Marines appoint first nonwhite general to revamp image
Vincente Blaz, Guam native and first nonwhite Marine general, is tasked with rebuilding the corps image after Vietnam era and multiple public-relations crises. He stresses not radical overhaul but a new attitude and improved public relations tools.
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Guam native rises to public role in Marine Corps relations
Blaz, a Guam native and Marine Corps officer, calls for open public scrutiny of the corps as a corporation with generals as directors and the public as stockholders. His life traces from a wartime Guam survivor held in a Japanese camp to Notre Dame education, English mastery via radio, and a Marine career culminating in 1972 as commanding officer of the 9th Division.
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SBA minority plan accused of favoritism
Washington Post reports the SBA faced accusations of favoritism in its minority enterprise program with unbid contracts and front men. GAO findings show little benefit to legitimate minority firms, with defense contracts totaling about $1 billion yearly and many top contractors excluding minority bids.
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Kennedy son takes second choice in jobs
In Hyannis Massachusetts Ted Kennedy Jr wanted a Nantucket ferry summer job but was deemed too risky due to his leg amputation from bone cancer. He now works as a parking attendant for the Woods Hole Martha's Vineyard Nantucket Steamship Authority directing cars for the 24 hour ferry to Nantucket.
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Moonie leader admits cover-up in Houston window incident
Houston AP reports Patrick Hickey, head of the Moonies Unification Church chapter, admitted he pasted cardboard dresses over nude window paintings at several adult bookstores and lounges. He offered no reason for the action. Fashion Forecaster Pat Harris in Focus.
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