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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1969
Page
5
Washington AP The administration believes it has commitments for Senate approval of the Safeguard antimissile system. Senate leaders caution on names and numbers while noting potential Republican switches. The plan hinges on favorable absences and possible Mansfield pressure to secure a narrow victory.
Newsweek reports an atomic powered submarine named Guittare sank in San Francisco on May 15 due to careless hose use. The ship tilted aft by one degree before a level test as ballast and fittings caused uneven weight. A fire hose in the forward compartment flooded the bow after access hatches were opened for power cables.
Irma Berger a 36 year old housewife from Paul Park Minn won the TOPS international crown after losing 152 5 pounds in one year at the three day convention in Columbus Ohio The event drew nearly 3000 members and crowned the member who sheds the most weight in a year
James P. Jackson Jr., son of Mrs. James P. Jackson of 1918 Stewart Ave, serves on the anti-submarine warfare carrier USS Yorktown in the Atlantic. The ship completed three weeks of refresher training off Guan tanamo Bay Cuba and marked its twenty sixth birthday becoming the oldest anti-submarine carrier in commission. S Harbison of 415 Forrest Ave recently earned the Army Commendation Medal with the 541st Supply and Service Battalion at Ft. Riley for meritorious service with the 20th Engineer Brigade near Long Binh Vietnam while a maintenance officer in the battalion. He joined the Army in July 1944.
Commissaryman Second Class Richard E. Thomas USN grandson of Mrs Mildred C Bellinger and husband of Miss Jean M Sparks of Tonganoxie is aboard USS Wasp visiting Portsmouth. The ship was among 64 reviewed by Queen Elizabeth II in Portsmouth Harbor for NATO 20th anniversary celebrations. Before deployment to England his unit completed two weeks of anti submarine warfare training in the Eastern Atlantic. Army Chief Warrant Officer John D Harbison is mentioned as son of Lee.
Oklahoma State University awarded Apollo 8 astronauts Frank Borman James Lovell and William Anders with the Henry G Bennett distinguished service awards. Borman accepted for the trio. Lovell and Anders, tied to Apollo 11 training, were unavailable. Apollo 8 completed the first manned lunar orbit mission.
Sergeant Clifford B. Bostwick re enlists for career status in the U S Air Force. He is a weapons mechanic at England AFB Louisiana and is assigned to a Tactical Air Command unit. He attended Natoma High School and Salina Technical School. The second item notes Paul F. Ross will graduate from the Naval Academy at Annapolis on June 4 and stay to teach after graduation.
Col Clarence V Trey son of Mrs J W P Seamans 1830 Barker will retire from the U S Army after 27 years of service The ceremony will be held Thursday at Headquarters of the Fourth U S Army Ft Sam Houston Tex Frey will receive the Legion of Merit for his work as executive officer to the fourth U S Army surgeon since 1967 He has three Army Commendation Medals and holds a B A in psychology from Nebraska University and an M S in clinical psychology from Pittsburgh University His assignments include serving as executive to the surgeon of the U S Army Europe and to the surgeon of U S Army Korea
Lawrence native Rev. Robert Mdgar moderator of New York City’s 116 Presbyterian churches praised the San Antonio assembly for pledging 50 million dollars to aid minority groups. He arrived home for a family reunion with wife Nancy Drake Mdgar and spoke of programs in housing education and community control.
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