To Draft or Not to Draft in Modern America
Congress debates reviving conscription or compulsory registration as hearings begin on proposals to reinstate limited draft or universal service. Backed by heated public interest, the issue probes readiness and costs of a volunteer army versus a citizen army with a civilian service option for 18 to 26 year olds, with potential impact on the 1970s political climate.
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Pentagon
Volunteers In Service To America
VISTA
Congress
Faithful friends aid Amin in religious stakes
The Ugandan ruler Idi Amin benefits from Libyan support and possible Qaddafi arms as Tanzania threatens his regime. Despite differing backgrounds, shared Islam bonds the pair. Amin, a convert, seeks to spread Islam in Uganda, while Qaddafi backs a fellow Muslim leader.
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Idi Amin
Tanzania
Col
Muammar el-Qaddafi
Qaddafi
Amin
Uganda
Exploration official says U.S. out of time
Exploration executive L A Ramsey of Gulf Oil tells the Texas Railroad Commission the United States has run out of time to boost oil production. He notes the Iranian dropoff collapsed the 5 to 10 year window for non oil energy when shortages loom, urges conservation and warns of a possible light crude shortage and higher prices affecting U S energy policy.
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Austin, Texas
L.A. Ramsey
Gulf Oil Exploration and Production Co
United States
Ramsey
Texas Railroad Commission
Commission
OPEC
Today in History March 21 1979 and birthplace bits
On this date in history several events and birthdays are noted including the 1829 Spain quake, Bach born in 1685, Jefferson 1790, Code Napoleon 1803, Hatfields McCoys 1891, WWI Paris bombardment 1918, 1972 voting residency ruling, Nixon Truman meet ten years ago, Kissinger remark, Weizman Lebanon cease fire, Ved Mehta birthday, Thurber quote, pepper facts, and a matching quiz for five playwrights with five plays.
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Associated Press
Spain
Johann Sebastian Bach
Germany
Thomas Jefferson
U.S
Kentucky
Paris
U.S. Supreme Court
Nixon
Harry Truman
Henry Kissinger
Russia
Ezer Weizman
Lebanon
Ved Mehta
James Thurber
Discrimination and mystery amid ROTC clashes at Texas A M
Washington column recalls female Cadet Melanie Zentgraf facing harassment and denial of entry to elite ROTC units at Texas A M as officials acknowledge possible gender bias. The piece also covers a ongoing Treasury probe into missing gold from the New York Assay Office, with security lapses cited and new investigations opened.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
Texas A&m
Melanie Zentgraf
Zentgraf
Aggie
Kenneth Durham
Air Force Rotc
Cavalry
Ross Volunteers
San Antonio
ROTC
Treasury Department
New York
General Accounting Office
GAO
Jill Hendrickson
Treasury
Robert Carswell
Senate Banking Committee
Wasteful regional commissions spark bipartisan backlash
Washington lawmakers and governors decry a federal regional development network created in 1964. The Appalachian Regional Commission and 11 others allegedly waste billions, fund patronage paydays, and support inconclusive studies. Critics urge letting the commissions expire in 1980.
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Washington
NEA
Appalachian Regional Sion
West Virginia
New York
Upper Great Lakes
Appalachian Regional Commission
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Robert Walters
Four Corners
Connecticut
New England
National Governor’s Association
Boston
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White House
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