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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 15, 1963, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday Jun. 15, 1963 the stars and stripes Page 7 1m 11 3,137 Hove switched to army of since 1949 naval Academy throws water on graduate transfers Annapolis. Mrs. A the  of the Nuvil acad Eray Hopes to close the one Way Street travelled by 2.157 midship men into the air Force and army Ince 1949. The Clou of 1963 was the inst rear  Charles c. Kirk Patrick declared emphatically. From now on naval Academy graduates will go Only into the Navy or Marine  said in an interview it Woi possible there might be an occasional Transfer to another service but it would have compelling reason. To be for a i be told our midshipmen and i be Laid it on the line to the new plebe class which will be entering june 36, the superintendent  they Don t want a career in the naval service they have no Busl Ness  the interservice transfers which got the Admiral s Dander up have been an increasing irritant to the Navy. They car Hod a cd Lynx in19ti2 when the Academy s top Grad Untch chose commissions in Theair Force and army under a Law which permits transfers with Mutual consent of the service Secre tables  pot Rick who took Over As superintendent last summer. Bilious Ness no Barrier to Tennessee lad at Bee Washington a Thor to year old Glen Van Slyke Iii of Oak Ridge tenn., won the National spelling Bee on the word  Content wound up in a dra Matic North South boy girl con test which Glen won from Elaine Precuch 14, of Winslow. Maine a Little girl who wants to be a , whose father runs an Auto Mobili Agency i likes to play chess read and swim. He Best out 68 others in 33rounds of the spelling Bee to win the $1.000 first prize and a trip Tonew York. Elaine gets shoo in Cash. The two youngsters were coolant spelled with great care As they coast Gambler Remmer Dies Alameda. Calif. A Elmer Boom Remmer. Once one of the san Francieco Bay area a Flash titans Molt Luce Eiful gambling Eon died Hen Renner. 65, we under Golgi to moment to Alameda Hospot following surgery for fund tar ailment be was panted two Weera Ofa Federal prison at term lat Wand where he Kad a end r year of a five year term it in i mom Tux Melon. But Remmer lived out the Lut month it a life remember uni hit Iasi of glory and worrying boat debts ii became known flirt in pub Cutty or rounding construct lon a the cat Neva Lodge on Lake Tahoe her. It Wae then that he ran in trouble with Hollywood Lamlin it few Clara  Loit 113.900 at Remmer Blackjack Tablet but later hopped payment on her Check to Rennie moved to Baa Frandeen the big Hearty Gambler moved into san Francisco. San Mateo county and into the Easi la i860, the Federal government closed in. Remmer Wai called be lore the Senate crime committee in 1961. The government attached he property for j867jt3 in claim Tor Back taxes and indicted hair for evading Tome h55.000 in i alter the longest criminal train Nevada history More than two Montha Remmer was  verdict a overthrown How titled it out in a tag hotel Ball room. When it came to the word that Means bad tempered or suffering rom a malfunctioning of the liver Lane spelled it incorrectly Withro l s. When it was his turn Jen asked the judges if the worded anything to do with liver lie. When they said it did. Hero Perty spelled it with just one a the applause of friends Ando Oters. According to the contest rules,6 had to spell one More word correctly to gain the title of Amer Ca s 1003 Champion speller. The word he got was equipage which Means furniture or supplies and equipment. It was no stumbling Block for the youngster. This spelling Bee set a recorder words needed to select a Cham Pion 752 words. Last year the contest took 718 words. 17 bound it had taken 27 rounds of thereat Tongue twisters the contest sponsors could find to narrow Thefeld for the two youngster finish All the contestants were state end i Natl champions sponsored by ,7 members of the scrupps Howar Chain and 51 other newspapers. They Wert vying. In a com pet 1-Ion which had involved 8 million spellers All Over the nation for the championship and s8.0so in prizes. After using up most of the Tough out among the regular English words the pronounced had shifted mostly to basically foreign words that have been adopted into the language. Brief beat the two youngsters took a is minute breather before getting the words chosen to decide a  last two to be eliminated before the toe to toe finale were Christine Dickson. 14. Of Alken,s.c., who went out in the 22nd round on Kepi a Type of military Cap. She spelled it  Garry Barringer. 