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Airman J. C. Jones Attending Air Fora Language Institute Airman Jay C. Jones ID, whose parents are Mr. and Mrs. William E. Pollock of Rt. 2, Kin ston, has been selected for tech nical training at Defense Lan guage Institute, Monterey, Calif., as an Air Force Language spe cialist. The aitman recently complet ed basic training at Lackland AFB, Tex. His new school is part of the Air Training Command which conducts hundreds of spe cialized courses to provide tech nically trained personnel for the nation’s aerospace force. Airman Jones, a 1964 grad uate of Grainger High School, at tended Campbell College and North Carolina State Universi ty. Kenneth Doster to Air Rescue Unit Airman Kenneth Doster, son of Mrs. Edna E. Doster of R.F.D. 1, Trenton, has received his first Air Force duty assignment after completing basic training at Lackland AFB, Tex. He has been assigned to Orlan do AFB, Fla., for training and duty as a rescue and survival specialist. He becomes a mem ber of the Military Airlift Com mand which operates a global airlift for the nation’s military forces. Airman Doster is a 1965 grad uate of Jones Central High School and attended Mount Olive Junior College. ROjGER M. ALDRIDGE Airman Roger M. Aldridge, kori of Mr. and Mrs. Allan R. Air dridge of R.F.D. 1, La Grange, has been graduated from the U.S. Air Forte technical train ing schopl at Keesler AFB, Miss. Airman Aldridge is a 1960 graduate, of Wheat Swamp High School. KBs wife, Judith, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eu gene McPhaiT of R.F.D. 1, God win, N. C. NEWBY G. PRICE Private Newby G. Price,- 19, Airman John Ives t< Mechanic's School ■■■■■a Airman John L. Ives Jr. of 913 Jefferson Drive, Kinston, has been selected for technical training at Sheppard AFB, Tex., as an Air Force aircraft main tenance specialist. The airman recently complet ed basic training at Lackland AFB, Tex. His new school is part of the Air Training Command which conducts hundreds of spe cialized courses to provide tech nically trained personnel for the nation’s aerospace force. Airman Ives is a 1964 grad uate of North Lenoir High School, and attended Durham In stitute of Barbering. He is married to the former Barbara A. Adams of Kinston. Kinston Soldiers Complete Training Four soldiers from Kinston completed eight weeks of ad vanced infantry training July 4 at Ft. Ord, Calif. The men are Privates John F. Marston, Lynwood E. Williams, Jr., Thomas E. Ives, and Ralph F. Lyon. They received specialized in struction in small unit tactics and in firing such weapons as the M-14 rifle, the M-60 ma chine gun and the 3.5-inch roc ket launcher. Pvt. Marston’s mother, Mrs. Evelyn K. Marston, lives at 200 Wilson Aye. His wife, Betty Jane, lives at 716 Jones Ave. Pvt. Williams’' parents, Dr. and Mrs. L. E. Williams, live at 1305 N. Queen St. Pvt. Ives is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Ives, Route 2. Pvt. Lyon is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Julius J. Lyon Jr., 504 Wilson Ave. JAKE A. DAWSON Personnelman Second Class Jake A. Dawson, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Dawson of Route 1, Pollocksville, was a crewmember aboard the heavy cruiser USS St. Paul when the ship engaged in a gun battle with enemy shore batteries off the coast of Vietnam. Projectiles from the St. Paul’s five and eight-inch guns de stroyed one of the enemy’s coas tal emplacements an/1 triggered a large, and several smaller sec ondary explosions. It was the second time in three days that the St. Paul had ex changed gunfire with coastal de fense sites. LESLIE BROWN | Cadet Leslie Brown, son of Mr. and Mrs. Tommie, Brown of Trenton, is attending Army Re serve Officers’ Training Corps summer camp at Ft. Bragg, which began June 24 a student at Davidsc Davidson, N. C. He is live ston advanced 4, CLARENCE E. KIRKMAN Airman first Class Clarence E. Kirkman, son of Mrs. Smithie A. Kirkman of 701 Minerva St., Kinston, is on duty at Tuy Hoa AB, Vietnam. ROBERT D. HERRING Army Private Robert D. Her ring, 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. William B. Herring Sr., 103 E. King St., La Grange, completed eight weeks of advanced infan try training July 4 at Ft. Ord, Calif. JAMES E. FARMER Technical Sergeant James‘ E. Farmer, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Farmer of Rt. 1, La Grange has received the U.S. Air Force Commendation Medal at Tan Son Nhut AB, Vietnam. Sergeant Farmer, a mainten ance scheduler, was decorated for meHtorious service,.at Tan Son Uhut. He was cited for his outstanding professional1 ■ skill and initiative whch contributed greatly to the success of the XI.S. Air Force mission in Southeast Asia. ■ The Sergeant, a graduate of La Grange High School, served during the Korean War. MELVIN JOYNER Marine Lance Corporal Melvin Joyner, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed hardy Joyner of Route 6, Kin ston, was awarded the Purple Heart Medal for wounds sustain ed in combat operations against the enemy while a member of the Seventh Engineer Battalion, Da Nang. The mission of the battalion is three-fold. Marines assigned there build and maintain roads, support the infantry units and instruct Marines in the use of mines and booby traps. WILLIAM F. BANKS Gunners Mate Second Class William F. Banks, USN, son of Mrs. Nathan F. Banks of 902 N. East St., Kinston, is serving a board the guided missile destroy er USS Barney in the South Chi na Sea. STACY SMITH Seaman Stacy Smith,. USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Smith of Route One Pollocksville, is serving aboard the destroyer es cort USS Claud Jones in An chorage, Alaska. During her 2,500-mile trip to Alaska, thd Hawaiian-based ship conducted various training ex ercises and prepared the ship for visitors from the Anchorage area. BENJAMIN G. PRESCOTT, II Benjamin G. Prescott H,. 