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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...says the youth attacked him with a penknife. He pumped five bullets into the teenager's chest. No knife is ever found. Browning (and black America) recognizes the killing for what it is: cold-blooded murder. His faith in the country completely shattered, he arranges through the Mafia a contract for the policeman's death...
...Active Duty Board had the options of assigning Baughan and Eriksen to two-to-four-year active duty stints, beginning either this year or next, or annulling their contract with the Reserves...
...their threat to U.S. technology could prove to be a mirage. In 1964, Britain tried to cancel the Concorde because of rising costs, but was prevented from doing so by Charles de Gaulle's insistence that Britain live up to its contract. France's new President Georges Pompidou may be more amenable to the idea. As for the Soviet entry, it is largely an unreal threat; no Western airline could risk relying on Russia for spare parts...
...pointedly priced $1 below Ford's competing Maverick). Automen justify the increases by citing higher production costs. G.M. figures that payroll costs have risen 6% in the past year and will go up another 6% this month under terms of the company's labor contract; steel is up 6%, copper and lead 24%, zinc...
Also included in the bill before the House is a section which forbids the Defense Department to make any grantsto colleges until 60 days after "a full disclosure of the purposes, cost, and duration of such a contract." That disclosure must include a "statement summarizing the record of the school, college, or university with regard to cooperation on miltary matters such as ROTC and recruiting on campus...