Pentagon Split On Nixon Plan To Drop Draft For Volunteers
A survey of 30 top military leaders by Air Force Times shows a divided reaction to Nixon’s pledge to end conscription in favor of a volunteer armed forces. While some officers favored the plan, many opposed or hesitated, citing cost, feasibility, and potential bias toward low income and minority groups. officials note the Defense Department historically opposed ending the draft.
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Pentagon
Nixon
Washington
UPI
Air Force Times
Independent Service Journal
the Service Journal
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Defense Department
the Times
America
Pacemaker Battery Warnings Prompt Patient Registration
Two cardiac specialists warn implanted pacemakers may fail if batteries run down and patients forget maintenance. They urge registering wearers to contact them before battery depletion. Estimates place U S users between 25 000 and 50 000 with batteries lasting 18 to 24 months.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Michael Bilitch
University of Southern California
Edgar Snowton
London Institute of Cardiology
American College of Cardiology
Bilitch
United States
Snowton
Eilith
Broadcasters Elect Arizona Association Officers
The Arizona Broadcasters Association convention in Phoenix elected Les Linding KOOL-TV as president and Gordon Hamilton KVOA-TV as vice president. George Guyan KTAR AM-TV Phoenix was chosen secretary treasurer, with Herb Newcomb KAWT Douglas Jack Willis KHEP Phoenix Tom Maples KTUC Tucson and Bill La Dow KTVK-TV Phoenix named to the board of directors.
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Phoenix
Kool-Tv
Les Linding
Arizona Broadcasters Association
Gordon ‘Dee’ Hamilton
Kvoa-Tv
Tucson
George Guyan
Ktar Am-Tv
Herb Newcomb
KAWT
Douglas
Jack Willis
KHEP
Tom Maples
KTUC
Bill la Dow
Ktvk-Tv
Nonagenarians Celebrate 73rd Wedding Anniversary
Avon residents Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fisher mark their 73rd wedding anniversary on the family farm near Avon. Fisher, 98, and Myrtle, 91, wed December 4, 1895. they have tended the chickens and cows and kept house as longtime ranch life continues on a 98 acre farm run by their grandson since 1936.
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AVON
Charles Fisher
Fisher
Myrtle
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