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Architects Said Blueprinting America's Atomic-Age Army By GLENN STACKHOUSE United Press Correspondent Tort Ord, Celif. (U.R; Amer ica'! atomic a 2 Army, a trim, fart-moving team with a mini mum of manpower and a maxi mum of firepower, is being blue printed here by an expert group of military architects with their yes on the future. These are the men of the U.S. Army's combat developments and experimentation center, commanded by Brig. Gen. Fred erick W. Gibb, one of the na tion's top military planners. Their job: to tear up the out dated texts of military tactics and write a new book on how the infantry must operate against the enemy in an atomic 'battle. Gibb, a soft-spoken, 48-year-old West Pointer, said today he will start next month with the first actual field tests of new tactics on the sprawling 191,000 acre Hunter Liggett military reservation south of here. Guinea Pig Troops Using the men of Tort Ord's 10th Regimental Combat Team as guinea pig troops, Gibb and his staff of about 100 military experts and civilian scientists will take their troops into the field for a series of mock-war exercises. "We propose to start the ex periments with platoon and company-sized units and . gradually work up to battalion, regiment and full division operations," Gibbs said. In the hills and canyon..? of Hunter Liggett they will skirm ish over and over with different types of unit organization, wea pons and techniques until they can decide which combination can fight, survive and win the war of atomic cannon and nu clear missiles. "These will be controlled field tests," Gibbs said. "You might view them as a huge lab-oratory-in-action." New Tactics The new tactics, the general explained, are being built around the so-called "pentana concept" which was recently an nounced by the Pentagon. It calls for whittled-down divisions .of five regiments each, with the maximum killing power per man and the nimble mobility of a guerilla band. This eliminates the old con cept of masses of men backed by masses of materiel with as short as possible supply lines. The new. Army will be made up of small,, self-sufficient groups which will rely chiefly on airplane or helicopter for mo bility. It will operate in a great ly expanded combat zone to achieve the dispersal necessary to hold down atomic casualties. . Each unit, be it platoon or division-sized, must be able to jump quickly to the attack from relatively far behind the front line in order to follow up an atomic blow at the enemy with an infantry mop-up. Then it must as quickly disperse again to keep from offering the enemy a concentrated target. Gibb said the new Army's equipment was being tailored also for quick transportation. Its heaviest vehicles and weapons must be capable of being trans ported by airplane or helicopter and dropped by parachute where they are needed. Present Equipment At present, the military plan ner said, the Army is working with a combination of old-style weapons, gunpowder artillery and the latest 280 millimeter atomic cannon and ground-to-ground missiles with atomic warheads. To whisk units from zone to zone, the Army is developing improved helicopters and light weight, high-speed tracked per sonnel carriers which can dou ble in brass as mobile artillery. Improved communications is another major factor which the Fort Ord group will test. The old jeep messenger and landline telephone are on their way out. In their, place is coming such innovations as airborne televi sion cameras capable of relaying back to infantry headquarters a TV picture of enemy troop con centrations and movements miles away. One thing is certain to be held over for the new Army, Gibb said. That is the old footsoldier's standby the foxhole. "The foxhole is here to stay," Gen. Gibb said. "It will be the most important protection the soldier has in nuclear battle." In fact, he said, the new Army is even coming up with an im provement. It is experimenting with various types of foxhole covers with a specially-treated cloth designed to protect the sol- ' dier from radiation and fall-out. rOH MEN OTTLT Christchurch, N. Z. (U.PJ The Antarctic is for men only, the United States ruled today. Dr. Laurence M. Gould, director of the U.S. International Geo physical Year program, said he has refused several applications from women journalists to visit geophysical year bases. THIEF STEALS DOOR Detroit (U.R) Charles Tri miew, 33, heard a noise at his side door and went to investi gate but found the door gone. He told police Sunday he saw a man running down the alley with the door but was unable to catch him. Salem, Ore., is the Pacific northwest's largest fruit and vegetable canning center with upwards of five million cases per year. Monday, January 14. 1957 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE FIVE Two Jackson County Schools Receive Standard Ratings The Griffin Creek school and the Applegate school have re ceived standard ratings from the state department of education as a result of a recent evaluation, according to Cliff Mekvold, county school superintendent. A rating of standard indicates that the school and community have developed a program of education and supplied proper buildings and materials, meeting all requirements of the state board of education. Frequent Examinations A school is not declared stand ard for any definite-period of time but will be re-examined from time to time in light of changing standards arid condi tions, it was explained. If the official appraisal shows serious weaknesses in facilities, organi zation, instruction, or adminis tration of a school, opportunity is given to the district to cor rect the condition before any change is made in the status of the school. Few schools in Jackson county have achieved a fully standard JOHNNY APPLESEED Anaheim, Calif. (U.R) Bonnie Fields, an elementary school teacher, must appear in court today on a charge of throwing trash on a city street. A pupil brought her an apple which she ate as she drove home. She threw the core out the window and was arrested. rating. Mekvold said. A school must be either standard, stand ard with advice, or condition ally standard in order to receive state basic school support. Other Ratings He pointed out that a school rated standard with advice has met to the extent of the poten tial of the district at the time of the survey, but certain ulti- Upholstery Class Af Rogue River Planned for Adults Rogue River A planning ses sion for an upholstery class for adults will be held Saturday, January 26, from 1 to 3 p.m. in the Foots Creek Community hall, located just to the rear-of the Foots Creek store. This class is being sponsored by the adult education division of the state department of edu cation in cooperation with Rogue River school district No. 35. Mrs. Mae Frye of the vocational de partment In Eugene will be the instructor.- The classes will be held on five consecutive days, from 3 to 9 p.m. each day, and the fee will be approximately T.75. Those interested In this class should call the high school, JU 2-3J08 or GR 8-5131, accord ing to John B. Harr, superin tendent of Rogue River schools. Adult classes in tailoring and cake decorating will be offered in February if enough interest is indicated. These classes will be held in the Rogue River Civic club building and the instructor will be Mrs. Orma Farnham. The fee for these classes will be approximately $7.00, depend ing upon the number enrolled. Those interested in these classes should call the high school. SMOKE-FILLED POOLROOMS Staeton, Calif. (U.R) The city no longer will be run from a pool table. The City Council, which has been meeting for a year around a pool table in tem porary quarters at the fire house, has leased facilities for city offices. mate adjustments are necessary to meet all the requirements for unqualified standardization. A school so rated holds the legal status of a fully standard school provided the school continues to make an effort with advice from the state department of education to secure further need ed improvement. 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