Pentagon Faces Crisis as Enlistments Lag Across Forces
The United States braces over weak reenlistment rates and morale in the armed services. A joint Chiefs of Staff panel lists eight gripes including low pay, family separation, housing, medical care, slow promotions, and diluted authority. Pentagon officials warn Congress and voters may shape outcomes as they weigh post exchanges, pay raises, and retirement benefits amid an election year.
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Fifteen Students Fall Ill After Faulty Thermometer Use
Fifteen students at a local grade school were sent home after routine temperature checks showed 102.3 degrees. An inquiry found an inexperienced aide failed to shake the thermometer between tests, causing falsely high readings.
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South Point High Students Stage Walkout Over Firings
In Ironton Ohio nearly half of the 495 students at South Point High School walked out after coaches and teachers Jack Dick and John Ayers were not rehired when their contracts expired last Friday. The school board did not disclose reasons for the nonrenewals.
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