Female Marines Director Thinks Service Is Fine
New York profile of Kay Towle colonel and director of Women Marines who plans to retire next year as dean of women at the University of California. The piece highlights 2,600 women marines, six weeks’ boot camp, disciplined daily routine, and reasons women enlist, including patriotism finances education and marriage prospects.
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Ten Killed in Blast at Soviet Baltic Resort Anniversary
West Berlin Telegraf reports at least ten people died last Saturday in Ahlbeck, a Soviet zone Baltic resort, when a steel gas container used for balloon filling exploded during the resort's 100th anniversary celebration. Authorities in West Berlin could not confirm the incident.
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Japs Set Up Joint Trial Commission
Tokyo reports the Japanese government forming a joint committee with the Foreign Office Justice Ministry and National Bar to exchange information on handling United Nations military personnel arrested for crimes in Japan.
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Women workers and equality in military service debated
WAFS WAVES or Marines will tell you that placing 1000 women in a factory or mixed workplace raises personal disaster rates. Do professional officers treat them as equals Col Towle notes most forehm and a few old-timers still resist, but they’re learning.
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