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    I I l i i im~~~~mi~ A MESSAGEFROM THEGHAPlAMNnered1ty 1s a [j6wel'M factorin,clp,al'ac.t;r. 'S]ood m.ll t,eH"W e hegi:n 1 U~ YI:i!.th~ )105. Weare not'!l!holl~f'ree. W ~I fuh~ri tl~e1:'tai[~'t:I:",~t~ ~ our In'0!?ien~m . o o r e ~ piw5;i ,>eal li~e:5lll>t!Jil~ta;land IIDral :m res. 'W e are Wb,at '~al'e P I '! l !Uyrm.:um becail 's .e err WIlatthosewnose 'bl (lad 18 in ou.r

    ~s ' ! f e l ( ' \ ! : Or' ail'!!:,.Errurtroowen t is 'PQW>e]"M ~ ' too.00' ~Clfu . go that if 1.t he bad~ itmay offset the ,go~d U n ( : 1 L e n c : i I L esIru1!iqIffieat!l l!ed. '0 0 u s by oob lemOOi5~to,l'S .EvUsu rooURd;W.!:1 l_gs j lowc O : : : r n l pMl i O l r n : ~ . ,bad housing, theseara m~~ l Oy l :i vtng acI'QSS. theran Madt.l'1llcks~~.hQ~ s,iI.!owtheJ[a:~ coohM.l,~BlJt tilere 'I SIUWa,yS God br~ing i [ 1 l 1!JPQinus, ,e81l ing us to, I!

    "bA'~ .BOMIi.lGA'iOO:R ispnib-~isih.edm-moRfhiy by the '~li'~so:nne1 of th~, C~l"1sbiEl.d ArmyAirField, M~~~ipg @ i thrism8ig-aziDe ~heJle :~~~e U. S~ isMf~,ciIi'Uy a.u.thQr~~~. Addr;ess8 1 , ~:l ,cO'lllmlMicaUO'$1; I) theBO :MB :I(JA 'F OI:. CMF ! O !tli'ls 'b~d! New Mexico.

    ComrRa:nding Ofn~rC()L,.M]]L;TONM~ MURPHYP e ! l ' s o ' J ! l i i l l e 1 SelVie~ Om.cel '

    MAJT . :M A UR ICE R . COUL SONPuIb~~cR!ilaUO:~6 Offi@el 'L T~ JAM ES A . S,T A JFFOR DEDITOR

    N eD L\r.N N' E NG L A .N DE RASSQ

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    UDR ~NiK TO ' ME ONLYWITH THI N I E IE Y E 'S '~ J '

    A boutc:.b:u'rikE. ~t .~ecessari-11,00.: the), ente.I" mmtbis un-will :ling]y. It's at s ta.gge'm'.ingt l 1 P l 1 I g 1 1 t m1,~ way It is With !8 t good ,~al of ~teres t th!ilt I IY'E! been vi,ewingpeoplefoI' ma,n,~ .~ea.I'S tt!lt'lOtIghthe bot.bnm of a drlnklng glass.I invite ):Oll to J,oi_nme in notonl)l' 1100 lting through the gla!lisbottom, but tol'atcb p,eop]l,ewi thou tl.lslngUrli S llnllSlJ.ala.1d"Wemust be more conscious 0.1 ' -theoPel. ,e_) 'ewhBl it Is resUpg.No dou!bt,-ou' ve never been.interested in ~mtng 8iIlO t1ier~'s'8:lIes l'llS he drinks. N'Q\'e',j (lUSeQ" how tJle eyes CM foCUSoverand ~ve 'Ute : r .bn a n d t h e n belowand insi,de the rim of the gla.''ls?This is an a!illll:zing, ,et eoomon.~perf:onnmee., 'I)le can look overthelr-im to reBid the con t'es.trules on the ~oro flake 00x andtbeq loo,1!cnsid.e the glass t , 1 )stu~th.e bulibles or to see hO'wIl'!llch is le1t. A l s ; ,0013 loOses oon-.t1'01 towhave iU Will sheclo s't!:he 1:' 'eyes (If' look on t 1 0 l'the com.ers? - Will the 'e,~el:laHsroll intheir soc:liretS ? -No} W eS,e,E>:he stares straign,t ,downinto the bottml. oCtile yellowed.bowl. Ah, sne isswdying theCQlWolutiol:l:son srme .old w~ (litchewing gtOO 1eft hi' 'PI"eviOlU;,dr-:!LW!rel's. Now ~a!t .her tidl'sth . , q, "U , en ,c i1 '~ dsh,e '[!g,d" ~ehi '~es

    h ~r' Jamrod. po s tur-e an.d. dli s-'appeM"s ,a.f'OLI!'lIi,Ulieoomer' trusn~d.abbing at her mouth d thachlldl ~S fI/ilPkin,.Thete t o the lef't ,two.mooare

    t,alklng Wld the one facin.g ussmi.les at his ,iielJ-l,aiqtance ';mdmov,es toward the fountain.. tw oor lrts Iilfliper incisor'S itre miss-ing~PEl reaeh@:s the bubble:!"" endfixing his e~es, (In i:l,jh:;;fl'Jl.end"bmd:s, :fnnm the wro.st -- ~ cor--I"'esp(]lndi~ are 1 1etngp,erfu me{lll0l" Ili.s e"es from a pivot fI 'Glint~Ollewnere in. lback of his head,,--~is ,eyes never Leave the otherIIii'm. He ,doe.."in'1t 'ttu.:sthtlll,. Andas, w e cOOIllent. wrong ourselves welflotioetlia.J. we al'e SIJ.ddenly he-ing run throll,~ b:r' his, knifing~crutin)' Inm nasa I see itall;alOOstuniJ)f' trn:Iia:te ease .Neve f' Il>gajn will this 'mandl':liIflk f ' r - - O h l Blpu,bl1c>f~'lmta!l.nw:illth .his mir~d, ,em.d body (and,

    e~es:)at ease,f,oJ' at roe t:l!me a,young friend 'P]_ ayM)1~wshed,thts :to,!,i,,[lI.~' S ,head d.own as Iiedlr,ank.. A s: Ill, l'esul t, thel nextdrinker sa wh,ro t!!!eittl in thebot t O O l of the bowl.Let us leave tnh pltlcsand

