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YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, Japan — Base residents are looking to form a Marine Corps League Detachment aboard Yokosuka Naval Base.

Any active duty, retired or former Marine or Fleet Marine Force corpsman interested in joining as a charter member should call Stace Nelson at DSN 243-3969 or e-mail him at SVN1967@yahoo.com.

The Marine Corps League, organized in June 1923, is one of the earliest established veterans organizations

Okinawa power outage scheduled

CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — A power outage affecting most of Camp Foster and the Plaza Housing areas is scheduled for Saturday.

According to a Marine Corps announcement, the outage, planned for an upgrade to electrical service, will be from 6:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

The affected areas will be Sada, Chatan, Kishaba housing areas, Awase Golf Course, Kishaba Towers, Fort Buckner, schools on Camp Foster and most buildings in the 5600, 5700, 5800 and 5900 series.

Call Camp Foster Camp Services at DSN 645-7317 for information on other areas affected.

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