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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 21, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes sunday August 21,1988 some former guardsmen recall easy duty by Knut Royce c 1988, new Day Washington some of sen. Dan Quayle s former colleagues at the 120thpublic information det of the Indiana National guard admit that the work was easier than sloshing in the Rice paddies of Vietnam. But while a number of them de scribed the assignment As easy duty highlighted by Beer drinking and card playing others said that the 12-Man Unitas Camp Atterbury ind., took the Job seriously and was awarded several commendations for its work. It remained unclear Friday whether Quayle the Republican vice presidential nominee had to pull strings to join the guard in 1%9. The Indiana National guard that year had an authorized troop strength of i 0.378. Of which 10,218 slots were filled. What is known is that the unit Quayle first joined was not the one in his Home town of Huntington. Instead he joined the Headquarters detachment in Indiana Polis about 85 Miles South of Hunting ton. That unit had an authorized troop strength of 134 132 slots were filled in april l%9, the month before Quayle enlisted a spokesman said. Sgt. Mike Goldman Public information officer at Stout Field in Indianapolis said Friday it would appear fro the records that if a person wanted to join the guard the vacancy was there atthe Headquarters detachment George Ingledve. Who chaired the draft Board in Wabash ind., near Huntington. Said everybody wanted to squeeze out of the draft into the National guard in those Days. I would assume somebody had to intercede for him to get him into the guard. It was an acceptable alternative but it was hard to get  a retired senior editor of a newspaper a 1970 photo of Quayle at National guard summer Camp in fort Sill okla. Owned by Quayle s family said thursday that he had called the adjutant general of the Indiana guard in 1969, recommending that Quayle be considered for admission. The retired editor Wendell Phillippi said he had done so after a discussion with Quayle. Wally Glover a Columbus ind., hos Pital Public relations officer who served with Quayle in 1974, described the work ing environment at the unit As Colle  he said the personnel shared in the work which he said consisted mostly of covering armory openings and military exercises for general circulation newspapers. He said Quayle also wrote articles forthe Indiana National guardsman mag Azine. Indianapolis Star reporter James g. Newland jr., who also served with Quayle said the Magazine contained a lot of Mushy Little feature stories in it and did t require too much  and Newland said we had som free time and it was t Odd for us to drink some Beer and play cards during an extended lunch break or after Drill. We never failed to have a Good  Glover in an interview with new Day said there might have been an Occa Sion or two when the lunch hour was extended. But if you were to ask me does that happen at civilian work i would say  Sam Graves Iii a former Captain in the unit said there were times whence were frenetic with the work and other times when we had Down time. But that does t mean we were sitting around drinking All the  the Issue of Quayle s enlistment in the guard while others were drafted 9r joined the regular army and served i Vietnam is a sore Point with some Viet Nam veterans. One congressional aide who described himself As a devoted Republican an Backer of George Bush said he was dismayed when he Learned that Quayle had opted for the National guard and that strings May have been pulled to let him in. I was married and i had a kid and had to pull strings with a local Congress Man to get into the regular army said the aide who then served in Vietnam. He asked to remain Anonymous. Graves said of Quayle when i think of him words like integrity come to mind enthusiasm patriotism " Glover said that Quayle had a flair for leadership potential and ambition. He had every bit the skills that the other people in the unit  distributed by the los Angeles times Washington Post news service no Coke in car so police halt drive Madeira Beach. Fla. A a Man who complained about seeing police officers driving around town in his confiscated Corvette got his sports car Bac Kafter tests showed a White powder found inside was not cocaine. And police have decided to change their confiscation  of All the turmoil we Are not going to drive any automobile until the lab test is  Cit police chief . Menard said Friday when the car was return next with sports cars we won t drive the car until the title averts to us Randy Cash san who had complained about officers tooling Aanund town in his Corvette was thrilled Toha to it Back even though police put about 270 Miles on the car. My car is in car  he said even if it s parked in the garage it s better than Madeira Beach police doing it  he said the car has i to burned out headlights and a Tew spots w Hen the paint is scraped. When he picked it up. Thad been a he i and had a full tank of Gas. He said. Cal son was stunned last week when a police officer drove past him in the Black Corvette. He had thought it would be stored at the impound Yard until authorities tested the White powder found in the car. Callison says the substance was crushed aspirin. Police said they were driving the car Only to keep it running  car was confiscated under the Florida Contra band forfeiture act after a routine traffic Stop july 24.that Law enables Law enforcement agencies to seize cars boats and other property used in the commission of a , 33, still faces charges of driving with a suspended License and Possession of marijuana. The car was returned because neither charge is a felony. War crimes trial attorney Dies Pittsburgh a Howard b. Resnik. An attorney who participated in the nazi War crimes trials in Numberg died sunday of a heart attack. He was 74. Resnik a graduate of Vale University and Yale University Law school served As an army colonel in the judge advocate s corps during and after world War ii and screened potential witnesses in the War crimes trials. Mystery Man s Giveaway is not Small change Northville Mich. A for the Sec Ond time in As Many Days a mystery Man hopped out of a limousine and handed out $50 Bills at a grocery store. The Man who was dressed in a White Tuxedo and was flanked by two men in dark suits emerged from a White limousine Friday evening and began handing out the Money in this town West of Detroit. After a few minutes the men drove away. It was fun said Barbara Colvin 51, who was Given Money. 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