Word: ord
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...knew that they'd be improved." said serum-half Phil Ord-way. "and we supposed that they'd be in condition. But I don't think we expected to be beaten, or at least not this badly. We need a lot of work, and we have to get it in as quickly...
Since then, five more of the accused have received penalties ranging from nine months to six years. Last week at Fort Ord, Calif., twelve others were found guilty of mutiny-despite defense pleas during the 35-day trial that the men were emotionally disturbed by the shooting of their fellow prisoner. They were sentenced to six to 15 months at hard labor. Of the remaining seven accused mutineers, two were found guilty of lesser offenses and got up to six months, two are in hospitals, and three others escaped and have not been heard from since...
...Jason Robards Jr. narrates a documentary on the scenes and people celebrated in the works of Ernest Hemingway. The program includes readings by Rod Steiger and Estelle Parsons and a performance by Antonio Ordóñez, the bullfighter who was immortalized in The Dangerous Summer. Repeat...
Soldiers trained by TV learn their lessons more thoroughly; scores at Fort Ord have jumped by as much as 20% since video tapes were first used to teach the military code of conduct. "It's more relaxing because the man's not watching you," said Recruit Dwight
Shaw, 19. "You forget about yourself and you pay attention." Even so, the brass is still making sure that rookies do not turn into armchair warriors. "They will walk a total of 200 miles and fire the rifle 784 times," declares Major General Thomas A. Kenan, Fort Ord's commander. "Basic trainees will always have to do some things the hard...