Guard shakeup in US forces triggers congressional scrutiny
Washington AP reports a Defense Department realignment that would cut 1,275 Guard and Reserve units, reduce total strength from 685000 to 640000, and move combat units under the Guard while service units remain in the Reserve. Congress debates implications for readiness and drill pay.
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Washington
U.S
Vietnam
Middle East
Pentagon
Army National Guard
Defense Department
Guard and Reserve
Stanley Resor
Army
Cyrus R. Vance
Defense
Congress
Vance
Army Reserve
John Stennis
D-Miss
Johnson
Stennis
Senate
United States
Strom Thurmond
R.C
Armed
Rain Returns to Jicarilla Lands After Horn Hunt
Jicarilla Apache residents in northern New Mexico welcomed rain after an odd effort to summon rain with a bighorn horn. NM Game and Fish officer Bill Humphries found two horns and noted intermittent showers began Friday.
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Dulce
N.M
New Mexico
Bill Humphries
New Mexico Department of Game and Fish
Humphries
New Mexco
Teenager guilty of murder arson in Yonkers center fire
Thomas Ruppert, 18, convicted in White Plains of 24 counts of first degree murder and one arson charge for the December 20 1965 Yonkers Jewish Community Center fire that killed nine children and three adults. Sentencing set for next Friday. appeal planned.
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White Plains
N.Y
Yonkers
Thomas Ruppert
Westchester County
Robert Dempsey
Eleanor Jackson Piel
Ruppert
Grasslands Hospital
Valhalla
Robert
Child dies from burns in Indianapolis accident
Joan Kay Cross aged nine died in a hospital after sustaining severe burns when her clothing ignited on an open oven door at home. The Indianapolis girl, a daughter of Mr and Mrs Ralph Cross, suffered injuries on May 9 and died Friday.
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Indianapolis
Joan Kay Cross
Florida
Ralph Mation
Cross
Indiana Guard Accepts Pentagon Reorganization Plan Changes
Indiana faces a June 19 deadline to accept the Pentagon plan. Adj. Gen. John S. Anderson says Indiana will gain a Special Forces unit and lose about 1,100 personnel over three years while maintaining the 38th Infantry Division in SRF status. The rewrite includes a new military police unit and potential armory reallocations, with completion by Feb. 28, 1968.
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Robert F. Kennedy
D-N.y
Armed Services Committee
New York
Collin P. Williams
Indianapolis
Ind
Guard
Reserve
Winston P. Wilson
National Guard Bureau
C. W. G. Welch
Army Reserves
Reserve Officers Association
27Th Armored
California
49Th Infantry
40Th Armored
Georgia
48Th Armored
Texas
49Th Armored
Virginia
Maryland
Alabama
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Montana
Indiana
Adj
John S. Anderson
Roger D. Branigin
Pentagon
Anderson
Green Berets
151St Infantry Airborne
Muncie
38Th Infantry Division
Michigan
Ohio
Indiana National Guard
National Guard
U.S. Adjutants General Association
Indiana War Toll Climbs to 290 as Two Marines Die
The Vietnam combat toll for Indiana rises to 290 following two Marine deaths reported Friday. Corporal Gary P. Steffus, 20, of Bargersville and Specialist Donald L. Crane, 24, of Bargersville were killed in action prior to Friday. Steffus died Wednesday and Crane on Sunday.
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Indiana
Donald L. Crane
Mary Magness
Bargersville
Gary P. Steffus
Peter Steffus
Gary
Crane
Steffus
Suit Dismissed in GM Antitrust Case
A federal judge in Chicago dismissed a UPI reported antitrust suit against General Motors Co. The suit alleged GM monopolized the railroad locomotive industry using its economic power. Justice Department prosecutors cited insufficient evidence to prove the allegations.
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Chicago
UPI
General Motors Co
United States
General Motors
William J. Lynch
Justice Department
Cummins Wins Army Contract for V8 Engines
Cummins Engine Co. Inc. announced that it received a $3.27 million contract from the Army Tank and Automotive Center. The award covers V8 300 horsepower engines intended for military vehicles and was disclosed Friday in Columbus, Indiana.
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Columbus, Ind
Cummins Engine Co., Inc
Army Tank and Automotive Center
Bail Refused To Coppolino Despite Pleas
Convicted wife killer Dr. Carl Coppolino remained jailed after a Florida bail hearing. His stepdaughter testified she wants him home for guidance on life and homework, while Coppolino's wife Mary urged release pending appeal. Judge Silvertooth cited reasons including his post conviction conduct and flight risk.
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Sarasota
Fla
Carl Coppolino
Clare Gibson
Cappolino
Florida
Raiford
Mary
Naples
Carmela
Mary Coppolino
Lynn Silvertooth
Coppoljino
Lisa
Daddy Power
Coppolino
Poverty Programs Ready By June 20 Across Regions
The antipoverty Office of Economic Opportunity plans to launch summer youth programs by June 20 with $28.7 million allocated to seven regional offices for 341,000 opportunities. Regions include Northeast New York $6.797 million and Western San Francisco $4.317 million. Local agencies may fund sports, arts, field trips, camps, and youth guidance. Cities like Indianapolis and South Bend were invited to apply by June 15.
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Washington
Antipoverty
Office of Economic Opportunity
Antipoverty Agency
Congress
Labor Department
OEO
Northeast
New York
Mid-Atlantic
Washington, D.C
Southeast
Atlanta
Great Lakes
Chicago
Southwest
Austin
Tex
North-Central
Kansas City
Western
San Francisco
Indiana
Bloomington
Evansville
Fort Wayne
Indianapolis
Lake County
Muncie
Richmond
South Bend
Judge details in sentencing notes amid four week trial
A Sarasota County jail case reveals a letter smuggling attempt in which the defendant vowed to take his own life rather than go to Raiford. The presiding judge wrote about the accused character in the decision, but did not amplify.
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Sarasota County
Raiford
Nigeria faces civil war risk as Gowon weighs force
Lagos reports Maj. Gen. Yakubu Gowon’s government ready to roll back the secessionist east by force if needed. Army volunteers called, radio mechanics carpenters nurses clerks and drivers sought, borders sealed, economic links to Biafra cut as two battalions deployed along the east.
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Nigeria
UPI
Yakubu Gowon
Africa
Gowon
Fridev
Defense Ministry
East
Republic of Biafra
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