ARMY TO REPLACE JEEP
WASHINGTON (AFPS) The jeep—-world-re-=~.
nowned "workhorse" if two wars— will
he succeeded by a new tactical, recon
naissance and utility truck.
Longer, lower and 600 pounds ligh
ter than the, jeep, the quarter-ton
vehicle is powered by a new, light
weight, 4 cylinder, overhead valve
engine designed especially for its rug
ged combat and utility tasks.
Although greatly resembling the
jeep, the new truck is an entirely di
fferent automobile offering many ad
vanta es over its predecessor. As yet
unnamed, it is known simply as the M
151.
Because of its low-pressure, wide
tread tires, XM-151 has greater sta
bility over rough ground. It has a
shorter turning radius, is air-drop
pable and costs less to produce and
maintain.
Deliv ries will start in April i960
TOKYO'S IMPERIAL HOTEL
TO BE RAZED
TOKYO (AFFS)-A Tokyo landmark familiar
to millions f servicemen in the 14
years since WWII ended is slated for
razing—but, for old time's sake, the
owners will leave some of it intact.
Frank Lloyd Wright's world famous
Imperial hotel, or at least its origin
al low, rambling structure, is now 36
years old. Radical for design in its
time, it became celebrated in the very
year it opened, 1923, when it was the
only building in Tokyo to survive the
great Kanto earthquake,one of the worst
in all history.
"The" front entrance and the lily
p :nd are well-known sights in Tokyo, so
we’ll keep them. The Peacock Banquet
Hall is a big money-maker, and we’ll
keep that too," said the Imperial's ex
ecutive director.
Pew are the "VI?" officials and high
ranking military of ^ccupati m days who
do not recall the hotel's tomblike halls
and maze of corridors. Wright himself
scorned the seven-story annex bui]t in
1954 and the 10 story addition opened
last year,"0h,no!" he exclaimed on see
ing plans of the latter.
(TV LADY CON'T FROM PAGE 1 )
A fine lady she was until someone
"done her wring" and went away from Adak
leaving her without even a name. The
Staff of AFRTS has decided that she must
have a name, for posterity's sake if no
thing else, and that no one is better
suited to decide that name than the tel
evision audience.
Not only will you be doing the fine
lady a fav >r by giving her a name, but
you can win yourself a prize by doing so
Rules and regulations concerning the
contest are on page 8. But first take a
look at your television screen and meet
"Gur “‘"andlady" in person.We think you'll
like her.
DRAFT CALLS 7000 FOR SEPTEMBER
WASHINGTON, D. C. (AFPS) The selective
Service system will call 7,000 men in
September for induction into the Army, in
response to a Defense Department request.
The September call duplicates the Aug .
call. The Navy, ^rine C >rps and Air
Force do not intend to place calls with
Selective Serv.ce during September.