Officer Quitting Casualties In Vietnam Blamed On Bad Training
Col. David Hackworth, a decorated combat officer, says nearly a third of U.S. Vietnam casualties stem from improper training and one in five from friendly fire. He plans to quit the Army after revealing a Pentagon study from 1968 on the subject. Hackworth described a highly regarded unit making criminal errors in 1965, noting many self-inflicted deaths and friendly artillery accidents. The interview aired on ABC-TV in Issues and Answers.
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New York
U.S
Vietnam
David Hackworth
Abc-Tv
Mekong Delta
Hackworth
Pentagon
Hackworth criticizes Vietnamization and body counts
General William Hackworth, a two time Distinguished Service Cross recipient with ten Silver Stars and eight Purple Hearts, denounces the Vietnamization plan as a public relations gimmick. He claims body counts are inflated by 20 to 25 percent and cites a brigade commander boasting 275 to 280 enemy dead after a battle he says had fewer than 20 killed. He refused to sign after action statements that claimed 280 enemy dead and urged the commander for a DSC, without naming him.
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Hackworth
Army
GI Bill Would Up School Aid For Vietnam Veterans
Sen. Charles Mathias proposes a Vietnam era GI bill, paying veterans 1000 dollars yearly for tuition and 175 dollars monthly for subsistence. The plan covers active duty and part-time students, and extends benefits to those discharged after Jan 31 1955 who have unused entitlements. Mathias argues rising costs require enhanced education funding to boost employment, noting about 400000 Vietnam veterans are unemployed.
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Washington
Charles McC. Mathias
R-Md
Mathias
Senate
Middletown Educators Attend National Convention in Detroit
Three Middletown Teachers Association officers serve as delegates to the National Education Association Convention in Detroit this week. Attendees include James F. E. Porter as president, Tom Comer as president elect, and Jean Gear of the Association of Classroom Teachers.
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Middletown Teachers Association
National Education Association
Detroit
James FE. Porter
Tom Comer
Jean Gear
The
Association of Classroom Teachers
Crown Princess Aiswarya Gives Birth To Heir In Nepal
Kathmandu AP reports Crown Princess Aiswarya aged 21 has given birth to a son who is first in line to Nepal's throne. The infant is the first grandson of King Mahendra and husband is Crown Prince Birendra educated at Harvard.
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Katmandu
Nepal
Aiswarya
Birendra
Mahendra
Steel Workers Press for 31 Percent Pay Hike in Three Years
AP reports United Steelworkers head I W Abel says the union will seek at least a 31 percent wage increase over three years. He argues the raise would not be inflationary and could be funded by higher production while the economy recovers. Negotiations with nine steel firms progress locally as July bargaining opens. contract expires Aug 1 and a strike is to be avoided. Abel also notes a national governors conference in South Sioux City July 18-21 with 15 governors including Ohio's John Gilligan. He suggests government action to rebuild cities and improve transit to aid the economy. A British Minicoli cauliflower crop may cover over 1000 acres in Britain this year.
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United Steelworkers of America
I.W. Abel
South Sioux City
Neb
John Gilligan
Ohio
Abel
NBC
Meet the Press
Silver Plume Mining Donnybrook In 1860s Tale
In Silver Plume Colorado an AP report recalls a controversial 1860s ore discovery, noting its sensational reception and the town’s reaction as rumors and legends shaped its early history.
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Colo
Education Savings Drive Funds Local Student Loans
A Middletown bank promotes 1 year Educations Unlimited Savings Certificates at 5 percent to channel deposits into a $10 million fund. Savings from Ohio residents support loans to local students, offering high interest for savers and the chance for more area youths to attend school this fall.
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First Banc Group of
Ohio
Educations Unlimited
Middletown
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