Costs of Veterans Programs Rise With Vietnam War
The Vietnam conflict drives direct costs to $115 billion by early 1971 with 53,000 American deaths and 296,000 wounded. Veterans unemployment climbs amid readjustment problems, prompting congressional and administrative reforms and a vast $15 billion government complex led by the Veterans Administration.
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Today in History Highlights for April 10
Highlights note events across centuries including the first U S patent law in 1790, birth of William Booth in 1829 and Joseph Pulitzer in 1847, Hunt patenting the safety pin in 1849, Hindenburg defeating Hitler in 1932, Buchenwald liberation in 1945, Eichmann trial ten years ago, oil interception near Rhodesia five years ago, and Brandt meeting Nixon one year ago.
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Iowa
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