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...soldier who simply is not going to fade away. His stubborn refusal to cover up war atrocities in Vietnam strictly followed Army regulations. He tried the proper channels and found them closed. When he tried a bit too hard, he was suddenly relieved of his combat command and assigned to a degrading desk job in Georgia, a job only recently vacated by Captain Ernest Medina, who had been hanging there in post-My Lai limbo. After spending his personal savings of $8,000 and going $40,000 into debt trying to gain justice within the Army, after enduring harrassment...
...well, that while waiting for a combat command, Herbert made powerful enemies executing his office of Inspector General. He investigated every scandal right up to its embarrassing conclusions. (One of Herbert's investigations was finally concluded last Wednesday, when the Sergeant Major of the Army pleaded guilty to running the "khaki cosa nostra" in Vietnam.) The two most powerful were Colonel Ross Franklin and General John W. Barnes, who became his immediate superiors when he was given command of the 2nd Batallion of the 173rd Air-borne. Herbert shrugged them off, confident that he was safest in sticking to Army...
...days of combat command, Herbert molded the dissension-ridden 2nd Battalion into the top performing unit in the Brigade, if not in all of Vietnam. He amused other commander by staying on the ground with his troops. That, he felt, was where a combat commander belonged. It also gave him the opportunity to prevent some war crimes, and observe others. He said Colonel Franklin repeatedly told him to ignore them. Herbert would not. He says his refusal caused his premature exit from the Army...
...contagious drama of the play's climactic scenes and musical numbers blends successfully with its innovative structure, the production may embark on a movement of its own. National attention could be the next step for Suffragette. But for now, its creative effort and powerfully dramatic message should easily command a loyal following in this community. After all, it's for the cause...
Working a twelve-hour day from a West Wing White House office as well as in his quarters in the Treasury, Shultz has taken over as trusted second in command (after Nixon) in an enormous range of Government functions, some of them only indirectly economic. Increasingly, when Nixon is called upon to make a final decision on policies affecting agriculture, labor, transportation or industry in general, he is listening to-sometimes leaning forward to hear-the quiet, unruffled voice of Shultz setting forth the choices. "He's Mr. Clean," says a longtime associate. "When the President asks...