From the Archives
Nearly 70 years after USS Indianapolis tragedy, survivor tells his tale
Just past midnight July 30, 1945, two torpedoes from a Japanese submarine struck the USS Indianapolis with almost 1,200 people aboard.
1960: Young athletes compete in Junior Olympics at Tachikawa Air Base, Japan
Seven sixth grade classes from the Tachikawa Air Base, Japan, Dependent Elementary School got together at the Tachikawa West Track Saturday, Oct. 22, 1960, for the Junior Olympics, their own version of the athletic classic.
City of Peace — Historic Kyoto, Tourists’, Photographers’ Paradise
Kyoto — the city of peace — is a haven for tourists and a paradise for photographers. The capital of Japan from 794 A.D. to 1868, Kyoto is dotted with 1,400 temples and shrines — almost a third of those in the entire nation.
Jet pilot ‘vanishes’ in crash on carrier
Aboard the USS Oriskany off Okinawa — The Navy Banshee slid into the groove blinking its wing lights as it dipped for a landing.
1 Marine killed, 41 hurt in fire
Typhoon Tip trigged a freak fire here Friday [Oct. 19, 1979] that killed a Marine and injured at least 41 other persons, according to Marine officials.
S. Korean teachers study the workings of an American school
A group of South Korean teachers spent most of Wednesday touring Seoul American Middle School in an effort to learn more about the American education system.
Kinnick working to improve by a few points
Heartbreak and disappointment ruled the day in the immediate aftermath. Just thinking about it seared like a raging forest fire in their bellies, hearts and minds through spring, summer, even through their DODDS Japan-championship football season.