Pentagon Lowers IQ Standards to Meet Viet Nam War
The Pentagon unveiled a third revision to draft standards this year aimed at expanding the pool of inductees during the Vietnam war. Reclassified men with borderline mental scores may be rescreened, increasing access for about 100,000 potential draftees, including some high school graduates with lower test scores, as part of efforts to bolster manpower amid wartime demand.
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War Hero Arlington Burial Bid Defeated
A federal judge upheld the Army ban on burying war hero Robert G. Thompson at Arlington National Cemetery citing a seven-year aggregate sentence from consecutive convictions. Thompson, a Brooklyn welder and WWII Distinguished Service Cross recipient, had been convicted under the Smith Act and for contempt of court. The court affirmed regulations may exclude individuals if not expanding Congress’s rules.
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Primitive U S Space Station Foreseen For 1968 Orbit
Boston report says NASA foresees a primitive space station orbiting in 1968 to monitor weather, forests, crops and river flow. Gen Bernard Muerller described a ferryboat shaped station built from rocket fuel tanks with 10 000 cubic feet of space for 6 to 9 crew and long endurance, possibly rotating crews monthly.
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Miller Named to Parole Past Miller Named to Parole Past
Robert R. Miller of Garden Grove was named a hearing representative for California's Adult Authority. The 11 year parole administrator teaches sociology at Chapman College and advocates space based parole review from a future space station.
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Peace and Detente Skeptics Cited in View on Human Progress
A critic questions the idea of lasting peace, arguing that human nature has not evolved toward tranquility despite frequent talk of detente. The remark emphasizes persistent conflict and skepticism about peaceful progress.
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