Congressmen Wail Over Budget Cuts
Washington observers report sharp congressional anguish as Defense Secretary Johnson announces civilian job layoffs and base closures to save about 560 million dollars a year. Cuts target 125,000 civilian employees, reducing total armed forces civilians to 795,000 amid a broader push to trim military spending. The plan follows a wartime peak of over 2.8 million civilian workers.
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Charley Chappel Heads Toward Final GAR Encampment
Chipner Charley Chappel, 102, a famed old soldier from the 10th New York, plans to travel to Indianapolis for the Grand Army of the Republic’s last national encampment before disbanding. He aims to finish business quickly and return home, while veterans swap yarns. Chappel recently spent days in a naval hospital after a hard session.
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Fettle
Naval Hospital
Memorial Day Figure Known in Southern California Town
Neighbors recall a familiar figure in the community who enticed crowds at Memorial Day parades and was one of three remaining members of Stanton post. Earlier in the day he fell from a tree while picking peaches and later wandered in a small car to report a garden hose theft, then collapsed in his tomato patch.
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Charley Becomes Last GAR Commander After Long Service
In the final GAR leadership handoff 42 members are noted. At the last meeting Chappel was alone and Doug Storey and Bill Magee face mobility limits. Charley steps in as senior vice commander and vows pride in serving as the last commander.
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Bull boards a bus in Knoxville incident
A black bull boarded a parked bus marked Oak Ridge in Knoxville last night, causing a chaotic scene as it charged and rampaged within the vehicle. No injuries or further details were reported.
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Oak Ridge
Bull in storage lot causes three hour uproar
A fugitive bull kicked out a car windshield tore seats and hid in the rear seat of a vehicle in a storage lot. A packing house employer tried to claim the animal causing it to escape and spook the neighborhood for three hours before being towed away with a rope. In 1948 about 17,000,000 work days were lost in farm accidents nationwide.
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