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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1961
Page
12
A unit of the First Fleet participated in Exercise Black Bear from November 24 to December 1 off the Southern California coast. About 10,000 men, submarines, and surface ships conducted drills with all types of weapons while the striking force operated at sea under fleet oilers stores ships and ammunition ships.
Pearl E Knight daughter of Marcella M Biggs recently completed eight weeks of basic training at the Women's Army Corps Center Fort McClellan Alabama. Private Knight studied Army history and traditions administrative and supply procedures map reading first aid defense chemical and biological warfare group living and military justice. She attended Wasco Union High School.
The article stresses planning before planting shrinking borders. It notes borders define garden space and should be drawn with house and lot relationships. It recommends including shrubs, perennials, bulbs, and annuals for a balanced, low-maintenance border with seasonal color.
The questions address veterans benefits including pensions for widows with minimal service, eligibility for VA hospital care for wives and children, and the Korea GI Bill ending. It notes a 30 day WWI service limit, no pension eligibility for the mother, hospital coverage questions, and a hard cutoff of education benefits eight years after discharge or no later than January 31, 1965.
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