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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1962
Page
3
Officers at the Army Artillery and Missile Center in Fort Sill Oklahoma have painted cartoon characters on school buses to help young post pupils find the correct bus for the trip home. The simple system replaces bus numbers with familiar images to aid reading beginners.
The Mule Memorial Association of America seeks a life size bronze statue at the junction of U S highways 60 and 84 in Muleshoe Texas to honor mules. Funds totaling five thousand dollars are being raised from volunteers nationwide with a July 4 deadline.
Navy recruiter Signalman second class Robert P Snarr announced a new enlistment plan for high school seniors who enlist within 12 days of graduation this month or in June. Seniors may enlist while remaining at home to finish the school year. Advanced leave, up to two weeks, expires by July 6 at the enlistment station, with recruit training available at Great Lakes or another station.
In Philadelphia, Quakers pursue a privately funded program described as the "Little Peace Corps." Young volunteers, mostly college graduates, work abroad in health and education projects, living with locals in places like Tanganyika and India. The group aims for about 65 volunteers, far fewer than the federal Peace Corps, with many members being pacifists or conscientious objectors.
More than 180 applications have been received with applicants told to contribute part of their expenses, possibly through churches or civic groups. Some fund their costs entirely, others only meet a minimum and provide equipment. The author notes personal contribution is not a factor.
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