    go to the . lobby 001'hall of someI big pullUe bundling 'to, contfnusour observations. A youngf'@}].ow B'W,a.ggeI's b~ and. mounts;the nem,yohureh steps" Re e J 1 i : - - .ters ti,e vesttbuJ! E! and afters w,e'Elping :Ii ts breadth wi, th @proud gBlZe.p]'O ceEl'tiS to thepot'celain fixtm,e on the farWall,. He tnrows fln' more lookover his shoulder to see ho'W'OIIal ' l ) . ' 'r.JiIo('epeople have noti'ced1:1i;5 pr:esence enpbends najesti-cal!.y; at th.e s-i'IIIle time Maclin]gttl r th.e lmob to is tart tIl,e 'w a tar.Nowp&rtia 1~' 8tI'a:ltght~ning, i1e1000ks rool"E!iPOintedl y fQ r' tb~knob8ll'.ld NtL;II'n,~~ ben.t,:to thebow :l " H1 s harHi~ are lIlaiUy en..clreil. : i I l n , g 'th! underside ,0 f' th,~b o ' r w 1 l . Fr..anticaj[l~ he gropes furtbe appara,tul> t,o tum on t-hewater. .Ther.e ds none At theseme time bis e:t'es had beendOO'ttng over' ill the mtrfacEl in-side' thebowl. It is as thOl~gha sgut!'egee 1.8 pas$M over his:face "fo l' 5 tar tirlg with he.:!.r-line, then. lH'OW s, 1 :; bea ey,e.s"cheeks , nO~H! and chin,--,hlsC O l 1 D l ! 'r . .e n a n o o ,ehm:l.ge~ft.om & look:'of SJllug anUclpa.tion to u,tterdJslbelj at' lInii rurLa2Emet) t'. TJler-eis [10 11ttle spout fur the waterto. come out , Two inchoes ofwater lies in th.e bottom. of a.S I O O O t i l " W hi teoasan and there isno place foJ' it to COOle out!He 5tf'tdgh tmSt wnftels9hou t,a.nd with ho,t tears c,r angryfmst:i"8tJl,oo. ln hls ~'es, s.tride:s0111 t,. ge m1s'tQQk ~ hOl,y watel'bastn fol' ,il dr'IDJdng f 'ow:l. tun.

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    Ouek :EiO~p, f:r 1,~d 911.r tmp ,'ehi cken wi th ml!J,~h1"ool]!i-'P'ee!mlslWlee,! fbr- all this good , food,8.S well as fur 8. . most deU,ght;MevenIDg.." Se\f(H'BJl o f the W A C 's Il.J'eg:t,!lteiUl--Blmrdthe :re'st a..~e hop--jI[ :ngthe), can g0 next tim~ theCllinese C8dets hove apalli'Qr.Tbrough the' nS(')and th~kindness of til,!;! p'Fesb~fUrlan~huj'ch whicll orr~l!."ed Us ,recl'eilll-tlonr(lOim f'oI" the dinneft U:leCidnest'! [)E'!'ta.ent and phl"sicim 15 the onecent'l"ru. OO~ of' the convl:llesc~tand l'ena:bil1 taUo:n progl'lliIIl. J\I'Iofficer 15 asslgned II.sfem11~1p.hli sf et,an, 'CIne to 8! Illlu:immn ,0f75 li'!i,tlent$" He ,tft'latsi;h.e pat-ient as a mIlO, met a dlisab1Lll ty ,not as that IIAmpllutton in BedfOt;r'" .. f1 e is th;El esp' tam e f ateam 0t' meMcRl sp@cialh,tsJ,pr~l ~: :I t.CM bber14lts, ,edllclJ.!t,oJ'S~(CtU\ Uru;!,ed. fi pl'i.~e 14)

    'llis;t; w , i I . S the pur-pli5e ,u f t J 1 i . e , ool,orflDiland. m r n u s : ' l l n g p ost.er,madebr SgtJElS s "9 ,FOl"lIlB Do f VSUl& l -'fr,!.drong Alds. L.Bel"'17 ,of S 'qdn" ~C"use'S, tn1s matood oflIO':1nting out. to t.b~,men.of' the sqmu : lroothe iiwbip II of roiU-tu:r d1scipl.1ne Sgt Almmll s 't.el'-l'inc Seml~ Cl'r hU I IQ~is pl.ai~b evldient,i

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    Nan on maJdng thl..$valulillietrip in tl1.e neal:" flibure. C l I l J l . r a , t.{ [ l.ei.;t.be.f'.. Pet'SCf nn el S er vi . ce~ 101" the.~_ Post Ub!rEUy be:fu,re 100{1. i S H . t l_u:dBl ' .T.he tnu.r hNlve.sa,t 0900 ever,&!n~ mld ls 8.'lI'aiblbl@ to Illili-tuy per-somleJL (limy .

    'FbeyIre bU!!iY SiCl'aptng tM'fu:n_gus off' the (IId g;~Si.S,epa.1n.I l o w . n . attnePel'so1ili1:il@} Ser'Yic@Depar'tmef)t. ~? A~:nibJs~,s ~U.p[ilifj_,e-en p[ ''Odu c ti c! !'! i s inthe Oit ' f ' : ing. Six ~8UUfbl Gir],s-~SixJ' Fl(I1"a. 11'1:.. & , lelm. Can;, J I I 3 I ,1 i i 1 . Her eI' s . 8 . . ehance ;fa J' 10 uyo~tlel:'S to see and hear ho! 'it,,&:!. rune i_~ tne lP.y n1netiJes,mid at til! S"8IM time !.t wUl r e : .ca.lI tbe g.ood ,old dlQ's to tbeold folks. This show, T.heNaughty .liUne'ties, bas .a n a\I'(I.[f'tha t Sm:t& eks 10 f' hllgh but, tonshoes, 'bustles, handlebar IIDU&-t ; a ,m e s ~ r u m 23 slcl.d\loo.Elaboratesetsaeheving the,I!)ma;teeha~acter of' the p,el"iodhave ta_k~ rom. This h'i:yo~rdMmce t.o seaa :real honest. to,goOOni!'ssmU-:front cllrtain._ 10install it, Lt. Bob Hl:ne'rl.ck isMV lI:,g t.h tl J'ioo.f rai:se.d :fo,r' thetown p ,e: ri 'C I I rmon . ces l !i .t .t .he Elk'ts.C l u b ."THE HOOK NOOK"1 - ,Mfi'~:.J-l~,:?:'fes~ tha,t~5ex-8Ctl~ woa;tn ew P l:J st liLtI-J'&f:'y is.aha.ven. rOil" ,~~::::; ;7.~;;; ; ; :=-l lx:1OiH;..lovers.in a oozy a:t- II'"S:;i~~~"j!!lOsphere' in the new1o,c.aUon, ;:;=:':::::::::~:~~~"--"~_'___Ln b~ackoJ'th~- S : l!. g. n, 'iJu.1.1di ng Com,gMtlypltmed bool!:' '.shelveSlii'ith. -.!'-'t.be la:tes tlj i",(U"}cs_ Df knowntell"i!'if1,c: authol's ~ 'llo :li.nSll.uitlM. hOlm; or ;$0 of leisure wi. t;~out etilst~ be mIr,e t.ot~e ~ a . . .Vimt{ige I)Plr-eadJng fo I" f'Wl.1'!A tonl(l: 1'61i' the tir,e ,d mind 01Ml , e' S ic 8 :p ,e f tl O "'m the :r'elll~UeSj;m,~ bef'ouRd (jUii the t:r\~'Bb1.1vllf'n1.sne,d sb.elves , En.l"i.cnyoor (II rr~du,tl hours Iii'Uh',."books that Ilv,e,"io

    .You ne~t be a natu:rltl.htno'r a tg,eologJst toenj 11y the'lii'Ol~rs ,of' the IC~rlsbad Cavems.Ni(ll' do ),oulh!a'Vl!;! t.o spend 100t"nIJrii ,earned money. "iEn'SonnelSeT'ViceswtllproVtde transpo 1-t5tt.mt to!DliI:J tr.om the ICav'es.y(JUI'~f'lp tbmu,8h the ICaves oodyour llJlflilch w h J I . c h 1.s prov1d!edlbCAAF l:e free.This ils Bl(',a:r@ opportunitywillich you can 1 t aff(!lr.d to m.iss.It lsn' t 'V'ery ofitetl: tha:t one- isst~tioned.!i!.t an A~"~oSt whi e nis IOClillt,ed. nel"'" a s. te' peOiPlet~g1l"eill thousands 'O f miles tov:lsi t.

