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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-05-25
Service Mems Wives
Club Pluns To Give
Benefit June Dance

At a meeting of the Service
Mems Wives Club at the USO
Wednesday evening. May Is,
plans were started for a dance
to be sponsored by the club June
9th.
1t will be given at the Beach
Park for the purpose of raising
money to carry on the weekly
Java Hour which has become an
important event of each Sunday
afternoon.
1t was decided to award prizes
for certain events. Music will be
furnished by Gail Graham's or
chestra.
A report was heard regarding
the proceeds derived from the
benefit dance. May 8.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-05-25
Fever TheropY Unit
Opened BY State
Heolth Department

Mississippi is the first state
in the nation to establish a state
fever therapy unit" said DR.. c.
B. Mitchell, superintendent of
Mississippi State hospital, in an
nouncing the appointment of DIR.
H, Worley Kendell as medical
director of the new unit.
Soon to be opened at the Pub
lie Health Treatment Center, 3
miles north of Brookhaven on
Route 81, this unit will be oper-
ated by the Mississippi State
hospital in cooperation with the
board of health and county
health officers. The unit will be
devoted exclusively to the treat
ment of syphilis of the nervous
system before symptoms are no.
ticed in cases which fail to re-
spond to regular treatment in
clinics and by private physicians.
A course of treatment for one
month at this fever therapy unit
will prevent most early neuro-
syphilis cases from developing
mental and paralytic symptoms
and eventually becoming public
charges at great expense to the
state. Many cases thus cured
are able to earn their own living
and to take care of their fami-
lies.
DIR. Kendell is former medical
director of the Chicago Inten-
sive Treatment Center and is one
of the leading authorities in this
country on fever therapy. A
graduate of the University OF
Cincinnati medical school, DR.
Kendell. served his internship al
Miami Valley hospital, Dayton,
Ohio, where he was also resident
physician in Pathology and did
research work in fever therapy.
Later he was associate director
of Kettering Institute for Medi-
cal Research and he then served
as director of the department OF
Physical Medicine at the Miami
Valley hospital. DR.. Kendell is
the author of many articles
which have appeared in leading
medical journals both in the
United States and abroad.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-05-25
Gene Auiry" BOBBY Trap Is New To
P~ascagoula Youth Fighting On Luzon

With the l58th Regimental
Combat Team on Southern Luz
zon: The Bushmasters' had run
into every known trick of the
japanese. They had even run
into a few new ones that hadn't
been reported by the Intelligence
Bulletins. So the men Of the 2nd
Ha., i58.h Infantry, were pretty
alert to anything the Japs could
contrive-with the exception of
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-05-25
Sgt. Rudolph Hons
Writes Interesting
Letter From Front

In a letter from Sgt. Rudolph
Hans just received by the editor,
this Jackson county soldier tells
that There are a good many
boys not too far from me who
are from Jackson county, and
they r doing a good job over
here. The people back home
should be proud of them"
He goes on to say that it will
sure be good to get back and go
fishing on the creeks and rivers
of southern Mississippi. We go,
or do, a little fishing but not like
we used to back home"
Sgt. Hans wakes lyrical when
he writes about his rifle. me?
carry one of the best rifles
there is-a Browning automatic
and it has paid for itself many
times. We get so attached to our
pieces that we call them our
| 'buddies'."
Among other things in the
newsy letter Sgt. Hans says that
he is not allowed to tell where
he is (the letter was written
May q nor what General Pat
toms men are doing, but assures
the folks back home that he is
helping to get this war over so
that I'VE Ear get back home to
our families. l feel that | am do
ing my part over here as, in a
way, l have helped to retrieve
some of the boys that have been
lost in action, or reported So"
Sgt. Hans says that he keeps
up with Pascagoula through clip
pings which his wife sends him
from the home town paper.
|
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-05-25

the Gene Autry' BOBBY trap.
II was the first night after
Damortis was captured. The Sec
ond Battalion went into a hastily
prepared position north of the
town late in the afternoon. En-
envy activity to the front indicat-
ed that the Japs were going to
"banzai" that night. The bat
talon went into a perimeter de-
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-05-25

songs again" Sgt. Porter is from
San Carlos, Ariz.
Il agree" replied 1t. Strick-
land who is from 317 West "a"
street, Glendale, Ariz.
you're outranked," said Bruhn.
Yeah. But l guess they were
MT taking no requests anyhow
Pfc. Gould lit a cigarette.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-05-25

