Medal Hero Placp Dies in Vietnam at 19
An obituary honors Corporal Alfred E Placp Jr a 19 year old machine gunner from Arago who died near Hue Vietnam February 22 after sacrificing himself to allow comrades to reach cover He earned a Bronze Star with V for valor two Purple Hearts the Combat Infantryman Badge National Defense Service Medal and Vietnam Service Medal Placp attended Ardago Myrtle Point schools and worked at a Coquille Georgia Pacific plant He is buried with full military honors in Pioneer Cemetery Coquille.
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Alfred F
Fred) Placp, Jr
Hue
Vietnam
12Th Cavalry
Young Place
Arago
Myrtle Point
Coquille Georgia Pacific
Alfred E. Placp, Jr
Army of the United States
Coos County
Pioneer
Coquille
Alfred E. Plaep
Alfred E. Plaep, Jr
Myrtle Crest Sets School Fees and Supplies
Principal Paul Franzen outlines student body fees for National Assembly programs and activities. Grade 4 and 5 pay 1.00, Grade 6 2.00, Grades 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8.50.
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Myrtle Crest
Paul Franzen
National Assembly
Red Cross distributes Christmas Ditty Bags for Vietnam
Red Cross volunteers led by Mrs. Elden Brodie prepare Christmas ditty bags for service members in Vietnam this week. The effort lists suggested contents from ballpoint pens to writing paper, toiletries, games, and snacks, while excluding breakables and nonvacuum food.
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Red Cross
Vietnam
Elden Brodie
Rems
3 Inc
State Calls For Bids On Myrtle Point Signals
The Oregon State Highway Commission will receive bids on Thursday September 12 in Salem for the installation of two traffic signals on K Street at Spruce and Harris Streets on the Coos Bay Rosenberg Highway in Myrtle Point. Completion time 210 calendar days.
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Oregon State Highway Commission
Salem
Spruce and
Harris Streets
Coos Bay~Rosenberg
Myrtle Point
Oregon Gun Laws and Requirements on Handguns
Oregon already requires handgun registration for dealers and buyers under ORS 166.420. Purchasers must sign the register with dealer witness, and dealers mail a duplicate form to authorities the same day. Carrying concealed weapons is restricted under ORS 166.240 and 166.250, with exceptions for officers, service members on duty, certain groups, and licensed hunters. Minors, convicts, and aliens are barred from handgun possession.
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Oregon
Physicals For MC Football Team At Myrtle Crest
Students in the Myrtle Crest School seventh and eighth grades must have physicals at the Myrtle Port Medical Corner at 5 00 p m on Friday August 30. The notice references Oregon firearms statutes and penalties for criminal misuse, plus local ordinances and federal law, advising consultation with city officials for local rules.
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Myrtle Crest School
Myrtle Port Medical Corner
Oregon
Treasury Department
Ashinton
D. C
Cours Sey
Ug Sports
Post Road
Tivestomaecticut
Property Taxes Rise Despite Lower Rates in Coos County
Assessor Francis Flanagan explains tax bills will be higher even with lower rates because property values are assessed at 100 percent of true cash value this year. County budgets calling for 14 percent more money push total levies from 1967 to 1968, with rates and totals varying by city including Band on Coquille Coos Bay Eastside Myrtle Point North Bend Powers.
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Oregon
Oregon Traffic Safety Commission
Lana Avenue
Salem
Francis Flanagan
Flanagan
Coos County
Bandon
Coquille
Eastside
Harold Robinson Sworn To School Board In Arago
Federal Title 1 8 3 funds approved for Arago school needs including remedial reading and a part time counselor. The board also funded a student trip to Ashland Festival and library materials. A county wide project budget totals 0 708 00 and bus upgrades with new paper tag deadlines were noted.
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Harold Robinson
Arago
Gerald Lilly
Ashland
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Louis Adamic
Cpl Placp
Earth
Sp/4
Plaep
SS. Army
Myrtle Point High School
P.E
Myrtie Peint
Osquilie
Coquilie
Coos
Powers
Gaylord
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