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Oakland Tribune from Oakland, California • 15

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Oakland Tribunei
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General Boasts Army Can Down Anything With Wings Oakland Tribunt, Sunday, ctao IS Students to Present Show, Graduate From Charm School By KEN PRICE EL PASO, Feb. 14 u- reach maximum efficiency: per cent kills. cept course brd on the tracked fx-ed ipf the intomiifg Down here where the desert mutUe and tpe known ipeed of echoee daily to the rear This doesn't mean that in a of our mtaf lie. 'The key to the whole busi wave-upon-wave attack by air craft against a N'k defended target that 12 per cent of the ness, he continued, "ti radar, 1 gue we could have knocked 1 aircraft necessarily will get through. together a Zeus missile lUelf in about six months, but the NUCLEAR IMPACT Rapid fire by battalions Freshmen and sophomores from Eastbey high schools who are taking Capwell's-Oakland "Hi-Charmer" course in charm and fashion modeling will be graduated after their own fashion ahow tomorrow.

The show wilt be held at 4 pm, at the roof garden restaurant of Capwell's. The graduates will model, Mrs. June Lewis, fashion coordinator, and Miss Irene Fuller, the instructor, will award diplomas and gift certificates to the first graduates after their fashion show. There is no charge for the show. Following is the list of graduates; Gail Geisert.

San Le- Piedmont High; Donna Lake, San Lrandro High; Sharon Lathe, Notre Dame High; Kar. en Lomberti, CUremont Jr. High; Nancy O'Donnell, Clare-mont Jr. High; Anita Dowdall, Holy Names High; Alice Frank, Claremont High; Dar-lene Epstein, Piedmont Jr. Highf Antoinette Freeman, Bishop O'Dowd; Michelle Lee, Oakland High; Kathy Zeus, Bret Hart; Lucy Chrlatenaen, Piedmont High; Margaret Leary, Holy Names; Dorothy Gaut Claremont High; Janna Jensen, Bret Hart; Judy Raimondl, Encinal High; Irene McWalters, Bishop O'Dowd; Jacequelyn Gillis, Technical High; Lynda King, Piedmont High.

radar is something eUe, It is going to enormous and completely new." (hooting atomic wai heads ii expected to compensate for error and malfunction factors. Ever since 1814, when the first aircraft was used in com bat, the fly-boyi have had an Each year the mm who actually fire the Nikea return advantage over ground defenses. They have always been here from the 68 battalions in able to fly above the maximum effective ranee of the anti- At rkM aircraft guns. Now, It seems, this country and around the world to test' their skilL Said Col. William S.

Penn, assistant deputy for plans and operations: We have a 100 per cent capability against at 'Nothing can evade the) Hawk," Army boasts. It can turn and chat its prty. the shoe is on the other foot andro High; Adele Raimondl, tack." 7 I I rvs-n PllIB'ai' la Jk 1 viae a a vaa I I Kiuni ur. JUIN Itlt lilUUANUb Uf THRIFTY HOrAu.iAKEio WHO REALLY tET THEllli MONEYS WOETH iSRANTS i i 4 The heart of any guided missile system is radar. At present the relatively ancient Ajax system picks up and begins tracking targets about 200 miles away.

As if the pilot didn't have troubles enough with the Ajax and Hercules, there is the new missile, Hawk, designed to protect troops, cities and field installations against aircraft flying anywhere from tree-top level to 50,000 feet RADAR DEADLY The Hawk employs a com rockets, the Army make no bena about ita belief that in 'warfare the Jet Ate haa come tni gone. One swift look at the -kill" chart for the now outmoded Ntke-Ajax alone ihowa you jthat the Army apparently hat wlid round for believing. Brig. Gen. Stephen M.

