Elmendorf trailer village fosters longer overseas tours
The Officers' Trailer Association at Elmendorf Air Force Base Alaska hosts a 40‑family cooperative village where water and power are shared, yards are fenced, and residents volunteer. Lt Earl Yanecek and Lt Bill McCann are among residents highlighted with families, a high rate of tour extensions, and community projects from a $1,000 playground to holiday parties.
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Officers’ Trailer Association
Elmendorf Air Force Base
Alaska
Earl E. Yanecek
Cedar Rapids
Bill McCann
Marion
Yanecek
R. A. Galloway
Ellis Boulevard
McCann
A. D
Anchorage
Galloway
Air Force
Elmendorf
Iowa State College
Local Servicemen Escort Furlough and Overseas Duty
Sgt. William R. Thomas, son of Mr and Mrs Glenn H Thomas 3024 E avenue NE, completes a three year Germany tour and is due home this week on a 30 day furlough. Seaman Joseph F Machovec, son of Mr and Mrs Joseph P Machovec 1724 J avenue NE, serves aboard the destroyer O'Brien on patrol duty in the Formosa area and is a former Immaculate Conception School student.
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William R. Thomas
Glenn H. Thomas
E Avenue
Germany
Joseph F. Machovec
Joseph P. Machovec
J Avenue
O’brien
Formosa
Immaculate Conception
Army and Navy Transfers Highlight Local Servicemen
Andrew Cirki of 1034 Sixth Street NW becomes a corporal in the army medical corps at Fort Robbe in the Panama Canal Zone after a year and a half in service. Airman Basic Louie Christensen of 1711 Washington Ave SE completes basic training at Lackland AFB and heads to tactical instructor school. Gareth H. Clift from Fort Hamilton to Savannah ordnance depot is named provost marshal. a prior Roosevelt High School student and WWII veteran, he rejoined the military in 1950. David L. Steiner, son of Clifford Steiner of Oakland Gardens NE, moves from aviation electronics school to the Hornet in San Diego after earning his Franklin High School 1954 diploma. William J. Walz, son of Wilbur J. Walz of 1001 First Ave SW, transfers to the naval air station at Hutchinson, Kansas, after Navy service since 1952. Sgt. John M. Henderson, grandson of John and Mrs. Puckhaber, appears in a base personality column in Japan with the Third Marine Division, overseeing 63 vehicles and drivers for the headquarters battalion motor pool.
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Andrew Cirki
Charles J. Cirki
Sixth Street
Army Medical Corps
Fort Robbe
Panama Canal Zone
Roosevelt High School
Louie E. Christiansen
L. F. Christiansen
Washington Avenue
Air Force
Lackland Air Force Base
Texas
Franklin High School
Gareth H. Clift
Fort Hamilton
N. Y
Savanna Ordnance Depot
Savanna
Cedar Rapids
Clift
National Guard
Germany
David L. Steiner
Aviation Electronics School
Memphis
John M. Henderson
John Puckhaber
Japan
Third Marine Division
Headquarters Battalion
Camp Pendleton
Mrs Barker Starts Trip To Join Navy Ensign In Japan
Mrs Thomas Barker of 341 Twenty second Street NE began traveling last Monday to join her husband, an ensign in the navy stationed in Yokosuka Japan. The couple’s plans and destinations are outlined in the notice.
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Thomas Barker
Twenty-second Street
Navy
Yokosuka
Japan
Sailings and reenlistments of local service members
Cheryl Barker sails from Seattle for Japan expected in about ten days. Ensign Barker, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Barker, of 523 Forteenth Street SE, trained via naval ROTC after graduating from the University of Iowa in 1954 and now on active duty in Japan since December. Cpl. Leslie Newton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ward Newton of 419 G Avenue NW, re-enlisted in the army for six years after a 50 day Cedar Rapids furlough and reports to Fort Lewis Washington with overseas transfer planned. previous post was Fort Hood Texas with a signal battalion. Mrs. Newton will live at Coralville.
