Pentagon Expands Rent-a-Soldier Program Across Foreign Armies
The Pentagon favors rent-a-soldier arrangements to train foreign troops on American weaponry, bypassing budget pressure. About 782 uniformed U.S. servicemen work for foreign armies with host nations paying their salaries. MAAGs decline as civilian contractors and host payments grow. Iran hosts the largest group, with Vietnam and Turkey following, while most roles focus on technical training and logistics.
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WARREN L. NELSON _ WASHINGTON
UPI
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Vinnell Corp
Saudi Arabian National Guard
U.S
Iran
South Vietnam
U.S. Treasury
United States
Vietnam
Turkey
Ethopia
Zaire
Sengal
France
Ecuador
Judge Calls for Energy and Food Balance in West
Montana Governor Thomas L. Judge warns western states must balance energy for the nation with expanding food production. He cites land and water competition and environmental needs while inviting Wyoming Governor Ed Hershler and Senator Pete Domenici to speak at the Western Governors Conference on Agriculture in Billings from March 31 to April 3.
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Helena
Mont
UPI
Thomas L. Judge
Montana
Wyoming
Ed Herschler
Pete Domenici
R-N.m
Billing
Miniskirt Judge Noel Cannon Suspended in Los Angeles
The State Commission on Judicial Qualifications filed 25 misconduct charges against Noel Cannon a 48 year old municipal court judge accused of willful misconduct and conduct prejudicial to justice. The commission seeks removal while Cannon remains temporarily suspended and drawing salary.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Richard Fagin
Fagin
Judicial Commission
M’am
Commission
Administration of Justice
Supreme Court
Cannon
Three Bombers Sought After Connecticut Factory Blast
Police hunted for three men who destroyed the Sponge Rubber Products Co plant in Shelton with plastic bombs. Roy Ranno, a guard, was abducted at gunpoint but later released. Eight hundred workers filed for unemployment as investigators probe motives amid ties to rumored Weather Underground activity.
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Weather Underground
Ranno
FBI
Housatonic River
BF Goodrich Co
Akron
Ohio
Connecticut
Grand Sheet Metal Co
Connecticut Labor Department
Fowler School
Goodrich
Connecticut Court of Common Pleas
Stage Set For Release Of German Candidate
Five freed West German prisoners flew to Aden with Heinrich Albertz a former West Berlin mayor and Protestant pastor aboard the same plane. Lorenz remains captive in West Berlin as leftist guerrillas seek asylum for the released prisoners and a potential deal to free the leader.
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Aden
South Yemen
West Germany
Heinrich Albertz
West Berlin
Peter Lorenz
Albertz
Lufthansa
Lorenz
Christian Democratic Party
Law and Order
Bonn
Middle East
Werner Maihofer
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