    T h O l D l g h thi.s trip l,s :free t . 1 OmiUta~ pe'r,sonnel" it o o e s not.suffer' b ,eJl!Illlll.roi;soow.lth tbeWu l . " the clv.Hbns take. No~ing ishitt out. 'lou are treat;..e,d tn the same gui de :eery! ~es,the s8Ilijli~pdvUe:ges--in .f,a.ct~,the s!l1Uetau r' .a:s e ivU ians

    Some of the, heW books 8rebri,efly noted . .oJ WI l es Thur-berr--.Man, N,ythUl.clI ll,(aJ.'iXm'eJlt~writ.ese mtxtuJ'le (I,t" llillghinggasand d.eadly nt ghtshad,e 1n hislllte'.$t.~ " ' P h , e fhu"rber ~V,~,P' .The aTt. enthus1ast willi. findifiat1l'oodl r s blograpnj' oJ' Grant"";ood, JH~.1nt,eI' ,(If :the Amert,crut.scene, "Al'tls.t lE n lOMi,".In. the eoonO!Uic and poUti-,eal n . 6 . 1 . . o . , . the 11b:r'8If'l hM ad--ded :such nell' 'eM tlom;. _u Myel's!l ' IA ; r 'e ! !(en EqwU'n and S ir M.lU$!DBeveridge's '~FUlll.mn,b)lment In~. Free Soe:1ety". Neli!l'DQiVel8.the 18Jtest 1mIi'i!.g~es, as lfet 1i as.1001' h i : m e ' O O ' I I R . Q& 'i IJ Sp $: pe r&" .o:nllrTOU a pl'E!iasm1l.tev~ '(I;f r~:1ng. Wbn't. rou. vls1, Ulrt CJv-iU-..s 41"e , e : i ~ s.Q1ecme.

    -b1. ,. PET E "1'~"~~~Whereelse on the field. hagthere been. such a change of pe~

    smllilel M ill tile 8Jmc1a1 ServiceDept. which, incidentally, has.cl'!.anged i.t~s name to pe:rsonnelSel"vt'~es,w e now hl!ve an OTIl'atand1ng:a.t th~ doo!l' every morning :frome:ll.ght to eight. thlrty selUngllI"ogrwns. , iYOlll can It tell onep.erso:noJe1 ;Berti ciI3rtro:m anotherwiU~t a p'J"ogrl.lm! ~ICQuld run ot'fs. string ofnames on. l\tI(I"S . " , 1 : 1 . 0 in Ute p.,Sbut can I o 1~gal1y00 :50 untnthe fIlext ba ten 0' if ' arde'l's comthrough to confirm ~ei;r beingher-e. The quesUon. 1$~ Are )'0l~g1t:lmate?'ii The Thea:te'r' Officer post. has. beEnfilled b1 fourp'eopl'Oi: in the U ..st month .flAonly two of t.ham st!i,yed longenou.gh..fOI."their orders to conealong ,Qnd) O.K. th.tn&s, Wherdo,e.$ that leav'E! fhi'! tw.owhoweJ' len" t o n o rd ers ?

    EventtJJOugh you ~igbtno tilave a, T'legulo.:rj ob at 'Pers,llN"I,el8ew1.ees" ) ' l)b1IJ ' .1 l ! ~ '; . b1 llSY ge t. .t.1:ng out 'of' poop;les r wq,. 'IbereIs gwedge f'OrtiB tion. '.1th MajorCool sat!L c&1".~)tn,g ttH~iball cl:Iarg-ing throug.. the 0f:floe ever,1couple ot :r.minut'es which. i$ ,8cni1!!l)ef. 'llutt outtl t teally getsthbgs done; evef'th 1n,g fromthat, :SlfaUnekll' Ntgh.t MissionJU"Og : i "Wl l to lIrs.-Hoyt! 5, sewing$i,8rvi,ce. And :free, yetJ !)Dn't&sSl!l!letbat nol, att1turJe. u 1 1 mcu p(l.tcb1t f u r ~ .

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    Man~ tbmlksto sgt Hamilton.00f' Dllmbs.1g;hr,fllfn t:eJUJfl.c ejfo!lrhis clevei' POutl'lbuM:'ODalon_gtile ~c ,1mes f ' o ' ! I r ~e 1 I J 1 l m : I G A : -TOR. A eli" fall" {'leld tale.ntf1I:I1dthe ,des,ir.e:tohaw fl cuiloano fa. p8:rt.jJ[Mfu I iGJUF Sadf-iSac'k;uhas been ourrse,a.r:ch for manymonths .-- [lW art 1~;tthe ~ie. e n1s (lver' '",A! ,Flmctlon" does .t!

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    IIn, ikel l!!umlllrt st.schmacter .nJl F\m'Ction ~ o o e m Itresd ,e hils ,e,J:leBtiOr~t ell,. lifod"O'ubt IIIQ)l or hiLs antic,s ,h,Il'Vebem those- 'Of' Stgt J.lllmfl ton~ how-eer~ Sgt Hmil ton hlJS mothere~1'~te!F:tLst i'e ~ yes " he com;e:sf:rom T-ex,as~'latch torlitQl"e ICll( II"W'OI_T !S in,future issues of" the R8McmdC!

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    ICD ID lD llK l,etu r oe o f E A i S'l!ot t WldJ F Wfifer't.h :in wood, mill mDke-:!Lngc"ll!lltrol locks,. WUf'ertbh!iS 1 ived tWD ,eM'S bl C,e.r tsb,ed, .

    'CALlifrr 1 : 1 " sdr'prise W R JIOu enlooks U1p fmnl his l![Ir'k tl'r rE!pd!'it!.; shrouds and frames ,of .!U1'craft ,el'l,gines,."

    DfU ' lHIG, tr '! l1 ] ir~ elljJgeolf wing, isTf'lI"JJJ(ilcabell arlil:l Jr,m s ~tbfuN.W,acte Ii' cool e'li' ii'll tuu~Jirg roundeat ehes paint 1pfl.l'ticlilts whenSll''f''9 gun I S ~IlSe-d" , 9 1 ] s.okee'pstmm l.u'at:l]te dnwn.

