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t 1 ft 1 DEWiine Impresses Newcomer As Giant Three-Layer Umbrella Point Barrow, VUaska (U.R) The first description of the DEWiine (Distant Early Warn ing) gives a newcomer to these "classified" parts the impression of a giant, three-layered umbrella one designed to protect an entire continent against the deadly rain of an enemy attack. The DEWiine, top layer of the umbrella, is actually a string of radar sites stretching across the top of North America. Its pur pose to pick up any approach ing planes, alert squadrons of Jet Interceptors scattered about the Arctic wastelands and issue a warning throughout North America if the approaching air craft should prove to be an enemy force. Four-Six Hour Warning For example, the site here could issue a four-to-six-hour warning to Seattle should the occasion arise. Medford United Press Full Leased Wire Ml Tribune United Press Full Leased Wire Second Section MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 1956 Paget 1-10 There are no known defense installations, such as guided mis siles or anti-aircraft batteries, at DEWiine sites, thus the stem or strong point of the umbrella is made up by the air arm. Ladd Air Force Base at Fair banks, one of the closest mil itary camps to Point Barrow, has eight jet fighters described by the Air Force as "loaded for bear" on a 24-hour-a-day alert and ready to scramble at any time. These planes, F-89D "Scorpions," can cover th ap proximate 500 air-miles from Ladd to Barrow in less than 45 minutes, thus intercepting the enemy over practically worth less and uninhabited territory. Two Remaining Layers Should an enemy force work its way undetected through the DEWiine, although seemingly impossible, it would still have to reckon with the two remain ing layers of the umbrella, the mid - Canada line, stretching across the country at approx imately the Prince Ruppert level, and the Pine Tree line, CONSCIENCE MAY WAVER Hartford, Conn. (U.R The State Treasurer's office has re ceived 10 cents from an anony mous motorist who got too much change at a toll station. The driver wrote, "I have a real con science when it comes to a dime. But as far as a million dollars is concerned none of us knows." running nearly along the Can-adian-U.S. border. The east and west coastlines are also dotted with radar sta tions although the sites are not as numerous as those on the cross-continent lines. The coasts are protected chiefly by radar carrying ships and planes patrol ling the offshore waters oi a 24-hour-a-day basis. 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Hohensee planned to fly to the convention with 30,000 MacAr thur buttons Monday and again Tuesday, but he saifi he cancelled plane reservations both times for two reasons: 1. No convention tickets. 2. Things look blacker and blacker for his man's chances. Hohensee said he made reser vations with the Republican Na tional committee several months ago for 10 convention tickets and three rooms for MacArthur headquarters. "Now they say they can't find the reservation," he said. "What is going on is open for conjecture." Troop Transport Crash Kills Three Palm Beach Air Force Base, Fla. (U.R) Three crewmen were killed and three critically injured Tuesday night when -a lumbering 7124 troop transport crashed and burned while at tempting an emergency landing. Air Force officials were not certain how three of the mem bers survived the crash, but said their escape was "almost mir aculous." Apparently they were hurled free of the four-engine plane when it smashed into a field, then rushed to a hospital by an unidentified civilian, one official said. Two of the other bodies were recovered from the smouldering wreckage and a third was found in a field near the crash scene. Identities of the dead and injured crewmen were withheld pending notification of next of kin. - The Air Force said the Globe master, which can carry 200 fully-equipped troops, was on a rou tine training mission when the crash occurred. The plane was attached to the 1740th Air Trans port squadron at this south Flor ida base. Reynolds Talks Asked To Resume Washington (U.R) The Fed eral Mediation service has call ed for resumption of wage nego tiations Thursday in the 22-day old Reynolds Metals Co. strike. Clyde Mills, assistant federal mediation director, sent tele grams Tuesday night to repre sentatives of the company and the striking United Steelworkers summoning them to a meeting here Tuesday afternoon. About 9,000 workers at nine of the company's aluminum plants have been on strike since Aug. 1 over wage contract de mands. Negotiations broke of here a week ago Monday when union negotiators were reported to have turned down an offer sim ilar to the wage contract agree ment reached earlier with the Aluminum Company of Ameri ca. -The Alcoa contract calls for 46-cent hourly wage hikes and fringe benefits combined over a three year period. & 2 tt leaves you TTTv mirnpff "VOUKA 80 Proof. Dtst from grain. Stt. Pierre Smirnoff FIs. (Div. of Heubleln), Hartford. Conn, U.SJL 15 GOP Women Jam Talks Info Half-Hour Convention Hall, San Fran cisco U.R) Fifteen women spoke in 30 minutes a record, according to some males at the Republican National conven tion's gay, colorful ladies' day. The feminine orators, top leaders in government and poli tics, outnumbered their counter parts at past Republican conven tions but they still managed to jam their oratory into a bare half hour. 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