Laird Eyes Thin ABM System With Distant Missiles
Defense Secretary Melvin Laird plans resuming Sentinel ABM development with nuclear missiles placed away from population centers. The plan would deploy about 700 interceptors at 15 to 20 sites nationwide costing roughly 5.5 billion dollars over five years to shield against China ICBMs by mid 1970s.
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Draft Lottery and Pay Reform Aimed Before Vietnam War Ends
Defense Secretary Melvin Laird announced a possible draft lottery and a broad overhaul of military pay, with Congress to consider changes that could cut the draft as Vietnam continues. He and Gen Wheeler will tour Vietnam March 5, detailing steps to end inequities in the selective service act and boost recruit pay.
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Pueblo Officers Broke Code Before Torture Says Officer
The USS Pueblo officers began breaking the U S Code of conduct for prisoners the day after capture, according to Lt Frederick Schumacher Jr. He testified the breaking of code followed the disclosure of their ship’s intelligence role and that he later signed a coerced confession after beatings and threats.
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Thirteen Jailed At UC Picketing Standoff
At the University of California Berkeley campus police arrested thirteen protesters including Jim Nabors. A 200 strong picket moved from Lather Gate to Sproul Hall as stink bombs were set off and dining areas damaged. Most students stayed away from the strike.
Howard University Building Seized by Students in Protest
In Washington the law school building at Howard University was seized by students demanding a voice in curriculum grading and other administrative matters. The protest followed heightened tensions over governance and faculty decisions on campus.
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Airliner search resumes for missing passengers near Nevada
A Hawthorne to Long Beach airliner with 32 aboard disappeared after taking off from Hawthorne. The search along Mina Beatty corridor used jeeps and brush monkey vehicles coordinated by Air Sea Rescue. Weather worsened with storms and high winds delaying the hunt.
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Israel and US decry Zurich attacks amid Beirut raid details
A militant operation by an all-female team from Gaza targeted Beirut International Airport, destroying 15 Arab airliners. The group left Beirut on Feb 6 for Switzerland, using a Volkswagen to approach the plane as it taxied. three male companions survived. Ibrahim Tawfir was among the slain Arabs. Thant urged Israel not to retaliate while Abba Eban condemned the act as terrorism.
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