Tornado season warning prompts drills and safer shelters
Kansas City AP understands tomorrow begins a three month danger period for killer tornadoes. National Weather Service director Pearson warns apathy may rise as risk grows, urges mandatory drills in schools east of the Rockies and safer shelter planning. Mississippi and Oklahoma figures highlighted for past deaths, with Xenia Ohio and the 1974 disasters cited as lessons.
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Army Boosts Enlistments To Four Years
The Pentagon moves to raise minimum service to three years with a potential four year target. Asst. Secretary William Brehm says turnover will drop and experience rise, saving money as fewer recruits enter active duty annually. Schlesinger ordered changes to start by July with some leaders wary of recruiting during economic recovery.
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Four Spelunkers Survive Ordeal Near Bloomington
Illinois men survived a 27 hour flooded Indiana cave ordeal by sharing three candy bars and gum while keeping warm. Three other divers died in a separate cavern after heavy rains flooded caves seven miles south of Bloomington The victims were Terry Yokem Kim Aldridge and Marsha Bott all from Indianapolis. Rescue teams found the four surviving explorers Sunday afternoon after an extensive search.
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Ehrlichman to move to New Mexico for Indian rights work
John Ehrlichman, former top aide to President Nixon, plans to go to Espanola, New Mexico, to work for American Indian rights after his 22 to 8 year prison sentence. His lawyer Ira Lowe said Ehrlichman aims to appeal and will rely on subsistence from the Indians with no fee for his labor.
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Graceland Names New President and Leases Missouri Campus
Graceland College trustees named Dr. Gerald Knutson as the new president and approved leasing facilities at Park College in Parkville Missouri with an option to buy. Knutson will assume after leaving his post at Oklahoma State University where he directs educational services. The move follows the resignation of William T. Higdon last July as Graceland aims to run two campuses in Lamoni Iowa and Parkville Missouri.
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Mail Chief Signals Go Ahead With New Plan
Nation's postmaster general Benjamin Bailor says he will proceed with the Letter Carrier Route Evaluation System if it improves service even as a strike threat from the letter carriers looms. The system, tested in Kokomo and Portland, measures routes by letters, miles, and other factors to optimize staffing, with fears of 15,000 lost jobs if adopted nationwide. Bailor warns a postal strike would hurt public confidence and the economy while stressing labor costs at 85 percent of postal expenses and potential rate hikes to avoid deficits. Attending meeting: Dr. Earl Cordry and Dr. Robert Holt report on Heart of America Contact Lens Congress in Kansas City.
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