20, son of Mrs. Huldah E. Prescott, 513 N. McLewean St., Kinston, was commissioned an Army sec ond lieutenant after graduating from the Infantry Officer Can didate School, Ft. Benning, Ga., June 22. CHRISTOPHER L. FRANKS Christopher L. Franks, son of Mr. gnd Mrs. Christopher C. Franks of Rt. 1, Pollbcksville, is participating in a U.S. Air Force Reserve Officers Traning Corps (AFROTC) field training en campment at Myrtle Beach AFB, S. C. Cadet Franks is a member pt the AFROTC unit at Howaro University, Washington, D .C. feHeiShim " High The traditional half-way point has been reached in this session of Congress with most of the major, issue* yet to be resolved."' On the unfinished business calendar are measures to liberal ize social security benefits, ex tend the poverty program, attack rising crime rates in the country, and a new package of civil rights proposals. In addition, one of the most pressing Congressional tasks relates to the passage of the thirteen regular appropria tion bills. As of last week, most of the money bills were in the^ hearing stage in Senate and’ House appropriation commit tees. Two of the money bills for fiscal 1968 had been enacted in to law, two others were iA Sen ate-House conferences, and the remaining nine bills were in committees. • • ' The appropriations status is indicative of the complexity of the task facing Congress on Fed eral expenditures and taxes. It is now apparent that if Congress votes for all of the Administra tion's spending requests for fis cal 1968, revenues under the current tax structure will fall short of anticipated spending by as much as $20 billion. Such a deficit would fuel the fires of in flation and other economic prob lems. To date, Congress has shown little enthusiasm for the Presi dent’s earlier request for a six percent tax surcharge, and has instead been studying the ap propriations bills to see what can be curtailed in the way of do mestic and foreign aid programs. Secretary McNamara’s latest visit to Vietnam is expected to bring forth a new plea for an increase in taxes on the ground that war expenditures are ris ing. This approach, however, over looks. the fact that domestic spending has been accelerating faster than defense spending with the addition of new Federal assistance programs to fund a host of endeavors. Recently, a Federal compendium to my desk giving a brief review of domestic assistance programs. Comparing it with the former 'edition, only 18 months old, demonstrated that the assistance catalog had grown in that short span from 414 pages to 701 Pages. The truth is that there are mar gihal programs that should be phased out in preference to en acting new tax burdens for tax payers who are often not con vinced that the Federal Govern ment must underwrite virtually all the endeavors that its citizens undertake to accomplish. A reduction of Federal spend ing will take courageous action by Congress and the President, but it is the wiser course of ac tion for a Government and a peo ple dedicated to the principles of liberty. Economic freedom, in cluding freedom from unneces sary taxes, is the basis of all our liberties. For this reason, I do not propose to vote for any in crease in income taxes until the Federal Government takes some needed steps to reduce expen ditures for non-essential purpos es, and makes it clear that a tax increase is absolutely necessary to our national defense. For Medicare Hospital Insurance Apply Three Months Before Age 65 Are you nearing age 65? If so, it is time to think about your social security benefits and what you have to do to get them — especially medicare, according to Adrian Hatfield, District Man ager of Social Security Adminis tration in New Bern. Medicare consists of two kinds of protection, hospital insurance and medical insurance, which pays doctor bills. You get the basic hospital insurance as soon as you reach 65. But your doc tor bill insurance will not begin with the month you reach 65 un less you apply for it during the 3-month period just before the month of your 65th birthday. If you sign up in the month of your birthday or in the following three months, you will have to wait for one to three months for your' protection v to begin, and if you delay beyond .that, your next chance to enroll will not come until October 1967. ; If you have already applied for social security or railroad re tirement benefits, you will re ceive automatic notification to enroll for the doctor bill in surance. Your hospital insurance automati cally the month you reach 65. applied visit their district office can start the application process by phone or letter. The social se curity office can assist you with the application, and answer any other questions you may have. 4-H Club Week Set for 24-27th Some 1,500 Tar Heel young sters and their adult leaders con verge on Raleigh, Monday, July 24, for the 1967 State 4-H Club Week.'A;L. ' v;i - Four days of activities on the North Carolina State University campus will climax Another year of work for the 4-H’ers. Dr. T. C. Blalock, state 4-H Club leader, said each of the state’s 100 counties will be' represented. They will throw their youthful enthusiasm into a tight schedule of classes, con tests, recreation, fellowship and even politicking. Among the featured speakers, according to BlAlpck, will be , Marilyn Van Derbur of Colora do, a former Miss America and well know television personali ty; Dr. Earl Butz, Dean of the School of Agriculture at Purdue University; and Dr. Robert George, extension conservation
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