New Armed Forces Training Program Starts in October
The Pentagon announced an October start for a national training program to elevate poorly educated or physically deficient youths to military standards. About 40,000 trainees this fiscal year and 100,000 annually thereafter are expected, with up to 85 percent retained for duty. Training will occur at 28 bases across the Army Navy Marines and Air Force, including Fort Dix Fort Jackson Fort Knox Fort Ord Lackland Air Force Base and others.
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Washington
Pentagon
Robert S. McNamara
Defense
McNamara
New York
Armed Services
Bushman Dies at 83 Once Crowned King of the Movies
Los Angeles reports Francis X. Bushman died at age 83. Once lauded as King of the Movies, he earned millions, lived lavishly, and later faced lean years. His career spanned Chicago beginnings in 1911 to 400 plus films and 5,000 radio broadcasts.
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Bushman
Los Angeles
Francis X. Bushman
Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office
Hollywood
Charlter Heston
Screen Actors Guild
Heston
Chicago
Iva
Charlie Chaplin
William
Mental Hospital Escapee Killed In Self Defense
Governor declares the Colonial Heights officer acted in self defense after the shooting of escaped mental patient Fred D. Suda. The incident followed the death of Robert Eubank, 17, who had escaped from Central State Hospital and prompted calls for investigation by NAACP officials.
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Richmond
Colonial Heights
Virginia
Gov. Godwin
W. Lester Banks
Virginia Naacp
Fred D. ‘Suda
Suda
Robert Eubank
Central State Hospital
Banks
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Terminal Avenue
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Alfred Lee Spencer
Army
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N.J
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S.C
Ft. Knox
Ft. Gordon
Ft. Polk
Ft. Leonard Wood
Ft. ,Ord
Calif
Ft. Benning, Ga
Ft. Bliss
Tex
Ft. Lewis
Wash
Ft. Bragg
N.C
Ft. Campbell
Ft. Sill
Okla
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Ft. Huachuca
Ariz
Navy
San Diego
Great Lakes
Ill
Parris Island
Camp LeJeune
Camp Pendleton
Air Force
Lackland Afb, Tex
Francis X, Bushman
Perry Engineering Co., Inc
Winchester
Rambler
America
Kern Motor CO
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