Alcohol Ban for U.S. Troops Can Be Eased
From Times Wire Reports
The U.S. military authorized commanders on Okinawa to ease a drinking ban and curfew imposed on troops after a spate of crimes that angered island residents. Lt. Gen. Paul V. Hester, head of U.S. forces in Japan, said commanders on the southern Japanese island were given the option, starting Thursday, of lifting or easing the restrictions. The restrictions went into effect July 10 and confined troops to their homes after midnight.
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