P40 Pilots and a Gypsy Press Hero Remembered
The piece honors Lt. Col. Jay Wessels and his P40 unit leaders Col. Phil Cochran and Capt. Levi Chase. It notes Chase's combat leadership in North Africa and Wessels as unorthodox morale maker who chronicled the squadron’s close air combat. It also mentions volunteers in a separate note about irradiated foods and a hospital safety claim.
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Jay
Col
Phil Cochran
Levi Chase
New York
Chase
Tunisia
Sicily
Italy
France
Air Force
Jay Wessels
Texas
Memoir Medal for Jay Vessels of the Air Force
HAL BOYLE profiles Lt. Col. Jay Vessels who never piloted a plane yet led a guerrilla press effort over Tunisia. Once a Minnesota newspaperman, he left for the Army to serve patriotically, rising to lieutenant colonel while fearing sergeants and running a nimble public relations operation.
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New York
Jay Vessels
U.S Air Force
Jay
Tunisia
Mediterranean
Volunteers Participate In Food Experiment
Nine volunteers participate in a food irradiation experiment at Fitzsimmons Army Hospital in Denver. Two of the volunteers are from Kansas.
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BR. E. O. Morris
Plummer
Kansas Chiropractors Association
B. J. Palmer
Davenport
Chiropractic
Wichita
Denver
Fitzsimmons Army Hospital
At Your Service Classified Row
Classified items from The Tribune’s At Your Service column feature local services and notices including helpers, repairs, and event reminders. Readers find contact details and brief service descriptions tailored to community needs.
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the Tribune
George backs mobility plan for armed forces
Washington Senator George D Ga, head of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, endorses Eisenhower era mobility goals for the military and says he could accept a smaller army if Congress guarantees full military mobility. He differs with others advocating deeper manpower cuts as he warns of risks to national security.
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Washington
George D-Ga
George
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Congress
Fense
Eisenhower
Sen. Symington
D-Mo
Russell
D-Ga
Armed Services Committee
Navy and
Marine Corps
The Chanute Tribune Item on May 10, 1955
A brief line notes the Chanute Tribune on May 10 1955 with a mention of slight cuts and a possible Air Force increase and includes a contact reference PHONE 17 THE TRIBUNE.
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The
Chanute Tribune
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Cky
Kentucky
Wilson
E. Main
H. Struve Hensel
Packard
TV Reader's Digest
Wichita-Tvy
Robison Motors
Evergreen
Chanute, Kansas
Karen Maxwell
L. J. Waldron
Petrolia
Joe Ponce
S. Forest
Whirlpool
Martha Villepigue
S. Lincoln - Admiral Table
Park Myers
C. T. Catson
Clarence Greve
Homer Bailey
Irene Greve
Mrs. Noyes
Hilda Noyes
Durham
Jordan
East Main
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