Box MS419.01
Container
Contains 1 Result:
Newspaper clipping: UPI. About Army's contribution to the 40th World Shooting Championship, Oct. 17-26,1970
File — Box: MS419.01, Folder: MS419.01.39
Identifier: MS419.01.39
Scope and Contents
UPI clipping; "Army Agrees to Help World Shooting Match" Article written in Aug.
The Army said yesterday it had agreed reluctantly to help support the $3 million 1970 World Shooting Championships with more than $70,000 worth of personnel and equipment.
"Unfortunately," one officer said, "we are just better equipped than any civilian agency to support a large shooting match." The decision to provide support, a spokesman said, was made under pressure from the NRA and some members of...
Dates:
Oct. 17-26,1970