American Soldier In Japan Best Fed Read And Lauded
A Far East inter-library loan system lets soldiers in Korea, Japan, Okinawa, and Camp Zama access 76000 volumes. Requests travel from Seoul to Tokyo and Okinawa, with U S sources as a last resort, ensuring reading materials for soldiers, their families, and civilian staff. The stock includes Wall Street Journal, Moody’s, 270 magazines, and 12 newspapers.
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Camp Zama
Japan
Far East
Korea
Special Services Library
United States
Seoul
Okinawa
U. S
Department of the Army
Tokyo
Wall Street Journal
Moody Stock and Bonds Investment Services
22nd Infantry Wagers On Heritage
Fort Lewis soldiers of the 22nd Infantry boast of the regiment’s long tradition as part of the Fourth Infantry Division. Visitors to the Fort Lewis area hear boasts that Julius Caesar named the 22nd, a claim tied to a slab stone unearthed in Butzbach, Germany, linking the unit to ancient legions.
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Fort Lewis
Wash
22Nd Infantry
Julius Caesar
Butzbach
Germany
LDG XXII PF
Caesar
Cellist Pablo Casals to Tour and Return for Festival
Spanish maestro Pablo Casals, 80, will sail on the Antilles August 4 for six weeks in Prades, France, to attend the Paris Casals cello contest and to resume planning for the Puerto Rico festival upon his return in October.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
Pablo Casals
Antilles
Prades
France
Paris
Benning
Sailors from Bluefield area join Pacific Fleet exercises
Several local men from Virginia and West Virginia participated in a major Pacific Fleet training drill off California. Names include Robert L. Wilson, Ernest E. Johnston, Michael W. Puckett, Ted W. Wilson, James O. Peggins Jr., Arthur Hood, plus others in patrols aboard USS Kearsarge, USS Herbert J. Thomas, USS Roanoke, USS Firedrake, USS Owen, and USS Gunston. The operation involved about 18,000 personnel and 40 ships, with a fleet review by Vice Admiral Dennison launching Fleet Week in San Francisco Bay.
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Virginias
San Francisco
Calif
U. S. First Fleet
California
Robert L. Wilson
Aviation
Ordnnanceman
Morris R. Wilson
Grundy
Ernest E. Johnston
Lena F. Johnson
Walls Creek
Kearsarge
Michael W. Puckett
Carl A. Puckett
Bluefield
Marilyn L. Butler
Lakewood
Herbert J. Thomas
Ted W. Wilson
Ted Wilson
Bartley
Roanoke
James O. Peggins Jr
James Peggins
Algoma
Joyce Payne
Scotland
Arthur Hood
David Hood
Welch
Macy Kennedy
Bronx
N. Y
Owen
San Francisco Bay
Robert L. Dennison
First Fleet
Rochester
Golden Gate Bridge
Bay Area
Long Beach
San Diego
Bobby Repass
John FE. Repass
Itmann
Frank Toth
Julia Toth
Thorpe
Beulah B. Devor
Gunston
Elmer S. Cook
W. F. Cook
Hatcher
Whitfield County
Emmett W. Pedigo
E. M. Pedigo
Helen Hancock
Dallas
Tex
Cook
United States
Marine
Camp Pendleton
Pacific
Fleet Amphibious Force
Mobility Guides Med Supplies Redesign for Field Use
Mobility shapes military medical gear at Fort Totten as the Medical Equipment Development Laboratory tailors items for all services. A redesigned portable electrocardiograph adapts to overseas power and is housed in a watertight shock resistant case. A new blood shipping container weighs 36 pounds, costs 4.80 dollars, and uses cardboard instead of tin steel or rubber for efficiency.
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Fort Totten
N. Y
Army
Neighborhood sends 66 page letter to soldier in war
Mrs. Carl Keating begins a long note to Private Patrick J. Moore of New Richmond Wis now in the Tenth Infantry Division. The 66 full pages of news from neighbors fill 45 feet of paper taped accordion style and took about three hours to read. Friends suggest using a mimeograph to copy replies.
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Carl Keating
Dion
Patrick J. Moore
New Richmond
Wis
Tenth Infantry Division
Moore
2 300 Year Old Bells Dug Up In Henan Province
Red China radio reports archaeologists recovered a caril lon about 2 300 years old in Henan with 13 bronze bells mounted in a wooden frame and wooden hammers for striking. Jupiter bright enough to cast shadows on Earth, Britannica notes.
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London
Red China Radio
Henan
Earth
Encyclopedia Britannica
Widows urged to apply for increased veterans benefits
Fred Griffin states three of every five widows of veterans who died from service connected causes before 1957 have not applied for higher dependents' compensation under the 1957 Survivors Benefits Act. Applications must be filed by July 1 to receive retroactive payments starting January 1, with rates set at 112 dollars monthly plus 12 percent of the serviceman’s basic pay.
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Fred Griffin
ZA Sean
Griffin
Sea Scout Group Forms Under Hancock at Army Base
Chief Warrant Officer Maj R Hancock of Paso Robles leads Sea Scout groups at Army Chemical Center in Edgewood. The program trains boys from California to Italy in nautical skills and the Nautical Rules of the Road while emphasizing safe, wholesome activities. His son joined the Navy.
