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Lieutenant ArthuriHSULLIVAN, USN departed' liAVCOMMSTA Saturday,..42 January. 1963,
for. an assignment’ of. temporary zdJiixib»». l which.:niado him. the envy bfievkry.
single man here: Escort for a USO Shew* LT S'O .LT'/AIT was-selectad:jf,or the assign
ment by the Alaskan Command and will serve as the ‘ ‘ .
two months*,- Some of the initial .envy may be mlsp
the troupe•LT •CULLIVAN has been assigned to oxcart consists of-a table Tennis Ex
’ hibition Term. whose itinerary takes them tc the. most rugged and isolated 'Ibtfatiom
in' the' ’Alaskan .Commando Mush! - ' * ■ *- ■ *' y-g;
3 the Escort Officer for approximately
misplaced though, since we hear that
And still another departure: Lieutenant ’Junior Grade-Edward A* BLEVINS, USNytKo
former .NAVC01MSTA Operations Officer, said goodbye to his many, “friends here .befor]
boarding the piano, on the 16th’ of- January bound for duty at'the Pacific Missile.
Range>. Point ‘Mugn,-California* Li out onr-nt 'Junior Grade .Karl C* KINGSBURY has
assumed'the; duties of Operations Officer*' V
Odds--'and ends.:. - Everyone knows'that advancing age is- usually accompanied-by
occasional lapses of meribryl That’s why a certain HAVCOMMSTA Chief is the object
'of many good natured jibes those days* It seems that the CPO involved was riding
serenely, along in the COKWiSTA' Bus to Naval Station the other evening, when he
remembered something that shattered his ccmpesuro'* Ho Called excitedly to the
driver, "Stop the bis• I've ’got to 'get- offo”‘ What made this individual's actions
so remarkable? He. is "known to be completely Ira".axed" during the entire trip and
usually manages to "rest his eyes" enroutov The driver was puzzled, but managed *
to stop the bus within- a short distance* The certain CPO rushed forward to get
off - ignoring the questions and puzzled expressions 'of the rest of the passen
gsr'S-*-' just dn time to hail the Marine Security Patrol'approaching-from the op
posite "direction and obtain a lift back to:HAVCOMMSTA• The bus resumed its jour- ^
n6y ami'dmuch speculation from those remaining aboard*. ' v. - ' • 1 r
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.What's the mat,ter, Bill, did you forget your-.car.?, We were jonly joking-about i...
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Speaking of advancing age, theref s arVothor Senior Chief Petty Officer/here at
NAVCOMMSTA that*s reputed to be “the oldest Chief '-petty Officer on active duty"
'and .he is affectionately referred jco as "Pop” 6r; "Dad”, yet he persists in telling
everyone'he is only in his late twenties and the lines in-his brow are only Caused
by; v/orfy and’ hard'work,", Further * ho1 s convinced many of the young lads-who work
for *him that among the popular singers of today,' his absolute • favorite .is Fabian#
‘Get 'serious, pop*;'- - ' J'r\
New Newsmans .William-.HEMDRIXSON, Yeoman First;Class in the Administrative Office,
has graciously volunteered to.gather the happenings at NAVCOMMSTA into this column,
’•'Radio City Jtews** for the Ada k,,Sun, in the .future. From now on* if something
interesting happens tor you or to one of your shipmates, -report it to Bill
He.n.ds'ixson in .the Administrativr Office, Extension 142 or 49,..DEFCRE NOON on .
FRIDAY,
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