In searching history for ex-
amples to support the arguments
in favor of the Constitution, the
Federalists, in 1888, reached
back 1000 years to the Aachean
League and Lyceum Confeder-
acy, Greek democracies, to draw
structural parallels.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-05-25

The Great Barrier Reef guards
the east coast of Australia for
more than 1000 miles and is the
largest coral reef in the world.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-05-25

Brandy is supposed to have
been introduced into France from
Italy in 1888 at Catherine de Me-
dici's wedding.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-05-25

Each month Army reclamation
men in the United States handle
an average of 277,976 pairs of
trousers.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-05-25

German troops occupied LODI.
Poland. in World War l, were
driven out by the Russians, and
then won it back again.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-05-25

When a man is really good he
knows it, and so does his boss.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-13

LaRREScu WADE HAMPTON JR PFC
J FrN,i -i9no Mil Maude .. ClriU-
IEE HETHuR FREMONT CPL. U>vgP
Parents N- and Nils. O-s e. Lee. NFa.
LLIA2.Lll. .-ILlYn- -LAI4,EA,e ,e4--lA-4s4, a,
N~Ni,-fal.ti F.etcrirs Leisu.-
LOWE DEAN GILBERT SEAMAN C.
rSNH Mother Mrs poIs Love Brown cts
MATz EuGENE Carl PVT UsNcR-
a-r'. Mr and MA Charles d. Matt
MCGOWAN rREpFRIcK JOHN PVT
.--t' --ttastHhd of At-s aiury q. Nt-t1Ha
MIDDLETON CARL ELTON PVT usMc
Parents Mr and Mls clinton ID Middleton
MILLS FirCN HARRISON PVT UsNcR
-f.t'nis Mr aH1 Mrs Benjamin o. Mills
MOTION uuUCrAs wIrr1N1r CPL
~Htt-isTenis. nj. and Mrs BYRON
Morton, Flint
OLSON WILLIAM CHESTER rFC rSMC
-Nalcr Mrs Eva Olson Grand Rapids
PARKER CHARLES CLIFFORD 4H PVT
~NC-laroufs M and NIs Charles O.
FARKER VERNON PFC U-MCR-rar
'0 4 s5d 1Il Fyay T.ym'i yfys h%rss Mas1syn
t.-Ht Mother, SITS Co10ae EilsL.
PIoTHOWSKI TuADDEus JOSEPH PVT
~NCH-Psrcuts. MI ana NIa A.b.u Fiu-
ta0sA. FLINT
ROry LAWRENCE WESLEY PFC
r~MCE-Uusbaud ~ Mis Helen 81 RyuN
Monroe
STEpUESSOS CARL RICHARD PVT
U~NC-Hg,bauG ui MU VirEnla q. stephen
s.A. Flint
~11BO ShSDOP. AVIATION MACHINIST IS
MATE e uSNR-Wlfe Mis- Dorothy Cleo
S.auU, saginaw.
TOIES ROBERT MELVIN PFC USMC-
Parents MI and Mrs. Melvin p. TOTES, Flint.
VAN DUSEN DENNIS WILLIAM PVT
TSNCR-Mothtr. MIS. Phtbc Van DusCu
EaLanlAZll-
NhNBERG ROBERT CHARLES Cpl
lSMCE-Parents Nj and MTs. John Wan
berg AEIuutttf-
WELCHER. RICHARD DALE PHAPMA-
CISTS MATE 8 c UCNR-Motlti, MIS-.
NLALeurLLLo Mr-rL.L- Etul.n H--h--.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-13
Urge Revision
In 'GI Bill
Detroit Time, Washington Bureau

