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Igloos Vanish as Greenland Troops Guard Arctic Base
Washington Merry-Go-Round reports from Sondrestrom and Thule Greenland where U S troops host entertainers over Christmas. Col William Jody commands Sondre Strom noting high morale and inventive support like a makeshift sewage removal system. North Pole visit described as dull with ice and drifting water, while air bases, Danes, and Greenland communities frame a remote Cold War outpost.
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Drew Pearson
Arctic
Greenland
North Pole
Sondrestrom
Labrador
Goose Bay
Air Force
Scandinavian Airlines
Essary
Los
Angeles
Stockholm
Imost
Texas
Sondre Strom
U. S
Rooter
Col
William Jody
Rainier
Ore
Maj
James Laney
Springfield
Thule
Ella Logan
Arctic Circle
Frank Ellis
Covington
Noth Pole
Pole
Ellis
Equator