    .UA ~th ~ll"l:se, 81ru.!U"t sheetmo'tBldepa.'l"ll:mlmt.,OI""l,eor sev-i!:!-tem, ~liIi"trnm,E:;, of :SUpglllr Md~t~mlJ1ce aodEr!g:UI{ 'IH'lng, :runprimaril,:Y b,li' ,cillUians.Sgt.Uj 'tehel use back Il'OiIi 27 IronthSj,1] Ct . I i I ' I _ a . , DOli' ~e:r\d:ngm Cui Si-bttrl.SUPPLY ANDM_AINTENANCTfie SlIIpfi,ly a _ l l u Ma1n6:mancedepartm -nt use' th.,eIfu'g- sf.nWOOf e,f civU.i.wn e:mpllQ,~ees milU,e ~ n.11. ww;, ' I ! i 1 tht.hls hi.mind Unit 'the Pho tog;ra:pber stw ttbesepicb.Jln!s. The vartet;)! of'nCC~'I!t1m1S down heN will gt vet.he ml.Uturype'r OBel 1 1 : 1 1 l~eli.of the PIlrt tbei r oon-mU1tR~I'brothers flt'eplarJng, a :t eMF .

    SWEEPfN(i. tbetlloQ,1i' J S 8>11o avitW, job. ~k!:re E2lilldtail H,Leiid.S,ties just tnat.j, he has t.wo Sonsin the,s.~lI"v1c.e. Nen ~8,lns.met_allL18,th~ o,per8Jt;or' l1t_~spl18l1ep !U"'t.s., his ,i'fil'!J-e is in ! 'l@Im

    BlECfRICill PI ' i ' IC Spim,c,er un war-eof the eeme'r'L evil imlller.t'rmI Carlsbarl IfIflnts to JDin 'Hav,His ; 1 0 0 ' is: ,~rrhi.l .f'epatr. -

    :SI{~, O L T Rcr_1i Id ' S h B L W i iI 't l lf I'e-pili rl~ ' I ' I I 1 n g UTi rumt. Shaw,er~U5 ~Ii'koo on, c'171's and 02"'1"'D ' l ' d 8erlbn r hop~s,

    to c(lI1t1m1!le 'tbe , e ade't.

    W'J ruuNG 11k ,@ 8bean S l r C \ m : e J j f ~!elchJl"~!Jl 11i(,IIlf'Vm Qice" R L MtIQ'ilj andRiUy Le;ixm. wastem tI!ne Ln : r e o -p a:!l ] ' tl l~a.:t Ii'C'l"af't @!1g;l.n~s~ 'OnegreRS'y j~but 1. ' nus 'to be dane'.

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    ' i' be " F ight ,FrontWm--ti:mebQKmg, . in the U.S. A,bas,drOPPed ,S Q ~r fro.m t,~:h.lit.~ now may be detected w~tbUl.e'a:id o J! ar~eemg~yC' schiilause'l'_ Th~Il hi e'V'iJ'S denc;~dJtJy the.mct t ll ,a ~ . M u ! :t,op he:a' '' '7~Wetgbtw_Uu,COWltry :r:igiil i~,RoW , W i l l : L,e,eOma.. E l i , _ mid.-'dl~.~aged andbai]dBIJt I~~to r 'with ,a ; 1 ' 1 u h =! :1m-Li t le on hisgut om:l l i .w~!1Ihas heeD e h t m -ed , 130 t il imes :in

    " tI.!QI'IIHlnd Wi!'". 1 ( : ,~!!..~-,_~ dis~in.gu'ishedtm:goa~eer. reoo])Uy dec'moned,,J:oeBilks!'. Ilbe9vy-]j~mded P e n n -s ;y lv an ~~ a t ;Ma;9 J _ iS an ,q ua re 'G ' ar~den, t o ' WUJ : , the E,~ ]! l S . ~ a t : .'The real winDle:!:' of tbi.:S,IbcJlI~o f ( !Our, se ..was Mike JIlIGobs, the. ~ ov i ll l p r o m o : t- O . r .- . _Whose~. ~~E.,a~o.~talilllW'-wearl:'attled, ha,pnil3l'w~1:heacb d~clt 'Illif i I l h ~ 'G,iiMen.~lIIrn-

    s ti le s. i bi smov ,a b le man co:l.ned. iiJ' ve ry : Pf \@ tW_ " .l \l el ll ll Y aD t.ke fi,~~an d in ,addi 'Uon. W_i lS m v e : n a_go_ ld'wriist watcb by tbe lioys ,o f thepriess in apPP~clldlo;no~ .hJs8:r.eatsen'iee 'to I:.he spc;u1, ,du : rWg, wu-tim~ W jth no tM ng bU . t clipaciiJ;:ycrowds 'to enool .U ' ,age h im. MJkebas C'anh.ld Oil .like a SMrbm.~n :revjewitl,g' 'the lbo:~ng: sUViI.-* 'l ona t h t; lm. e.w ,e f in d 'th at the bestUgb,t-he,ilW3' .'., '.stili in 'lrpeta- . . 1 8 'Hon is PvtMieU~Betti l l la .~be BeacollfN .Y. > lasag;1iegrowe'l: 'who'A 0 W operalesiou.~ o,f thoeArmy. T,ol!p1Ii.ddJe'W.. elR btJ'S J;I,c>ob La-Mo~ta.abruj~,e(!. bart~' w r , o o !:Iut st.:ill,seryice.a,ble: Ip,al'~ whoP O ' " ' ! ! ' c Rob~l :1sontbe.,oNy. beat-,109 tha.t -OJ' ever j5QWIled, ,l!Q thering. - ,Th@n! are .2 - good w~]:ter.'l ac-tive" both o r whom haVie lIee:u dis-d la J'g ie d!k om , th e se.rv io os. O.lle isRobmsol). o (. ex ,- ArmJ l" ) , an d the ,oth-'ft is Bed Cocln'ane I(,es-:Navy):.

    the 00im'I",.in tile tightw"eight 6.eld. ,lbel'eismM .so:me ~aS!> .B oth B tl'b Mont-1r:1'.,~orne;r::r':1"ew~, YG~k en~D:n~.,l in d! B eau J aCi.k "thll! 10 e'or g lo tjum ping-] a.,ckwho wlon-and,lo st th ,e t i U l i ! Jtwice. ~H"e_i . nthe Army, butJuan Z llr'itfii.the NBi i . 'liUe ...h . o ~der = U;:eWIHia.m:&" , o - f~lltMi N.J..and T' .~p II Jl. L"a:rki.n ~u],ij,. ' -B< I :i :J ,b yof N ,ew \"orl", sH U , a r e

    < ! i s , . unfortunat.ely. is the ,ornce-:~.,eli.t Henry Armstrong., now O !Mumbling, haH-blind! :6glllre il!ght-.ing ~r 'Ci"~cker ,cl'1Wnbs, m West'COast a reo! lS.

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    On . @ of ' tile inOs t lJ ie tt V 1e SlPor tsthis win tel' has been the EMist.-ll!d l~en,'!s 80wling I.eegJIe. Thetop t'eams 1n the LtHlgu'es lll"eSqdn.., A and the 'et5 o f'LeagueNo.1., wh11,e Annwn:ent and OpeI'~ations in.No. :2 are the 1earle ["is

    Opl. BeH o . r ,SlID-])epo,t~ ~SgtUs1man (l,r Annment and tile ' R S O \ tte&os of' LellgUe No.. 2 lu'e tonebest or the l.eagu.es.

    High Individual-role gMlle-GPl,.BeU--2._I"U. Plg'h l'tidi dd'hal-Ttll:"eegame se:r1es~EVSgt. Ll'ttrnan-A,29.

