Recruiters to Visit Post for WAC WAF Applications
Sergeant Underwood announced Lt. Laverne Wachuta will be at room 210 in the Post Office building Tuesday and Wednesday to interview and test applicants for the women’s branches. Interested individuals may report for an interview. preapproval not required. He outlined Army Career values and benefits including travel, retirement after 20 years, free medical care, 30 days paid vacation, pay, job security, training, and religious support.
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WAF
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Armed Forces
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Army
Air Force
Hvasta discusses escape and family amid Czech underground ties
Hvasta told reporters the underground helped him escape and that two uncles and an aunt remain in Czechoslovakia and may be in danger. He disclosed little about personalities, mentioned his wife possibly in a sanatorium, and noted Robert Vogeler aided him without detail while Slavik cited two missing secret agents who had tried to vet Hvasta out of Czechoslovakia six months earlier.
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Robert Vogeler
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Slavik
Jimmy Laudenheimer
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Fairview
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Earthquakes In Mexico Cause Severe Damage
Teh regional shocks struck Chiapas on Friday and Saturday damaging four towns and sparking landslides in farm areas. Officials reported few or no casualties while relief crews and a landing plane surveyed Yajalon and Petalingo for further damage.
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Tuxtla Gutierrez
Mex
Mexico
Luis Serrano
Chiapas
Serrano
Yajalon
Petalingo
US asks release of three Americans held in Soviet camps
The State Department says Elim O Shaughnessy pressed Moscow for the release of three US citizens reported held in Soviet prison camps. Identified as William T. Marchuk of Brackenridge Pennsylvania William A Verdine of Starks Louisiana and John Hellmuth Noble of Detroit Michigan. Further information pending Soviet reply.
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Russia
State Department
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Foreign Office
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U.S
Charles E. Bohlen
Berlin
Department
O’shaugnessy
William T. Marchuk
Brackinridge
William A. Verdine
Starks
John Hellmuth Noble
Detroit
O'Shaughnessy
U S Steps Up May In Indochina Aid After Laos Crisis
U S military leaders express confidence that French and loyal Vietnamese and Laotian forces can contain a Communist push toward Luang Prabang. Adm Radford reviews the Indochina picture for the Senate committee amid concerns over French training pace and American backing. A later report cites Lt Gen O Daniel traveling to Washington to present findings from Indochina. The dolphins’ flesh note closes the item.
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Indochina
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U.S. Army
Pacific
Washington
Family counts exceed by two at Ouachita parish
Jes Ramblin Dozen records boast 14 children with 12 daughters and two sons. Twins recently joined, three daughters attend Ouachita Parish High School and six attend Logtown school. Mrs Marina W Sharp named Mother of the Year for civic service in Grenada Mississippi.
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Grenada
March of Dimes
Red Cross
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Army Trainee Finishes Eight Weeks Engineer Training
PVT Morris W Geuin of Eros Louisiana nears completion of a 16 week training cycle with a unit of the 6th Armored Division at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri He already completed eight weeks basic training in Army life and infantry weapons and is finishing another eight weeks of engineer training.
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Morris W. Geuin
A. B. Geuin
Eros
6Th Armored Division
Fort Leonard Wood
Three Survivors Of C 47 Crash In Alaska Rescued
TALKEETNA Alaska Feb 6 Air Force officials in Anchorage reported three survivors of a C 47 crash in the Mt McKinley foothills have been found alive. An Air Force doctor said one rescued man received first aid and all are in good condition. Pilot Don Sheldon was unable to take his paper off the ground.
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Alaska
Mt. McKinley
Air Force
Anchorage
Gold Creek
Don Sheldon
Sheldon
Brain operation on ailing circus gorilla Toto
A Sarasota hospital team led by Dr. Mason Trapp performed a diagnostic brain procedure on Toto the circus gorilla to identify causes of paralysis. Six Tampa doctors and nurses monitored the 3.5 hour operation, which revealed brain damage on the right side from a tumor or parasite, with further tests planned to decide next steps.
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Sarasota
Fla
Little Toto
Mason Trapp
Tampa
Toto
Mrs. Todd
Trapp
Henry Ringling North
Ringling Bros
Barnum and Bailey Circus
Teto
One Killed One Injured In Air Line Highway Crash
New Orleans police report an auto truck collision on the Air Line Highway left one dead and another injured. The deceased is Anthony V. Costa Jr., 40, of Kenner Louisiana, driver of the automobile. Passenger Audrey Nell Robertson, 16, of Ponchatoula, sustained head and face injuries and was hospitalized.
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New Orleans
Air Line
Anthony V. Costa Jr
Kenner
Audrey Nell Robertson
Ponchatoula
Temperature Dip Forecast for Twin Cities
The federal weather service predicts cooler weather for the Twin Cities with a weekend shift to partly cloudy skies. Winds will ease Sunday night and Monday while remaining moderate to locally fresh along the coast. high and low records reached 65 and 38 at Selman field.
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CAA
Selman Field
Night watchman ties burglar in dressing room capture
Oxford the night watchman confronted a 20 to 25 year old negro burglar in a dressing room after hearing a torn screen. The assailant wrestled for the pistol and fled with the pocketknife, leaving Oxford with a bruised hip and about 105 dollars plus 40 in the till untouched. The suspect escaped through the entry screen and the watchman was treated and released.
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Oxford
St. Francis Hospital
Population growth in Stockholm reaches 722000 in 1953
Stockholm Sweden saw a population rise of about 10000 people during 1953 bringing the total to 722000. The expansion reflects postwar urban growth and increased housing development in the capital.
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Stockholm
Sweden
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