14, of East Liverpool Ohio who lost in the2bth round on haricot meaning a vegetable and meat dish like Stew. He failed to put in the final Laa third place Winner Garry picked up a 1290 prize. Var decl Vever on Appeal. Bat in in. The charged him with evading. In Ulm and the conviction  won parole after paying the tax Bill. Negro exposition Lif led for Chicago Chicago up cd Lingo will Host an exposition commemorate in a Century of negro Progress starting aug. 16, mayor Richard j Daley  2u-week exposition will in Clud More than 100 Industrial excl bits and it being produced by the american negro. Emancipation Centennial authority. But Here s us answer. Elded to do Nome thing Eliout  it was o Little late for thin year s clans of 871 midshipman which sent 3ft into the air a orce ind 18 into the army As second lieutenants the previous year 80 went to Theair Force and 12 to the army. Until 1968, when the first air Force Academy class was graduated Anni polls and West paint were requited to furnish up to 25 per cent of each clans to the air Forceno h voluntary basis. A lure 1mb. The Nivol Academy has Rellna Ulahel 2.11.1 graduates to the air Force at an educational Cost of ski million. Since 193 1. When transfers to the army were permitted it has Neon 08 Volunteer enter that  Navy Gat relatively few in  nettled into a one Way a reel Kirk Patrick Nold. Easy adjustment he said Max Hopmen. Exposed to air indoctrination end Amshl blown warfare with the marines As Parton their regular training could adjust easier to one of the therner Vloet than could a Cadet enter ing the  does a midshipman want to Chuck four years of naval training for another service very often there s a girl  the Admiral said with a smile. Family life is hard on Junior officer who has to get in a tour of sea duty right after  education lure education is another lure. Bot the air Force and army offer Post graduate work immediately to those who can qualify whereas the Navy requires a tour of Tea duty first. This skims some of the Cream from Honor graduates in each  the service switching is Over now As fsr As Kirk Patrick la concerned and he Hal official Back i i ing in  i i a re Here to train officers for the naval service and by Golly that s what we re going to do he said. Rino Iklo Kavo Boru soyt Holenn Nasa aide explains resignation Washington  Holmes Laid it lean at my heart to quit us head of the nation s manned space flight pro Gram. He decided to leave purely for personal and family reasons largely financial Holmes said. Twas not because of disagreements with his superiors or with the Waythe . Space Effort is being administered he said adding have no growls or  Holmes said his almost two years As director of the office of manned space flight in the National aeronautics and space administration Nasa were stimulating  there had been widespread speculation thai he submitted his res ignation wednesday because of Basic differences with Nasa and Manl Aerator James e. Webb an associate administrator Robert Seamans or. Holmes brushed the idea aside As false. Seamana also insisted that he knew of no developing Crosla with in Nasa or of any reasons other than those Given by Holmes. I know of no fundamental Dis Pute although there of course Are Likely to be differing views in program of this  sea mans talk. The two men were interviewed separately. In addition to his primary duties. Holmes has been serving As Deputy associate administrator forthe manned space flight centers at Houston Huntsville. Ala., and cupe canaveral. Be mans said that pending selection of a Iii creator he would attempt to fill in for Holmes. The of that Holmes Resigna Tion was announced routinely by Nasa a few hours after the Agency disclosed that it Hud ruled against further project Mercury flights stimulated some Specula Tion. One line of speculation wait hat Holmes resigned in protest against the decision to conclude speedy wife cleans Imp in shopping spree hot inn Ohl. Up met. At 8 . Before the store thre. Hama. Two Turkey and two mra. . . Ohio up in. Margaret prexy Wai turned looters  and told that supermarket an a in thing the bought Lutes would be free. 19 Mann wow .".th. Cash Reg liter tape Tor her measured 10 feet was j418j3. 10 won the shopping opened she was taken to the store and told aha could begin her Pur chases. She could not use shopping Carta but had to carry anything she wanted to the checkout  clerk blew the whistle and she raced to the meat counter at thereat of the store she picked up boxes of  More steaks and roasts. Then Coffee soaps paper products canned vegetables and Frozen fruit juices. Then Back to the  she picked up three cans of potato Chitti As her son Jim 13yelled his Delight. Then she picked up cases of soups and jars of preserves. He Mercury program which resulted in successful individual re ital flight by four astronaut. Holmes said it waa jut a  that Hla resignation and the Mercury cancel Atlon be came known on the tame Day Holmes said he Haa agreed completely with web and Seamans All along that the Mercury pro Gram should end with maj Gordon Hooper s successful overnight ill rat unless other overriding Fae ors developed. Holmes has Stead ily pushed for Progress on to the More ambitious two Man gemini Earth orbit and three Man Apollo Moon spacecraft programs. Holmes. 42. Said he discussed hit plans with Webb Ond explained his need to return to private life. A civilian with radio corp. Of Amer it he had been earning More than150.000 a year compared with the  annual salary at Nasa. Laughing off a suggestion that he might be hard u replace. Holmes commented that from Timeto time a Man la tempted to think that he is indispensable. I Hope Iam indispensable to my wife and that s about  he said. Grabbed Tome nearby canned goods then she picked up 10 half gallon of ice  whistle blew. Paul Prexta kissed his exhausted wife who figured the hi1 made about 30 round trips the length of the Supel Market during the is minutes. Jin said boy ten boxes of ice Cream singing swinger Wichita Falls. Tex. Up Don Cherry is known to millions of record fans As a popular Long Singer but along the professional Golf circuit he is regarded As a solid player who gets better All the time  
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