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Show SATURDAY, JANUARY 20, 1031 THE JOURNAI f Page 3 vMp PAYING THEIR RESPECTS . . . Taking time off from the fighting in defense of the Ilungnam perimeter before the evacuation of that area, marines stand in attendance at the first marine cemetery, paying their respects to their comrades who died in the fight against the troops of Communist China, With the mighty battleship Missouri adding its guns to the defense, the American doughboys were surrounded by a curtain of American firepower. PRISON INMATES HELP FIGHT JAIL BLAZE . . . Prisoners of a West Berlin youth prison help firemen subdue a fire that swept the prison recently. American and German firefighters got the fire under control before serious damage was done. Authorities believe that the fire may have been deliberately started and have begun investigations to determine the cause of the blaze. They have commended the cooperation of the prisoner firefighters and their willingness to save their prison from the flames when they might have used the confusion to have escaped from the walls that held them. s f .e 'p Xv 0NE4N-A-MILLI0- N SHOT An alert army photographer at Camp ...unusual MM howitzer a shot 105 Cooke, Calif., took this very showing on took the action The shell in flight (arrow). range as Califoplace rnias 40th infantry division went through the paces. The men are members of Battery Six, 980th field artillery battalion. They are typical of the hundreds of other outfits in camps across the nation training for eventual war and defense of their nation and a free world. kli . . Mwui .VA . . . Column JUST LIKE of smoke rising from Korean hill Is reminiscent of explosion before the mushroom blossoms. Actually, it is a burst from a mortar shell that fell in front of U.N. positions in the Korean battle zone. A-bo- NEW AMBASSADOR ... The U.S. resuming full diplomatic relations with Spain and President rruman is sending Stanton Griffis as this countrys ambassador to Franco. He is former U.S. envoy to Argentina. Is unit PPirv PACT ,VM COMPOSER PARDONED . . . Frank M. Grandstaff, convict composer of Big Spring Cantata' embraces Mrs. Mildred McConkney, whom he will marry. He is a free man, having been pardoned by Gov. Gordon Browning of Tennessee. After his release from prison, Grandstaff left immediately for Fort Wayne, Ind., where he was met at the municipal airport by Mrs. McConkney. About a year ago, Grandstaff was granted freedom to direct the playing of his composition. - ... The advance man of a third division patrol going to the aid of a convoy of trucks, halftracks and tanks pinned down by enemy fire keeps under cover while he surveys the situation and prepares to report back. The convoy Is in the background under rifle and mortar fire from the hills. This action took place while American troops around Seoul awaited a major CommuTO AID OF CONVOY IN A HOT SPOT nist onslaught from Chinese troops. KING AND QUEEN OF HEALTH . . . Just bubbling over with vim and vigor and vitality too are the pint-size- d king and queen of the 1951 junior swim for health contest held at the Flamingo Hotel, Miami. The moppet monarchs proudly display their trophies. Joyce Bambler, 5&, and Jon David Stern, 5, both of Miami, were chosen from a long line of contestants. SIGNED . . Railroad officials and union leaders beam after announcing agreement which gives wage boosts and bars strikes before October, 1953. |