Takemoto's Rise From Nisei Soldier to Brigadier General
Gen Francis A Takemoto, a 52 year old Hawaii school principal, commands 1800 soldiers as brigadier general in the Hawaii Army National Guard. His path to general included service with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, combat at Anzio, and a Bronze Star, Asiatic Pacific Medal and Purple Heart among his honors. He reflects on his wartime wait, his postwar teaching duties, and his plans for travel with his wife Gladys and two children.
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Francis S. Takemoto
Honolulu
Takemoto
Hawaii
Francis A. Takemoto
Hawaii Army National Guard
Camp Shelby
Miss
Europe
442Nd
Anzio Beach
Italy
U. S
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii National Guard
299Th Infantry
Big Island
National Guard
Ft. Ruger
Ft. Leavenworth
Kaw
Guard
29Th Infantry Brigade
Mexico
Japan
Gladys
Carol
University of Hawaii
Harvey
Brazil Living Costs Jump 80 Percent in 1963
The Getulio Vargas Foundation reports Brazil’s cost of living rose 80.7 percent in 1963. The surge reflects rapid inflation and broad price increases across goods and services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazil
Rio DE Janeiro
Getulio Vargas Foundation
Personal Belt Mounted Air Conditioner Devised
Government researchers report a belt worn personal air conditioner from Savannah River Laboratory in Aiken South Carolina. The unit measures 12 inches and weighs 614 ounces and delivers air cooled 50 to 60 degrees below the surrounding atmosphere. It uses plastic tubes to channel cold air to various body areas for hot dusty or contaminated work environments.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Savannah River Laboratory
Aiken
S. C
Atomic
Ancient Cave Bear Den Found Near Pietrasanta
Italian cave explorers uncover a grotto 90 feet into a mountainside near Pietrasanta containing bones and teeth of several cave bears and smaller animals. The remains were sent to the University of Pisa for study.
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Pietrasanta
Italy
University of Pisa
Planning honors highlight Linn County and Cedar Rapids progress
A national Better Roads editorial praises Linn County and Cedar Rapids for enduring planning efforts that improved living and working conditions. It cites Cedar Rapids first development plan in 1908 and a 1929 update, followed by major street plans by 1950 and regional cooperation with Marion and the county board of supervisors.
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Inn County
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Blackstock
United States
Marion
County Board of Supervisors
Iowa
Film on Belgium at Jefferson High to be shown
A travel and adventure film titled Amazing Belgium will be shown Thursday at 7 45 p.m. in the Jefferson high school auditorium. Producer Robert Davis of Cary NL, Kansas City business college graduate, has produced nine films since 1946 and will present scenes including a carillon recital, Flemish oil paintings, and a crossbow tournament.
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Jefferson High School
Robert Davis
Cary
Davis
Kansas City Busiiness College
Linn County Planning Emphasized as Key to Growth
The article notes a cooperative mood in Linn County regarding planning. It states planning is vital to continued economic growth and that in Linn County planning works and is not viewed as a negative or dirty word.
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Linn County
Jones County shifts to district supervisor elections
Effective January 1 1962 Jones County returns to district based supervisor elections after ending at large contests. Current supervisors hail from Monticello Wyoming Olin Scotch Grove and Anamosa marking a statewide pattern where 52 counties or 56 percent elect at large and 47 by districts.
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Jones County
Monticello
Wyoming
Olin
Scotch Grove
Anamosa
Romulo Says U.N. Shows Double Standard in Morality
Carlos Romulo former U.N. president tells Thai group in Bangkok that the United Nations applies a double standard in questions of self determination. He cites Angola as an example while noting silence on Latvia Czechoslovakia and Hungary.
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Bangkok
Carlos Romulo
Philippines
The
U.N
Thai Council of World Affairs and International Law
Romulo
United Nations
Angola
Latvia
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Forum on Heart Problems Held in Cedar Rapids
A Cedar Rapids forum on heart problems for business and industry workers will be hosted by Life Investors Insurance of America on February 13 at 275 Fiftieth Street NE. About 100 industrialists from the Cedar Valley Heart Council are expected. The event is one of four Iowa meetings in February with similar programs in Des Moines, Sioux City, and Waterloo.
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Cedar Rapids
Life Investors Insurance of America
Fiftieth Street
Cedar Valley Heart Council
Iowa
Des Moines
Sioux City
Waterloo
Roy Greene
Linn County Heart Assn
John E. Gustafson
Iowa Heart Assn
Lewis E. January
American Heart Assn
John W. Eckstein
American Heart Association
Iowa Group
Herrman J. Smith
January
Eckstein
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Forest Evashevski
University of Iowa
Iowa Heart Funds
Linn ROA Annual Dinner Draws Col. Dunning in Linn County
The Linn county chapter of the Reserve Officers' Assn. plans its annual dinner Saturday at Town House convention hall. Col. Ches ter H. Dunning, commander of the Iowa sector U S Army Corps, will speak. Lt. Col. Eldon W. Ehrlich will present him, with Col. Dunning's wife as guest of the RCA Ladies. The event also includes election and installation of chapter officers and 1964 Officers' club officers.
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Linn County
Reserve Officers’ Assn
Town House
Chester H. Dunning
Iowa
U.S. Army Corps
Des Moines
Eldon W. Ehrlich
Dunning
RCA
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Ahat
By Malcolm Barr
Onolulu
America
Reserve Officers’ Training Corps
Santa Barbara State College
California
U.S
Pacific Army
Hilo
Rome
By Ben Blackstock
Belgium
Jefferson High
Cedar Rapids Kiwanis Club
Don Sallyer
Salyer
Board Form of Supervisors
Allen
General Motors
1St Ave
Jones
Linn Roa
Col
Chester Dunning
Leibsohn
First Avenue
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