Armed Forces: Easter Greetings

"In the spirit of Easter Week," as he put it at his press conference last week, President Kennedy delivered holiday goodies to two of the most publicized PFCs in Army uniform. Announced the Commander in Chief: "I have asked the Army to cancel the trial of PFC Larry D. Chidester of Fort Lewis, Wash., and I've directed the Army to remit the balance of the sentence of PFC Bernis G. Owen at Fort Polk, La."

Of all the Army reservists who bellyached about being recalled to active duty last year, PFCs Owen and Chidester had two of the tenderest tummies....

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