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Edgewood
Army Chemical Center
Navy
Army
California
Italy
R. Hancock
Paso Robles
Car
Sons of Military
Fort MacArthur
Calif
Naples
Chesapeake Bay
Stuttgart
Germany
Neckar
Hancock
VA Explains Difference In Oft Confused Words
VA Clarifies compensation and pension meanings for veterans. Fred Griffin in Bluefield explains: compensation paid for disease injury or death from wartime or peacetime service. pension paid only to wartime veterans or their survivors not connected to service under certain conditions. Details at VA offices.
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Veterans Administration
Fred Griffin
Bluefield
State DAV Names New Commander and Staff
Paul C. Schwesig of South Charleston is named state commander of the Dis abled American Veterans and presides over a three day conclave naming senior and junior officers. Other actions include VA policy changes at Huntington facility and a plan to clear a backlog of medical examinations within 60 to 90 days as officials seek improved transport and staffing.
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C. 8. Collier JR
Paul C. Schwesig
South Charleston
DAV
C. E. Mason Rupert
David Tatum
Huntington
Everett Broyles
Beckley
Leonard Crago
St. Albans
C. G. White
French Creek
Chapman Revercomb
CW. Va
Schwesig
Marvin E. Barger
Burl Gillum
Dorothy Wereley
Buckhannon
Zella Taylor
Xennia White
Donna Schwesig
Medical Department
Veterans Administration Hospital
Veterans Administration
Spring Valley Road
George M. Lyon
John Rich
Lyon
Rich
Cable Firm Sponsors Army Reserve Company
Washington An Army Reserve unit in a technical field was boosted by cooperation from American Cable and Radio System. The 262nd Signal Company was activated as a reserve unit. Joseph J. Grande served as captain in command. The agreement linked the Army Signal Corps with the industry.
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Washington
262Nd Signal Company
Joseph J. Grande
Army Signal Corps
Army Technical Service
Infantryman Qualifications and Traits Highlighted at Alaska Army Post
Army Alaska officials describe the infantryman as requiring high loyalty, social responsibility, and interdependence within units. The private first class must master skills from trigonometry to first aid and be mentally prepared to advance to higher leadership during war.
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Wall Street
United States Army
Army
Donald M. Callahan
St. Paul
Radford Arsenal Expands Timber Planting Program
Lt. Col. Herrin E. McInnis announced Radford Arsenal and the New River Ordnance Plant are expanding a Land Management Plan to plant about 500 000 seedlings annually through 1962. The 4 million seedlings aim to restore forest lands, combat soil erosion, support watersheds, and build a mobilization reserve with cooperation from Virginia State Forest Service and TVA nurseries.
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Herrin E. McInnis
Radford Arsenal
New River Ordnance Plant
Virginia State Forest Service
TVA
Col. MccInnis
150th Officers Group Reelect Gatens President at Fort Knox
Major Paul F. Gatens was reelected president of the 150th Officers Association during the association dinner at Fort Knox. Outgoing president Lt. Col. R. S. Elias announced the election, with Governor Cecil Underwood and Brig Gen. William Blake as distinguished guests. Gatens, Industrial Relations Director at Monsanto, lives in St. Albans with his wife and three children.
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Fort Knox
150Th Officers Association
150Th Cavalry
150Th Infantry
Paul F. Gatens
R. S. Elias
Gatens
150Th
West Virginia National Guard
Duplicators Rebuilt At Reduced Prices In Bluefield
Completely rebuilt duplicators in many makes and models cost less than half the price of new equipment and are fully guaranteed to operate like new. See them at Commercial Printing Company 6 Commerce St Bluefield W Va or dial DA 17 5015.
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Daily Telegraph
Bluefield
W. Va
Armed Services
Telegraph Commercial Printing Company
Dial
Madison Avenue Technique Inspires Army Brainstorming
At Redstone Arsenal the Army's creative engineering program invites hundreds of workers to suggest ideas for missile and rocket development. Proposals span test procedures to long range nuclear energy plants for guided missiles, with titles like Light Antitank Weapon and Feasibility Study for Small Caliber Guided Rocket Weapons.
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Redstone Arsenal
Ala
Madison Avenue
Pentagon
Rocket Development Laboratories
Maitor
John Womble
Perfectionist Guardsman Sets Honor Guard Run Records
Specialist Charles Grayheart of Hindman Kentucky, in Army Combat Command B, has earned 37 Honor Guard selections including a 21 straight streak before an injury. he now aims to beat his longest run while crediting equipment care and readiness. Britain plans India survey for a new shipyard with Colombo Plan sponsorship. The note ends with a fact about seahorses carrying eggs.
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India
Mainz
Germany
Second Armored Division
Charles Grayheart
Hindman
Grayheart
Fort Knox
London
Britain
United Kingdom
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Walter D. Tolliver
Walter M. Scott
Route 1
Vieques
P. R
2Nd Regiment
2Nd Marine Division
Camp le- Jeune
N. C
James E. Pitzer
Fireman
USN
Jennings T. Pitzer
Princeton
U 88 Hollister
Portland Ore
Northwest
Lloyd D. Ganoe
E. W. Ganoe
Peterstown
Naval Training Center
Great Lakes
West Virginia
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U. S. Avy
State Dav
Cable Firm
Army Reserve Company
Jack of Air Trades
Fort Richardson
Alaska
Pany
Commerce St
Cross
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Associated Hospitals
Surgical Service, Inc
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Bluefield, W. Va
Herman E. Kirchner
City Board of Directors
California State Fair
Ut Gee Hedi
Steer Gverentes
Porcelain
Concaco
Mernne Va
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