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The Progress-Index from Petersburg, Virginia • Page 2

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Petersburg, Virginia
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Prog reu-liujev Thursday, 19, 1968 Thurador, 19, I960 Recipient Wylie H. Julliard of Babylon, N.Y., received a new heart Monday in a transplant operation at Cleveland dinic Hospital. JuJliard, 22, bad a twin brother who died of a congenital heart disease in February. CAP Wirepboto) HOURS! Highlanders Try To Save 9A.M. FRIDAY SPECIAL 12 NOON FRIDAY SPECIAL Imported 16 PC.

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Stainless FLATWARE SET 88 Baby Crawl Along Doll Women's Cotton FLANNEL GOWNS West Bend 30-Cup PANTYHOSE Our Regular Low Price 3.69 PARTY-TIME URN Our Reg. Low Price 13.97 Limit one please I Complete for 4 Smart brown drip glaze ANY BIKE IN STOCK Gold floral design IHUTED QUAHTTTTU Long gowns Waltz Length S-M-L Limited quantities Siztttoftlft-U lUBIB QWHTITO nurra QUANTITIES Easy-cm cotton UNITED QUANTITIES 3 lovtly patterns Dishwaibtr-proof lUUTIt Handy signal light "Keep warm" heating unit UMrno Wakt-hwiujic twitch instant sound LONDON (AP) Bagpipes skirled as 22 whisky cartons crammed full of signatures were deposited In the House of Commons Tuesday ia a bid to save the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, one of Britain's most famous regiments. Pipe Major Robert Hill marched up and down outside the House of Parliament to torrential rain piping "The Campbells Are regimental the petition with 1,086,590 signatures arrived! Also on hand was Lt CoL Colin Mitchell, known as "Mad Mitch" for his daredevil exploits white commanding the Argylls in Aden it was British colony. Eight doorkeepers in pairs carried tfce petition Into Commons, tt was the biggest such plea ever presented to Parliament. Loud Tory cheers rang through the chamber as George Younger, a former Argylls officer, presented the signatures, protesting the scheduled disbandmect 20" Round Vinyl Covered Hassock reg.

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picture tube warranty. reg. 499.95 now 388.00 2 only of the regiment's first as part of military economy drive. Sir Penry Legge-Bourke said It would take the clerks 24,000 man hours to check all the signatures as required by the 1853 rule on petitions, urged that rule be Dr. Horace King, the speaker, said the petition would be ined by the public petitions committee of the Laborite Hughes, another Scotsman, said the worldwide interest in the campaign 9 A.M, FRIDAY SPECIAL- Women's Children's BUNNY SLIPPERS K0 tiyfe assortment fashion colon UNITED QUAHTmtS 10 P.M.

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Always led into battle by shrieking bagpipes, the Argylls held "the thin red line" against the Russians at Balaclava in the Crimean War in 1854. They crushed the Indian mutiny at Lucknow in 1857, fought the Stern Gang in Palestine in and most recently routed Arab guerrillas in the Crater district of as usual, by la wailing bagpipers. Double Funeral Service Planned CASPER, Wyo. (AP) A double funeral service is planned Thursday for 103-year- old Lena Engberg and her 66- year-old daughter, Ethel L. Engberg.

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2, Spring Grove, receu participated in Exercise Gold Rod, an annual NATO fall Ing in Germany. Spec- Stewart's unit, 308th Supply and Battalion, participated with proximately 50,000 Army, Force and other NATO combat Lroops in the ten-day exercise. The training was designed to test routing coordination between major NATO commanders and defense ministries. Army Pfc Samuel S. Edwards, son of Mr.

and Mrs. Chalmas V. Edwards, 126 Elm Petersburg, was recently assigned to he Americal Division's 196th Light Infantry Brigade in Vietnam as an infantryman. Airman Robert W. Parker, USN, son of Mr.

and Mrs. Otto Parker of 1833 Matoax Petersburg, and husband of the former Miss Charlotte Dobbins of Kopewell, participated in operation "Beef Trust" aboard the nuclear-powered attack aircraft carrier USS Enterprise off me coast of Southern California- The eight-day exercise involv- ed'28 ships and 31 air squadrons, including four Canadian units. Designed to prepare U. S. units for the conditions encountered ia Southeast Asia and throughout the Western Pacific, the consisted of missile firing exercises, bombing practice, close air support and anti-submarine warfare.

Marine Pvt. George R. Cutter, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold L.

Cutter Sr. of 433 Deerfield Drive. Petersburg, has completed, two weeks of training under simulated combat conditions in the fundamentals of day and night patrol- ing, employment? of infantry weapons, survival methods and assault tactics at Camp Lejeune, N. C. While in the field he was taught how to use hand grenades, a compass and the principles of map reading and land navigation.

Ha learned how to detect and disarm mines and booby traps and, while being exposed to live machine gun fire, he learned to advance safely from one point to another. Thomas D- Roney, son of Mr. and Mrs. John T. Roney, Routs 1, Petersburg, was promoted to Army private pay grade E-3 upon recent completion of basic combat training at Ft.

Benning, Ga. The promotion was based on his scores attained during ranga firing, high score on the physical combat proficiency test, military bearing and leadership potential Guy D. Montjoy, son of Lt. Col. (Ret.) and Mrs.

Robert Montjoy 544 N. Azalea Road, Petersburg, was promoted to Army private pay grade E-2 upon recent completion of basic combat training at Ft. Berming. Ga. The promotion was based oa his scores attained during range firing, high score on the physical combat proficiency test, military bearing and leadership potential.

Larry K. Cole, son of Cooper G. Cole, Route 1, Colonial Heights was promoted to Army private pay grade E-2 upon recent completion of basic combat training at Ft Benning, Ga. The promotion was based on his scores attained during range fir. ing, high score on the physical combat proficiency test, military 'bearing and leadership potential.

Ulyses D. Beasley, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Beasley, Route 1, Dinwiddie, was promoted to Army private pay grade E-2 upon recent completion of basic combat training at Ft Benning, Ga. The promotion was based oa bis scores attained during range firing, high score on the physical combat proficiency test, bearing and leadership potential.

Marine Pvt. Claude H. Winn son of Mr- and Mrs. Claude H. Winn of Wilsons, was recently graduated from eight weeks of recruit training at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot here.

He will now undergo from two to four weeks of individual combat training and then, after Jeavs at home, will report to his first Marine Corps assignment The intensified Marine training emphasizes rigid physical conditioning and survival techniques, both at sea and ashore, to develop self-confidence and endurance, Markmanship with tha M-14 rifle and 45-caliber pistol are equally stressed, and close order drill instills the traditions of Marine Corps teamwork. Army Pfc. Benny C. Wyatt, son of Paul Wyatt, Fort Lee Road, Petersburg, was recently assigned to the 1099th Transportation Company near Cat Lai, Vietnam, as a coxswain. His wife, Sina, lives on Boute 1, Chester.

First Lt. Richard D. Harbnan, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry B.

Hartman 1717 S. Sycamore Petersburg, recently took part in an Army Air Defense Command "Short Notice Annual Practice" (SNAP) at McGregor Range, N. M. He is a member of Battery 5th Battalion, 56th Artillery, a Nike-Hercules missile unfc at Dil'sboro, ind. Tlie annual testing is designed to keep air defense units in a state of constant readiness to perform their missions.

Lt Hartman received his commission through the Reserve Officers' Training Corps program at Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, where he received hii B. S. degree in 1966. Barrel E. Elder, son ot Mr.

and Mrs. Fred L. Elder, Route 1, Prince George, was recently promoted to Army specialist fou?.

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