Army to lean on reserves as enlistments fall
Lt. Gen. Richard Stilwell warns National Guard and reserve enlistments are below targets with Guard 9 percent and reserves 13 percent down. He advocates full integration of women into most occupations, shrinking active duty, and expanding reserve flexibility to shore up manpower.
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Sacramento
Capitol
National Guard
Richard G. Stilwell
Sixth Army
Stilwell
California
Korea
Eighth Army
Army
California National Guard
Guard
Inflatebird Air Vehicle Fails Military Trial
A 1950s invention, an inflatable 19 foot craft, could be flown after inflation but failed military interest due to vulnerability to bullets. Deflated, it fits a seven foot by thirty inch container, powered by a 42 horsepower engine, reaching up to 70 mph. Three remain in existence but helicopters supplanted the concept.
Welfare job placements surge in California
Welfare job placements rose 108 percent year over year in California, with 19,445 AFDC recipients placed in July 1972 to May 1973 under the WIN program. Overall welfare job placements totaled 51,196, up 116 percent from the prior year, as the state shifts focus from training to direct placement. Dr. Earl Brian said the aim is private sector employment for every eligible welfare recipient.
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Sacramento
Capitol
California
Earl Brian
Heath
WIN
Brian
Protests Delay Santa Barbara Annexation Hearings
Local residents protested Santa Barbara annexation plans for 120-acre Buenemann and Cavalletto properties east of La Cumbre Plaza arguing it would create unincorporated islands. The LAFCO continued public hearings to Aug 23 while Ford Leasing Development and Earl Warren Showgrounds proposals face objections from the 19th District Agricultural District.
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Santa Barbara
Gerald Shea
Ford Leasing Development Co
Auto Center
Earl Warren
Auto Center Cavallero
19Th District Agricultural District
Allen Ross
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UPI
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Akron
Ohio
Franklin Institute
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Halliburton
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Santa Maria
Penneys Custom
LAFCO
Touch-Up
Bournemouth
England
Charles Walker
Igemini Theatre
OPEL
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Harry Morris
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