Neumann Named Chief Of 537th FA Battalion
Lt. Col. Richard T. Neumann assumed command of the 537th Field Artillery on Tuesday, succeeding Maj. Jean P. Willis. A Florida graduate, Neumann served since 1941 with the 17th FA Regiment and earned the Legion of Merit and Air Medal with one cluster for World War II and Korea service.
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Richard T. Neumann
537Th FA
Col. Neumann
Department of Gunnery
Jean P. Willis
R. R. Watson
52Nd FA
537Th
17Th FA
14Th Armored Division
France
Eighth Army
Japan
Korea
Col
Neumann
University of Florida
Edgewood Arsenal
Army Ground Forces Air Training School
Operations Sergeant At Sill OCS To Retire Next Month
Master sergeant John C. Lowery, operations sergeant at OCS, will retire next month after a long Army career begun February 1924. He served across the United States and overseas with multiple regiments and units, was sergeant major of Fort Worden, plans to start a radio and television repair business after further schooling in Shreveport. His decorations include the Bronze Star, Army Commendation Ribbon and a battle star. An OCS review parade will honor him tomorrow at the OCS Parade Field, with Adjutant's call at 5 20 p.m.
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Sill Ocs
John C. Lowery
Lowery
Army
United States
34Th
Inf
2Nd Armored Div
Shreveport
Officer Candidate School
OCS
Carousing Red Soldiers Veer Into Allied Berlin
Two Russian soldiers deserted to West Berlin last night with a vodka bottle and raided a police station in the French sector. The duty officer drank with them, then French MPs detained them and kept them overnight. The Russians later withdrew after shelving a return to East Berlin.
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Berlin
West Berlin
East Berlin
East-West
Admiral Dunked Air Copter Falls in Tokyo Bay
Am erica's fleet air arm commander in the Western Pacific Rear Admiral Fitzhugh Lee was dunked in Tokyo Bay when a helicopter crashed after takeoff. The craft hit the water 75 yards offshore. Lee suffered a dislocated right shoulder. Two other officers aboard, Lt Commander R H Raymond and Lt K McGrath, sustained scratches and cuts. Morelock aided the admiral until a rescue boat arrived.
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Oppama
Japan
Fitzhugh Lee
America
Fleet Air Arm
Pacific
Tokyo Bay
Navy
Lee
R. H. Raymond
Chula Vista
Calif
K. McGrath
Palm City
Morelock
Lead Party Moves to Germany for 267th AFA Bn
The 267th AFA Battalion led by Lt Col Richard A Edwards Jr departs for Germany to swap with the 597th AFA Battalion led by Lt Col D R Lyon. Maj Henry W Weggeland Jr leads the advance party preparing for the 597th arrival in April as the 6th AFA Battalion billets here.
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267Th Afa
Germany
267Th
Richard A. Edwards Jr
Hanau
597Th Afa
Henry W. Weggeland Jr
597Th
6Th
AFA Bn
Col
D. R. Lyon
Fort Sill Plans February Enlist Promotion Boost
Fort Sill will promote 583 enlisted men in February including two to E-7 master sergeant, 53 to E-5 sergeant, 237 to E-4 corporal and 291 to E-3 private first class. The post gains promotions compared with last month with no E-6 promotions this period.
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Fort Sill Wll
Fort Sill
Jerry Lewis Becomes Father Again
Hollywood report says comedian Jerry Lewis and his wife welcomed an eight pound thirteen ounce son named Scott Anthony at St. John’s Hospital in Santa Monica on Wednesday night. The couple already has two other children, one adopted.
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Jerry Lewis
Hollywood
Scott Anthony
St. John’s Hospital
Santa Monica
McCarthy Attacks Foreign Policy At Washington Rally
Senator Joseph McCarthy assailed the Eisenhower administration's foreign policy in Carnegie Hall urging that the United States back free Chinese, Koreans, and Vietnamese to strike the Communists. He called Douglas MacArthur the contemporary George Washington and criticized Geneva diplomacy. Senator William Jenner joined in denouncing the United Nations as a threat to the Constitution and national liberties.
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New York
Joseph R. McCarthy
Eisenhower
United States
McCarthy
Sen
William E. Jenner
Indiana
Washington
For America’ Organization
Carnegie Hall
Gen
Douglas MacArthur
George Washington
Soviet Union
Geneva
Jenner
United Nations
Birth rate in Italy falls despite Mussolini era bonuses
Italian birth rate declined from 30.8 per 1000 people in 1922 to 23.5 in 1940 despite the Mussolini regime offering baby bonuses. The data reflect demographic trends in the interwar period amid state incentives.
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Italy
Post Aircraft Demonstration Set Saturday
Army aircraft demonstration to showcase capabilities at 9 a m Saturday at landing strip 15. Organized by The Artillery and Guided Missile School the event features reconnaissance and emplacement of artillery weapons. Open to the public with seating by 8 50 a m Reserved tickets available at Lawton Chamber of Commerce attendees should travel north on Fort Sill Blvd to North Boundary Road then west to the site. Military police guides will direct traffic along the route.
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Lawton
Radio Opened House Lockout Warned by Broadcaster
Radio announcer Bruce Williamson on WHIM told his 2-year-old daughter to unlock the door after she locked him out. Hearing the broadcast, she complied and opened the door.
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Providence, R. I
Bruce Williamson
Williamson
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