Army Reserve to Cut Drills for 150000 Force
The Army will reduce training for most units of the 150000-man first line Army Reserve force starting July. Drill cycles drop from 72 to 58 per year after passing combat readiness tests, moving to mobilization stations, and beginning seven day alert with eight weeks of brigade and division training.
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Washington
Army
National Guard
47Th Infantry Division
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Oklahoma
Olmsted County Board Reapportions Itself
The Olmsted County Board of Commissioners voted 3 2 to reapportion itself. The plan assigns Rochester to three seats and rural areas to two. It awaits District Judge Olson’s approval as zoning and population rules govern the redistricting. Two incumbents Clyde Hoffman and Erwin Brennan would share a district and likely oppose each other in November.
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Rochester, Minn
Olmsted County Board of Commissioners
City of
Rochester
O. Russell Olson
State Supreme Court
Olson
Clyde Hoffman
Byron
Erwin Brennan
Eyota
Cleveland Man Heads Goodwill Industries
Eugene Caldwell of Cleveland was elected president of Goodwill Industries of America at the 42nd annual delegates meeting in Columbus Ohio succeeding Horace Kimbrell. Kimbrell becomes board chairman after five terms as national president. Robert E Watkins of Bethesda Md was named executive vice president with Lou de Polis Clintonville Wis and Clinton Stryker Milwaukee elected to the board.
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Columbus, Ohio
Goodwill Industries of America, Inc
Eugene Caldwell
Cleveland
Horace Warren Kimbrell
Kansas City
Caldwell
Kimbrell
Goodwill
Robert E. Watkins
Bethesda, Md
Lou de Polis
Clintonville
Wis
Clinton Stryker
Milwaukee
College Students Take Draft Deferment Tests
About 160000 students sit for selective service deferment tests nationwide as Washington defends college student draft relief. Tests aid local boards for next fall. participation not mandatory. Critics say bias favors college students. officials cite overall deferment figures and essential skills in service needs.
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Martha Cole Washington
Washington
Selective Service
Science Research Associates
Chicago
Prince Abdulla Faisal Injured in Dorset Car Crash
Prince Abdulla Faisal son of King Faisal of Saudi Arabia was rushed by helicopter to a London hospital after a collision near Weymouth Dorset killing two. The 26 year old lieutenant suffered chest head and arm injuries and was said to be comfortable.
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London
Abdulla Faisal
Faisal
Saudi Arabia
Weymouth
Dorset
Monsoons Seen Restoring Rainfall Across India After Drought
India faces drought relief as the summer monsoon returns, with forecasts of near normal rainfall. Forecaster R K Saxena expects the monsoon to cover the country from Rajasthan to the Himalayas by month’s end, aiding wheat and rice planting though transport disruptions may delay grain unloading.
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New Delhi
India
R.K.S. Saxena
Rajasthan
Pakistan
Himalayas
Bombay
Entrances Guarded at Communist National Convention
Security is tight at Webster Hall in New York as the American Communist party convenes on Manhattan's Lower East Side. Ushers screen delegates and observers with cards, registries, and inside lobby checks while attendees of all ages mingle among books on communism offered at a discount.
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New York
American Communist Party
Manhattan
Lower East Side
Webster Hall
East 11Th Street
Third
Fourth Avenues
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Robert S. McNamara
Winston P. Wilson
National Guard Bureau
Olmsted County Board
Cleveland Man
Goodwill Industries
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House ‘Armed Services Committee
Orey Meierys
la Crosse
West Salem
King Faisal
John R. Fisher
Citizens Loan
Main Street
Clear Spring Distilling CO
James B. Beam Distilling CO
Clermont, KY
U.S
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