WASHINGTON, July 12-Re-
vision of the CT Bill of Rights was
reported to the House by the
world war veterans committee.
Among other increased prefer
enccS, and clarification of prefer
cnces IN the original bill the re-
vision provides:
. An appropriation of $780,
100000 for the construction of
additional hospitals for vet
erans.
. Equal priority with the war
and navy departments and the
L. :. public health service for
materials for construction and
for personnel 10 carry on VET
Grams administrations enlarged
functions.
. Approval OF the right of vet
eranS organizations established
previous 10 the passage of the
bill 10 maintain Representatives
IN installation of the veterans
administration 10 advise vet
Grams of their rights.
. Postwar education of veterans
who were not over 25 years of
age when they entered the
service.
. Liberalization of the appraisal
provisions of the veterans home
loan provisions
. Liberalization and SimplfiCa-
tion OF loans for building a
house, repairing a house or pay
mcnt OF delinquent taxes.
. Llberalizations of the loan
provisions for farms and farm
equipment and for business
property by veterans.
. Creation of a veterans place
mcnt service board.
. Unemployment allowances of
$50 a week up to 81 weeks
during readjuStment period.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-13
Two Detroit Port
Members Renamed

LANSING, July 12-IIarry u.
Fenske. vice president of Great
Lakes Steel Corp. and Arthur =.
Zirkaloso OF Lincoln Park, today
were resppointed by Gov. Kelly
for the second time TO the port of
Detroit commission. Their current
terms will expire in 194S.
Gov. Kelly also reappointed
George L. Riber of 1856 Hazel
wood. TO the state plumbing board
10 serve for three years. Ribcr
was first appointed by Kelly in
1943 to fill d vacancy created by
the death of Robert L. Coulton,
also of Detroit.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-13
Allen Funeral
2p.r. Friday
Obituaries
Funeral services vm.bc hcll a,

Funeral services viU.bc hrlI a,
2 p. m tomorrow In Christ
Church FOR tfISS f'r07lJ-E1 T10T-
Ter Allen ~ who died Tuesday
at her apartment ln The Park
hurst after an illness oi scNeral
months.
Long active in pbIlan'mopic af-
fairs. Miss Alien Was member
Of one Of Detrou'> oldest families
Miss Allen - survived hy "a
brother -OrlllC {. of LoHC Beach
Cal. sister. Mrs John II Ilmch-
man, Lacuna Beach Cal and
two nieceS Burial Viii hc In tm-
wood Cemetery.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-13
NAVY WOUNDED

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Detroit evening times., 1945-07-13

Services for Mrs. Martha Sex
ton, mother of Probate Judge
James II. Sexton were held today
from the a. j. MClnnes Chapel,
1891 Woodward with burial IN
Forest Lawn Cemetery.
Mrs. Sexton died Sunday night
at her home at 255S Currier, Dear
born.
In addition 10 the Judge, she
leaves two daughters, Mrs. Joseph
Crow and Mrs. Nelson Henderson,
one brother and two sisters.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-13
Mary RucheIski

Mass will he sung i'm 81 1o-c-
phats Catholic Church ~ $50
q. m Saturday for MIS-. Ruchal-
ski, Il, who died Tuesday Cd, tine
home Of her daughter Mrs NaN
Zak, Il99 +. Grand Blvd
In addition 10 Mrs Iak She i> ~ur-
Nived by another daughter Mn,
Stella Miller and a Son. William
The funeral Services VIII be con-
Quoted from The S0h0C.r>kI
Funeral Home ali3 -AepeHeallll
with burial IN Mt OlFct.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-13
Michael f Be4er

Michael +. Bayrr, IS. who died
Tuesday al his home ~ I7l5l
Goulburn Will be buried from the
a II. Peters Funeral Home. 12O57
Grdtiot on Friday AZ $50 a. m.
Mass viii he sung IN The ASSump-
tion tGrotto1 CathotiC Church at
9 a. m. and followed by burial in
Mt Ohvet.
Mr.. Bayer is survived by his
widow. Elizabeth. a daughter, two
sons and a brother.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-13
Anna Barber

