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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 1, 1969, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Ixon orders detailed plan o create All Volunteer army old Snow gain Belt the associated press Pacific Northwest if by cold and snowfalls for the week took another sounding from Winter  system of wet dreary weather Strung out from Texas to the Atlantic i Seaboard. Local flooding continued in parts of the Midwest but the steady Rains which produced serious flood threat ended Dur ing the night. Snow fell in new , Maine added 4 inches i to raise its Snow depth to 30inches. Two inches fell at Buffalo. Snow and blowing Snow swept the Northwest from puget cont on Page 3$, col. Is Nice ice new York girl watchers were aide considerably by freezing rain that glazed Side walks and caused numerous displays of leg like the one at left As a girl slips despite clutching at a store front s Grill. The Young lady at right took her mishap with a smile. A photo copter troops to Star today  unofficial newspaper of 0,5. Force in Europe North Facka and the Middle East vol. 27, no 287 saturday february 1, 1969 if 21855 a 5 doily 10 sunday draft May end after Viet War Washington up president Nixon has directed defense Secretary Melvin r. Laird to develop a detailed plan to replace the draft with an All Volunteer army after Vietnam War spending is substantially reduced the White House said thursday. The president s directive to Laird was one of 14 issued to Cabinet officers and Agency Heads to carry out Campaign pledges White House press Secretary Ronald Ziegler said. Some of the directives came from recommendations by a Large group of task forces which have been developing proposals for Nixon since the election Ziegler said. But he emphasized that the directives were not Tobe interpreted As decisions or even which Way Nixon was leaning on any particular Issue. The announcement dealing with the draft said the Secretary of defens Ewas advised of the president s conviction that an All Volunteer armed Force should be established after the expenditures for Vietnam Are substantially reduced and was requested Toplan a special commission to develop a detailed plan of action  Page of. 1j Vilseck Germany up nazi commando Leader Otto skor Zeny and the israelis demonstrated the effectiveness of helicopter borne troops an wherein the world the . Army s ranking air assault expert declared Friday. Most of the parachutist attack during world War ii could have been performed More effectively by helicopter borne troops maj. Gen. George p. Seneff 3rd in div cd told a news conference. Series will employ move than 85helicopters in a demonstration assault using live ammunition Here saturday in an attempt to convince european military people that rotary Wing aircraft usefulness is not restricted to asian Jungles. In w83, Senett became the firstag of the huh air assault div an experimental uni ii and fro february 1988 until september 1967 he commanded the 1starmy aviation brigade which operated about three fifths of the helicopters in Vietnam. During the second world War a Cost. On Page 23 t co. 3 undersea Well Vas Oil Slick menaces Cali. Santa Barbara Calif a the Edge of a vast Oil Slick drifted onto Lood Yards of each Early Friday depositing a Light film on Sand but the bul of it remained at sea. Planes took to the air at Day break to assess the extent of the Slick and to drop chemicals Inan Effort to break it up. Mean while the Oil kept bubbling Forth from a leaking Ocean floor Well at 21,000 Gallons a Day. Theol had covered 200 Square Miles by late  Navy at nearby Point Mug said it was considering evacuating trained porpoises from their pens in the Ocean Oft Shore and placing them in tanks on land. The Oil had reached the area but spokes men said if it did fumes could be deadly to the animals used in various kinds of research. The Oil washed ashore Alon Rincon Beach Between Ventura and Santa Barbara a Sand strand that Borders Pacific   a team of experts was Dis gauche jul from Washington b.c.,y Secretary of Interior Walter j. Hickel and gov. Ronald Rea Gan told of the threat of major pollution to our  is imperative that every thing be done that can be done Hickel. He is considering cont. Of Page 3 Al t brother9 did he show  vegas Nev. 0pi the a year old Pupil proudly Dis played what he brought to school for show and Tell time met Juana  teacher told the principal he Pauel police officers went to the boy shome where they found Mari Juana hashish and. A Assort meat of pills stashed in the Dresser drawers of Bis two Pulde Brothers. The Brothers Wei in t at Home but the next Day Steve Rasa 21,turned himself in and later David Ritso 18, was arrested both were booked on suspicion of having  refused to Tell the youngster s Tost n me school. Deep trouble spec 4 Royd in finds that the real name Olibe Carbide Lee Maneu vers is mud m a contemplates Fels bogged Down vehicle at Gradei Woel i Germany. See Cote  
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