Mother at San Diego rites buried 26 years after war
In San Diego a World War I soldier Sgt. Robert Ho Whitley was buried at St. Rosecrans National Cemetery after 26 years. His mother, the only mourner, spoke through sobs as six pallbearers and a firing squad honored him. His body was found in the Netherlands near Amsterdam and identified by dental records and physical traits.
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Mary Hazel Whitley
Robert H. Whitley
San Diego
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Robert Ho Whitley
St. Rosecrans National Cemetery
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Netherlands
Ansdam
ILS
Mary Slazel Whitley
San Francisco
Pentagon Admits Naming Drug Rejects Shared With FBNDD
The Pentagon disclosed for six years it provided the Federal Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs with the names of thousands of men rejected for military service due to drug addiction. Officials said the data was not for prosecuting individuals, but to gauge drug availability and addiction patterns nationwide. The practice, begun in 1964 at the bureau’s request, involved monthly transfers to aid global drug trafficking efforts, with limited comment from defense and justice officials.
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UPI
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Justice Department
FBI
Criminal Division
Army Surgeon General's Office
Harold Hughes
Iowa
Senate
Federal mediator says unions ratify settlement in drug distributor strike
Federal mediator Jerry Finley announced that employers and 13 Teamster locals in the drug distributor stoppage that began Oct. 19 have ratified a suggested settlement. Nearly 2,000 workers are returning to work from Bakersfield and Eureka.
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San Francisco
Jerry Finley
Bakersfield
A. Mureka
Businesses Seek Voluntary Wage Price Guides In Recovery Push
A major business group urged return to voluntary wage and price guideposts to curb inflation during economic recovery. The Committee for Economic Development endorsed an incomes policy, while cautioning against government arm twisting and urging publicizing excessive settlements or boosts. In Alameda, Navy says jet noise will be reduced 60 to 100 percent by new suppressors at the naval air rework facility, cutting sound near Alameda Naval Air Station.
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Committee For Economic Development
CED
Nixon
Alameda
API
Navy
Naval Air Rework
Alameda Naval Air Station
Aviation leaders denounce Nixon budget diversion plan
Aviation industry spokesmen at a Washington news conference accused the Nixon Administration of breaching faith by diverting about 250 million dollars in aviation trust funds from airport and airway capital improvements to cover other FAA operating expenses. They warned such a move could reduce air travel safety and urged Congress to reject the plan before adjournment.
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Washington
Aviation ‘Industry
Nixon
Congress
Lea Seybold
Air Transport Association
Federal Aviation Administration
Drug Discharges Rise Across Decades In Military Records
The record lists yearly counts of airmen and servicemen discharged for drug abuse from 1964 to 1970, noting 631 in 1965 and 3,706 administrative discharges in 1969, plus 2,504 in the first six months of 1970. It reflects rising figures and ongoing policy actions.
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