New Pentagon Strategy Calls for Realistic Deterrence Shift
Washington AP report notes Defense Chief Melvin Laird advocates a 5 to 10 year plan of realistic deterrence. The approach reduces U S conventional forces to about 2.4 million, modernizes them, and relies on allied strength. It aims to deter Soviet or Chinese nuclear attacks while sustaining peace.
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Laird says Congress, not Pentagon, will decide draft fate
Defense Secretary Melvin Laird said Congress must approve Nixon era plans to shift to a volunteer army and limit draft calls, predicting fewer draft calls in 1973 and possible no draft mid next year if pay and benefits rises pass Congress. He noted a 2.0 to 2.4 million volunteer force could be reached in mid 1973 with timely approvals and that the draft could begin winding down when it expires next June if supported.
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Laos
Dissident GIs Seek Free Speech Rights in Army
Two antiwar soldier groups asked the Supreme Court to extend civilian free speech and press rights to servicemen. They challenge Army rules allowing suppression of antiwar papers and meetings on bases, citing lost security clearances and threats of courts martial. The groups accuse an Army campaign to suppress GIs United Against the Vietnam War, with lower courts declining intervention.
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Supreme Court
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Ft. Bragg
N.C
Vietnam
Ft. Jackson
United States
Gis United
1.25 Million Welfare Rise Forecast for New York City
New York City human resources chief Jule M. Sugarman says welfare recipients will rise by 15 000 monthly to 1.25 million by June 30. He adds the monthly growth will slow to about 2 000 thereafter and the total should reach about 1.28 million by June 30, 1972.
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New York
Jule M. Sugarman
New York City
Senate Gets New Sound Equipment
Washington AP reports the Senate is installing a speech reinforcement system in the chamber to aid discussion. Wiring began in October but a late lame duck session delayed progress, with most work over 90 percent complete and the 125000 dollar system expected for the 92nd Congress.
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Senate Chamber
Senate
Congress
Capitol
U S Marshal Plans Overstaffed Deputy Force in Baltimore
Clarence J. Butler, slated to be sworn in as U.S. Marshal for Maryland, said Baltimore will stockpile 15 to 20 deputy marshals to meet expanded federal security duties. The pool is meant for short-notice assignments including guarding witnesses and responding to demonstrations, with Baltimore previously needing 7 to 8 deputies. Butler, a longtime deputy marshal who resides in Bowie, Md., notes the nation’s growing reliance on marshals for court security.
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Frank Udoff
U.S. District Court
Butler
Bowie
Ship Hijack Defendant Denies Guilt
LOS ANGELES AP One of two merchant seamen accused of hijacking the U S ammunition ship Columbia Eagle to Cambodia pleads innocent to mutiny and piracy. Alvin L Glatkowski 21 of Long Beach Calif also pleads innocent to assault kidnapping and neglect of duty Judge Williams denies psychiatric exam and sets trial date. if convicted he could face the death penalty. The ship was commandeered en route to Thailand with munitions for U S aircraft bases and released when Cambodia's government took over. Glatkowski and Clyde W McKay Jr 26 of Escondido Calif sought asylum in Cambodia but were denied. McKay is missing.
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Columbia Eagle
Cambodia
Alvin L. Glatkowski
Long Beach
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Glatkowski
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Thailand
McKay
Vietnam
Federal Marshals Office to Expand Security Details
In Washington DC the special projects chief will take charge as the national marshals office plans tighter security. Baltimore federal courts recently began a strict drill that could need more marshals. Friendship International Airport also requires special details, and space for new deputies remains unresolved.
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Butler
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Suspect Linked to Man's Decapitation in Coed Murders
FRANKLIN W Va AP A former Marion County coal miner 74 named William Hacker waived extradition from Baltimore to Pendleton County Jail in a decapitation killing case. The victim Herbert Cobun 53 was found buried with his head 13 miles away, while investigators compare the case to the Morgantown coed murders. Police say no clear motive or clues exist beyond the similarities to the earlier West Virginia University coeds slayings.
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Mared Malarik
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Edgemere
Cobun
West Virginia
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Moundsville
Osburn
Pennsylvania
Vandevender
Fair Mont
R. L. Bonar
W. W. Barron
Bonar
Fairmont
Barrackville
Boy to Give Up Yale Constrictor
FRANKFORT KY AP Ten year old Ben Ueltschi returns his Christmas present a six foot sixty pound boa constrictor after his mother received calls from yarn shop customers asking when the snake would be gone. Ben, who hopes to be a naturalist, may receive a puppy in exchange.
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Yale
Frankfort
Ben Ueltschi
Ben
Jordan Prosperity in Petra Province of Arabia Petraea
Located on major caravan routes, Jordan flourished as the Roman province of Arabia Petraea. Its capital Petra sat in a rock carved fortress with cisterns and terraces sustaining agricultural productivity.
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Arabia Petraea
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