    ]iligh temn-o(!1e ,gJIle-RSM-9f7.Hf,gh. ~~th:ree grooo series .. F1iS.li}2mB.The Inte~Pos t Bowling temnOW; ' wo .r kOO~mt even ~ in theircOll!iPeUt1on, ~d have tw o mae-ch.e:s,w;L th Hnbb~ 5tll] 1,"1e;Q8inmgon the ,s,ched!;!1e,.,

    The, Bombiga tors g o tn,to theirfinal month of Inter";Pos,t com-petitiJon enJo~mg tll)ettu t.fian500% recof\d of wins. Out.of 21ga!lilJes p;]L~,~ed; thelo' h !i.vewon 13me,etlng 11 dI.rfef'ent team~ and,de:f:ed.!"gs~en of' tblu!e tGrunsat leo.st once, 'File'1\1Q!bigBtorsIu'e be1.tig p:r tilled to e'lf,E!TI th~scoJ"e with Kirtland FJ.el ,d, Soutbp laii.ra.sAAF, Ft. aliss &:Id R:O'5-w'ellAAF. There arE! eight re-mrlnJng gmIles, siX of' them il"e~tum 'en.g:~en. ts,.,0 the se'cond hdf of theoffj ee~buket;iball league s:wlllg8,into hlgh, 'the s.l:aai,J1)SbMte::r5 ot'Ttnnln"g See't! on V][seeOl to be's,eMfingnotice tJla,t 'they are outto , ' w U ' I the- P o . st M8ll]))1,onshijpl.

    'e ~ t IWring: cWltii'-u:ps 8 . 1 1 ; the recent p m , is :Base photo' s G~SgtKrM!lifi! OOspite the 'fUilined. e~r@Sis1o:n on his f , a I O _ ! : he can do!mi. ~~ 'ltr15 ~ J : o I R . was a ~~antli!ed. accurate check. ~ebklt IWSdes'dll l'IelidUlI' t~5U~, til th'e ~ghnj;!gSi,.

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    G ,jf'eeUng,s, frotr'l. S~a:dron D--:&male ~Gn~1I of 'eMF. 'the f1~t'1Ilonthof' '45 slipped. past wi tb-ollit or"eport t'n1D OIsw!;l'e snoop~i'iothh column must 'need..c;beswit~~with $,tnIT!. ,.W e S9i1:d. a sad~'en 'to lit.,ItRosle~ ~l;osent.ball the la,tter

    11alJ't(d' .,Jm:ilLU"IIl'y. Out" last get-togethe'r' 'wi til o!LIr W A ! C Adju taa twas til linen p ,R . r ' - Y " in the dayroom, Cl'.Ol]:Iletelill'ith 1ptmdl" ca:lre,'l'iIJUtJ.iI B.:I .naldjp s Rhythm Ba,nd-Lucie Do~l'e-'s f.l,(:,~mlan jems~an.d afe'w s,'trtc.tl;y femlnin.en:m ibers , H o w ,abou t it~ M-ad'diiePerrln?"?'?1Oo:n,gril'll.ubtionsUl aU the.ofi!Wly-pn:OHlted 'priV,a,ks FIRSTC ' I A S S in the. W / l .. C SIJUW1'01l. Y e a .ve.I"Uy, the'y "wtUbe (jIbey'ed.,8lld~respeeted 8;oo(u'dinglyt! ~I ' ~!Bli the way, g1rls, il!tv,e l"OUnot .coo the' new' el emen t in 0\111",day t'oom la:tel~? ?????M,o I'eb ['8.sSUld Ail' 1 (; orpsP& tch,es,:!'Yes., indeed., there' sure].)" ON abl't of bapp1 hell:l'~ 1tI OU r mas tsince t :h.e him was llf't.e,d oncadet dAtiBg! They say that Ju_ue 1stbe'month for ~~ but eur W k C sbd.ely ban hem maIdrIg 8lie, ofthe lId lIlX io m '. .~ {,!m , hilppy re-

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    !ufos and be!llt wishes to tm new '!f"I---~--:::::-~-~"'""::;;:::::;:rbr1des m (ii1~ m : L d l s : t : -Vi AI':risoo.Allee, b:m sewell W ei epp~ Chm~l,ott'e 'onaoo 'i'ehrbj Ruel Calka.lllborn" Fr-ances Leonard Had.=-l~l', Mll~ Cregg ~,lOOttieAJ l l . :a h .1m l ~ .. Lill ien 1li.lJ'ovGa :J :'a , B :~ tt.)' NUgel i l . Flelds" andT o o b d . a l ~ JPh1ID.pott.wt.'th. all the ove!t"'SBI'IS comba:tt,erurneEl'S making themsEl'l yes at:h(!me inrun:"' Sq!Jwan day : roum.,the WACs tU',e fl!!S t leerming to:l:J~t1 f1t.h.ooe cmnpatg,n r"i_~.,lJJolmi. U:ke some .of t~ e Vf!:t9NlllSare b~gimJng some !ntel'est1ng~p rigb.t ]1,~!\l'@ 1n -ew M e J :: '-: t. lO O ! i ! ' . II

    ~;e sPonsel" '~ugb~ ,castsher' vote' fortb'@ rn.Medies".,. f f i e r tmat l:uoof,ous s_aik ,dirolel'and beer pal"lty 'tbey threw thela'\lt Satu~ of J~ry, ~'suz.}'Srump"will cast hel" vow rightdong 'ld1lt fOUl'S, HnlUil ie,!S' 1 C~eil:'\S~ 0'1' mmtMil"~nupl'e wee'ks ,. ::Us.!e 800apSoM.1el'! ",I'Ve caJl!l~ ~"', Mk YOI.1lI'

    ~ll\lI~e:lJiit to m~ry yom' Ilwgltte:r,sir;".Falbee~ "Have you SI!!!i-tlJeT'motbi!l'?"Soldlil!l7:'''Yeah-but (hat is anriight_ W'e' 'U lie Uv1ng Ol~tof town."-The Tmmmitter,.B;oca R i m n(FLIL)A. A.F.

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    ScissQrs ,cutting" c:llpp,eri$bu:z;zJlng", and. an ebund8lFl.ce of'p (:I!tterfmmd your bt!ilr:mel' gl!ith-,er:lng the lat'!1:st poop at. theIt'l'onso1li'1al N't,s, EDportllli".. eMF1s still mil Army field; ' t :he Marines , you IV,e b@m see1n,g tIl'@ jI!stv i s i t l Qg e n I ' o ~ t e t o p Oi n t sW e: ! ;, t. .ID eefm l:" Go l ' ' O I l r . a n . , M'l3I.rj;ne$istel' of' (jIal'd .E)'.ank, J ! i E p , t .alll1stener$ 5JleUootmd lIS She told,oft!:h.etr-Ml:dngthey h o o to tAkeat Nomal 'f! ilay&! Base, . Girl:5 go-lqg rwe:n;.eas (MId.get tMs) hi~2 i J ' mile,s m d~",jI_.th ruu 1ptu:Ji:and :rine,~ Sgt. Doo Pet! t, MlUIne' COM:'espomlm t and t 'bm;e!' 1~!porter onthEl'W!ls.h1ngtmi. T1me~dropped in ror a short t1m~~long ,enoUl!jt1to, tass 8. OOll1lJlletto'l:~ pe:rso:nn.el. - Yom" ,l\Ms m ! l: 'eIIlOSt I1fillSlll. Tbey are 0(1Mialand w i ' l i n g to . o O D i p ly ' i li i t hQUIsl1gtl 'tes't, d 1 e s 1 J 'l E l!~ ' Now ' l' II ho is a;) 'the 'ijSea Going Bell Ho,ps" arehRNlto get alooS with?