Mrs. Anna Barber, 6S. viii be
buried at $50 a. IN. tomorrow
from her home at 1861 Runyon,
with mass at 9 a. IN. at Our Lady
of Good Counsel Catholic Church,
Burial will be I'm Mt. Ollvct
Surviving are her husband,
Michael; a daughter. Mrs. STAN
ley Serocki and a sister.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-13

BAY CITY, July y John H.
Weir. national Townsend leader
will speak this evening at Train
mems Hall in behalf of the ma
tional Townsend organization.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-13

PARIS July L QNS)-Su-
preme Allied headquarters an
nounced today that its work will
terminate at 1901 a. m. Paris
time July Ia. Only a small group
set up 10 liquidate SHAEF will
remain.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-13

FLINT, July l2-Theft Of S507
from the safe at the Bandy Il
Gean repair shop, 927 y. Saginaw,
IS being investigated 10y detectives
TO-DAY.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-13
NAVY MISSING

DE -t0pGHtRT- -PhTRfCK JAMES KvrK-
TON MACHINlSTS : MATE e uSNR-
Parents, Mt. and Mrs. Thomas Henry De
Loughary, Harris
STERN. JOHN EDWIN SEAMAN ! C..
USSR-Fsther Harry Edwin stern Midland
SUNDQUIST ROBERT JOHN ENSIGN
USNR--ParcntS. Mt. and MIS-. Clarence VII
liam Sundqu.St, Muskeg0u
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-13

WHEN consider the of the Pacific and realize how
armed forces extending their lines
begin understand VII" victory Europe hasn't relieved the
telephone shortage here a home
h still taking about everything the telephone factories
make supply fighting that probably will be the
until the rising sun sinks in the wes
Even if We had the telephone instruments need couldn't
fill half the 10000 orders waiting list There
critical shortage of WIRE cable and central Office equipment
So first wait until materials manpower and manufac-
facilities released from work Then.
instruments and equipment, through the
taking job of connecting them the present system.
We plan expansion improv emenl program
in the first five after permits the job But
working speed take before telephones
be installed generally without delay.
If those waiting telephone. appreciate
you patience and understanding Well you
We possibly
MICHIGAN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY
The S20O00OOO Opost~urp progu Means obs for
5000 seH
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-13
Flint Shop Robbed
Iownsendite Speaks

Thursday, July ~. 1915
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-13

remain
Evening star., 1945-06-24

been out there in the Pacific long time"
''Oh. E. see."
The passenger chewed belligerently at a
dead and already frazzled cigar: Congress
man Smiley acts like we already got this war
won Lots of folks around here act that way,
too. Let Smiley try to tell my nephew that.
He's been out there fghtin' them Japs for
twenty seven months. He don't think this
wars won . . not by dang sight"
The homefolks are just naturally optimis-
tic, guess, sir -"
"WeI, that's no excuse for laying down on
the job an it's no excuse for Smiley to be
encouragin' 'em in it. swear to gosh don't
know how we done this well fightin' the
Germans and Japs. sure don't. It's caution
the way the Guvment's let us fddle-faddle
around. It's high time they cracked down on
every piddlin' rascal and made him work or
fight If them fellers in Washington won't do
that, they all oughter be investigated and
whipped out of Office - Democrats or Re-
publicans, don't care which. An further
more - hunh?"
@'IHAr man across the aisle is motioning to
you"
'Oh -. why. it's ledge Withrow! Hello
there, Jedge. Excuse me, young feller - l got
to visit while with the Jedge."
Cliff grinned after him. Now know I'm
home, he thought. What character! Cussing
Evening star., 1945-06-24

