The Mail-Journal, Volume 4, Number 44, Milford, Kosciusko County, 7 December 1966 — Page 8
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Capt. Larry D. Nicolai Gets Viet Nam Cross Os Gallantry
MACV ADV TM 4. QUANG TRI, VIET NAM — Army Capt. Larry D. Nicolai, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry R. Nicolai, of 701 S. Main St., Syracuse, was recent!'- pres?nted the Vietnamese Cross of Galantry with Silver Star.
Captain Nicolai, who has been in Viet Nam since February, earned the cross of gallantry for heroism displayed while advising Vietnamese regional forces during hostile action against the Viet Cong. Assigned to advisory team four of the United States military assistance command, Viet Nam, the captain is stationed at Quang Tri, which is approximately 25 miles from the North Viet Nam border, as operations and training advisor to the Vietnamese forces. In this position, Captain Nicolai is responsible for planning and requesting air strikes in Quang Tri Province against known or suspected Viet Cong locations. Quang Tri is the most nortnern province in the Republic of Viet Nam. The captain also assists the Vietnamese m requesting helicopters for trooplifts, resupply of troops in the field, and emergency medical evacuation of wounded. Since arriving in Viet Nam. Captain Nicolai also received the Combat Infantryman Badge (CIB», for participation m ground combat oper- j ations against the Viet Cong. To be eligible for award of the CIB. an American advisor must be assigned to an ARVN unit for a period of at least 30 days, whose pri- j mary mission is to conduct offensive j or defensive operations against hos- j tile forces. Captain Nicolai attended Syracuse high school prior to enter mg Purdue , university from which he graduated in 1961 with a bachelor of science , degree. He entered the army in February 1962 Captain Nicolai's wife. Gloria, lives at 3826 Euclid Ave., Lawton, Okla. rs itfiw WANTADS j I I I MFAtTACTIM/ |
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Wednesday, December 7, 1966
LARRY D. NICOLAI •rvwnrwmwoi*! r»w»vt m crrovwv** * onxwrrvwrvww CHRISTMAS PARTY DECEMBER 12 ON COUNTY FAIR GROUNDS A Christmas party will be held | Monday. Dec. 12. in th? Shrine I I building on the county fair grounds. : Warsaw, with a carry-in supper, i Ham. turkey and coffee will be furnished by the club. Captain G. Howard Palomaki of I the Salvation Army will be the ■ speaker and will furnish the enter- | • tainment for the evening. There i will be a gift exchange. All members are urged to attend | as there will be an election of officers for 1967. Each member is asked to bring ; a new member if possible as the i 1967 goal is set for 300 members. | The club is using new member- i ship cards and a new Constitution i and By-Laws and the club plans to | incorporate soon. They also will be ; working on some new projects. All persons attending are asked ! to bring their own table service. I Fast Growing The Kosciusko county senior cit- | izens organization is a fast growing . organization and it needs the sup- ■ port and membership of all Kosci- • usko county senior citizens to grow i and prosper and be a real benefit to nir country. For further information contact, | Oren S. Bumworth, president of the Kosciusko County Senior Citizens, i Warsaw.
AROUND TJW QOT ■ ,—J The joint news conference in Indianapolis last Thursday by House speaker-elect of the general assembly Dr. Otis Bowen < R-Bremen > and John Coppes ‘R-Nappanee 1 had an aside that many area residents might have missed. The joint conference was a “harmony" meeting after Dr. Bowen | refused to give Coppes chairmanship of the powerful Ways and Means committee, a post he held twice before. Coppes refused merely a seat on , the committee; instead he took chairmanship of the Affairs of Lake committee. He is also a member of the Indiana Budget committee. Coppes has carried on a running feud with his neighbor. Dr. Bowen, since 1963. and his failure to support Dr. Bowen for the speakership resulted in his losing the chairmanship of the Ways and Means committee. | • Coppes said. “My entire legislative career has all been fiscal and 1 want to look at other things. I want to know more about state government." A reporter at the meeting asked Coppes if he wanted to know more about state government so he could be a candidate for governor. "I might." he answered. Coppes has long had a desire to sit in the governor's chair at Indianapolis. a fact many who know John personally realize. He might make it yet. • « • Already making plans for a twoweek trip in the Mexican sun are five area men. They are Si Hire, Ray Yoder. Ernie Miller. E. W. Frau- 1 higcr and Clyde Weaver. j In at least one case the little ( Mrs. has not been told. They plan to leave February 11, flying from ‘ O’Hare near Chicago to Mexico , City, then a day later taking a prop plane to Acapulco. Three of them have already been there.
