Army Losing Colonel Hackworth Right and Wrong
Col David Hackworth a highly decorated officer with two Distinguished Service Crosses and 25 years in the Army plans to resign Saigon cites frustration with the South Vietnamese Army and Vietnamization He says U S planners erred in fighting guerrilla warfare with conventional tactics and may write a counterinsurgency textbook that could help the Army recover from Vietnam estimates say it will take at least 20 years for U S forces to rebound
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Promeren
Saigon
Hackworth
Army
Space Pollution Threat Warns of 1990 Crisis
Space pollution may threaten space activity by 1990 as scientists warn of growing debris and ecological clutter from satellites and spent stages. Russian experts recently voiced concerns, noting the space age began with Sputnik and urging mitigation to prevent a crowded near earth environment.
Heat dangers to pets and spaceflight optimism outlined
A late 20th century page combines warnings about summer pet heatstroke from parked cars with spaceflight notes. It urges leaving pets at home or lowering windows and adding water, then shifts to Soviet space news about junk in orbit, Lunokhod 1, Apollo 15 plans, and hopes for broader cosmic travel.
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Salyut Space Station
United States
U.S
Observer Gas Bag Expedition Aims For Matterhorn Rise
The National Observer sponsors a 30 000 cubic foot gas bag to ascend 15 000 feet and attempt to rise above the Matterhorn in a bid to influence air travel leadership after the Senate's decision on supersonic transport.
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Senate
United States
National Observer
Matterhorn
Boots And Pants Read With Mixed Fashion Signals
Two fashion descriptions for Fall present opposite trends. One panel says designers embrace a glamorous leggy look from sandals to thigh high boots. The other claims boots and pants fall from fashion front ranks for Fall and Winter.
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Shoe Guild
National Security for Some Tastes Like Spinach
Art Buchwald notes the variety of government document classifications from LOU to LIM DIS and FE, explaining access levels and reasons for secrecy. He contrasts official secrecy with views that the McNamara Pentagon report may taste like national security to some and spinach to others.
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McNamara Pentagon
Three Tax Forms And A Stretch Ahead On Broadway
The piece notes government choices for taxpayers including long form short form or a 20 year stretch ahead of a political year. A light verse tone reflects on payers watching cost and policy as families plan vacations with money left over.
Hoover under pressure as Nixon aides weigh retirement
The piece argues J Edgar Hoover faces pressure from allies and critics amid rumors of a push toward retirement. It notes John Mitchell and John Rooney inflame the issue, and mentions Nixon's plan to appoint a successor while Hoover remains on the Intelligence Board. It warns Senate confirmation could block any quick move.
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Washington
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
Nixon
John Mitchell
Hoover
John Rooney
D-N.y
NBC
Martin Luther King
Rooney
Mitchell
Ku Klux Klan
Jane
United States Intelligence Board
Richard Nixon
Sixth Fleet in Trouble Near Corfu Amid Mediterranean Strife
Analysis warns the U.S. Sixth Fleet faces aging vessels and manpower shortages as Soviet forces expand in the Mediterranean. Greece backs NATO but fears Bulgarian and Turkish pressure, with Bulgaria's modernized army and air force complicating defense prospects. President Nixon resumes Greek aid, masking larger strategic strains.
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Greece
U.S
Mediterranean
Turkey
NATO
Israel
Tunisia
Morocco
Red Navy
Tito
Yugoslavia
Bulgaria
Nixon
Colones
Soviet Union
Pass It On by L. M. Boyd
A collection of pithy observations and quips on detectives, eye slang, statistics, quirky facts, and humor. It references Pinkerton lore, eye color longevity, college risk, travel notes, and public figures, with readers invited to send questions to L. M. Boyd.
Residents Recruited as Extras for Sporting Club Scene
About 700 Hot Springs residents were hired to act in The Sporting Club film. In a key moment they must stand, cheer, and wave flags as a motorcade with the President passes. Two women balked at rising and a director reiterated the setup. One elderly woman snapped she would not cheer a Republican even for pay.
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Hot Springs
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Robert Sylvester
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Keep Midland
Sunshine Magazine
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Henry J. Taylor
Houari Boumedienne
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Gibraltar Strait
L. M. Boyd
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