Marines Probe Recruit's Death Deaths and checks on background questioned
A Marine recruiter testified he did not verify the educational history of Pvt. Lyon E. McClure, a 20 year old from Lufkin Texas who was killed during a boot camp mock bayonet drill in San Diego. The subcommittee also scrutinizes whether recruiters falsified or overlooked disqualifying factors in order to meet quotas.
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Washington (Or
Set
Harald Paulkner
Marine Corps
Faulkner
House
Armed Services Subcommittee
Lyon E. McClure
McClure
Lufkin
Tex
San Diego
John F. Pit
Leary Recalled Over Tender Recruiting in Tulsa
A Little Leary Clynn testified he was removed from active duty for criticizing recruiting in Tulsa Oklahoma and said he attempted to raise concerns about improprieties that led to unqualified men enlisting. He claimed knowledge of a judge removing a murder charge to allow enlistment but could not confirm illegal dropping, and stated the recruit should not have been recruited due to other issues including juvenile offenses.
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Clynn
Tulsa
Okla
Pitchlynn
U.S. And Mexico Slow Talks On 200-Mile Fishing Zone
Mexico and the United States bargain over a 200 mile offshore zone as U S boats seek to keep fishing rights. Talks resume in June with friendly tone while disputes focus on catch sizes procedures and license fees. The new zone covers 772000 square miles including Baja California coast and Gulf shrimp grounds. American fleets harvest about ten million pounds of shrimp worth fourteen million dollars annually from Mexican waters. Ford signed a law creating the U S 200 mile zone with March 1 1977 as the effective date.
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Mexico City
Mexico
U.S
Foreign Ministry
Rozanne Ridgeway
Pacific
Baja California
Gulf of Mexico
Califor
Nia
Texas
Louisiana
Florida
Mexican
Ford
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Harold B. Stassen
United States
Stassen
Ormtown
U.S.A
Sele
Redondo Ave
Long Beach
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Schick Shaver
Zenith
Oris
Sylvania
Wilson
Zebco
Capehart
Rian
The
Treasury Llans
Oe- Lael
Cidaal
Tet-11
Jcpen
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Carson St. & Paramount Blvd
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