Staff Sergeant Robert W. Crane, NCOIC of the Engineering Emergency Night Crew with Installations Squadron, will soon attend Husson College in Bangor for approximately six months under the Air Force's Operation Bootstrap Program (includes photograph). -- Second Lieutenant Robert E. Klippel is promoted to First Lieutenant; he is shown in a photograph in a promotion ceremony with First Lt. Thomas W. Aselton (photograph). -- Staff Sergeant Horatio Couture, team manager of Dow's rifle team, presents Lt. Col. James R. Wiley, Deputy Base Commander. with the first place trophy which the team captured in the recent Eighth Air Force small arms meet held at Schilling AFB, Kansas (photograph). -- Release of Capehart housing units at Dow gets a delay (Page 8).

"Dow Air Force Base took seven out of eleven awards as a result of the Seventh Semi-Annual Facilities Improvement Inspection," announced Colonel George W. R. Zethren, Wing Commander, at the Division Commander's Call held last Friday in the Base Service Club. Dow had the best BOQ, best airmen's dormitories, best visitors' quarters, best overall facilities, most improved airmen's dormitories, most improved visitors' quarters and the most improved overall facility. -- Named as the Family Services Program's Volunteer of the Month of May is Betty Curran (photograph included). -- Ann Mills contributes Officers Wives Club Notes, Margaret Johnson submits Nursery News.

Discussing plans for the reorganization of Dow under the new deputy commanders concept this week were left to right, Lt. Col. Robert C. Householder, Major Arthur Nikas, Lt. Col. James R. Curran, and Col. William G. Ivey all of Eighth Air Force except Col. Curran who is one of Dow's project officers for the reorganization. Col. Ivey, who is head of the assistant reorganization team, arrived at Dow with his crew Monday. The new setup is scheduled to be completed July l (includes photograph). -- Captain James R. Turpen has been assigned as Detachment Commander of the 75th Fighter Interceptor Squadron now arriving at Dow AFB (photograph). -- Recognition was recently given to A/ 2C Salvador Domingues, 4060th Installations Sq. when he was selected as squadron Airman of the Month for April. In addition to the plaque shown here being presented by 1st. Lt. Thomas W. Aselton, Sq. Commander, Airman Dominguez will receive a three day vacation at Dow Pines for himself and his family. The cabin fee will be paid out of the squadron fund (photograph). -- Lee Bemis and Everett Poll of Dow AFB pose with their soap box racer he intends to enter in tomorrow's state wide competition in Brewer. This is the 12th annual Bangor Daily News-Chevrolet Soap Box Derby and the winner in this contest will go to Akron to compete in the nation wide contest. A total of 375 boys are entered in the races (photograph).

Cover Story: The era of Capehart housing comes into being here on July 1 as nearly 200 Dowmen and their families move into the first increment of the 530-unit development. Applications are now being accepted at the Base Housing Office. In announcing the availability of the first units, Lt. Col. William A. Crawford, Base Commander, also outlined the procedure which will be used in assigning the quarters to eligible personnel. "Selections of personnel, officers and airmen, will be made on a rank and date of rank basis," Colonel Crawford said. All officers, warrant officers. NCOs and AlC with seven or more years service may apply." -- There is another Capehart story on page 11. -- Double Honors were recently awarded to the crew of Captain Herman Piner, 71st ARS. The crew was named Crew of the Month and at the same time upgraded to Combat Ready status. Crew members are (pictured left to right) Capt. Piner, AC, 1st. Lt. David T. Gruman, Pilot, 2nd Lt. Edward E. Reynolds, Navigator, TSgt. Robert P. Stuber, Engineer and TSgt. Harvey N. Rutherford, Boom operator (includes photograph). -- Ann Caroll, Nell Walker and Sue Jones, the three Presidential Candidates in the Officers' Wives' Club elections scheduled for June 7th during an election luncheon to be held at the Officers' Club. Installation of the new officers will take place on June 16th and offices will be held for a period of six months (includes photograph).

About 50,000 civilians visited Dow during the four-day Downeast Air Fair (many photographs). -- Dow Downeast Air Fair was the class "C" horse show held on base. Here Mrs. Gordon Briggs (L) an entrant in the show, talks informally with Senator Margaret Chase Smith, center, (R-Maine) and Colonel George W R. Zethren, Dow's Wing Commander. Even though the weather was poor with rain most of the day, many spectators remained until the closing events (included photograph. -- New Cessnas purchased this week by the SAC Aero Club at Dow finds Lt. Col. William A. Crawford, Base Commander, being checked out by the club president 1st Lt. Frank J. Almeter. In addition to the T-34 the Dow club purchased two new Cessna 172's and a Cessna 150, thus building their fleet up to an all time high of four aircraft (includes photograph). -- Mr. Cornelius Sullivan, President of Sullivan's Ford Sales in Bangor, presents four keys to Maj or Robert S. Fitzgerald, leader of the Air Force's precision flying team, The Thunderbirds. These keys fitted a Ford Thunderbird and three Galaxies loaned to the Thunderbirds for personal transportation during their stay at Dow. Looking on in the background are other members of the Thunderbirds (includes photograph).

