Display of Academy Rings Spans Century of Heroes
West Point houses a century of heroism in rings from Michie to MacArthur, Wainwright, and Spruill. The display includes about 160 rings and cufflinks from most classes since 1835, with many badly worn pieces and some not accessible to the public.
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Century of Heroes
Jean Heller
West Point
N.Y
San Juan Hill
Corregidor
Vietnam
United States Military Academy
Dennis Mahan Michie
Michie
Douglas MacArthur
Luzon
Bataan
Australia
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Philippines
Wainwright
Jonathan M. Wainwright
MacArthur
United States
James P. Spruill
Spruill
Capt. Spruill
Academy
Army
Soviet Help Fails to Convert Somali Republic
In Mogadishu, nearly 100 million dollars in Soviet aid fails to win over Somalia’s fiercely independent, mostly nomadic population. Soviet technicians, teachers, and advisers, including 250 military experts and 400 cadets abroad, bolster infrastructure from dairies to a Berbera port, yet somali democracy remains intact and Western offers of aid pale beside Moscow’s.
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Mogadishu
Somali Republic
Moscow
Lido Beach
United States
Italy
Soviet Union
Berbera
Radio
Sweetland Church Holds Christmas Potluck and Programs
Sweetland church hosts a morning potluck with about 65 attendees including special guests Mrs. Russell Mapes and families of Town City and several pastors. A gift of groceries to each minister, slides by the Mapes on Ghana, and Christmas songs follow. Choir practice and local group gatherings announce upcoming Christmas events and community meetings through December 19 to December 22.
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Sweetland
Russell Mapes
Town City
Yom Hotle
Leland Enke
Oren Coram
Wilbur Hetzler
Donald Lindle
Marvin Hetzler
Ghana
Africa
Mapes
WSCS
Howard Toyne
Walter McGillivray
James van Camp
James van Nice
Weldon Martz
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Chisimayo
Somalia
Fngham Gire
PTT I
Better Homes Furniture CO
Pearlwick
Westinghouse
Scotchgard
ASI
Hassocks
Downi
Salem
Lane
East Second Street
Muscatine
Iowa