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  2. Conscientious objection in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Civilian Public Service (CPS) provided conscientious objectors in the United States an alternative to military service during World War II. From 1941 to 1947 nearly 12,000 draftees,: 452 unwilling to do any type of military service, performed work of national importance in 152 CPS camps throughout the United States and Puerto Rico.

  3. 'The system failed him': Toddler's grieving aunt speaks out - AOL

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    Not the first time. This is not the first time CPS has been in hot water here in Abilene. In 2012, another 22-month-old died, Tamryn Klapheke, in the family home on Dyess Air Force Base.

  4. Civilian Public Service - Wikipedia

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    Civilian Public Service firefighting crew at Snowline Camp near Camino, California, 1945. The Civilian Public Service ( CPS) was a program of the United States government that provided conscientious objectors with an alternative to military service during World War II. From 1941 to 1947, nearly 12,000 draftees, willing to serve their country in ...

  5. Hypersonic glide vehicle - Wikipedia

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    Common-Hypersonic Glide Body (C-HGB) (in development for US Army (LRHW) and US Navy Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS)) Countermeasures. Boost-glide weapons are generally designed to avoid existing missile defense systems, either by continually maneuvering or by flying at lower altitudes to reduce warning time.

  6. List of NATO exercises - Wikipedia

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    On 4 September, the American B-52s entered the airspace of Ukraine for the first time in history, where they made a long flight along the borders of the Crimean peninsula. [44] On 25 September, two U.S. bombers staged a mock attack run on Kaliningrad , a Russian semi-exclave on the Baltic between Poland and Lithuania, where Russia moved nuclear ...

  7. Nick Adderley - Wikipedia

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    This was despite Adderley himself being only 15 years old at the time of the Falklands War. A Northamptonshire Police press release in 2023, since withdrawn, stated the chief constable was a Falklands War veteran.

  8. History of timekeeping devices - Wikipedia

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    The Shortt–Synchronome clock, an electrical driven pendulum clock designed in 1921, was the first clock to be a more accurate timekeeper than the Earth itself. [167] A succession of innovations and discoveries led to the invention of the modern quartz timer. The vacuum tube oscillator was invented in 1912. [168]

  9. George Westinghouse College Prep - Wikipedia

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    George Westinghouse College Preparatory High School (formerly known as Westinghouse Area Vocational High School) is a public 4–year college preparatory selective enrollment high school located in the Humboldt Park neighborhood on the west side of Chicago, Illinois, United States.