Show 1 I STAhLE RRY STAHLE race Ilace ace it the the battle 4 sexes will wUI never bether be bether either ther side there nuch ch fraternizing with my I V.- V. I night as Clar- Clar ll mans the police poUce car rs its where he and Bennie heir rendezvous this ills I is the beaver that It met several weeks lEe he slowly ambled up gain air Wain Street and headed headed's t s 's Barber Shop I Iwon- Iwon won won- m fm hair hair- n gives Bennie a hours y Clarence felt that he hewer iVer again see Bennie first meeting a Jean can an Imagine the look looka ice lee me of Clarence as he hei heo hee i i e- e o Manti Mantl police poUce buggy d East and Third recent Saturday eve eve- he spied a suspicious t creeping across the Clarence Clarence strained his locus focus in on the Wing object he zeroed e the beaver lice G Ce brought the police poUce I a screeching halt and from the car to have a aith ith th his old buddy But ButI I jy ry Bennie has Joined a ah h has no respect for forder fori i der because he spun his mouth exI exIs ex- ex Is I large molars and iv Clarence re e took the hint and into the safety of the thelt jt lt it put As Clarence peered out the window he no noticed noticed noticed no- no Bennie head for tor the creek Apparently Bennie Is headed for the sanctity of the hills but Is In no hurry to get there One local gal pens her ad advice advice advice ad- ad vice I never let a man kiss me the first time he takes me home I simply suggest that we walk around the block be before before before be- be fore we say goodnight Each time you snap on your radio or television or pick up your favorite dally daily paper you are likely to learn scads about the war In Vietnam from the ground troops point of view Very few of the news dispatches dispatches dispatches dis dis- patches tell what is going on onon onon onon on the naval vessels Marshal Cal Nielson came in Tuesday morning and was telling me a bit about his sons Wayne and Dale both of whom are serving Uncle Sam In the unfriendly confines of Vietnam and Its surrounding waters Dale a member of the Army is a heavy equipment mechanic stationed In the area Wayne who belongs to toUncle's toUncle's toUncle's Uncles Uncle's fighting fleet has made numerous trips across the giant pond from the states to Viet Viet- nam Anyway Cal told me that when Waynes Wayne's ship docked at that his two boys were a mere two miles mUes at the most apart yet they were never able to tomake tomake tomake make connections Cal said that he had just received a letter from his naval son and I persuaded him to let me me glean a few thoughts from it to pass on to you you to let you know what Its It's like Uke to beIn be beIn bein In the Navy On May 5 when the letter was penned Waynes Wayne's ship was about a day and a half from Bay Philippines He re reported reported reported re- re ported that the weather was hotter than blazes He said that the weather forced them to take the long way around the Islands A typhoon was the cause of the delay plus something something something some some- thing was wrong with the boilers boilers boilers boil boil- ers and the Ogden named after alter Ogden Utah Is reduced from her top speed of 20 knots to 1 16 G Wayne writes We Ve were three days from San Diego when we got a message message message mes mes- sage from the top brass to change course and Intercept a merchant ship that had a sick man on It Then we took him to about miles from San Francisco and a helicopter flew out to get him Things were going along pretty well for a while when some nut fell overboard The guy panicked but was able to stay afloat until they lowered the life Ufe boat to get him We Ve should get Into Bay Friday morning then on Monday we go to ang from there we will go to Pearl Harbor Harbor Harbor Har Har- bor and then back to San Diego We will only be In port for about 20 days then some periods pe periods periods pe- pe out to sea and In late August there will be a major fleet exercise The Ogden Is a relatively relatively relatively rela rela- new ship commissioned commission commission- ed in June of 1965 It Is equipped equipped equipped equip equip- ped with a full helicopter flight deck The foot ship dis displaces displaces displaces dis- dis places more than tons when combat loaded Waynes Wayne's parting message to his dad was that he will be glad to get Into port where he can sleep without rocking around Spring When the boy feels lant gal-lant and the girl feels buoy |