Brig Gen Nelson Takes Command at Fort Huachuca
Brig. Gen. R. T. Nelson assumes command of the U S Army Electronic Proving Ground at Fort Huachuca replacing Maj. Gen. Emil Lenzner who moves to Washington D C as deputy chief Signal Corps officer. Nelson, born June 19 1902 in Lebanon Indiana, previously led the Southeastern Signal School at Fort Gordon Georgia.
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FT. Huachuca
R. T. Nelson
U. S. Army Electronic Proving Ground
Emil Lenzner
Washington, D.C
Signal Corps
Arizona
Nelson
Southeastern Signal School
Ft. Gordon
Lebanon
Ind
University of Purdue
U. S. Military Academy
17Th Infantry
Ft. Des Moines
Iowa
Hawaii
States
Civilian Conservation Corps
Georgia
Infantry
Europe
15Th U. S. Army
United States
U. S
Austria
Signal School
Ft. Monmouth
Army Field Forces
Ft. Monroe
Industrial College of the Armed Forces
Washington
UA Summer Enrollment Sets Mark
The University of Arizona reports a record 2 742 students enrolled this summer across 270 courses surpassing the 1956 peak of 2 441. Among regular sessions 149 pursue special field trips, with eight on humanities and social science tours in Europe and 21 at the Point of Pines archaeological field school ending August 9.
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University of Arizona
Arthur T. Grant
Europe
Loyal A. T. Grytin
Department of
Neal D. Houghton
Point of Pines
San Carlos Apache
Arizona
California
Costly Brush Fire Set By Teenagers
Riverside sheriffs say three teenage boys admitted starting a 7 500 acre brush fire to gain firefighter jobs. The fire burned in hill country between Lake Elsinore and Lake Mathews, destroying thousands of acres, forcing evacuations and burning a cabin. A separate 700 acre blaze near Beaumont was controlled yesterday.
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Riverside
Riverside Sheriff's Office
Jack Hughes
Hughes
Lake Elsinore
Lake Mathews
Beaumont
Swedish Teen Couple Runaway May Return Home
Huw Williams and Christina Wennerstrom, ages 18 and 16, fled June 2 from their families, returning from Canada without a license to wed. They admitted they were not married and were picked up for speeding near Montoursville, Pennsylvania. Christina may go back to Sweden. her mother arrived to retrieve her, while Huw lost his Senate page job.
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Washington
Senate
Sweden
Huw Williams
Christina Wennerstrom
Montoursville
Canada
Christina
Stig Wennerstrom
Pennsylvania
Young Williams
Huw
Wennerstrom
Nan Williams
U. S
Hugo Lindgren
Lindgren
Mrs. Wennerstrom
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Gen. Nelson
56Th Infantry
Camp Wolters, Tex
Flere
ONL
Tucson
TVET
N. Campbell
Main Store
East Speedway
Riverside County
Clardy
E-Z
Baum & Adamson
N. Stone Park & Speedway
Fenster
Steinfeld
Rodig’s
Tucson Optical Service
Valley National Bidg
North Tucson Blvd
Poplin
Chuck Waggin
Steinfeld's Boys’ Shop
Steinfeld's
Steinfeld's Shoe Salon
R.E.D. Brand
Puget Sound
Steinfeld's Fine Foods
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