MeJI-jr aaaiitant commandant of 4b. U.S. Army Air Defense School at rt Blwi here, said 4 an interview, "We can knock MOwn anything that breathe! jfr which 1 now operational wr which ia on the drawing Tfcoards." CAN HIT ANYTHING Idti brief, the Armyelieves ft can ahoot down anything S4th wingi. "Anything that breathe air" would refer to aft propelled by piston-driv-m or jet engine but not mii-Jljet which carry oxygen as art of their fueCv flt also appeara the Army ii entrusted with the Jtion'a ground-to-air defenses via ahead of schedule In developing ita anti-missile mis-5t, the Nike-Zeus. JjOn result of the Army belief is a formally correct, but jool relationship between the 3fcjmy School and the Strategic kr Command's neighboring glggs Air Force Base.

"Whenever the Army Invites Air Force over to watch a hoot, even the brashest jet Jrfckey goes away a subdued od thoughtful man. J-In truth, the Army has just Jjout run out of targets against hich to test its mighty Nike-ftrcules missile. MILE RANGE Hercules already has Socked down a Ramjet drone ine traveling in excess of ,100 miles per hour at feet There are reports 4kat the Hercules can reach ward to 180,000 feet about 2 miles with ease. CoL Fred H. Meinart, chief the high altitude missile sec-4ten of the school, said in an iiterview, "The Hercules has afJXVQI II I iJ lv 0 pletely new system of radar, and to date it has been so accurate that the Army boasts nothing can evade it THRIFTY HOMEMAKERS SHOP AT ANY OF THESE W.

T. GRANT STORES In addition to its extraordinary accuracy, the Hawk is completely mobile. It can go HAYWARD Foothill tl DOWNTOWN OAKLAND 13th Washington COIfCORO 1785 Willow Pass Rd. FAIRWAY PARK AT HAYWARD 31199 Mission ALAMEDA South Short Shopping Center anywhere a truck can tow it While the actual operation of the Hawk is highly classified, this much is known: it has a homing device in its nose Jr SOLID JJAPLE. which, if it misses on inter 1:1.

cept, will cause the missile to turn and chase its victim. All of the controls for the 1 Sv Hawk are built into its nose. There is a radar device on the ground called an illuminator which bounces radar waves off the target Since it is a protector for troops against low-flying air craft, the Marine Corps is vitally interested in the Hawk. To indicate the Hawks ac curacy, Army officers quote the Marine major, who said that the Marines weren't going to bother loading the Hawk with a warhead; they were just going to equip it with a bayo ever had to stretch its jfjuscles. We just don't know full capabilities." vfto hard up is the Army for targets that it is seriously contemplating firing fte Nike-Hercules against its net.

BOLT-IN ERRORS r-i iiiw i ia iin 33BMWCiiM4 iltle brother, the Nike-A ax. In order to test the Hawk, the Army has to build errors into its nose. Otherwise the bill for destroyed aircraft Hercules is a larger, eaore powerful and more ac Pirate version of the Ajar, Lufluch it will aupplant ulti- would be enormous. As for the projected -anti Modtm CooiuHue Vmlmtt 1.49 QUALITY ALUniHUn At your aerrice exbting new A I aJaVifcE telr. Just how good the SALE! HAND RUBBED MAPLE TABLES missile missile, the Nike-Zeus, there are indications that it is simply going to be a larger, REG.

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ocfb 3vf it is. The figures should 97 WN an airman's hair, The table Tuy you've waited for. below our regular low price Hard rock maple with hand-rubbed nutmeg finish. Your choice of cocktail, step-end or lamp tables, authentically styled. more powerful and more refined Hercules.

Presumably the Zeus will be designed to intercept intercontinental range ballistic missiles traveling toward a target at speeds of 18,000 miles per hour. An Army officer explained: "The Zeus doesn't have to be as fast as the missile. No mat-' ter how fast the missile is, all we have to do is plot an inter- 1955 the Ajax shot down Super toft terrx dr'f nd polifhee china and glass without leaving a trace of lint Generous 43 per cent of the targets igtinst which it was pitted. Ret. I 12SS th kill rate today: 79.8 per 1-vSy the end of this year the Army expects the Ajax to Use Grants "Charge-It" Plan No Money Down! Police Car MAPLE DISK OR TELEPHONE BENCH Ret.22S& each rg7 Your choice tk, if a wrfM.

