Mother Receives Hope After Son Identified as POW
In Houston, Mildred A Ridgeway learns her Marine son Ronald L Ridgeway, listed as a POW by North Vietnam, was captured Feb 25 1968 near Khe Sanh. She plans to meet him at Camp Pendleton as relatives reflect on earlier nine presumed dead sailors buried in St Louis and the Pentagon notes delays in site access and identifications.
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Houston
Tex
Mildred A. Ridgeway
South Vietnam
Pfc
Ronald L. Ridgeway
U.S
North Vietnam
Ridgeway
Khe Sanh
Houston Marine Corps
Sentative
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Veteran’s Administration
St. Louis
Ronald
Lewis N. Ridgeway
Daniel ‘‘Chappie
James
Pentagon
Enlisted aides program trains Army generals' personal staff
FT LEE VA AP The Army trains enlisted men as personal aides for generals and their families. Courses include bartending flower arranging and charm school. 404 graduates since 1969 with about 80 on waiting list. critics call it servile while officials tout morale and community display.
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FT. Lee
Army
General Accounting Office
Navy
Air Force
Marines
Navy Orders Cooks to Substitute Hamburgers for Steaks
Rising food costs push mess cooks to swap steaks and chops for cheaper items across Navy Army and Air Force menus. Admiral Zumwalt reports a 20 percent Navy cost rise in six months and a 5 percent overall food price increase from mid December to mid January.
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Washington
Navy
Adm
Elmo R. Zumwalt Jr
Agriculture Department
Zumwalt
Chief of
Naval Operations
Marine Corps
Army
Air Force
Judge Rules Election Expense Laws Unconstitutional
A Shawnee County District Court judge ruled that Kansas election expense filing laws are unconstitutional for vagueness. Patricia Stevens faced charges for not filing obligations in a primary she was unopposed, and 16 candidates had charges dismissed or pleaded guilty earlier.
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Topeka
Kan
Shawnee County
E. Newton Vicker
Patricia Stevens
Prairie Village
Vicker
Bankers split on liberalizing bank branch rules in Kansas
In Topeka Kansas bankers debated a bill to let central banks open up to three detached branches in counties of 60000 or more with full or limited services as approved by the Banking Department. Tom Clevenger of Topeka led advocates urging approval at a House committee hearing.
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Kansas
House Commercial and Financial Institutions Committee
Kansas Bankers Association
House
State Banking Department
Tom Clevenger
Howse
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