To hear Grandma tell it in her letters. the
country was really going to the dogs. Strikes,
black markets, chiselers, draft dodgers, profit
eers Grandma certainly gets het up. But not
Nom, not Sis, and not Elise. :.
Elise :. The boy fished in his pocket and
found the letter. The last one, written to
him at the hospital. Dear Cliff: hmm
not dearest Cliff or Cliff darling. Most
girls would have softened up a little. with
guy in the hospital. TITS good to know you're
making quick recovery. 1t will be nice to
have you home again. And then. after
six pages, the customary Sincerely, Eise."
Well, two could play at that game. He'd never
gotten mushy. either. He'd written some
mushy letters - particularly m England,
sweating out those last missions over Ger
many - but he'd been man enough to burn
them. A guy goes away to war: and maybe he
changes and maybe the girl changes. :.
Pikesile, S miles.
Thank God, he thought. He'd seen mark
ers like "Bizerte, rs kilos' and Roma, 80
klms" Cologne, % klms" and London, u
miles" But he'd remembered "Pikeville, S
miles" - the outcropping Of rock in red clay
at the curve, the clump of elms beyond, the
weather-gray barn of the Higgins farm. =.
Hello, soldier manr'
'Oh .. howdy, little girl. What's your
name?" he smiled at her.
Martha Jennings. What's your
name?"
Cliff Ransom. Want a choco-
late barr"
Gee thanks. Have you been to
the WARP"
YES"
MY daddy wasn't to the war
but he got killed"
That's tough. Uh -. how
did it happen?"
The powder plant blew up"
"Oh -. uh -. I'm awful
sorry"
MY daddy wanted to be SOL
der and go to the war = but they
wouldn't let him. But he got
killed, and my Mamma says -"
Martha! You mustn't bother
the soldier ="
''Oh, she isn't bothering me-"
GH Come along, Martha; look at
the COMICS"
. "Good-by, soldier man."
"Good-by, Martha. Uh -.
wait"
In CONFUSION he fumbled at one
yH& of the ribbons on his blouse But
H4& the little girl and her mother had
~ moved forward to their seats.
N He rejected the idea as futile.
Emotionally stirred, he found him.
1t self thinking of scrawny Italian
children. They had stood on rub
bic and begged for food And that
Evening star., 1945-06-24

gosh-sake!" He looked at Elise rather for
lornly, and said, Elise won't let Cliff do
anything like that. How about it, Elise?"
She wanted to make her answer confident
and sure 1t was her cue. Dad Ransom had
brought her into the family council for this
moment Even Cliffs mother and grand
mother looked at her, hoping against hope.
TN try my best" the girl said, but
don't know whether III have much influence"
Sis gave her glance of swift and merciless
appraisal: Stay in there swinging anyway,
Elise Give it the old college try"
The girl forced herself to laugh, and Dad
Ransom was oomforted He still regarded her
as staunch ally; the one individual who
might bring Cliff back across the chasm to this
middle western town and to his family. I'm
betting on Elisew he said.
But Elise knew Cliffs womenfolk we're not
betting on her. The old fear. the haunting,
pretty enough. He's seen hundreds of girls -
thousands. I'm not clever enough. All could
use to keep his interest in me alive, few pic
lures and many letters what did they count?
I'm no pin-up girl, and each time l wrote to
Cliff failed to say what really felt The pen
spluttered, the ink wouldn't run. I've let my
self down; and worse-I've let his folks down.
you really mustn't bet on me, Mr. Ran
som" she said. Cliff has been away so long.
And he's quite somebody - with the D.F.C.
and Silver Star and Purple Heart. He'll think
I'm small-towny and - Her voice gave out.
She got to her feet, ashamed to look at them.
Now, I've done it, she thought had my
pride before Just an old high-school chum
of Cliffs - that was me. Now I've let them
see really do care, that I'm just as frightened
as they are. Sis always did suspect that was
in love with Cliff Now, she -
Dad Ransom's hearty voice bluffed it out
for her: Don't kid me with that modest
stuff, Elise You'd be okay in any league -
yessir, any league. And say, it's about time to
start for the bus station. Let's get along down
there and give the boy real welcome home"
They all rose briskly, Nom and Grandma
and Sis began to smooth new clothes, expen-
sively purchased and saved for this occasion
Elise, conscious that her own clothes matched
theirs in newness and that her prjmping had
been laboriously achieved, resisted an impulse
to run We're undistingushed, unexciting
people, she lamented, in deadly quiet, slow
pokey town. Dear God, what will Cliff think
of us? Why, we don't even know what he'll
think of his state, his country, his people! And
now. in few minutes, we must meet him -.
"All aboard for the bus station, folks" said
Cliffs father. Then his voice broke, and his
eyes filled suddenly with tears. 1t was Elise
who squeezed his hand, and together they
walked down the steps.
A.. AAE ..4
Evening star., 1945-06-24

the Government. Bawling out his congress
man. Calling the management of the war
fiddle-faddle. Some fddle-faddle! Does Dad
think that? Yeah, probably. Dad was always
bellyaching; fuming and fussing about politics.
Evening star., 1945-06-24