    o.wre of' the~~ ClydeMartin, ~iJi-huh.J ~llllh and Uh-hulll!Arlo,ther lad J'rnm B, I"a;v0lf Wes,t,m~ageE, to find. tile dght, bliJ:t"-["~c'.ks at. times, but he' was get-t1qg pl'e~Qr clos,e when ,he~riedto ,$aek up dn the Guard."GUse!lFt'om the MillJor, th:ri)l. I!_ghtheIC~t1rtn8lld to U1eLifllte:nan.tswho 1nstru:cted U~ iiJH wiIlU longrecall 'iiS:ia,ckDone". 'Heis aI I ll il !S i l te~ at f':Lgul'ing oOIllpen:!! ' la,tl i ing@ ~liO:r$j When 'thgpE'eSsu:re is ,an,.Sems Mr. Done'S, 'C,.E~ was ,amtss,So the provell'b1al check .ride-then_r"st bomb 1 i'indedJ ve:-rf'ec:tIy--tbe nstruator ga.v@his" l IU_ngs" '~ mil 8lJO,the

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    Gr~tingsfr.OJll S'(ilii'i'tdron D---fmlale 'nuu'~of' eMF. The firstpontn of' 145 sUpped past with-out .~ rep::lrt fl:'('lm MSU sie ,Sno op 11iii I) thi.s, column must needs 'be$ . t u f i - e a 1 ! d . ttl swff ......

    We sald. .!L :sruifareweH. to U."Rosie" l\osenthall tb~ letterpart of JSnu:a.ry. Ou r Iss tg;~t-together witb 01U1 ' "lAC .kdjutmtwas a '"hen pert)' ~ in the dayT ' 0 C 1 I I l ! , e~lete with J I l ID . c . I 1 . , C8J~,"b:lilU:ri :Rh:lilddi' s ~ rt.:h !!J ~d.-.Luc1.e Doyle's a.ecol"dt8!n. j~:;iu~d iii. few s trio Uy f'emlnine.fi!..mbers .How l :I lbau rt it,. MaddiePerrin????Cong.ra,t:ula t10ns to ,8Jl U1E! 'n.ewlY-lll"omoted JI'~ivat.e$ FIRSTCL\sS inthew&C squadron. 'lea.verily, th:E'il i "'\'fill be Q,beyedland rErspeeted[ ecco~~!1 I::!!' rBf t.h.e w~;~ glr'ls~ hAve youn.)ticed,. the new element in OUf'da,y ;room]la. tely? 'i'???1 Morebrf.Ulis. and. Air' Corps pa.tcl1es!Yes, imdeedJ\ there surely aJl'e'alot of b:appy hOOl'ts1n OUJ midsts.tnee the ban"a.s lifted onade,t dat:l.ngl' ,They $Sf 'thi'ii t Ju_ne 1s, themonth 1'01' ~j blilt. our W A C ;sla.t.ely Mve been, ~ .a . Ite oif'the old. axiom. M"Bin}' happy re-

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    WI'ns W1dbestrishes 'to, 'tm newbrIdes: :li:nj)'ilr'mLdB,t,:, . . . . . ; 1 1 1 .Ar:rism.lllee" J.m sewell ~::Uepp,. ICl'ml'blotte Mi:ma.eo Wehr-l,e, Ra.zel CaikElillborn, J'r'lUJ.ees:[.eoniilll'd Had-lef, M11dWetdGregg: :wires:" Dottieilbr.a.bJlllL~. Lillh.n ltl.lJ"O,yGaBIi, ile tty Nugen Ft ehis, , Md'l\Wlnie ~ Philpt:l!tt.' ? t i l t.h. i!iI!l.l the -overs~a."i; COOIlbatf"etuMl,ees mBil!:1Ilg tlH~m8.elyes. athmne in, our S~ d a , ! i ' rOOllD~the WA.C,gare fasi t 1 'earning tol~tt f1 those ,csmpad"pr.fI:lbO'li$.wo'ks hke som.e 0f the 'veteransare i:u?:gim'Dlg s 'ome Intef'esttng~~s ri~'lit.hE!re jjn Ne'll' M'-x;-i~{lII'''''i!l'!IIlmmnte $POlI.ool, tlm~Jl eas;tsh~~ v o t e f o r the ~M~~le5~~'After tlmt l~clous s'li;e,likiI.n:Ile~Rnd. be-er party they threw the1 ,liiS t S a tu ~ o- f Jm1lJM1l ' , n~S ! r n : J . o p , ~ , Wj]'11 cas:t be:l" va,1I;e'iI"ightdong with ~fOurS~ RPnn1e!

    S'l~ 'C~em~, 'fot MOthercouple o.f' weeb. .. &iSi1e SnoOb'So.l'dJJE!l':'''I've' ooill~d 00l1~Y'llll1rconsent 11:0,metl'fY your ,dallJgnte:r,,.F!lIU1er:. "Ra.we ym,1 .~e,en her

    m O l l i' t . i :e ' J ' ' i ' ' 'Soldilt.l': YeaJiJ.-but Ulal t is ,a nri.g1.!t We'll be; Uvifig out ,ti)j!:toWfll.~-T4!'l ~i.t~j B'OCK RatoJit(Fla.) A .. A..F'.

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    'lecl!ivesJ J l u ~ P i c k e l ~I!From staff sergeant to . m 19b,tO'ffioor tn. one J~that Ls 'thest(U'y of bOlillbardier Donald p.Moshol deI'" (;I l'SOIlU~rs.,e~, pa.1!11'!l.1iI:r ' (! n, ac rl es L~Del 'Mo tt, baseruiJutWlt, aduinistereilthe oath.,of' offf,oo to Mbsholder on Feb.Ui, 194'5.Fllgh;t Offl cOO" -'fosho.]lel',l ' $8nil/Y csree'l' da:tes :f 'rotII. 'Sept., I9~1Q390,when he Wlllst'ed in t .heA11" Forces at Harr1sbW'g~ P'll.,Aftel'B p,el"'.iodof tr,arn:tlng,8 " tLtmglejl and Chmute Fields, hewas $!M t to puerto Rioo : i i I ] ' NOv-em U ~l' 0 f'tj:le same ,ye01" 85) an,l'lirpiLllII:le meenanic.

    He 1a.te'I" volunt,~,@j:r'e,d foil"bomb8ird1 er tratnlng then beingeondue ted. tit puerto r u . co" and'th.e da)' aft.ElF Pear;l fia, rbo l" .hoewas appointed a bomb~rd1er ~dmode ,8 " s'tal"fserge,8lilIt.

