Our Great Vietnam Goof: Hackworth Critiques Weapons Failures
Colonel David H Hackworth argues in Popular Mechanics that billions spent on officer training and gear failed in Vietnam. He cites the M 60 rifle and M 60 machine gun as ineffective, the M 551 Sheridan tank as disastrous, and flaws in helmets, armor carriers, and air support. He also faulted leadership and overreliance on electronics, calling for fighters with real combat experience.
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Vietnam
G.I
Popular Mechanics
David H. Hackworth
U.S. Army
Ret
Southeast Asia
Hackworth
Saigon
PIRG Campus Groups Draw University Resistance
A Tribune review of Ralph Nader backed PIRG efforts on campuses notes Pitt trustees blocked a $2 per student fee to fund a consumer advocacy group. Washington students oppose WashPIRG as coercive funding while Nader expansion faces factual errors and calls for scholarly objectivity in colleges.
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Ralph Nader
PIRG
Naderites
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Press
Pitt
Western Pennsylvania Interest Research Group
Washington
Committee Against
Nader
Washpirg
Casper Weinberger
Federal Trade Commission
Chicago
U. S
Washington Post
the Post
McGovern aides court Mrs. Wallace amid Kennedy ties
McGovern supporters press Mrs Cornelia Wallace with help from Mrs Joan Kennedy and Mrs Ethel Kennedy as part of a covert bid to keep Alabama Governor George Wallace in the Democratic fold. Rumors suggest Ethel Kennedy could back a McGovern ticket with Ted Kennedy's name avoided.
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Joan Kennedy
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Alabama
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Mankiewicz
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California
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Dove
Xerox Corp
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Palevsky
Mott
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House
Common Cause
New Left
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HEW
Johnson
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R.N.Y
Stockholm
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Halpern
Cromley's Comments on Nixon Economy Inflation and Employment
Washington analysts say consumer demand is rising while inflation risks grow as supply tightens. Productivity gains reduce unemployment short term but big defense cuts increase job seekers, pressuring the balance of payments. A volunteer army adds pay costs offsetting savings as election approaches.
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Washington
Nixon
U.S
Defense
Barbs on cooking and trains of thought in cafeteria wit
A witty barb about restaurant menus contrasts a la carte with full dinners and a weak chicken soup, noting a train of thought is a rare catch. It mocks cookout guests who escape the flies by staying in the kitchen, and ends with a proverb about smiles and wet teeth.
Odessa notices and student worker selected for Interior
Ten years ago on June 30 1962 Carole Knowles daughter of Mr and Mrs Gene Knowles was chosen for a summer student worker position in the Department of Interior in Washington DC. Twenty years ago on June 30 1952 Jane Holcomb Miss Texas 1951 to marry Richard Earl McKaughan of Houston. First Christian Church Odessa representatives attended an all day Inter County Council of Christian Churches meeting in Barstow.
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Carole Knowles
Gene Knowles
Department of Interior
Washington, D.C
Jane Holcomb
Texas
First Christian Church of
Odessa
Inter-County Council of Christian Churches
Barstow
Almanac highlights and birthdays for June 30, 1972
Friday marks the 182nd day of 1972 with 184 remaining. Notable events include Truman ordering troops in Japan to aid Korea, Hitler's purge in 1934, and Haile Selassie's appeal to the League of Nations. Birthdays note actress Susan Hayward turning 53. Thought for Today cites Louisa May Alcott.
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Harry Truman
U.S
Japan
Republic of Korea
New Jersey
Staten Island
N.Y. Jersey
N.Y
Indian Territory
Emile Blondin
Niagara Falls
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Emperor Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
League of Nations
Geneva
Biini
Marshall Islands
Mexico City
John F. Kennedy
Adolafo Lopez Mateos
South Vietnam
Thieu
Saigon
Susan Hayward
Louisa M. Alcott
Crossword Puzzle 57 to 56 Alte: A Puzzle of Thursday
Puzzle clues list answered Thursday June 29 with entries spanning Erstwhile to Alte. Includes definitions for Prong Boy's name Condition Confiscate Conflagration Shamrock land Hearty enjoyment Honest Door or place Tarry Curious maid of School marks Enclosure Glistened Tranquility Aches Vulgarian Become Spoken Point of compass Space agency abbr. A person 56 Alte.
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Space Agency
Prince of Wales title history since Edward III era
The eldest son of a British sovereign has held the title Prince of Wales since the 14th century during Edward III's reign, a historic designation tied to succession and royal duties.
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Prince of Wales
Edward III
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