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D154060-5
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- 1968-04-27 (Creation)
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Surely this U.S. Army jeep is overloaded as several youngsters are stuffed onto and inside the vehicle in this April 27, 1968, photograph taken on behalf of the Tacoma-Pierce County Opportunity & Development, Inc. They are prospective campers on the shores of American Lake at Camp Murray, the National Guard facility. 3000 children ages 7-21 would be able to spend summer camp, free of charge, at Camp Murray during the summer of 1968. The O.D.I. would be in charge of the camp and recruitment would be made basically through its various Multi-Service centers. A four-hour open house would be held on June 2, 1968, wtih entertainment provided of sky diving teams, military bands, magicians, dancers and singers. (TNT 6-2-68, A-14)
Jeep automobiles; Children--Camp Murray;