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    new ,su_o:marine," J . i i . ! L t rol mi. ss:1on.s,o:verUu! Ca::rillb-elID ,e;~a, ,~g...ulltting over :100.)hours o.l' fly-ing In help,tog kee,p sea lanes Iopen.8 that vj t81t1me~ Jhrlngthis pe:riod,. be fiewfrom bases0111.uerto Rico~ t;LI!I:)iland J I MJ~Mct\l".J8Jl~ 2 : 1 ; ; 1944" as 80 wi sted1bom_bar'dier~ Stne,etha:t time,lI~osholdef'.has been lost,m.otinga:vlati(i:fl eade.ts IQ bomba:r

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    "Wha.t does :f-e-e-t spel l" .Jo.nrln) '?11 asked the t@a_cher.Jonsn l- dl dn!' t know. !lW'hat) ~Jlers.:!Ls ted. the teacher,. n'ls it~th!tt It cow b!lsfuu.l:' o.r and Ih itv ~ !'In ll tWO? 11 .Johnn.)I '"SWlSwerwasas SI,UlU'ls~ as 1t w { l g un..e:lfj}ected..Jim10r': "lIiiollm,J-; do fairy talesa.lw8J!'s begin ritJI 'Once U~Qn IIIttme'""fjIolthl@'J': "No" dear, Som- timesthf.!Y begm 'My love~, I hnvebeen. deta:,i[lle.d. a.t the'o fUcaag&hll t< ' 1n :l gh t ~ . . M

    Pop: "And th{llt~ my SOP is bowt;,he firsi! ; . World W f hT ' w as w 'O n/~ 'SOl'!: ~Pop " \\'fill IH d they need 8..1]th::Ise other .:-;oldti,el'S?'~"ell: "I met a gal VIllose f'il.t.fi!~rLs the best shot inthecountJ'J' 1'1T~ ~Mll.\t does thll!t maJr,e~OO?!I~,~~ "'Per' fiance. nii' i;nougrrt I told you to comeafter supper, Sgt M,eTll.vis.h.nAye~ that':5 wbat I "'in! eomeafter, lassie. ~

    ICIClIClc.I 1:11A~ OUNI!.:I~ 'IIOOODLII\l(Fs"--a newBombi.g.i t tof ' coIl/urn. Eve:rybod.yl'esents cbange.. Old 'CAAFers5tin h8iv,etheir ;old, as well .fISs o m e [j,@W g l l '! : P @ s ~ N E ! i 1 l o o d o n'the f'J,e,ldcon gtve us new id.easJ.as weU as blolN off SWMI. You'can gIve them to us uns~d'j sodon't be afraid of los~tlg y(lUf'ser'ial J iiU Ilbe r. ~ them to 1heIlomb1ga:toT:'or drop them 1n the"Gripe ~ o X ' 1\ 1 i n y o u r o l l ' d e r yf'O(r;n.,.1:11:.11 ClI:.I!1 1 1 : 1 1 :

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    TH. .& ,MlB8"(:,&..BEDf!B,O"S'SCW"s dl'i'\!',e fu:r ftmd:stor'the Alne-rlcfm RedllCross Will beOYer one !~ beftl'l"e'tilenat1onill,coOOIpidgrlis I)fft.,e1,dly op'ened~.. ..cG]'\~g topli,l'ill!s ~:Ged b;,-

    JIsj!Of' Dimald. Lind., fund cAlml1t-tee ,chg! !mien._ K i ' c l r o ffm the :rund drteissl abed CorNai"Ch l~ wt '~e eMF'~ttee' bas arl'i~ !'or ew~nI on the i'leld to tm:ve iii. ,cb8n~eto oonatetothe ~ed. I e : a : - . O ,S I i 5 on., 'ebma,f. '1 ~~~p a:ydliql., 'i f a.b.l,e,sWill be set"UP conveniently neBthe perllne ineadiI -o~zat1onl b _ , aflb:rd.evef'l' enlls,te;di,pe,t '8OHtm' !oppoli" tmd t1 to make 6\ vo:lun-~. ,Maa:ii:lon..Qf'flceflS ,lUebe1ng omt,aetedfind tlDse ~ liingto oo:nbclhot'e,aNsi,1l1.Jil;gp,ledges whJi.ch ' '11'111.

    lbe 'cOIIl ected '~Ull the n' m.ontb!.1bIll. at-the Officef'i S IClub.Civ1!i8l1 pl'~w1l1 be" 001-lected by deplu"tm.en.'t beads Dnthemt.ext ,dvUi_ P,ii;~dq, .Mi'u'leh.7th.CWlbat v,et,e rafts ,st,a.tt Dne,dat CAAF~ 'm o IU.mer in thenJm..

    ,dr;ediS, nOW'~8r'e Fa][lyiiPg to 'Ute~rt QiI"th,e Red.Uross dri'llle.TWic!lJ. -of theser;eturnees is'Captain, Robert -P o Mll1ikin "bslstwitt])ii.rectoi!" orr I.kimlbRm"d!tlel''il'1'~nin...g, wh.o s,ervedd th tbe8th Alii" FOree. I!'-tb.eoudest lWdIfi{Ist Sllstedlned,s'Ila.wk Ihce~ni in~W ild -'ffliS .. e m , ~tb.eblg;ges't RedCn:I'SS !ClUb in~n w~ ~ed.out, 'f! he' J'Wdnlsced.~Ralph M,. 'Sh,Mmllon"the ARCfield dliJ'iecw~ ,(L't leW ' " CWL'f!'~

    WIth a nWD'ber of' ex..a:mplestoshow w.hen Red eros s furlds go,.ftg,an,3"cas,es w'e l.nv,estig;ate' to .d,etennine tile neOO.for ,9,. serv-i'e~t.spres'efiCe iIt ~ during8.n emergen'cy ; (i.,all to]' i'I V etelegr'ams"Whicl!. 'lIIlOunt to aboutfive dOll,us fd!r cOJmIW)i'ci'ltiOl' ~ in whi e n eoctfiemeh~~dship mfli reSUlt to 'the fam-ily, ml~ such eases win be jurJ..g E l d indli' l{jAl:.uJlll~,~1 1 ,

    ~OI:u~-'MJrnltear e~sii_a sb:-ty- seeo:ndMoodup (io,vQtinglfllf1gh.t1ngf'rontSl--ts !!. brand newte]! ep.h01:rtO feature aVa Ji l ll .b J. e to'(:ar'lsbwl A~' All' Field flem,on--nell who d.cm~t get 8chance t,o,drop into 'the Wa'l:'InformationCenter ' , , ,. a J f eru.l1~ 178, ~ oows-lIUFW'YCAAF-,'el' can request. the brief'bu~ compl.e,e re~ f'n:m 8/Sgt.ru.chan'llDale~,Sgt. Annie Eisen-Diann. 0r S:gt. Es tl'Ie r 1lt~Dermid.T"ne ~llln&oM1nrgte War N , e ' f ( $ 1 1 is 8.:fu.nct::l.on of the J[n:ftn'Im8:,Uon md,lOO:ueaUoo Of'ft,~} ' ! ' ! I h l c h , ta Mmd-,e d b J i ' Lt lolm L. Hughes.

