Nixon orders plan for all volunteer military force
President Nixon moves to end the draft by ordering a blueprint for an all volunteer military force. He assigns a 15 member advisory commission to develop the plan as a pre election promise.
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1969
Page
1
President Nixon moves to end the draft by ordering a blueprint for an all volunteer military force. He assigns a 15 member advisory commission to develop the plan as a pre election promise.
A powerful earthquake struck western Turkey before dawn killing at least 39 people and leaving thousands of homes and mosques in ruins. Manisa area hardest hit with 200 villages cut off. tremors felt across Istan bull and provinces as death toll likely rises.
Lompoc Hospital will install a new four patient, 24 hour cardiac monitoring system on April 9 to expand cardiac care. Eight registered nurses are training at Cottage Hospital Santa Barbara. Directors delayed the obstetrics consolidation and will review with the hospital building committee.
A compact sketch traces Dwight D. Eisenhower from Abilene Kansas childhood and West Point to key World War II commands. It notes his 1916 marriage to Mamie Doud, the birth of sons, later rise to General of the Army, and cites the five five star generals alongside him.
Authorities warn after three snake bite incidents. A Mission Hills boy, about nine, remains in serious condition at Lompoc Hospital with a hand bite. an unidentified inmate at FCI is treated at Vandenberg AFB Hospital. another youth in the Mission Hills area was treated elsewhere.
Board of Supervisors may review the planning commission decision revoking Southern California Edison Co. conditional use permit for the Toro Canyon Road substation in Carpinteria Valley. Edison officials plan to seek reconsideration, with county counsel noting the board can modify or reverse planning actions.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.