Army review board may upgrade drug related discharges
Retired soldiers with undesirable discharges for drug use may qualify for an upgrade to honorable or general status upon review by the Army Discharge Review Board. Applications use DD Form 293. the board can recharacterize if warranted, potentially restoring veterans benefits and VA medical treatment.
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Congress
G.I
R C. A. Army
Fort Bragg
Army Times
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Army Board For
Defense
Laird
Cleaning a 13 year old gas stove top deposits
A reader asks for help with removing heavy grease from an old gas stove top. Mr Coleman suggests mixing household ammonia with water and a splash of Handy Andy, then cleaning with the pilot light off. Readers can share safer tips.
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Mr. Coleman
Piedmont Natural Gas Company
Andy
Jackson Lake Road landfill hours and access
Hours at the Jackson Lake Road sanitary landfill are 7 45 a m to 3 30 p m Monday through Saturday. It is open Saturday to handle the first shift and office personnel. Hours may change if equipment breaks and the day s incoming solid waste must be covered before leaving. Citizens are encouraged to use the facility.
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Sanitation Department
Jackson Lake Road
High Point
House Committee Questions Reality Of Spending Cuts
Washington AP: A $5 billion spending-cut program outlined for Congress as part of Nixon’s economic plan aims to offset tax reductions. George P. Shultz warns next year’s deficit could reach $27–28 billion due to lower tax collections, with pay raise postponements and welfare, revenue-sharing delays among the savings.
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Washington
Congress
Nixon
George P. Shultz
Office of Management and Budget
Shultz
House
Ways and Means Committee
Nixon says 90 day wage price freeze not extended
President Nixon told Congress the current 90 day wage and price freeze will not be extended and a new stabilization system will be devised after consultations with Congress business labor and agriculture leaders. He promised to seek bipartisan support for peacetime challenges and hinted tax proposals to be unveiled August 15 as part of an economic program.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Business
Labor
Agriculture
Afl-Cio
George Meany
United States
Democrats Propose Streamlined 1972 Convention Rules
A Democratic reform commission unveiled a final blueprint for a faster 1972 national convention with more inclusive participation. Proposals require Democratic National Committee approval and aim to curb 1968 Chicago chaos, boost delegate power, and adjust representation by state size and delegation numbers.
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Washington
Democratic Party Reform Commission
Democratic National Committee
National Committee
Chicago
James G. O'Hara
D-Mich
Dynamite blast at Ayden Grifton High School prompts reopening
Ayden North Carolina Ayden Grifton High School resumed classes after a dynamite blast caused about 25000 in damage. No injuries were reported and 825 pupils 47 teachers evacuated calmly. Governor Bob Scott ordered a 2000 reward for information and a curfew was enforced by 40 patrols.
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AYDEN
N.C
Ayden-Grifton High School
Bob Scott
Hurricanes Headed For Texas Coast As Evacuations Begin
Hurricane Fern shifts toward the Texas coast after a stall, with 90 mph winds at the center and gales up to 150 miles away. Evacuation urged for low coastal areas from Port Arthur to Vermilion Bay as gale warnings stretch from Corpus Christi to Freeport and a watch reaches south of Corpus Christi to Brownsville.
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Miami
Fla
Texas
Port Arthur
Freeport
National Hurricane Center
Galveston
Corpus Isti
Vermillion Bay
Louisiana
Corpus Christi
Brownsville
Soviet U S Naval Talks Unlinked to China
Washington reports say the U S Soviet agreement to end harassment at sea is not linked to China diplomacy. State Department officials stress it aims to avoid incidents and establish naval rules of the road, with talks set to open October 12 led by Under secretary of the Navy John W. Warner.
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Washington
China
Moscow
State Department
United States
Soviet Union
U.S
Charles W. Bray
Navy
John W. Warner
Bray
Retaliation Threat Hangs Over Surcharge Talks
On day one of a two day U S Japan economic meeting Japan warns that prolonged 10 percent import surcharge could prompt retaliatory moves. Foreign Minister Takeo Fukuda leads a seven minister delegation and urges early discontinuation while Secretary Rogers calls for yen revaluation and global monetary system health.
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Washington
Nixon
United States
Japan
Takeo Fukuda
Eisaku Sato
William P. Rogers
Fukuda
Peking
Sato
U.s.-China
Jastill
Tates
U.N
Asony
China
Costly float of West German mark hits U S Army Europe
The float of the West German mark raises living costs for U S Army Europe personnel and families. Rent for married soldiers on the economy rises from about 137 to 147 dollars monthly, with higher prices and tighter budgets amid currency realignment. The move, effective May 9, aims to curb dollar inflow and domestic price rises.
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Franit Start
Germany
U.S
Europe
Godee
West Germany
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