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Show Page HILL TOP TIMES 18 Air Force," said Lt. Gen. William W. Momyer, Seventh Air Force commander. Hamlet Rehabilitation A commandwide, sity civic action high inten- effort to reha- January One s t ? I Extends Over Christmas THE AIR FORCE IN ACTION A1C Daniel L. Anderson, 21, requested and received permission to extend his tour in Vietnam to attend a of Milwaukee, r Uy r . -- sap' need of the many skills dren. "It was worth possessed by members of Seventh their smiles," he said. ENTERTAINMENT CHAIRMEN it to UTAH'S Next Show, Have . . . HYPNOTISM Master '"eremnnii.s FUNMASTER", "BO COMEDY "WIZARD OF OGDEN", "HAP HALE BUMMEL CLOWN" . . . AND FOR THE '67 HOLIDAY SANTA CLAUS OF TV & SALT LAKE PARADE . . . SEASON, For Any Occasion, Any Time, Any Age, Birthday Parties a specialty . . . Pleased repeat clients have booked us a year ahead this vear. Call for information: 773-179- or write 0 flight of Boeincr RirQ tress bombers enroute to targets 52 in Vietnam. The fuel more than million crallons hn Air Force bombers, fighter im and reconnaissance aircraft flying missions in the Western Pacific. SAC is single manager of the 5 Air Force tanker fleet KC-13- . . . MOST VERSATILE ENTERTAINER ESP I. Twice MILT HALE MAGIC NOVELTY mg Stratotankem aerial completed delivery 0f fiIJ umion pounds of fuel in support of Southeast Asia operations Maj. Robert W. Winslow, East St. Louis, 111., of the 907th ai. Refueling Squadron, Glasgow see SAVE THIS AD For Your a.. 5 Auuni., delivered the one Dinionth pound while refueling, B-- Christmas party. Assigned to the 555th Civil Engineering Squadron at Cam Ranh Bay, Airman Anderson and other members of his unit have spent much of their off- duty time in providing for the children of Myca village, near programs. "We have an unparalleled op- the base. Highlight of the year was a portunity to apply a maximum Christmas party. Airmen Andereffort to the accomplishments of those civic action projects which son was there, as were 165 chil- are in Billion Pounds Strategic Air Command KC-13- bilitate hamlets by members of Seventh Air Force is underway in Vietnam. Project Peace Mission calls for personnel at all Air Force bases in South Vietnam to work with members of the Vietnamese Air Force to improve hamlets and also work on sanitation, education and transportation projects. In the past these have included school and orphanage repair and construction, road improvement, water purification as well as many individual help 13, lH 5437 S. 2300 W., Roy, Utah. 84067 FORWARD SUPPORT Key to air support provided American forces in Vietnam is the Air Force forward air controller (FAC). In light, unarmed Cessna O- -l Bird Dog spotter aircraft such as shown here, FACs direct g jet aircraft to enemy targets. Air Force FACs spend much of their time in the field with Army and USAF Photo Vietnamese ground units. (AFNS) fast-flyin- units civic action project. Weeds up to three feet covered almost the entire school yard. In their Vietnamese off-dutime airmen first clearSchool days are now happy ed area. the days for 907 young Vietnamese Later the airmen built and girls, thanks to members of an Airmen Aid ty communications equipped a volleyball court, purchased playground equipment squadron at Pleiku AB. The Pleiku school was the and a power mower. Some of the airmen wrote their wives and families about the school. The response was clothing, medical supplies and more school equip- Air Force ment. A Junior Red Cross unit in Nashville, Tenn., sponsored a drive that netted 45 boxes of items for the girls. The boxes were airlifted to Vietnam by the Tennessee Air National Guard. MSgt. Raymond H. Kennerty of Charleston Heights, S.C., one of the. project leaders, said: "The happy faces of the children is reward enough for our I in One Day Few Air Force pilots have been shot down twice in one day. 1st Lt. Joseph E. Merrick, 26, of Whitehall, Mont, had it happen with a McDonnell a Sikorsky Jolly Green Giant nd helicopter. After being forced to eject from his Phantom fighter, along with his aircraft commander, Maj. Lacy W. Breckenridge of Lufkin, Tex., and hanging helplessly in his parachute harness tree near the top of a 200-fofor more than an hour, Lieuten ant Merrick was rescued by the big chopper. Minutes later, ground fire received during the rescue operation forced the coot to land in a nearby clearing. A second helicopter arrived soon afterwards and picked up Lieutenant Merrick and the downed helicopter crew. Ground fire was so heavy during the rsecue, crew- members of pter - the downed helicopter gave Lieutenant Merrick a flak vest 6 rifle and told him and an "We'll have to run for it." M-1- Lieutenant Merrick, with i wound in one foot, dashed yards to the waiting unassisted. 100 helicopter 1 neaacrrvaACer puceo .a.::.; Q.O Down those bills "MayDay" Seaboard for a loan. Seaboard specializes in renting money to Air Force personnel. For high priority service, telephone ahead for a personal (and top secret) appointment. You'll be surprised how low your monthly payments will be. StRBOBRD FINRNCE COMPRNY A lifesaver when you need cash THREE WHERE 2226 Washington Blvd IN YOU CLEARFIELD-- 147 S. ATMOS- AND YOUR ING PLEASURE Phone State St. -P- hone 393-842- 6 ROOMS CAN RELAX PHERE YOU ENJOY AS CHINESE , AMERICAN OR PLOYNESIAN FOOD AND SERVED PREPARED BY WHO PUT EXPERTS ABOVE OGDEN EXOTIC YOU ALL! 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