House
Smith
Textiles Committee
Fontana
Carlton Center
Johannesburg
Washington
House Democratic
House Ethics Committee
John J. Flynt Jr
Georgia
The
Committee On
Decatur 150th Walk to Time Capsule Burial and Tonight Programs
Citizens will walk from City Hall to Bank Street at 7 p.m. for a dedication program and time capsule burial. At 7:30 p.m. LaLeche League meets at 2719 Hunterwood Dr. SE. Christmas luncheon, club meetings, concerts, and community gatherings fill the evening and early afternoon with multiple organizations hosting events and contact numbers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Bank St
LaLeche League of
Hunterwood
Dr. SE
Greenthumb Garden Club
Decatur Inn
Community events and schedules in Decatur area
A collection of local notices lists free teacher training by Child Evangelism Fellowship at 502 Carolyn St. SW from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. and Decatur High School Blood Drive 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the school with appointment line 353-1000. Also a Christmas puppet show 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. at Wheeler Basin Library, plus songs and a movie free to area children. Community clubs, PTA events, stew sale, church programs, and junior choirs and gospel concerts are detailed with times and locations across Decatur, Trinity, Moulton, Athens, Hartselle, and surrounding areas.
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Child Evangelism Fellowship of
Decatur
Carolyn St
Wheeler Basin Regional Library
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Jimmy Carter
People’s Republic of China
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Taiwan
Repre
Eec Precio
Esina
Caucus
Atlanta
Golden Age Club
Ninth St. United Methodist Church
Fellowship Hall
Billy Reding
Austin High School
Brookhaven Middle School
Austin High Auditorium
Ole Farm
First Baptist Church
Parents Anonymous
Don Q
David Gantz
Ene
Decatur High School
Decatur Culture Club
Paul E. Little
Ferry St. NE
Flint School
P.T.A
Punkin Center
Mt. View Baptist Church
Trinity
Odell Snow
Pleasant Grove Baptist Church
Moulton
Trinity United Methodist Junior Choir
Joseph and the Nativity
Austinville
Wheeler Basin Regional
Gospel Singings
Union Baptist Church
Barnetts Chapel
Devotion Singers
Lawrences Cove Baptist Church
Biblettes
Bates Family
Holy Missionary Baptist Church
Athens
Followers
Redeemed
West End United Methodist Church
Hartselle
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