Paradractors of the Air Force: Wings to Rescue Across Waters
Aerial rescuers from the 3 Air Force paragroups operate from bases in Florida and beyond, repeatedly risking lives to save downed airmen and civilians. Their feats span the Mediterranean, Korea, the Far East, and Gulf waters, with missions including open sea landings and evacuations of wounded sailors. Their training emphasizes toughness, endurance, and the will to act.
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Race& Component
Air Force
Irsin Air Air Force Base
Korea
Godar
E ci
Alabama
Gulf of Omen
Saudi Arabia
Guam
Kel
Japan
Dhahran
Brown Dormitories Named For Alumni
PROVIDENCE R I Five new dormitories and two older Brown University buildings receive alumni names. Jeremiah Lewis Diman the clergyman editor William Giles Goddard William Learned Marcy Richard Olney and Barnes Sears are honored in the new quadrangle. Brunonia Hall becomes Richardson Hall and the Psi Upsilon house is Angell Hall in memory of the late editor diplomat and college president.
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Providence
You Never Can Tell When Mishap Will Hit
In Robinson Illinois a Farm Bureau agent sold a policy to Loren Clements who warned that accidents can occur. As Clements walked away to pull a stalled tractor, it overturned. Seventeen year old Grendel Staley riding it suffered a fracture of his right leg. The policy was recently written.
Red Enemy in Korea Stagged by Radar and Sniperscope
A fragmentary report mentions US soldiers in Korea facing a new version of an old weapon, with references to radar, a “sniperscope,” and enemy actions. It also alludes to Congo gorillas and zoo care, including St Louis Zoo, in a disjointed mix of topics.
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San Francisco
Ilr
Amecan
Korea
N. Mun
Peter Radia
Ube
F. Louis
Meké
Congo
Stauss Impr
Aires
Siler
St Louis
Atomic Age May End Suntan Mania, Says Expert
SAN ANTONIO WP Dr Konrad J K Buettner of the Air Forces School of Aviation Medicine says fair skinned individuals have best survival odds in an atomic blast as pallid skin reflects up to 40 percent of heat while dark skin absorbs more. He describes experiments with white and black pork under concentrated sunlight and urges protective hooded foil robes and civilian use of glass fabric garments in emergencies.
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San Antonio
Konrad J. K. Buettner
Air Forces School of Aviation Medicine
Buettner
Bueltner
Buettiner
Secret Wallet Pocket Saves Owner's Dough
EAST ST LOUIS ILL Walter Dickens of Signal Hill says secret wallet compartments really work. He left his wallet on a bank counter, later found it deposited in a mail box at the post office. He reported $30 missing from the regular section but recovered $150 kept in the secret compartment.
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East ST. Louis
Walter Dickens
Signal Hill
Dickens
First National Bank
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