Reserve Forces Act of 1955 outlines training obligations
The 1955 Act, effective Aug 9, increases reserve participation for men under 26 entering the armed forces. It requires at least 48 drills or up to 17 days of active training yearly, with optional 30 days ADC per year. Ready Reserve members may be ordered to 45 days active duty if noncompliant, with possible UCMJ action. ROTC grads gain commissions and specific training paths. Retirement credits accrue through drill and summer camps.
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Secretary of Defense
National Guard
Ready Reserve
Uniform Code of Military Justice
Army Reserve
Hula Therapy Advocated By Doctors At Convention
Dr. J Vernon Luck of Los Angeles and Dr A B Sirbu of San Francisco told the Western Orthopedic Assn convention that hula is a universal therapy for aches, especially back pains.
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J. Vernon Luck
Los Angeles
A. B. Sirbu
San Francisco
Western Orthopedic Assn
Oklahoma Cotton Crop Estimated At 450000 Bales
The federal state crop report estimates Oklahoma's cotton crop this year at 450000 bales based on conditions as of November 1. The figure is up from October and above the ten year state average, with a per acre yield of 268 pounds. Washington reports 248428 bales ginned in Oklahoma prior to November 1. Next year’s cotton acreage is set at 845616 acres, about 96.9 percent of 1955.
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Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Washington
Pegler's Wife Dies Of Heart Attack in Rome
Mrs. Westbrook Pegler, 61, wife of columnist Westbrook Pegler, died early today in Rome after a heart attack. She had accompanied her husband who planned to visit Moscow, and had been ill for some time. Julia Harpman, born in Memphis, was a noted newspaper woman who served on the Commercial Appeal and the New York Daily News. She covered stories including the Lindbergh baby kidnapping. Funeral arrangements will be in the United States.
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Rome
Moscow
Pegler
Germany
Mrs. Pegler
Julia Harpman
Memphis
Tenn
Memphis Commercial Appeal
New York Daily News
Charles Lind
Burgh
United States
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Honolulu
Southwestern Radio & Sound
4Th & E
Kerrybrooke Featherlite Walkers
Featherlite
Sears
Lith and
Gore Lawton, Oklahoma
King Ranch
Texas
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Super Value
Tony
Pilgrim
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