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S HEADQUARTERED IV CEDAR LAKEAir I ’atroi SeeksberlexstriJ.accMembers of* the Cedar Lake; e, Civil Air Patrol, composite squad-j l’ ran, have opened a membership, 1, drive for new recruits. The patrol i y activities, according to CaptJ Robert Smith, commanding of-' ^ificer, offer unlimited opportunities !t,and advantages for new mem-■e bers.grown tremendously with the ad-!Lazar. Highland. Pilots for the dition of pieces of equipment. The group, besides Smith, 0 Brien,^ group now commands three air-;and Spiechert, are Lt. Fred Wil-planes, two trucks as a small: hamson. Cedar Lake, and Charles SLX portion of ground equipment, plus .Curtis, Munster. ,aS*other electronic equipment usedj in every day activities.TRAINING sessions are con*The Cedar Lake group now has’ :■ 15 senior members and 12 cadets: and participates in numerous § work operations and rescue mis-sions in the area.3,• • t sligSMITH POINTED out there is ste 'no need for previous flying train-]scj, Jing for there are jobs and pcsi-:sto, . r , . , tions for most every occupation .minted for cadet members, every lcomparahle t0 civilian Ue. °a‘Monday evening, while sesssms, ^ ^ Air Patroi was *for senior members are Md;lauMhed ear]y 194i and was1™1every second Friday of the month, ta(£rilv lormed t(1 af{ord aat the Cedar Lake Library on the west side of the lake at 8 p.m.eaicborder; guard within the confines; of the United States. Many pilotssmcitr.Road ‘Link’ Discussion To Be HeldThe Joint Action Committee of the Chicago Motor Club Area councils will meet Tuesday in a Gary restaurant to investigate a new plan for getting the state to expedite construction of the “missing link” in the Chicago-Indiana-Detroit expressway system.The Joint Action Committee is made up of members of the Gary-Northwestern Indiana and Calu*members, through membership in the organization, become eligible for many scholarships to universities and colleges.The group takes part in regularly scheduled simulated air rescue missions in conjunction with the U.S. Air Force. All equipment attached to the group is manned by local Lake County members.Other officers include Lt. James O'Brien, Carl Spiechert, com-i mandant of cadets; Chaplain Ivan 'Speight; John Humphrey, finance! %h i officer; Lt. Clarence Luebtke,; transportation officer; Warrant Officer Gordon Kazen, all of Cedar Lake, and the Rev. Fathercame pilots in the Air Force or field artillery.Full information for joining the group may be had from Robert Smith, Box 132, Rt. 2. Cedar Lake.
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Hammond Times
Hammond, Indiana, US
Mon, Oct 21, 1963
Page 24
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