GI Bill boosts benefits for 1.2 million veteran students
The GI Bill increases education benefits by 8 percent effective Oct 1 for about 1.2 million veterans in school. The change expands eligibility to 45 undergraduate months, raises monthly stipends, and upgrades loan caps while preserving flight training. The law also introduces new savings rules, post-service timelines, and joint VA Defense Department administration for future programs.
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Pentagon
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Roudebush
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Veletam Orials
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Ehrlichman spends first night in Swift Trap Prison Camp
AP reports John Ehrlichman, Nixon aide, begins serving two Watergate convictions at Swift Trap Federal Prison Camp in Arizona. He will be treated like any other inmate in the minimum security facility with no bars, called by name, and initially placed in the general work pool for two weeks before a specific assignment. Prison factories produce gloves and bags, with glove work described as popular and steady in the camp’s operation.
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Old soldier finally gets Purple Heart
Kenneth W. Jones, an 84 year old World War I veteran from Milwaukie, Oregon, received his Purple Heart in a ceremony in Salem. He was wounded October 1, 1918, at the French front, losing hearing in one ear and partial hearing in the other after an artillery shell exploded. Jones, who later worked for the Postal Service and Bureau of Customs, had been denied the medal multiple times before Oregon Governor Bob Straub presented it with his wife Lettie and family present.
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Delver
Tenn
Kenneth W. Jones
Oregon
Bob Straub
Milwaukie
Lettie
Jones
Apiy
Major earthquake strikes Indonesian province in Irian
An AP report notes a major quake hitting Irian province in Indonesia with reported felt area in Jayapura. Officials cited seismographs showing 7.4 magnitude at Upsila University and 6.8 at Hong Kong Observatory, with previous quake last June causing fatalities and heavy damage.
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Booze bottle found in ferry wheelhouse
A nearly empty pint whisky bottle was found in the wheelhouse of the commuter ferry Georgy Prince after it capsized when steering into a onrushing tanker. Coast Guard investigators reported the bottle with the cap on and about an inch of liquid. The coroner said the skipper was almost legally drunk at the time of collision.
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Coast Guard Board of Inquiry
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Ford to OK computers for China
Ford administration plans a two computer sale to China valued at about 2 million dollars. The first will aid oil exploration while the second would help detect earthquakes. State Department aims to show friendship but concerns linger in Pentagon about military use and export controls require CO MOC approval.
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Beall proposes restraints on regulators
Beall of Maryland proposes five points to curb federal agencies' power. The plan calls for congressional review of regulations before implementation, review of federal advisory commissions every two years, cost statements for new rules to consumers, a five year renewal term for federal programs, and that each bill show cost per family.
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Maryland Numbers Game Drawn Numbers Report
Md lottery summary notes the daily Numbers Game drawing in Baltimore with the number 47 appearing among results. The fragment cites AP and Maryland Lottery context as the source of the draw information.
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Maryland
Peso devaluation boosts U S tourist savings in Mexico
Americans visiting Mexico and retirees living there are profiting from a devalued peso, with hotel rooms, meals, and drinks costing far less. Tourists report inexpensive prices while some locals worry about inflation and its impact on incomes and investments as the peso floats and strengthens against the dollar.
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Mexico
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Bi Salis
Iowa
Linda Rinkele
Santa Barbara
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IRA Leader Maire Drumm Fatally Wounded in Belfast Hospital
IRA provisional leader Maire Drumm, born 1921, was killed Thursday night at Belfast's Mater Hospital where she was recovering from eye surgery. A stray bullet wounded another woman. the attack was blamed on Ulster Defense Association. Drumm, a Sinn Fein member and prominent activist, faced multiple jail sentences and led a life deeply involved in republican politics.
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TRA
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Americans rescued after night on Sussex ledge
A group of 15 high school pupils described as children of U S Air Force personnel were rescued in Sussex England after spending a wet night on a ledge above a sheer eight foot drop. One boy was hospitalized for exposure with no other injuries reported.
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U.S. Air Force
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