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- In this installment of "Defense report," Joe Butler and Tony Gaston report on American military operaions. Butler discusses a new initiative by the Army, Navy, and Air Force, in conjunction with the Munitions Board and the Department of Commerce, to highlight procurement policies and other information about how companies can do business with the Armed Services. Gaston discusses "Operation Bulldozer," a push to create 60,000 new housing units on military bases around the United States which is expected to alleviate overcrowding for thousands of military families. Other stories include a look at a new electric clock which records the transmission time and station identification of outgoing communications, a new parachute design for high speed aircraft, and promotion examinations aimed at identifying candidates for non-commissioned officer positions.
- Date Issued:
- 1949-09-20T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Bill Myers talks about his career at REO Motor Car Company/Diamond-Reo Trucks, Inc., in Lansing, MI, from 1963 to 1975. Myers discusses his youth and early jobs before coming to REO, and describes how officers from the Detroit Arsenal would come to the plant to talk about military vehicle specifications during the war years. Meyers also talks about how he was recruited, with other REO employees to go to the Capital Area Transportation Authority (CATA), Lansing's transit system, as REO declined. He comments on legendary REO manger Clare Loudenslager’s style at REO and later at CATA and says that REO was a great place to work. The interviewer is Shirley Bradley. Recorded as part of the commemoration of REO Motor Car Company’s 100th Anniversary.
- Date Issued:
- 2004-06-24T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- In this installment of "Defense report," Joe Butler and Tony Gaston report on American military operaions. Butler discusses a new initiative by the Army, Navy, and Air Force, in conjunction with the Munitions Board and the Department of Commerce, to highlight procurement policies and other information about how companies can do business with the Armed Services. Gaston discusses "Operation Bulldozer," a push to create 60,000 new housing units on military bases around the United States which is expected to alleviate overcrowding for thousands of military families. Other stories include a look at a new electric clock which records the transmission time and station identification of outgoing communications, a new parachute design for high speed aircraft, and promotion examinations aimed at identifying candidates for non-commissioned officer positions.
- Date Issued:
- 1949-09-20T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Bill Myers talks about his career at REO Motor Car Company/Diamond-Reo Trucks, Inc., in Lansing, MI, from 1963 to 1975. Myers discusses his youth and early jobs before coming to REO, and describes how officers from the Detroit Arsenal would come to the plant to talk about military vehicle specifications during the war years. Meyers also talks about how he was recruited, with other REO employees to go to the Capital Area Transportation Authority (CATA), Lansing's transit system, as REO declined. He comments on legendary REO manger Clare Loudenslager’s style at REO and later at CATA and says that REO was a great place to work. The interviewer is Shirley Bradley. Recorded as part of the commemoration of REO Motor Car Company’s 100th Anniversary.
- Date Issued:
- 2004-06-24T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection