Nation IN BRIEF : NORTH CAROLINA : Army May Kick Out 9 for Alleged Racism

The Army said nine 82nd Airborne Division soldiers face disciplinary proceedings and could be kicked out of the military for alleged racist activities. Most of the other 13 soldiers Ft. Bragg had identified as being involved in the skinhead culture received lesser punishments such as written reprimands and being barred from reenlisting. Two quit the Army and one was being removed for unrelated misconduct. The punishments came after an intense probe into the skinhead movement within the elite paratrooper division, prompted by the racially motivated slayings of two black Fayetteville, N.C., residents in December. Active involvement in extremist groups by soldiers is illegal.