Phx and Korea service stories highlight varied duties
Corporal Roy Gasing directs traffic near First Cavalry headquar ters in Korea when a helicopter lands and seeks guidance. Boilerman Robert Donald earns a letter of commendation for bravery during a shipboard fire in which two lives were lost. Other Arizonans with UN forces include Pfc Kenneth Munn hospitalized in Japan and Private Roscoe Van Druff, wounded yet back on front lines after Inchon and Changjin. Additional locals serve with Fifth Air Force and naval units aboard USS Princeton.
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Roy Gasing
Mary Gasing
West
Colter Street
First Cavalry Division
Korea
Corporal Gasing
Gasing
Robert Donald
Dorothy Donald
East Hubbell Street
Donald
Navy
Philippine Islands
Dorothy
Alameda
Calif
Kenneth E. Munn
Japan
Verna H. Miller
Jefferson Street
Munn
Eighth Cavalry Infantry Regiment
Phoenix Marine
Inchon
Changjin Reservoir
Private Hilliard 82nd Arizonan Killed In War
After nine months of Korea fighting, 82 Arizonans listed as next of kin have died. Pvt. Virgil C. Hilliard of Scottsdale was killed in action. Of the dead, Phoenix residents lead with 34, then 12 from Tucson and several towns across Arizona. Army men totaled 61, along with 14 Marines, 4 Air Force personnel, and 3 sailors, per defense casualty lists compiled by The Gazette.
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Korea
Virgil C. Hilliard
Lee E. Hilliard
Scottsdale
Glendale
Eloy
Avondale
Yuma
Douglas
Pirtleville
Casa Grande
Nogales
Winslow
Dragoon
Wellton
Humboldt
Jerome
Bellomont
Winkelman
Young
Benson
Gilbert
Snowflake
Tombstone
Clarkdale
Flagstaff
Seligman
Ajo
Air Force
The
Gazette
Defense Department
Arizonan Cadet Lacey Receives Wings at Williams AFB
Aviation Cadet Robert O. Lacey 23 of Phoenix is the sole Arizonan in Class 51-B graduation at Williams Air Force Base. A 9 am aerial review opens exercises in the base theater with the Aerojets in a jet flight demonstration. Lacey, a North Phoenix High School and Phoenix College graduate, will receive his commission and silver wings amid remarks by William B. Stout of Phoenix.
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Williams Air Force Base
Robert O. Lacey
Lance Lacey
North Ninth Street
Phoenix
Lacey
North Phoenix High School
Phoenix College
William B. Stout
President of ABA to key the Arizona State Bar banquet
Cody Fowler of Tampa Florida president of the American Bar Association will be principal speaker at the banquet the evening of April 7 closing the 18th annual State Bar of Arizona convention at the San Marcos Hotel in Chandler. Fowler noted authority on admiralty and maritime law has held various bar roles and will discuss The American Lawyer and his Problems. The convention opens with 9 30 a m sessions and social events including a grid iron show golf fashion and ends with a banquet and dance.
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Cody Fowler
Tampa
Fla
American Bar Association
State Bar of Arizona
San Marcos
Chandler
Fowler
Arlington, Tenn
Cumberland University
Tennessee
Florida
37Th Field Artillery Regiment
Oklahoma Department
American Legion
Oklahoma City University
Miami
Fowler and White
Ing
Board of Governors
Fifth Judicial Circuit
Tampa and
Hillsborough County
American Law Institute
The
American Judicature Society
Dade County Bar Association
Maritime Law Association of the
United States
Masons and Elks Lodges
State Bar Association
Atom Research Expands in Czechoslovakia Stations
A Vienna dispatch to the London Daily Telegraph reports two new atomic research stations have been established in Soviet dominated Czechoslovakia. The announcement underscores expanding Soviet influence in Eastern Europe and boosts claims of accelerated atomic research in the region.
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London
INS
Vienna
London Daily Telegraph
Czechoslovakia
Navy Reports New Navy Recruits Station Addresses Listed
The list shows men accepted for service at the United States Navy Recruiting Station and other locations. Names include Frederice head of North Pee Russell D Fanis 3812 North Second Street Van H Dickason Richard A Schroeder Vincent Gonzales Kenneth D Holloway Chandler pres L Merrill Donal Clark Higley and more with multiple street addresses and cities across several counties.
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United States Navy
von Street
Frederice
North
Pee Russell D
West Incoln Street
Fanis
North Second Street
van H. Dickason
West Adams
Richard A. Schroeder
Fairmont Street
Vincent Gonzales
North Avenue
Kenneth D. Holloway
Sinclair
Chandler
Texas Hosts Major Share Of Nations Sheep Population
The nation's 31,505,000 sheep and lambs are distributed with Texas holding about 23 percent. This reflects Texas as the leading producer, followed by other states, shaping national livestock dynamics.
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Texas
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East Polk Street
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Buchanan Street
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Adams Street
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First Avenue
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