If" Mfk. I TaHMM lMkt II" II" a Alert System A0G0D1GG SKIRT TROUSER HANGERS 79 MULTIPLE SKIRT HANGER Sturdy metal. Scoop 'em by the dozen lAl at this IU Rust-resist wire frame, 6 sets nickel-plated clips. Topic in Meet An emergencycalL.system $IKE BASE iBtllLDING JOB Warded St $87,473 contract to construct buildings to accommo-Army missiles at four Jbyr Area Nike- bases, including 'the one at Lake Chabot, s'been awarded to Williams nd Burrows Contractors, Belmont. building will be ap-'foximately 800 square feet in and will have reinforced concrete masonry walls with unit heaters.

tWork is expected to be competed in 90 days. to alert auxiliary police in case of need will be discussed at this week's, mass meeting of civil defense areas two and three. Area No. 3 will meet Tues 20" VJTG ROTARY MOWER at 7:15 p.m. at Fremont high school, 47th Ave.

and Foothill with Deputy 00 Reg. 59.95 Chief Elton C. Forbes presiding. A chain telephone or personal call system wherein each civil defense policeman or woman will alert two or three others in the vicinity in case the regular police need help, mi -Sr-n UOwttkt': Automatic recoil starter I will be mapped out at the meeting. Need for such an alert sys tem has been demonstrated in the past when auxiliary police 1 1 at Heavy steel chassis Cutting height VA" to 2H Leaf mulcher included Front discharge chute Volunteer Aides Sought By Red Cross Oakland's Red Cross chapter ilk seeking 'volunteers to work Nlh the Air Defense Artillery Service and as staff aides at the "Chapter headquarters.

'The Air Defense Artillery service consists of visits to 3CKE bases once a week to provide "coffee and conversation." Mrs. John Laingor is co-leidinator of the local service. have assisted in the hunt for lost children, or controlling traffic near large fires or major airplane accidents near residential areas, according to 90-day Warrant Don't Run to see this selection mill CAFE CURTAINS A ft, Police Sgt; David Moohr. de-' puty chief of civil defense law enforcement services. Victor Murray, deputy auxiliary chief, will be in charge of the meeting of Area No.

2, Thursday at 7:15 p.m. in Bella TELETONE TABLE RADIOS Grants lowttt price iA training session has been jcheduled for 10 a.m. Feb. 24 the San Francisco Red Cross 'ttiapter, 1625 Van Ness Mn Francisco. Indoctrination Vista school, East 21st St.

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Andrew R. Lolli, com pott Pastor Delegate BERKELEY, Feb. 14 Dr noandinf officer of the 40th Brigade. Compact 4-tubf sets hav 4" speakers, built-in 'loop antennas. Attractive easy clran plastic case.

Ivorv. 3 Staff aides are needed to Robert Boyd Munger of the First Presbyterian Church will leave for Minneapolis and St. Paul, Monday to fulfill ffljrve with other services at 4he Oakland headquarters, ac-'Wrding to Mrs. P. A.

Kinard, Jijairman. The ability to type a series of speaking engage ments. He will be the Founder's HAYWARD Foothill at DOWNTOWN OAKLAND 1 3th Washington CONCORD 17E5 Willow Pass Road FAIRWAY PARK AT HAYWARD-31 191 Mission ALAMEDA South Shore Shopping Center Week speaker at Bethel Col 4 important, but not absolute 3 necessary. Person interested in voliin lege, a Baptist school in St fjering may obtain information the local headquarters, 906 Paul, and will address i regional conclave of the Pres byterian Men. Fallon St.

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