Hoffman slams Navy probe over non flying jet loss
Rep. Clare Hoffman denounces a House inquiry into the F3H Demon program as Monday morning quarterbacking. The Navy admitted a multimillion dollar gamble on 174 Westinghouse engines and the McDonnell airframe, with four pilot lives lost and the service vowing improved flight testing and forecasting.
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Washington
Clare FE. Hoffman
R-Mich
House
Navy
Hoffman
Rep
Holifield
D-Calif
McDonnell Aircraft Corp
St. Louis
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Westinghouse
Adm
James S. Russell
Bureau of Aeronautics
Russell
Army Department Official To Discuss Dependent Benefits
A Department of the Army representative will visit Fort Sill to explain current legislative proposals to improve Army career attractiveness. At 2 p.m. in Theater No. 1 he will lecture on dependent medical care and survivor benefits, with private conferences from 9 to 12 a.m. in Room 130 McNair Hall for dependents facing care issues and questions. The rep can discuss commercial life insurance and the contingency option act. attendance is encouraged for all dependents.
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Department of the Army
Fort Sill
McNair Hall
Army Orders Move Numerous Officers Across Forts and Posts
Department of the Army releases transfers and promotions listing Col John Ray from Fort Sam Houston to Fort Monroe along with Lt Col Herman A. Smith, Capt George A. Churchill and others moving between Fort Bliss Fort Monroe Fort Sill Presidio of San Francisco Fort Bragg and Fort Benning. Several officers receive pilot designations and promotions including first lieutenants and captains.
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Department of the Army
Washington, D.C
John Ray
Ft Sam Houston
Ft Monroe
Herman A. Smith
Ft Bliss
George A. Churchill
Presidio of
San Francisco
William H. Alverson
Stu Det the Arty
GM Sch
Ft Sill
Ft Benning
Richard C. Crane
Thomas E. Fitzpatrick Jr
CWO
Robert A. Yohn
Thad B. Deitz
Stu
AAA
Brig
Robert C. Leslie
James J. Duffy Jr
Marsden P. Earle Jr
Charles Hairston
Larry D. Rallens
Julien A. Scott Jr
Ft. Lewis
John J. Fahey
Governors Island
Paul V. Fahey
Benning
Charles E. Hogan
Ft. Bliss
Allen D. Kerr
Bragg
Frank L. Larson
George G. Meade
Robert W. Pegg
Sam Nouston
Francis P. Rudnicki
Gerald J. Tison
George F. Huffman
Bliss
Gustaf S. Stalin
Milton J. Olsen
Richard H. Scott
Donald H. Sewigart
John P. Wade Jr
Sill
Harold F. Wojahn
Presidio of Monterey
Ft. Dix
John Meade
Richard G. Ackerman
Charles W. Anderson
Robert D. Bivens
Ernest H. Bradshaw
Robert M. Brown
John D. Cleary
Clarence D. Carson
Donald L. Dodson
Franky M. Donahoe
Billy J. English
Howard S. Estes Jr
Edward A. Gilmore
Williamb. Ingram
Howard L. Knight
Robert R. Marsh
James H. Maxey
Samuel J. Mowery
Devon L. Nooner
Elmer L. Rhoads
Jerry K. Wayne
Floyd L. Weaver Jr
Billy J. Weeks
Aubrey J. Weibert
Michael W. Zenak
James Co. Grubraugh
John R. Grimes
534Th Armd’ FA Bn
Washington, DC
Dean J. Lennard
Theodore J. Marr
Eugene A. McPherson
Donald E. Rose
Alvin L. Sinak
Robert J. Sosa
Stu Det Aaa
4055Th
Lowell Mikles
Johnson Y. McIntyre
Arthur F. Clark
Hood
Charles E. Hodgins
Ft Sil
Tom A. Teraoka
6Th Army FA
Presidio
Monterey
Calif
James F. Harry
Saudi Arabia
Wilbur J. Ramey
GM Cen
Asg
Rucker
John M. Grasmeder
Julio N. Silva
Wayne B. Smith
George G. Taylor
Robert N. Tracy
Thomas W. Tracy
Charlies S. Wingate
Eugene J. Hickey
Cp Gordon
Five Deny Guilt In Narcotics Case
Five people arrested in weekend raids pleaded innocent to federal charges of selling and possessing narcotics. Harold Dunkin 27 William Hall 33 LaVerne Hall 23 Dewey Jones Walker 63 and Dorman O Shults 27 entered pleas at arraignment before U S Commissioner Philip Douglas and were jailed for failing to post bond. State charges were filed against four others and a tenth suspect was released. Strickland 27 and Ellison 29 face possession charges for heroin and marijuana. Wives of Dunkin and Shults faced vagrancy charges. Officials said the arrests broke up one of the largest drug procuring and selling rings in recent years.
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Oklahoma City
Harold Dunkin
William Hall
LaVerne Hall
Dewey Jones Walker
Dorman O. Shults
U. S
Philip Douglas
Guy William Strickland
Ralph Bryan Ellison
Dunkin and
Shults
Rev S J Sellers Rites Held in Rockwall Tex
The service for Rev S J Sellers retired Baptist minister and father of Mrs dyvel Bowman was held in Rockwall Texas on Monday. Sellers died in Dallas after a lengthy illness and had frequently visited Lawton. No further details were available.
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S. J. Sellers
Dyvel Bowman
Kinyon
Rockwall
Tex
Sellers
Dallas
Constitution's Yesteryear Ten Years Ago Items
Ten years ago Gen Jacob L Devers visits Fort Sill Dam area at Lake Lawtonka opened to fishing after wartime closure Rev Ernest Hicks named Lawton Methodist superintendent A two day rain period boosted area winter crops Rep Merton Munson chosen president of local Reserve Officers organization Lawton hosts farm community sale Brig Gen LeRoy Irwin to join Col Billy Mitchell trial John Parker of U S Chamber of Commerce speaks to local chamber Lawton Chickasha draw 0 0 Cameron tramples Snyder 32 0
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Army Ground Forces
Fort Sill
Lake Lawtonka
Ernest Val Hicks
Lawton
Merton Munson
Reserve Officers
LeRoy Irwin
Field Artillery
Billy Mitchell
John Parker
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Chickasha
Cameron
Snyder
Night Club Raid Finds Legal Billiards Exhibition
Newport police raided the Beverly Hills Country Club seeking illegal dice poker and blackjack games but found a billiard exhibition in progress. Officers, skeptical, said it would take less than 30 seconds to disassemble the misunderstanding and end the raid.
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Newport
Beverly Hills
Night spot found gaming gear used as billiards front
About 100 people watched the men with cues as gaming equipment was assembled at a night spot to serve as a billiards front. No arrests were made.
Red Cross Tops Two Million Volunteers Worldwide
The Red Cross reports nearly two million volunteers support its humanitarian missions worldwide. Volunteers come from diverse backgrounds, assisting in disaster relief, health services, and community aid activities across multiple countries and regions.
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The
Red Cross
John Everette Young Recovers From School Injury
John Everette Young six year old son of Rev and Mrs Everette Young is reported recovering after receiving a broken collar bone while playing at school.
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Faxon
John Everette Young
Everette Young
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