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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

May 21, 1958

Page

3

STRAC pounces When flown says chief at Bragg

Army reveals STRAC the Strategic Army Corps with over 25 000 troops organized into four divisions aimed at rapid response to regional trouble The force already airlifted 500 troops to the Caribbean last week and could be moved by Air Force or Navy transport Gen Robert Sink commands STRAC from Ft Bragg with divisions in Kentucky Kansas Washington and North Carolina The unit’s existence offers policy makers flexibility from bayonet to tactical atomic options

Noel .Ancey Et. Bragg N.C Nixon Venezuela STRAC Robert F. Sink Washington Sirk Lexington Air Force Navy STRAY 2Nd Airborne Ft. Brags 101St Airborne Ft. Campbell Ft Riley Kan Ft. Lewis Wash 18Th Airborne Corps Ft. Bragg Ft Bragg Caribbean 82Nd Link R. C. Grady

Naval Men Die in Crash

Four Navy men from Miramar Naval Air Station near San Diego were killed in a head on collision with a Greyhound bus near Beaumont. Sixteen bus passengers were injured, mostly minor. one woman in another car suffered minor hurts. The bus carried 39 passengers en route from El Centro to Los Angeles.

Wall San Gorgonio Pass Lloyd Suil Akron Ohio el Centro Los Angeles Claude Lester Sanwell Covina Ethel Mae Lessley Redondo Beach Floyd

Father dies hours after birth of daughter in Los Angeles

David F. Blackstone, 30, a construction worker, was struck in the head by a ricocheting bolt while on a job. He died eight hours after his wife Dorothy gave birth to their first child, a girl born at 5:39 am, as she visited him in hospital.

Los Angeles David F. Blackstone Blackstone Daniel Freeman Hospital Dorothy California Hospital

Roses Queen to Wed School Sweetheart in Arcadia

Pasadena gossip notes announce Tournament of Roses queen Ann Mossberg will marry her high school sweetheart Robert Hall Jr at the Church of the Lord Shepherd in Arcadia on Friday night. Mossberg, 20, was queen in 1937 and attends Pasadena City College.

Pasadena Calif Ann Mossberg Church of the Lord Shepherd Arcadia Mossberg Robert Hall Jr Pasadena City College

Eisenhower signs pay hike for most military personnel

President Eisenhower signs legislation lifting pay for most men and women with over two years of service across Army Navy Air Force and Marines. Boosts range from $6.20 to $599 with new proficiency and extra responsibility pays. Long term savings cited as improved retention and reduced retraining costs.

Washington U Eisenhower Joint Chiefs-Of-Staff Pentagon Congress Navy Air Force Marines Jto U. S

New Glasses Overcome Bifocal Dissatisfaction

An eyeglass innovation offers all range clear vision replacing bifocals. New glasses reduce near and far strain, promote comfort, and provide easy terms. Dr. D. M. Soss advertises offices in Lang above Pine Avenue with contact numbers. Open Fridays and Saturdays.

Admiral Hwith Intermel D. M. Soss Beach Pine Avenue Wilmington Tors Puting

Pilot says he never saw liner in fatal midair crash

Frederick Maryland reports describe a collision Tuesday between a Capitol Airlines Viscount passenger plane and an Air National Guard jet trainer near Baltimore. Twelve people died including seven aboard the Chicago to Pittsburgh flight. Captain Donald Chalmers on the military craft perished. Jet pilot Captain Julius McCoy survived with severe burns. Air Force and Civil Aeronautics Board officials announced inquiries as Congress called for safeguards. Eyewitness Bertram Miskell recounted hearing a terrible explosion while nearby after voting.

Frederick All Capital Airlines Donald Chalmers Congress Air Force Civil Aeronautics Board Bertram Miskell Pointe Rocks Catoctin Mountains Chicago Pitts'burgh Pittsburgh Baltimore California Capitol Martin _ ap Pat

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