European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 17, 1963, Darmstadt, Hesse Wine Fay april 17, 1963 the stars and stripes aide seeks honors for 26 men Page t its old Man Tho Grandfather Mountain in North Carolina maybe the Rand Delily Olen ill. The Mountain aced 200 million yarn in hurry recently when then not director of the House com Mittee on sctt runs Aff Nurs hat drawn up list of a Small group of forgotten american soldiers. There Are just 26 men on theist today and the number is dwindling fast the 26 forgotten soldiers Are vet Ernnie of the in Dunn wars and Oliver e. Meadows the staff director. If determined that they not pass from the american scene without some recognition. It would be a shame says endow to let these men Dis appear without some special trib Ute. They present one of the most significant and most Coloru epochs in american according to veterans affairs administrator John s. Gleason who helped compile the list the period of the in Dunn wars began in i860,ended in 1898, and More than 106,000 today the survivors Ore scattered in 18 states and Range up to 100 years of age. Tho youngest Harry e. Brock Man of St. James mo., will be 89 on May 26, he served with he1st . Cavalry. The oldest Charles Creek of Annapolis md., was 100 last St. Patrick s Day and served with the filth . of the veterans live in California three n Florida therein Missouri. Arizona Iowa and South Dakota claim two each. The remainder live in Arkansas Illinois Indiana Kansas Maryland Massachusetts Minnesota new Jersey Albuquerque . Up1 the air Force special weapons Canter has developed a new radiation measuring device that employs a harmless Strain of virus to learn about the dangers of Spac radiation. The new device which can be carried aboard a satellite Rocke toc High Altitude balloon will As lit the air Force in determining How hazardous primary cosmic rays might be to future . Astronauts. Primary cosmic rays Ore atomic nuclei with enormous Energy com ing from the far reaches of space at High speeds with great penetrating Power. The effects of these atomic bul lets on Man generally Are unknown. But on Long flight that go deep into space they represent a potential radiation danger scientists say. They Are not a threat to Astro nauts at present Low Orbital Altitude. The new device called a virus film dosimeter will be smaller than a pack of cigarettes when fabrication is finished later this year. It will contain 24 sheets of special photographic film with capsules of Active virus mixed in each Sheet s emulsion. The film will make a photo graphic record of cosmic Ray tracks when rays penetrate the emulsion. A track of a cosmic Ray will look like a Streak of Light across the film. When the dosimeter is recovered after the flight special weapons Center scientists at Kirtland air Force Bate near Here will develop the him. By studying the virus they Hope to learn How much Bio logically significant radiation therapy can Deposit in a living organism. The virus is called col phage harmless variety which is propagated in the bacteria Colon Bacillus. The virus was selected because of Iti ability to remain Active after absorbing tremendous amounts of radiation far Over the Levels fatal to most humans. Virginia Washington and wis Consin. All of them says Gleason rep resent in their own Way a Cross Section of America. They include several negroes and indians who had served As idea to Honor the Indian a Kat of Ken tuck the Lux hirer la Han wind it Way around Thea Beart shaped Island. But the � Ream did t a had help from people. I my own Way Aff hots newsboys end trip to Europe new York nor pal by Parade Magazine. The boys were so noted for Salesman ship scholarship and citizenship. The teenagers carrying cameras cuckoo clocks watches and Jcu Elry boxes As souvenirs of their trip Are to leave for their Homes throughout the United states. Milt Rasmussen of Chicago Parade s manager of newspaper relations said these boys were the very Best representatives of this country on this trip. They made a great Many friends Over trip it was a wonderful trip and it was made with no problems and no accidents he added. Brian Sullivan 16t of West Hart Ford Conn chosen by the others As the most popular boy on the tour said he a most impressed by the people he met. Brian a Junior at Conard High school who deliver the Hartfor courant Itald we got to know the people not just monuments and we wer Able to absorb a Little of their Cul Ture i expected to