One member of the party, Si Hire, has not told his travel-mates as yet, but he plans to sneak away from the group to visit Guatemala City in the Yucatan Peninsula. “I’ve always wanted to go there,” he said, “and now's my chance.” « * ♦ Dick Atz of Ligonier, salesman for Brammer Furniture, had a bad day Friday. After 19 years as a near-chain smoker, he decided to give up the evil habit. Friday was his first day. At noon he had decided to give it all up and go out and buy some cigarettes. He did manage until nightfall, but how he is doing today, we don’t know. He saw the item in this column about cigarette manufacturers putting vitamin A in filter tips to ward off cancer, and said. “This might be my answer.” • * * Noted: The clean up in the area just west of the new ball park. Trash has been cleared and the ground leveled. Ball park improvement has become infectious. • • • If you get FORD TIMES, look on page 7of the December issue. There is a charming article titled “Visit Indiana's Birthplace”, a story about the river town of Corydon. Indiana's first capitol. It’s an excellent little piece by Joe Creason. with paintings by Sue Chapman. C. S. Myers. Milford, can get you a copy. • • • Syracuse stores are reporting a big Christmas business boom already. Business during the past week end was high, and they expect more to come. Factory payroll checks are at an all-time high, and Christmas club checks that went out recently from area banks were at an all-time high. The credit-card plan adopted recently. supported by local retailers, has also had its impact on local business. • * • Disappointments are inevitable if vou have ambition or hope. • • • A petition circulated in Syracuse high school died of its own lack (rs volition. The petition asked that no varsity cheerleader be given special privileges. A student body spokesman said. “Once the complete facts were known about the case, the petition died.” • ♦ • Casey Kroh. son of Jim and Sarah Kroh, returned to school Monday after suffering a fractured leg (both bones' in the second team game between the Jackets and New Paris. He will be in a cast for three months, taking him out of play the rest of this season. »♦ * Martin Levernier is slowed down
but not sidelined by the fall through a trap door on November 14. In the accident he dislocated his right shoulder. * * * The Syracuse Lake Property Owners' Association during the past week received a report from the state indicating that in tests taken last July 21 in Syracuse Lake, the bacteria count exceeded that for normal healthful conditions. Tests were made at several points in the lake. At one spot the bacteria count was alarmingly high. Whatever happened to the move for a conservancy district, anyway? Syracuse Rotarians voted unanimously at their Monday meeting to hold meetings Tuesday noons, beginning Tuesday, Jan. 10, 1967. The sentiment for the Tuesday meeting date was greater than at first suspected. • • • County auditor Noble C. Blocker had a farmer come to his office with two sets of fox ears this week, for which he was to receive $6 bounty. Blocker said the fox bounty fund had been depleted and the farmer will have to wait until next February for his $6. • * ♦ The carry-in dinner at the court house in Warsaw Friday, Dec. 30, for retiring and incoming county officers will not be bi-partisan. It was learned this week the court house ruling hierarchy failed to invite the incoming and outgoing sheriffs, both Democrats. eASYdoeST! ' UMVHI > I Bathroom Beauty This is the time of year when a homemaker’s fancy turns to the way her house looks. Is it ready for a winter of indoors-living? Quite often the bathroom is not. Rust stains, plaster spots, and loosened tiles make even the chicest bathroom look aged and ugly. The services of a professional bathroom beautician are not required, however. Here are some simple first aid tips to restore this room to its former good looks. There are many products on the market to remove rust stains from tile and most times these will do the job handsomely. But for stickier problems you might want to try something more un-usual-kerosene. No elbow grease required; even the most persistent stains succumb to a two-hour soak in kerosene. Then just wash with soap and hot water. For stained marble, work in powdered marble with a brush. Most tile, marble and granite surfaces should be cleaned only with soap and water, reserving the use of nrld abrasive for problem stains. Don’t let water remain on tiles, as it may loosen them.
!| ft . E. 1 V ' - Jr RECENT GRADUATE—Judith Ellen Stucky, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Stucky, 15 North Shore Dr.. Syracuse, has been awarded the silver wings of an American Airlines stewardess after completing training at American’s Stewardess college at Fort Worth, Tex. She has been assigned to flight duty out of Chicago. Judith, born in Goshen, is a graduate of Syracuse high school. She also attended Ball State university as a physical education major. She is 5’ 5" tall, with brown hair and hazel eyes. From Viet Ham - Do You Care? The following was taken from the American Legion auxiliary magazine for December 1966. “I am a soldier stationed in Viet Nam. currently assigned to the 25th Infantry Division. I would like to ask you to help us fight this war. A number of men in my unit seldom get mail from home. Their morale is very low, and they are beginning to wonder about whether anyone cares if they are over here or not. They are beginning to think they have been stuck here in this steaming hellhole and forgotten about I know this cannot be possible, but some of these men are in need of your moral support. I would like to ask you to take a few minutes of your time, sit down, and write them and let them know how much they are needed. I know there are plenty of you who would like to find out more about this war. how it is bei ing fought, and the thoughts (rs the I men that are fighting it. Believe i me, there are men in this unit who would be only too glad to discuss this, given the chance. Won’t you give them a chance?’ "If there are some of you who would like to write, just mail your letters to : any soldier. Co E, 725th Maint Bn, 25th Inf Div APO San Francisco, 96225. SP-5 Michael L. Blevins Co Chi, Viet Nam
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4-H Pair Win ’66 Honors
• I Mai Bobb Among Indiana's delegation to the 45th National 4-H Club Congress will be two Jackson County 4-H'ers. They have been named state winners in their 1966 projects by the Cooperative Extension Service and will travel to Chicago to stay at the Hilton Hotel Nov. 27 - Dec. 1. The winners are Olga Otte, 17, Cortland, and Max Bobb, 19, Seymour. Miss Otte was winner in the health program sponsored by Eli Lilly and Company. Active in 4 H work for seven years, she gave more than 60 demonstrations and lectures on topics such as physical fitness, assembling a first aid kit for the home, and ‘ 'alth habits. She also
i I •• X \ : I -X < ! ✓ j Olga OHa wrote a series of 17 health and safety newspaper articles. Bobb, a freshman at Purdue University, was tops in the tractor program sponsored by American Oil Foundation. An expert driver, winning county, district and state meets, Bobb was his club’s tractor project leader. He also had an award-winning tractor maintenance program. This is Bobb’s 10th year of 4 H work. He was twice elected club president. Miss Otte will be eligible for a SSOO scholarship to be awarded to six national health program winners, and Bobb has a chance for one of 12 SSOO scholarships in the tractor division. Sixteen hundred state winners from all 50 states will attend the congress.