Origins of the U S Army Drill Team at Fort Myer
The United States Army Drill Team formed in 1957 as part of Company E The Old Guard at Fort Myer Virginia. It comprises 16 men meeting strict standards with six months of drill practice then 1903 Springfield rifles. Their repertoire includes unison manual of arms changes and a dramatic rifle toss reaching 15 feet high and 25 feet back. Cadence runs at 140 steps per minute with silent timing.
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United States Army
Old Guard
3Rd Infantry
Fort Myer
Virginia
Army
Washington
Origin mystery of Chinese Checkers explained
A reader asks if Chinese Checkers came from China. Parker Brothers says the game is very old and its true origin is unknown. Other Orient games arrived in the first half of the 19th century via sea captains.
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China
Parker Bros
Far East
J. P. Babcock
White House Vinegar Quart Vase bottle relic
The National Fruit Product Co of Winchester VA says the old White House Vinegar bottle is a late 1920s novelty they called a Quart Vase. It was issued December 1929 and used for several years, not a commemorative item but for reuse value.
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National Fruit Product Company
Winchester
Virginia
White House
South Vietnamvotesin tight National Assembly elections
Saigon reports heavy security as National Assembly vote tests President Thieu's hold. A million-man army and 90,000 police watched polling amid charges of rigging and intimidation by Thieu opponents. An Quang Buddhist faction plans a boycott. Ngo Cong Duc cites local abuses and voter coercion in Me Kong Delta and Bac Lieu.
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Saigon
National Assembly
Nguyen van Thieu
South Vietnam
Ngo Cong Duc
Mekong
Vinh Binh
Due
Thieu
Bac Lieu
Hoang Due Nha
Seasonal Item Clarified As Prices Set For 1972 Auto Model
Washington AP reports the Cost of Living Council allows dealers to price 1972 cars at the 1971 introductory level and permits seasonal hotel rate boosts. Leonard Woodcock defends the auto ruling noting slowed 1971 model sales, while officials emphasize seasonal price patterns for autos and lodging.
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Washington
Cost of Living Council
Leonard Woodcock
United Auto Workers
Woodcock
Arnold RK
Weber
Council
Yen Soars on Floating Status After Japan Adopts Free Float
The yen jumped 5.2 percent on its first day as a floating currency, with the dollar at about 342 yen from 360. Markets rallied after an initial drop as traders eyed a possible long term revaluation, while exporters face higher costs and a potential export slump. The government aims to stabilize the move with cautious targeting around a 5 percent rise.
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Tokyo
U.S
Nixon
Japan
Bank of Japan
1 000 Saved Ferryboat Blaze Toll Rises Off Italy
A Greek ferry Heleanna fire after a gas explosion forced 1,054 aboard to flee into the Adriatic. Between 70 and 95 people were believed dead or missing. navy and merchant ships rescued most passengers while the ship was towed to Brindisi. Ownership attributed to C S Efthymiades.
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Brindisi
Italy
Adriatic Sea
Taranto
Adm
Carlo Tomassini
C.S. Efthymiades
Greece
King
Rolling Tides Bring It Back
Alaska authorities investigated a spread of Russian language pamphlets washed ashore on St. Lawrence Island near the U S U S S R boundary. An interdenominational religious group rented a Fairbanks plane to drop pamphlets with gum and a straw over the Bering Sea hoping to reach Siberia. tides returned them to the island.
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Gambell
Alaska
St. Lawrence Island
Eskimo Scout
Alaska National Guard
U.S.U.S.S.R
Fairbanks
Bering Sea
Siberia
Missing 30 After Plane Crash Near Copenhagen Airport
An Ilyushin 18 airliner carrying 34 people from Oslo to Budapest ditched in shallow water near Kastrup Airport. Three survivors were rescued, one person confirmed dead, and 30 others remain missing as Danish authorities investigate the submerged wreckage.
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Copenhagen
Danish Naval Rescue Center
Oslo
Norway
Budapest
Kastrup International Airport
Fireman Just Might Turn In His Badge Role Tires Uncle Sam
AP News Analysis cautions that if the United States withdraws as world fireman Europe may seek greater independence. It details postwar U.S. aid, the Marshall Plan, and rising nationalist resentment toward American wealth, with references to de Gaulle and the dollar crisis.
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William L. Ryan
Europe
United States
Nixon
U.S
Sam
Old World
Rome
America
Southeast Asia
Japan
Charles de Gaulle
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Yen
Heleanna
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Women’s News
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Berlin
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