Mesa Was Selected Outstanding Trainee
Pvt Vibke A Jensen of Mesa Arizona has been chosen as the outstanding trainee in her basic training company at the Women s Army Corps Training Center Fort Lee Virginia. She achieved an excellent academic average and a superior military discipline record during nine weeks of training. Jensen, niece of Eric Hipman, served in underground Denmark during World War II and helped gather news for a mimeographed paper Free Denmark. After the war she worked in Aarhus before moving to the United States in 1949 and later enlisting in the WAC last June.
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Fort Lee
Vibke A. Jensen
Mesa
Ariz
Women’s Army Corps Training Center
Jensen Jensen
Eric Hipman
E. First St
Denmark
Jensen
Aarhus
Strauch’s Printers
WAC
Air Age Topic For Institute In Prescott
The Yavapai County School Institute will meet October 5 and 6 with lectures motion pictures and demonstrations on the Air Age in Peace and War. Army navy and Civil Air Patrol planes will fly at Prescott for 300 educators. Activities include films lectures school equipment display and aerial demonstrations at the municipal airport followed by four Bonanza Airlines flights for teachers to the Grand Canyon.
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Prescott
Yavapai County School Institute
Ed Lewis
Institute
Army
Navy
Civil Air Patrol
Lewis
New York Daily News
Senators oppose recognition of Communist China
Fifty six senators signed a letter to President Truman opposing U S recognition of Communist China, opposition to Japan recognizing or negotiating with the regime, and urging policy aligned with U S and Japanese interests. Senator Knowland circulated the letter to signers before the Big Three foreign ministers conference.
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Washington
China
U.S
Japan
Truman
Knowland
Calif
United States
United Nations
White House
Rocks Fly in East West Border Clash in Berlin
Fifty West Berliners and East Zone Communist police hurled rocks at each other during a border confrontation in Wedding on the Franco Soviet boundary. The clash followed an attempt to tear down barricades used to seal East Berlin from the West. After windows were broken, police persuaded demonstrators to disperse.
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Berlin
West
West Berlin
45 Children Registered in Arizona Crippled Children Clinic
The Society for Crippled Children has registered 45 youngsters for its 1951 52 clinical program in six Valley cities. Rose M Castagna consultant physical therapist noted 11 in nursery and primary schools, 11 in the speech clinic, and 19 placed in deaf classes.
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Arizona
Society For Crippled Children
Rose M. Castagna
Graduation At Air Base Is Tomorrow
WILLIAMS AIR FORCE BASE Sept 14 Graduation ceremonies for a new class of air force jet fighter pilots will be held tomorrow morning. Karl K. Jacobson of Williams is in the class, a Phoenix Union and North Phoenix High School graduate with college attendance at Phoenix College and Arizona State College Tempe. Robert Wedemeyer, son of Lt Gen Albert C Wedemeyer, also graduates. An aerojet acrobatic team aerial review is planned at 10 a.m. Dr Grady Gammage, president of Arizona State College at Tempe, will speak. Col James D Mayden will present wings and diplomas. Public invited to the aerial review. theater ceremonies by invitation only. Base open to the public all day.
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Williams Air Force Base
Air Force
Arizona
Karl K. Jacobson
Karl T. Jacobson
Williams
Jacobson
Phoenix Union High School
North Phoenix High School
Phoenix College
Arizona State College
Tempe
Robert Wedemeyer
Albert C. Wedemeyer
Aerojet
T A.m
Grady Gammage
Arizona State College At
James D. Mayden
Engineer Feared Kidnapped After Jeep Found in River
In Manila on September 14 AP reports Mrs. Lester Corp, wife of an American engineer missing since yesterday noon, fears kidnapping. A $5,000 reward is offered for information as a Jeep tied to the case was recovered with four bullet holes near the Pulungmaba sugar plantation at Del Carmen.
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Manila
Lester Corp
Pulungmaba
del Carmen
Greece Eyes Possible New Election After Ballot Clash
Athens September 14 AP talk of a new election follows the Greek Rally Party led by Field Marshal Alexander Papagos failing to win absolute control in last Sunday's vote. Papagos refuses to join a coalition cabinet. The Liberal Party of Sophocles Venizelos trails, while Papagos would hold 107 seats of 250 under the latest unofficial counts, with Liberals at 58 and extreme left groups minimal.
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Athens
Greece
Greek Rally Party
Alexander Papagos
Papagos
Liberal Party
Sophocles Venizelos
Progressives
Liberals
Guided Missiles Call For Command Of The Air And Of Radio Channels
The air force announces the Matador B-61 pilotless bomber in production as the first guided missile. Officials stress remote control, not a crewed aircraft, amid broader questions of radio guidance, jamming, and command of the air. Cocoa Florida to host first squadron on Oct 1 as expansion talk rises. The issue centers on maintaining control of missiles over enemy territory and preventing interception or misdirection.
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Glenn Martin
Air Force
Florida
USAF
Cocoa, Fla
Navy
Fastest combat rescue on record in Pacific off Korean coast
Lt George Burke bailed from a disabled jet at 27000 feet over enemy territory and was rescued within three minutes by a Phoenix crew led by Capt James O Johnson. The recovery, touted as the fastest rescue, occurred as the helicopter waited on the water after intercepting a distress call. Other crew included Capt Glenn A Stover Lt Julius C Phillips Jr Sgt Stanley Matthews Jr Sgt Emil Vukasovic and Pvt Arthur J Robbins. Fishermen in Sydney also catch octopuses for European immigrants.
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Tokyo
George Burke
James O. Johnson
Sedan
Kan
Burke
Valley Stream
Long Island
N.Y
Johnson
Glenn A. Stover
Portland
Ore
Julius C. Phillips Jr
Fontana
Calif
Stanley Matthews Jr
Starkey
Emil Vukasovic
Chicago
Arthur J. Robbins
N. 10Th Ave
Phoenix
Ariz
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