Word: vet
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...first time in seven years as an alternate delegate for Americans living abroad, only to be slapped with extradition papers from his Oklahoma draft board. He finally had his name placed into nomination for vice president, after refusals by Ramsey Clark and Milton Shapp, by paralyzed Vietnam vet Ron president, after refusals by Ramsey Clark and Milton Shapp, by paralyzed Vietnam vet Ron Kovic. At the end of the week, Efaw found that the charges against him had been dismissed because his draft board had failed to keep him properly informed on his status as a conscientious objector...
...defleaing and worming-all of which can cost up to $100 a year without insurance. They also get prescription drugs and emergency hospital care. Medipet founder Paul E. Murray Jr. says some 13,000 pets are put to death in the U.S. each day because their owners cannot afford vet bills. Murray, who started the San Francisco program last October, hopes to extend his coverage nationwide. To ensure the program against ripoffs, pets entitled to benefits get a ten-digit number tattooed...
...read this as either a relief or a tragedy, the supply of eager fighters seems to outstrip the demand. The back pages of the winter '77 issue are filled with classified ads like "Vietnam vet, experienced, seeks high-risk, high-pay work anywhere in the world." The seekers are the sad legacy of Vietnam. They know how to fight, but not what to fight for--unless the draft or a soldier's salary is a good basis for killing people. The ads do not read, "Good soldier seeks just and true cause to support...
...most touching song is "Sam Stone," about a Vietnam vet who comes back a heroin addict. The gravel-voiced Prine is the man's child, singing: "There's a hole in Daddy's arm where all the money goes," and the effect is chilling...
...proposed vet school would be part of the Tufts campus but would serve as a resource center for all of New England. It would use existing institutions, facilities and personnel throughout the region, Zane said...