Women Aim to Open Military Academies to Women
Washington AP reports Rep. Samuel Stratton leads bids to end the ban on women at West Point Annapolis and the Air Force Academy while dropping the combat eligibility aim. Committee tabled amendment 24 to 12. Nedzi cautions on quotas and lawsuits. Schroeder notes fear of election backlash over combat. Stratton plans floor effort as a $32.6 billion weapons bill advances.
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Evacuation Captains Describe Mass South Vietnamese Refugees
AGANA Guam AP Captain Arthur Boucher, arriving with the American Challenger, said thousands of South Vietnamese refugees left on beaches cried for rescue as his ship carried 9,000 people, about double capacity. Pioneer Commander also carried about 5,400. Many aboard were Catholics led by Vietnamese priests. The ships, under military U.S. control, docked to evacuate refugees from South Vietnam.
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