Red Ball Stamp Means Move It On Planes
At Travis Air Force Base a sergeant explains that a Red Ball stamp on a crate means priority and movement. The Red Ball Express, revived last December to speed critical items to Vietnam, now uses MAC airlift to deliver from Saigon to bases in hours. GIs express pride in aiding the Vietnam cause as Red Ball messages speed to the front via air, rail, and truck convoys.
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Travis Air Force Base
Calif
UPI
Husky Air Force
Charles I
Saigon
Viet Nam
United
Ft. Mason
San Ihere
Francisco
Blind Lamed Youth Inducted Into Army in War Era
The case portrays Richard Turner, a visually impaired teenager, drafted under the Red Ball system surmised to support overseas operations. His father, former sergeant Frederick Turnier, argues for reassessment as a medical board reviews induction timing and duty options amidst Vietnam era pressures.
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Southeast Asia
Fremont
Calif
UPI
Ayino
Jimps
Terry
Turnier
Ft. Ord
Frederick Turnier
Richard
Illance
Rich
Medical Board of Review
Far East
Turner
Air Force
Carge
San
Francisco
Tours
France
Joseph Gregnier
Oakland
Viet Nam
Romania Eyes Reform as Warsaw Pact Frays with Moscow
Western observers report Romania, seeking independence within the Warsaw Pact, pressed reforms and questioned Soviet troop stays and command share. Ceaușescu posits a broader rethink, while France and NATO face parallel strains as De Gaulle seeks Western ties independent of Moscow.
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Warsaw Pact
America
Russia
France
Romania
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East Germany
Bulgaria
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
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Communist Party
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Gheorphiu-Dej
Nicolae Ceausescu
Hiad
Bucharest
Ceansescu Lel Ay
Comintern
Ceauzescu
Europe
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Ceausescu
London
Teodor Marifisecu
Mosemy
Marinescu
Ringsport Times
Aly
Peking
de Gaulle
China
Roznania
Urals
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Henry Hite
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Ted Ball
Wheelus Door
Sayin
Red Ball
Army
Ft. Worth
Tex
General Dynamics
Waer
Warsaw Group
Tives Ceveang
Posten
Psea
Jd. G. Bradford & Eo
New York Stock Exchange
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Broadstreet
Veso
Anyavas
Tweed
Laxla
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