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Cheryl
Seattle
Japan
Ensign Barker
C. E. Barker
Forteenth Street
Tiberon
Calif
University of Iowa
Cpl
Leslie Newton
Ward Newton
G Avenue
Army
Cedar Rapids
Fort Lewis
Wash
Fort Hood
Texas
Newton
Coralville
Service members on leave and assignments announced
Edward Jakubowski on 10 day leave after basic at Parks AFB California. headed to Keesler AFB Mississippi. Airman Donald O Hauskins on 20 day leave after basic in California. to Chanute AFB Illinois for jet mechanical school. Airman Darrell L Harris on 15 day leave from Otis AFB Massachusetts. returned from Japan. 1951 Franklin HS graduate. Robert J Buttrey visiting from Alhambra California. Airman Marvin E Williamson on 15 day leave enroute from Parks California to Sheppard AFB Texas. S/Sgt David E Thiher discharged recently at Tinker AFB Oklahoma. 1948 Vinton HS graduate.
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Edward Jakubowski
Henry Jakubowski
Daniels Street
Air Force
Parks Air Force Base
Calif
Keesler Air Force Base
Biloxi
Donald O. Hauskins
O. J. ,Hauskins
A Avenue
Chanute Air Force Base
Ill
Darrell L. Harris
Earl L.harris
Glass Road
Otis Air Force Base
Falmouth
Mass
Japan
Franklin High School
Robert J. Buttrey
Alhambra
Otis Afb
Marvin E. Williamson
Earl Williamson
Mt. Vernon Road
Sheppard Air Force Base
Texas
Hobo Cat Rides 84 Miles On Car Frame
Jamestown couple Theodore and Mrs Baker found a stray cat clinging to the car frame after a trip from Clarence. The animal rode the rods for 84 miles without injury.
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Jamestown
N. Y
Theodore Baker
Clarence
Landlady Finds Cow in Bath Tub in Belgium
In Louvain Belgium Mme R Coster owner of a boarding house faced a prank by students who dragged a cow from the street into her upstairs bathroom and filled the tub with the animal while she prepared to bathe.
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Louvain
Belgium
INS
Mme. R. Coster
Dog Dies After Biting Boy 12 in Toronto
Ian McLellan, 12, was playing harmonica when his dog howled and bit him. The dog was checked for rabies but the incident led to the animal's death.
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Toronto
Ian McLellan
Oliver Goldsmith
Ian
Tan
Ill dog dies after suspected slow poison in boy’s case
A dog fell ill and died. parents suspect slow-acting poison prior to the pet’s death. The fragment notes uncertainty about the source and timing of the poisoning.
Lawmakers weigh verse for new state song
Pierre South Dakota legislators considered adopting a verse for a proposed state song. The line read We may not have the tallest cactus But we can boast of higher taxes.
Senate rug shocks lawmakers with static hand contacts
In Hartford state senators felt electric shocks from a new rug while shaking hands on the floor. The scene prompted discussion of safety as a novelty issue in the chamber.
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Hartford, Conn
State Senate
Man Dies After Alleged Cyanide Swallow in Bar
George L. Lauer, 60, entered a Bancroft tavern and said he swallowed cyanide. The waitress urged him outside, and he collapsed and died later at a Durand hospital. Coroner William Scarlett ruled the death as self-inflicted cyanide poisoning.
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Bancroft, Mich
George L. Lauer
George
NACA National Officers to Speak at Cedar Rapids Meeting
The Cedar Rapids chapter of the National Association of Cost Accountants hosts a Tuesday 6:30 p.m. meeting at the Montrose hotel with speaker Lowell C. Doak from LaSalle Extension University on Cost Analysis Guides to Management. National officers Alexander J. Lindsay of Denver and Arthur D. Gunnarson of New York will attend. the board meets at 5:30 p.m. at the same hotel.
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Chicago
National Accounting Association
Cedar Rapids
National Association of Cost Accountants
Montrose Hotel
Lowell C. Doak
LaSalle Extension University
Alexander J. Lindsay
Denver
National Association
Arthur D. Gunnarson
New York
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Soviet Zone
Federal Republic
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Russia
West Germany
Gerhard Schroeder
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