Military ad wars threaten service recruitment efforts
A private Marine memo reveals Navy Marine and Air Force fears that the Army's $10.6 million prime time recruiting campaign could undercut their free airtime. The defense office halted new paid time pending Army program evaluation, with four stations rejecting Army ads and debates over enlistment bonuses.
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Dick Washington
Marines
Navy
Air Force
Army
Marine Corps
Secretary of Defense
Marine
Defense
Roger T. Kelley
All Services
Army Recruiting Command
USMC
Bomb Blasts Plague Belfast Region Amid Northern Ireland Killings
Nighttime explosions rocked Northern Ireland as investigators pursued the Belfast murder of three young British soldiers. An employment office in Dungannon was destroyed and a caretaker wounded, with an elderly woman hospitalized. Police say fear and silence hinder inquiries into the IRA linked slayings as authorities consider expanding troops to bolster the 8,250 strong garrison.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Dungannon
Joe McCaig
John
Dugald McCaughey
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Troubles
London
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