flsBL Dept, of Detente Photos, FIRST DECADE OP THE PENTAGON—The Pentagon, headquarters of the Department of Defense, the world’s largest office building is now in its tenth year. Construction was begun in September, 1941. The building covers 34 acres. It has five floors, a mezzanine, a basement, and a sub-basement. The Na tional Capitol would fit into any one of its wedge-shaped sections. Framework of the Pentagon is steel reinforced concrete. Outside exposed walls are or monolithic architectural concrete. The mile-around perimeter wall is faced with limestone. It was ready for occupancy in October, 1942. The corridors of the Pentagon are 17ft miles long. The Department of Defense telephone system, operating 89,000 telephones and staffed with 200 persons, is the largest branch exchange in the world. A. system of this size normally would provide service for a city of more than 200,000 residents. The building has complete banking service, medical and dental clinics, post offices, barber shop, uniform and tailoring shop, shoe shine and repair shop, jewelry store, railway and airline ticket service, dry cleaning and laundry shop, florist, bakery, cafeteria and dining rooms, a department store, drug store and a book store. Daytime population of the. Pentagon now exceeds 30,800. Peak daytime strength during World War II was 27,000 m April 1945. VN/VWWWWVWV/»yVW\^WWW^/WVWW^ Herbert Bonner Releasesfindings On Surplus Sales Individuals Buy 5 V 2 Mil lion Dollars Worth of Property Congressman Herbert C. Bonner has released a report through his sub committee revealing a chain of events which enabled certain individuals to obtain property purchased by the Government for nearly 5% million dollars. These individuals paid ap proximately $35,000 as the cost of this property to a school. Clayton C< Harrah, an aircraft parts dealer, and Howard L. Pemberton, formerly a test pilot, along with three J other individuals started acquiring! Government surplus property in De cember, 1946. This property was ac quired in the (name of the Bunker Hilt School, which was an existing high school in Indiana. None of this property was ever delivered to the Housework Easy Without Nagging Backache When kidney function alow* down, many folks complain of nigging backache, loas of pep and energy, headaches and disaineaa. Don’t suffer longer with these discomforts If reduced kidney function la getting you down—due to such common causes as stress »»d strain, over-exertion or exposure to cold. Minor bladder irritations due to cold, dampness or wrong diet may cause getting op nights or frequent passages. Don’t neglect your kidneys If these condi tions bother you. Try Doan’s Pills —a mild diuretic. Used successfully by millions for over 60 years. While often otherwise caused. 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Surplus property continued to pour into the base until August, 1947. No classes were ever taught by the aeronautical school. Though the school was in tended to have facilities for 300 stu dents, only around 30 evej expressed any interest in enrolling, and none were actually enrolled for future classes. There was little evidence of a bona fide attempt on the part of the incorporators of the school to acquire desks, blackboards, and other necessary equipment for instruction. At the insistence of the Navy De partment in the latter part of 1947, the school was evicted from the Air Station because terms for leasing could not be agreed upon. In trying to move, the proposed school had difficulty in finding a new location. This resulted in the property being stored in numerous places. Starting in March, 1960, the in corporators of this school started to sell the property acquired. In one case 26 Lycoming Aircraft Engines which had cost 10 dollars each were sold for $3,750. Though other receipts were not this sensational, much pro perty was sold, and the total receipts have amounted to $27,000. There are still vast quantities of surplus proper ty in the possession of these indi viduals. Congressman Bonner stated that the evidence in the possession of the sub committee will be turned over to the Department of Justice. He said at least the investigation has opened I the way for the United States Govern ment to attempt to reclaim the pro perty in the possession of the indi viduals or to obtain damages from them. It was further stated by Mr. Bonner thft not only was this situation made possible by the action of the incor porators, but that several State and jTgw pH| SEVEN STAR ran 90 proof I *O4O *Ol5 I ‘g/ntuy/efau 1 O Jm ■ ******* ■ 4/5 ■umiieiTiiimioMuiiiwtiwni ■ j RttU • I ILIUM! a / K ~ , ■ ~ 1 „ _i l oUlj. 12ft % intnl spirits dctilid froa grata. 15% straight whiskey 4 jean eid. 15% K straight whiskey 5 gun old. ?__ Vto Look Cray? 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