    W.MB:es: i~tYJiltLng be'gwli rOf}'mil:!l.'ta:tl" pers(imu~:l of 'CIU']lsbadAml';r ,ifr Fi,eld F:ebruaJ'1 5,th atthe High S,clioo'J;, WiUttwen:ty- t \ l I 'Opersoos: 1;!l attendanee'. 'lb.e c~ses arebeQg taght tbr'01l.IIgil &Wor ,agr,eemen,t be't;w.een the'b!l.g ,b ilIL and. t.he :lInfo~at, ton.a n A FduCiI,t!OO Ot'tloa a.t I(:"MF.Lt. JOhn L., l ru ,g l r1~ cdfice.r iIilI.,ciI1c9J"geof !nth nnaUOR mOl Edu,ea-t-!O!llr, po,;l lnt.ed. o~ that a noovinruf'ee or $1,.OO'was being 'chtu,~d~lj)r" i:heoourslil' to OI):- \ fer mainten-mlne of m!UiliJn,es B ! J I d j a :n . : ! i tortal.wties. ' i I I I I 'e can ,IlC~te quitea t'ew more poople,M'" Lt. Uug1:1essta.ted. "Those1nt'erested swuldvisit or telepbone III,f of'f'l:oe inpersonnel Eielf'Viees J!bUiHng. I'!

    FOI' d.eeds like-these) 9.g , 1 ' 0 1 . t,~1\11 n&I t 10n e;r"fer-sreciog-Qit1(m o.f WMn s[dTel:'i_og~, opal'-ft'tmthegOO",,~illd.etrml eCOin""(XtIic g;rieflo" but ~\I't:du81to 8.mrulcl:Jlld,a crippled ehlldl..A :sma! token, , 8 . . gU't ~ a Udndme ..To prov1d.ecare :tom-thesmiling, wi S it M face' of' a (lOur--~oous lit.tle g1rL Hel"pictureon the'Clowtter of the' Post Ex-~hllfige inspired oontribu'tionstotaling $ 2 ! 1 ! . 3 : . "n which f,a.r 'E!1l-cee~d t.mse (If'qother ,i1genq~of' eMF" ~tl'i. .1ol'WllUIH!li Jlun t,off'tcel' in c.ha:rgeIf the PostEx:cilB!t.g,e"i!II;Q' feel cOOJplooent. inW . s piill"t :m tbe,It !1B!l 'cI:I- of' .I i l imes"r','rogl'!iIID.. A typil l l ear 'OOIi IDIuni tyspirt t 8lid a lo,ve lb,r the tbJlngsw e dl ]look 1"orwwdoo;, '!IiaS evj,..dent. in the I'espons'e to thisd.I':I..v~ it bll!sk@tbtlll game played R't'T.JheHigh SctwoJl . . ne t ted (I'veI' $200t.o 'Il;he In:fimtile P8!:r81ys1s FUnd .Contrlbu:tJ..ons ,o.f' I G A t l F organiza-U.onse,re Qfllll,[lws:

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    we dedicate' Urls, gradm tion iSSlI_l'eof the Eooibig;B1tol'to our T,RetiedOf'ficeJ:'~ L,t Will:ll.llm G !itl.M8, w t J l ! l tl1ml~ the put :!'tllJntils 'Of' tr,i'liniJIIlg hilsgll_ided Md 100. 11 : ! 3 :Sl1e,e.essfuUJ.' thrm.-.gh tire 1OO11l;: obst.l'l!Cleswe had! to face"As we now d,epfU't. W e lemre om' deeo, mmreciatiooood th~ fur i11 s de-V(),tiOlfJl to his dnty and to l~S. lIt is our plr,~er rOl!' the future, 'l:h6.twhereve'ii"' we' 't1Jlll l be ,Ii!;e ana.l I me~i t the trnsthe bas lJ' aeed upon us",

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    I A ,st:rang-er stood a.t the l'itJ.tes ofHell.Th- D~vil himself had answel'-edtheben."Now see I: l.e-re., Devi l j 1 e 't lIm e in,M Y 1 : 1 . f 'i :! haiS been ,H . t M e o f ~in.I ~ve gigged C~e'ts :f~M f1l.r Md.'W 1 d ,e ,au t it. In bo y f'tnaI 1 y tul'n.ed tilOt:l'de.Ftlfofa 'l"tn.m,dero .i rd be was nota..rta..1d,~, I lH!at my win.!ll,~ andthmde J' m il.,deI thI'Mt>ened! hillll, I dth Tours andElJ;,&;rris,aut he 1 ~d too 1a:ug.h {lf' the1'fI1t!1~ ~rf,l'rdes..I pulJ.oo m~ Took, I 'Showed m~bar,'!ta m:;Icken at. me and sr.owed no'

    ,!lWEi",f -rm.milM hm of' d.iOOls,I f d dlon .eOf Cadetf; Jl 'd. braeed, of men pdhung.or Mti!> 100' ern""l :for Rell 00J'bArth.,BO.the just smll,e.d and gl'i.nnedlw1.tn m1.rth..He rdsloed h1!1;,pis,tol, it. roa,roonthll. din.He ldUed me, ])E!'vil, so 1,Elt !liel L n . " ii'The De'v;l.1slowly s 1 . I O O k : hb bea.d,A l ' l . d i !'ith a . sad look be fInally

    said"'n Pm so ]"1'1, st rjl JrQU CM! ,t s tHyheil''!: !, ' .Pilhy~'OU'a be ~mllhmt 'n.thin ayeaT.

    "'01 weeks Cl,!I.,slll 45-1;' hadb een plodding .from e1as st oclass. 'Ih,ool:'f .&t-Series,OOtDb--sil.ght IIJahltC!!1lmlCe bad been dntn-,med.into, us fbr hours on. end"imd then 't"hat fl!i.te f'ul ,da.y a.r--.r:bed.We were t.o Jil .,y,. FI'arlllgr

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    ~&rm~'moni;.l:'!Isargo when ,J'OU mm. ,j![dn~ Crulte'ts . fQU had.. hJgt:I hopes and. Il 'I lU'I,y pl a:I1i$.. pjJlt you. probah-1)' n e , r e , E ' dremrea of the th~g JOg i/iiJ1]]db required! to knLIw mid di;ll b@ibn JjOU f'tni~.ed. Now that;;your goal has' been r e a . ' r . b O O i I believe that e.ach . . o : f J'Oum.logradUates with cl,ass 45-1'1 rill be bet.~tel' fitt@i]: fh:r ~our duJt1e:s as ();)mlJd '!kirrn..bfllJ'di,ers tiwl any Ji''F'evWYS 'C]as5I thougJh they Jacked yOW'training. t.hemen..whohave gone befbre' J{OO left II gr'oot t,:rtlldiUon f~;n:,l'ou to uph:l,J[d.,lou have worked ha.l'd~ Md :SJll)li\tI an unwsua! arIJOtmt of' :IJi:Ite're;st and ei:llthu!$:Jlasm tnrougb::lut :t'QUl'"course.I pe'r'sonall,. nope t.nat fu.tur,e classes, 'will :irn1 tate ~lu'f1ne sp,i'l'1.'t, andClass 45-11'0--1: W:i . s . . i . 1 a goon ship, a good crew~1 good Ir.ar~~ts", lind good u.cld

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