Pentagon Predicted Viet War Troop Reduction To 25,000
Pentagon sources forecast U S forces in Vietnam dropping to about 25 000 by December 1, 2 000 below Nixon target. The President announced a withdrawal to 27 000 by Dec 1 with further reductions likely. Defense Secretary Laird said 27 000 would not be the minimum remaining, as some troops stay for ongoing war settlement and POW/MIA matters.
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Self-Destructing Plastic Said Answer
New York AP reports scientists describe plastics that disintegrate under sunlight. Dr James E Guillet of the University of Toronto shows a cup vanishing in 14 days. additives allow controlled breakdown while remaining safe for storage and use.
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Eggs and Pandas: Strengths of Nature Revealed
A science note explains that cracking a typical hen egg requires over ten pounds of pressure. It also describes pandas' diet of nine bamboo varieties and their powerful molars and jaws used to chew tough stalks.
Force Moves to Curb Hog Cholera Outbreak
FRANKFORT Kentucky AP A four task force of veterinarians and animal inspectors plans to destroy 3000 hogs in Warren County to curb a hog cholera outbreak the disease has spread to three states with about 29000 Kentucky hogs infected or exposed and over 1800 already exterminated Ohio has slaughtered 648 hogs and Indiana braces for about 2000 more swine to be slain as the outbreak widens across the region.
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