The Thunderbirds, the official USAF supersonic precision flying team, announced as performing at Dow in a few days. -- Members of the Dow AFB Color Guard who will lead the Downeast Air Fair parade this coming Saturday in downtown Bangor. Left to right members are, A/ 10 Docite Michard, SSgt. Fredric Snowman, SSgt. George Snyder, and A/3C Robert Ortlieb. The parade will assemble on Broadway Boulevard and proceed down State Street hill, right to Post Office Square, left on Central Street, cross Hammond Street to Main Street, by the reviewing stand at, junction of Broad and Main Streets, continue up Main Street to disbanding area. The parade will be one of the features of the Dow Downeast Air Fair being held in conj unction with the Bangor's 125th birthday celebration (includes photograph). -- Pasting a decalon a bike after having taught a two-hour course on bicycle safety last Saturday is Robert A. Gagne of the Base Safety Office. Kids who took the course were left to right, John Blanchard, Frank Thrower, Donald Carigan, Robert Needham, Thomas Knowles, Steve Cook. Donald Donneau, and in the center is Terry Knowles. Some of the subjects covered during the course were bike ridng on city streets. bicycle safety hazards to look for and the importance of only one boy or girl to a bike. Before completion of the course the class had to maneuver a bicycle through an obstacle course and the bikes had to be inspected for sound steering devices and good brakes. Mr. Gagne announced that another course of this type would be held immediately after school was out (includes photograph).

Dow Air Force Base held an open house May 21-24; the public was able to visit exhibits and various aircraft around the base. -- Birth announcements for Dow personnel include a son to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McCumber, a daughter to Mr. & Mrs. Frederick Gross, a daughter to Mr. & Mrs. Donald Scolari, a daughter to Mr. & Mrs. Jacob Geiger, a daughter to Mr. & Mrs. Gerald King, and a son to Mr. & Mrs. John Krim. -- Trophy winners in the recently completed Officers Wives Club Bowling League. Pictured are Mrs. Julian Parker, Most Improved Bowler; Mrs. John Coleman, High Series; Mrs. George E. Calloway, High Average and Mrs. Lowell Corkey, High Individual Game. The OWC Bowling League will be re-formed next September at the start of the bowling season. New Dow officers wives who are interested in bowling in the league should contact Mrs. Herbert Haesecke, chairman, OWC Bowling League (includes photograph).

Featured: TSGT. Jospeh A. Mertes, Organizational Supply Supervisor 71st ARS recently was responsible for the re-enlistment of his entire section. All personnel assigned to Sgt. Mertes decided to try the AF for another six years. Those re-enlisting were (left to right) SS1.t. Robert Dube, A/2c Robert Acosta, TSgt. Joseph Mertes, A/le Charles Cole, and A/SC Charles Perkins. For his part in re-enlisting his shop, Sgt. Mertes received a letter of Commendation from 820th AD Commander General James W. Wilson (photograph included). -- Members of the Dow Track Team in training for the track season around New England. Team members are Robert Behr, R. C. Smith, Casiano Estrada, Graham Price, Alva Sebastian, Carl Frisby and Leonard Mack (photograph included). -- Bobby J. Setney contributes some news and gossip in a column called "Wing Ding."

Includes: An aerial photograph showing progress on the Capeheart housing project. -- Commendation medals were presented to six Dowmen by Col. George W. R. Zethren at ceremonies in Wing Headquarters. The officers and men, three from Air Base Group Headquarters Squadron and three from the 341st Air Refeuling Squadron are, left to right: MCgt. Edward V. Fitzpatrick, wing sergeant major; SSgt. William A. Williams, 341st ARS; Edward F. Bobrovicz, ABG; SSgt. Chester A. Cocha, 341st ARS; Maj. Michael J. McKenna, provost marshal; and Maj. Jim V. Alexander, 341st ARS commander (includes photograph). -- Marjorie Rogers contributes "Officers Wives Club Notes"

Pease Air Force Base with four entries took four wins out of the 10 categories in the Eighth Air Force's Central Division Talent Contest at Dow Saturday, a record tied only by Westover which also took four first place spots with 10 entries; Eighth Air Force had personnel from Pease, Westover, Plattsburgh, Loring. and Lockbourne (includes some amazing pictures). -- Dow's featherweight Tom Mathis and three other Air Force leather slingers will begin punching some of the best boxers in the nation for the right to represent the United States in the Pan-American Games.

