Air Medal awards and Vietnam service notices
Air Medal awarded to Michael W. Livermore for aerial missions in Vietnam while with the 273rd Aviation at Long Binh. Specialist James E. Palmer received a July 7 Certificate of Achievement near Long Binh for meritorious service as a stock control specialist with Company B Troop Command US Army Depot. Air Force Commendation Medal given to T Sgt John D. Mann at a South Commanders Call for surveying projects in Wiesbaden Germany. Pfc Robert A. Rexrode serves in Vietnam as helicopter maintenance mechanic with the 3 17 Air Cavalry after Fort Rucker training. Sgt Weldon B. Wilson arrives at Yokota Air Base Japan as medical supply specialist with the 347th USAF Dispensary. Personal notices recap local visits and a forthcoming West Frederick Homemakers Club picnic on August 11 at Kitty Copp's home in Dicks Hollow.
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Michael W. Livermore
Vietnam
Spec. Livermore
Long Binh
273Rd
James E. Palmer
Eva M. Palmer
Cumberland
Spec. Palmer
U.S. Army Depot
Army
Fort Lee
Harry C. Palmer
John D. Mann
Wallace J. Jarman
Tinker Air Force Base
Oklahoma City
Okla
Wiesbaden
Air Base
Germany
Mann
South Comm
NCOIC
Gertrude Mann
Fairview Ave
Jane Mann
Fredericksburg
Robert A. Rexrode
Vernon S. Rexrode
Stephenson
Fort Rucker
Ala
Air Calvary
U.S. Air Force
Weldon B. Wilson
Cather B. Wilson
Rt. 1
Yokota Air Base
Japan
Sgt. Wilson
USAF
James Wood High School
Mabelperry
MT. Pleasant
Daniel Cammer
Fairfax
Pearl Cochran
Roy Lamp
Emmet Boyce
Frances Snapp
Venor Million
Sadie Lamp
Holmes Smoke
Belvedere
N.J
New Bedford
Mass
Clifton Milhon
Freda Arnold
Mary Kepliner
Johnnie
Mabel Perry
Burden of Draft Skewed Toward November November Births
The first postwar draft lottery shows men born in the second half of the year face heavier burden, especially those born in November and December. Data from the 1970 pool reveal many low numbers assigned to December and November births, with varying results in January to October for the 195 cutoff.
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Washington
Defense
Melvin Laird
Selective Service
This Day in History August 7 1970 Highlights
Events span from 1789 War and Navy departments creation to 1942 Guadalcanal Marines landing. Notable items include Roosevelt nomination in 1912 and Spock draft case in 1969. Also John F Kennedy’s later campaign notes and Washington learning of presidential election in 1789.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
U.S. War and Navy Departments
Mediterranean
Tripoli
Thaddeus S. C. Lowe
Military Aeronaut” of Union
Progressive Party
Chicago
Theodore Roosevelt
Berlin
U.S
Guadalcanal
Coloman Islands
John F. Kennedy
Alaska
Hawaii
U.S. Justice Department
Mississippi
Justice Department
Supreme Court
Benjamin Spock
Michael Ferber
Watts five years after riots show limited progress
Watts residents say little has changed since the 1965 riots despite a new hospital, more black businesses, and intensified police community relations. An investigative commission cited unemployment and other factors. officials warn potential for renewed unrest remains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Watts
Watts Festival Lights Up A Silent Ghetto Summer
Watts still bears scars from the 1965 riots with 1032 injured and 3952 arrests, yet the Watts Summer Festival returns with booths, rodeo, art displays and films. Residents note little has changed as Charcoal Alley remains shabby and a new housing project promises 400 jobs while an industrial park offers 2,400 positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Watts
Will Rogers Park
Sam Yorty
Watts Writers Theater
Budd Schulberg
Harry Dolan
Nat Turner
Charcoal Alley
East 23Rd
Unemployment rise in Watts contrasts Los Angeles decline
After the 1965 riots Watts shows 16.2 percent jobless versus 4.3 percent citywide, with leaders noting near zero opportunities and strained education. Watts institutions run service stations, a poultry ranch, a credit union, and youth programs while police relations show mixed progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Department of Labor Statistics
Watts
Los Angeles
Watts Labor Community Action Committee
Urban League
Mack
Sasct
Thomas James
77Th Street
Bradley
NAACP
Richard Bass
Dormouse Damage Spurs CA Campaign in London
The Country Landowners' Association presses a campaign against the fat dormouse or glis glis after reports of tree damage. The association warns the squeaky snuffling creature may invite official action and regulatory attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
The
Frederick County School Trustee Electoral Board Meets
The Frederick County School Trustee Electoral Board will meet in the Conference Room of the Board of Supervisors at the County Office Building in Winchester Virginia on Friday August 14 1970 at 4 00 PM to appoint a School Board Member for the Stonewall District.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County School Trustee Electoral Board
Board of Supervisors
Winchester
Virginia
Stonewall
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AIR Force
Linda Ann Williams
Linwood P. Williams
Chase Lane
Lackland Air Force Base
Tex
Miss Williams
Handley High School
Williams
Alice Marlin
Cumberland, Md
Patsy Kline
Hagerstown
Kathleen Klein
Front Royal
Lisa Ruth
Ame
Mrs. H.P. Livermore
Stephens City
Mr. Pleasant
Bartlett
Sp. Livermore
Robert Rexrode
Ber
George Washington
Mount Vernon
Charles Thomson
Continental Congress
Virginia Real Estate Commission
Weaver Real Estate School of Virginia
Roanoke, Virginia
Evening Star
Thomas Bradley
John Mack
Governor’s Commission
Dolan
America
iMack
Winchester Savings and Loan Association
Boscawen and
Washington Sts
IOV. Sk
Athur, Inc
Plymouth
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