find european peo ple were a lot different from americans but i Learned that they Havethe aame ideas and goals that we Many Fawn Labrian came Back Laden with presents for his Parent and his six Brothers and Sisters. Edward Mills 17, Pekin 111., sold that he was most impressed bythe cleanliness of the two countries and the attitude of the people. You Don t find cigarette Butts Beer can and scraps of paper inthe Street the Peoria journal Star newsboy said. Edward who plans to study forthe methodist ministry said he found the people have a happier attitude about the girls we met seemed More sure about their goals in mitc whether it would be a housewife or a career. At the same time the people Don t have that Rush Rush to go attitude that we have. Lifers not so Paul Simonson 17, of Corona Calif., who delivers the Riverside Enterprise said he liked the scenery in the Alps and the girls bestow All girl Friendly the european girls Are a lot friendlier than the americans. I have a few Numea and i am going to write to a Swiss French Girland also one from Paul brought Back a clock Fortis parents. Jim Brown 10, Ash Tville , said the highlight of the trip for him was visits to a chocolate and a cheese factory in Switzerland they gave us a lot of samples Jim said. The Asheville citizen times news boy said he brought Back a bottle of wine and a bottle of champagnes souvenirs of his trip. I plan to keep them without opening them because i Don t like the taste of alcohol he said. The newsboys arrived at Idlewild Airport aboard a chartered Twa flight from Germany War veterans came easily to Meadows a 42-year-old world War h Veteran from Godley. Tex. For Merly director of Veteran Educa Tion in Texas he has a natural empathy for veterans and a Pes Slon for history. As a combat infantry Captain he came out of he Battle for France and Germany with the Bronze Star and purple heart As a Stu Dent of the West he can name drop Indian Battles As Well As any Clyl War Buff can list Lincoln generals. By coincidence the last civil War Veteran Wai a texan and constituent of Hep. Olin e. Teague d-tex., chairman of the House committee on veterans affairs. Wins impressed that the lust civil War Veteran nil Hough a Confederate was fussed Over by the press and n warded a Federal pension by unanimous consent of Congress says Meadows. Those were real efforts at Healing the breach be tween the North and South. Now i would like to Hall the remaining veterans of the Indian won As symbols of All that was and is great in America even if it is Only to see the very last on shaking him a with the president on the White House thin is the list of veterans Meadows wants the nation to pay trib Ute to. Martin Anderson South Omaha Nob. John Bissonette ,. Rygl Nold a. Bradley Oak land Calif. Harry e. Brookman St. James. My. Isaac h. Burgess Spring Nln. Ark Charles Creek Ann polls my. John Crump. Boston mass. John Daw Tonalea Ariz. Cha ties Dick on Scottsdale Ariz. Howard Fielding Miami fun. Fri Derek , Chicago Charles Kulify Jeffersonville. Ind. Walter c. Harrington Gulfport Fla. Alexander Hatcher Kansas City Kan. Frank Heidelberger hot Springs . Joshua Johnson. Bronc. Iowa Charles 3. Jones Cedar rapids Iowa Simpso Mann is Joseph. My. Hugh Mcgunness Crandon Norman Keno Wash. Walter j. Potter san Pablo. f. Roberts new Smyrna Beach Flo. William Sutphon. South Boston. Is. James h. Smith Newark. No. Edwin m. Wells. Long Beach Calif., and Marti Steinmetz. Win fled to. Dentist has big patient Tucson. Ariz. Or. Rob Ert Ratcliffe a Tucson dentist completed an extraction an his big Gest patient a 103-foot Grant. He had to remove a broken Drift pin in the second stage engine of a Tlynn ii intercontinental ballistics missile. Although he had to do More Drill ing than he likes and broke two drills he succeeded in removing the impacted particle. The trouble developed when the pin snapped in one of the attach holes of a heat resistant skirt around the engine. Martin Marietta corp., makers of the Titan did not want to sen the big part to Denver or Sacra men to but no machine shop in Tucson Hod the delicate instruments required Tor removal of the pin. Martin executive decided it to a Job for a dentist. They made appointment with Liat Cliffe. Newspaper worker leaves wife $301,789 St. Louis to. Up Georgo g. Need Crew or. Waa a newspaper ballroom employee who saved his Money and invested it we. Need Crew died March 3. An inventory of i estate showed be left i widow Rose property Worth Saura
