Ukiah teens join Navy and learn skilled trades
Ukiah youths pursue naval education and technical training at Great Lakes and Memphis. Bud McAllister aims for nuclear reactor schooling after completing propulsion and engineman courses. John Abercrombie, 18, graduated from aviation structural mechanic safety equipment course at Memphis, following prior courses in aviation familiarization and mechanical fundamentals. Robert C. Herman, 20, completed advanced individual medical training at Ft. Sam Houston.
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Bud) McAllister
Ukiah
Great Lakes Naval Training Center
McAllister
Ukiahi
Great Lakes
John
Ukiah Dolphins
California
Steve Casperson
Dorn’s
Forks Ranch
Thrasher’s
Lumber
Sam Houston
Tex
Army
Robert C. Herman
Kathren Betts
Laws Avenue
Ft. Sam Houston
Memphis
John L
Abercrombie
Usn
Leland A, Abercrombie
Oak Knoll Road
Naval Air Technical Training Center
Tenn
Ukiah Soldier Promoted to Specialist Four in Vietnam
Michael D. Mitchell, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jewell D. Mitchell of Ukiah, was promoted to Army specialist four on June 14 in Vietnam. He serves as a truck driver with the 86th Transportation Company near Long Binh after enlisting in August 1967 and a stint at Fort Huachuca, Arizona. Mitchell graduated from Ukiah High School in 1965 and worked for Mendocino Coca-Cola Bottling before joining the Army.
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Michael Mitchell
Long Binh
Vietnam
Michael D. Mitchell
Jewell D. Mitchell
Irvington Drive
Ukiah
86Th Transportation Company
Mitchell
Ft. Huachuca
Ariz
Ukiah High School
Mendocino Coca-Cola Bottling
Army
Seabees Build Bases in Vietnam Defense Prep
Danang Vietnam Equipment Operator Donald J Reha 20 son of Mrs Elizabeth Ukiah serves with USNR in Vietnam with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion One. Seabees construct air strips housing ports fuel storage wells and other facilities as needed and defend against sniper fire using trained combat skills.
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Danang
Vietnam
Donald_J. Reha
USNR
Edward Elizares
Route 2
Ukiah
U. S. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion One
Vietnam duty for Lt O'Farrell from California family
Second Lt. James A. O'Farrell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Augustus J. O'Farrell of Talmage, serves with U.S. Combat Air Forces in Da Nang AB Vietnam as a weapons comptroller. A Pacific Air Forces member, he previously served at Palermo AFS New Jersey. A Sacred Heart high school San Francisco graduate, he earned a BA from Sonoma State College Cotati and was commissioned at Lackland AFB Texas.
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U.S. Combat Air Forces
Vietnam
James A. O'Farrell
Augustus J. O’farrell
Talmage
da Nang AB
O’farrell
Pacific Air Forces
Palermo Air Force Station
N.J
Sacred Heart High School
San Francisco
Sonoma State College
Cotati
Lackland Afb
Tex
Framke Promoted to Sergeant After Ft. Knox Course
David H. Framke 20 son of Mr and Mrs George H Framke of Ukiah was promoted to sergeant on completing the Ft Knox armor noncommissioned officer candidate course June 18. The 12 week program trained him in armor leadership demolitions counter guerrilla tactics and attack fundamentals. He entered the Army in October 1967 and his wife Sharon also resides at 5 Talmage Court Ukiah.
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FT. Knox
David H. Framke
George H. Framke
Talmage Court
Ukiah
Sharon
Nixon Favored To Win GOP Nomination In Southwest
Nixon dominates the eight state Southwest with 136 delegate votes either committed or leaning to him while Rockefeller stalls in most regions except Arkansas where Winthrop Rockefeller leads a delegation. Reagan appeals mainly as a potential second ballot candidate. Wallace shows regional strength in the South.
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Campbell
UPI
Richard M.nixon
Mississippi River
Gulf Coast
Rocky Mountains
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Arkansas
Winthrop
Miami
California
Ronald Reagan
Nixon
Rockefeller
Reagan
Texas
Oklahoma
Missouri
New Mexico
Colorado
Wyoming
Kansas
Sen
Frank Carlson
George Wallace
Wallace
Dewey Bartlett
Henry Bellman
Mike Monroney
Southwest
John Tower
Houston
Panhandle
Amarillo
GOP
Paul Eggers
Alabama
St. Louis
Winthrop Rockefeller
Nelson Rockefeller
Nelson
Jim Johnson
J. William Fulbright
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Robert Herman
Donald Reha
James O’farrell
David. Framke
Thomas — Baldwin — Gulbransen Hammond — Conn — Lowery Kimball — Story and Clark
George
Virginia
Oy Nixon
John’ A. Love
Tulo
Mens Terry
Badmitton
Consol Stereo
Scandia
State Street
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