Birds for War: Pentagon Funds Bird Research at Mississippi
The Pentagon awards a $600,000, three year contract to the University of Mississippi to study whether birds such as crows ravens jays hawks and others could replace humans in dangerous war tasks. Researchers focus on stimulus control visual search and tracking to enable bird led sensing and maneuvering. Previous attempts like Project X-Ray with bats failed and nearly caused a base fire in New Mexico.
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Washington
APY
Pentagon
University of Mississippi
Washington Post
Japan
Air Force
New Mexico
Plane Crash Near Tinker AFB Kills Copilot in Oklahoma City
A fighter plane attempting an emergency landing crashed in a residential area near Tinker Air Force Base killing copilot 2nd Lt. James Nelms of Wichita. Pilot Capt. James L. Kirkhoff parachuted to safety. two homes were destroyed, three damaged, no civilian injuries. The wreck path crossed streets, tracks, and backyards, with both destroyed houses vacant. Kirkhoff and Nelms were with the 184th Tactical Fighter Group at McConnell AFB. A civil jury summons is issued for Frederick County Circuit Court.
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Oklahoma City
Tinker Air Force Base
Kansas Air National Guard
James Nelms
Wichita
Kan
Kirkhoff
Euless
Tex
Nelms
Air National Guard
184Th Tactical Fighter
McConnell Air Force Base
Tinker Base
Vietnam Navy to Get 80 U S Patrol Boats
The United States will transfer 80 river patrol boats to South Vietnam in the war's largest single materiel turnover. The boats will be shared among four river patrol groups forming a task force to be commissioned Friday as part of the Vietnamization effort.
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Saigon
US. Navy
U.S
U.S. Navy
South Vietnam
Vietnam
Nixon
Tran Thien Kiem
Induction Center rocked by blast in Manhattan
An explosion at the Armed Forces Induction Center on Whitehall Street shattered more than 40 fifth floor windows and damaged bricks. No injuries were reported though people were in the lobby at 11 25 p.m. The device was said to be placed in a rest room, and the blast did not affect draftee records.
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New York
Armed Forces Induction Center
Lower Manhattan
Arthur Laufer
Whitehall St
Financial District
Merger Forum At Robinson Tomorrow
The Robinson School PTA will host a forum on the Winchester Frederick County merger on Thursday at 7 30 p m. A panel of civic leaders including State Senator J Kenneth Robinson Winchester Mayor William M Battaile Donald Baughman and Edward C Lizer will discuss the proposal. The meeting is open to the public.
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Winchester
Frederick County
J. Kenneth Robinson
Willliam_M. Battaile
Donald Baughman
Shawnee
Edward C. Lizer
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