Miles now from the city, the
hollowly across a bridge. Gosh -
A real cornfeld. Cliff stuck his he;
window to look and to smell. The
corn was a dusty green; it had
tassled out, and the roasting ears
we're dropping on the stalks.
River bottom corn - growing in
abundance. He remembered Italy's
hard-scrabble fields; the shell-torn
mess of hedgerows, splintered trees
and smoking towns that were
Normandy. Neat, toy crops they
raised over there. But this was a
cornheld - big, tall, disorderly.
The boy recognized half-forgotten
details: the odor of ragweed, the
sag of a rotten fence-post. A corn
field, by golly! Morning glory
vines and watermelon patches. .
Going home, son?"
CLIFF turned from the window.
The bus had stopped, several new
passengers had got on, the bus
had started again - happenings
of which he had been totally obliv-
ious. Now an elderly countryman
sat in front of him.
"Oh pardon me l did
mt -"
"You kinda look like you're
goin' homer"
"Yessir. That's right"
"Furlough - or out for good?"
For good, guess - medical
discharge"
Been overseas. Got some med
ais. Hurt bad?"
"Nossir. Just a bum knee"
well, that's bad enough. Trav-
elm far?"
my folks live in Pikeville."
Then you must know Con-
gresham Smiley"
MY Dad does. I've met him -
but he wouldn't t remember me-"
"You amt missed nothin', son.
Ijust finished mailing the blathers-
kite letter. I'm goin' to make HI
"Is that so?"
HVar AoJ ;f ho do,,'t oo< mo On
Evening star., 1945-06-24

human cargo demands similar nervous con-
troll. But Sergeant Cliff Ransom sat quietly
in sort of ecstatic WEAKNESS. Exhaustion
numbed the very marrow of his bones like
long. slow poison And yet this JOY, this
rapture that he felt was golden light about
him.
Glory, that sun feels good, he said to him
SELF He turned his thin brown face upward
and blinked at the sun. North Africa's sun
is hell's furnace door wide open; in England
the sun is lost, vagrant ball drifting along
the tides of cloud. As he squinted sunward,
his glance shifted quickly around the blue
late-summer sky. Enemy planes! Out OF the
sun! Take EN-, Cliff" -. He started. then
grinned. No enemy planes in this sky.
He slumped down again, lulled by the faint
motor noises. the drowsy undertone of pas
sengers' talk Home was quiet land, calm
and sweet and safe. In Italy the gang had
used an open bus, and one day some Focke-
Wulfs strafed the field. catching them in
that bus. :.
The boy shut off his thought, like the
closing of door, 1t was door with an
insecure catch, and buffeted by storm OF
memories. He took mental brace against
the barrier, knowing too well what would
happen if that storm roared in.
Miles now from the city, the bus rolled
hollowly across bridge. Gosh "a oornfleld!
A real cornfeld. Cliff stuck his head out the
Evening star., 1945-06-24

think OF his state, ms country, MS people! ana
now. in few minutes we must meet him -.
"All aboard for the bus station, folks" said
Cliffs father. Then his voice broke, and his
eyes filled suddenly with tears. 1t was Elise
who squeezed his hand, and together they
walked down the steps.
SERGEANT CLIFF RANSOM of the AAF sat
very still in single seat at the extreme rear
of the bus At the hospital everything had
still been Army; this bus ride was his first real
proof of being back home. He had picked the
rear seat because it was single. He didn't
want to talk to anyone. He had another
reason; the front end of bus always gets it
worse when you hit land mine.
His almost trance-ike posture was COM
pounded of other subtle and intricate ideas
Long missions in cramped bomber turret
had taught him patience. If you fidget and
stew in turret you get sweaty, and this
makes the cold of high attitudes harder to
bear. A transport plane jam-packed with