Three elements of the team that brought Hall of Fame flying safety honors to the 4060th Air Refueling Wing for the third time are represented in this flight line inspection of a nose wheel. Left to right are Maj. Herbert L Haesecke, president of the wing standardization board; MSgt. Joseph W. Szarejko, engineer who flies with the 7lst ARS stanboard crew; and Capt. Lewis W. Stone of the wing safety office (includes photograph). -- Airman Third Class Roy E. Seymore, "A" Flight Oentral Security looks over the flight line pass of 1st Lt. Lynn Gleason, son of Lt. and Mrs. Glenn T. Gleason, 71st ARS. It's just the 7ist's way of reminding us that it's time to get those summer uniforms ready for the changeover in June. Optional Period of summer garb is May 15 through May 31. Mandatory period starts June 1. (includes photograph). -- Page Four features many photographs of the Installation Squadron's work on base; base personnel pictured are Patrick Herr, Cornelius P. Moe, Frank Southern, Robert J. Neville, Joseph Biscula, Francis Wood, Salvador Dominquez, Gary Dash, and Robert A. Feuer.

Includes: Dow Catholic Chaplain 1st Lt. William J. Campbell is shown flanked by the new and old officers in the Catholic Rosary society. The officers were installed during a meeting on April 3. The officers are left to right, Mrs. Rita Thrower, vice president, Mrs. Vera Viall, president, Mrs. Dot Grant, secretary-treasurer. Outgoing officers are left to right, Mrs. Marianne Zawadski, vice president, Mrs. Ursula O'Brian, secretary-treasurer and Mrs. Lorraine Curran, president (includes photograph). -- Dow's Wing Commander, presents Airman, second class Rufus L. Knowles, 4060th FMS with Maintenance Man of the Month Award for the month of March. Airman Knowles received a pen desk set and a certificate from the Commander (includes photograph). -- Four of the new station wagons recently received at the Dow motor pool are shown. These 1959 models will go to the Alert Forces at Dow and the ones in use now by the Alert Forces will be turned over to the motor pool for use as base taxis.

Adron Johnson, trainer and coach of the Dow AFB Judo Club received the group's all-round outstanding judoist award from Lt. Col. James R. Wiley. Presentation was made before the team which represented Dow at the Eighth Air Force tournament at McDill AFB, Florida. Pictured left to right, team members are: Harold King, James Shaw, Frank Hughes, Elmer Maddocks, Johnson, John Bryan, Jesse Turner and Donald Davis. Not shown, behind Johnson, is Harry Asato. -- Page Eleven gives us the newest Dow arrivals, babies born to Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hasenbank; Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Sullivan; Mr. and Mrs. Byron Huber, and about a dozen other Dow personnel. -- the New Central Furniture Co. at 138 State Street held a "hog wild sale" .. 17 inch televisions on sale at $93.13

Master Sergeant Jacob H. Spangler (picture included), 71st Air Refueling Squadron takes over the position of Non-Commissioned Officer in charge of Retention, Education and On-The-Job Training. -- Crew of the Month is crew T-92 (pictured: Thomas W. Walker, Ernest W. Hauger, Christopher Dotterweich, Jr., Edward J. Netemeyer, and William A. Schweyer). -- Brent Sheppard, Ernest W.H. Nichoff, and Ronald E. Jodon are congratulated by Lt.Col. Carl E. Rice for successfully completing CBR Disaster Control training. -- Viola Werlich contributes an article called "Your Family Services Officer."

A zebra derby (a line of men getting their "stripes"; promoted men include Raymond S. Barnes, Francis J. Hagan, Clarence Norton, William Farley, Thomas G. Sandage, and Hugh V. Pittman). -- The base held a Roarin' 20's Party, with Mimi Seim, Susie Darnold, and Kitty Jordan dressed as your protypical flapper. -- Sam M.Williams and Elmer W. Pemberton took top honors at the Maine State Winter (Shooting) League Match.

The 71st Air Refueling Squadron announces the upgrading of another crew to combat-ready status (annoucement includes a photograph of Joseph A. Colleran, Warren K. Stewart, Jr., John D. Preiss, James E. Simonds, and Joseph J. Assenza). -- Wing Commander, Colonel George W.R. Zethern and Major William William S. Knowles, Flying Safety Officer, are shown examining the Flying Safety trophy won by Dow for December 1958. -- An advertisement for Hinkley's Pharmarcy at 103 Center Street in Brewer shows us the smiling faces of nine staff members (M. Virgina Moro, Leslie M. Ohmart, Jr., Donald V. Pushor, John E. Burrill, Stewart Whittemore, Muriel Zoll, Gerry Clewley, Janice Garrity, and Barry Twitchell).