Gill, Douglas 
19m 
May 24 
Part I 
After packing in a rush all morning and early afternoon, John, 
Sandy, - Marly drove me over to the airport. I had to buy my ticket 
there since the Travel Service was not open Sundays. After such 
complication, and picture taking, the plane left at 5:45. I sat next 
to a fellow Marlettan a Lamda Chi, and 4s it turned out a Puerto Rican. 
I was really bushed and slept part of the way. The plane landed in 
Pittsburgh around 4:50, and I waited for the next flight to leave 
around 5:10. I slept again before we landed in Harrisburg and again 
before Newark. I sat next to a 20-year old fellow who had been in the 
Navy for a year and quite talkative. Upon landing in Newark (5-10 
minutes early) I claimed my bags and them met Dad coming in. Mom 
i pipked us up on a circular drive. We did some talking about recent 
events. We saw Helen and Iva drive by on the turnpike in the opposite 
direction. I was tired and punchy and quite giddy. So I kept the family 
agitated during the evening. Later I called up Mrs. Zabrausky and still 
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later Irv. Black. Then I unpacked stuff that -I was to leave at the house. 
Then I hit the sack. 
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I got up at 7 and started to organize my stuff. While eating I felt 
uncomfortable and didn't finish. I said good-bye to Robbie and Chris and 
continued organizing my stuff. Finally at 8:50 we were ready so I said 
good-bye to Nanna and Poppa, and Dad. Mom drove me to Newark via the 
turnpike. We arrived 10 minutes early so 1 kissed Momgoody-bye and 
ran in with my thrse-Jaage-. — 1 wg^ tgSTa^e^to" get them checked so took 
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them aboard myself. I was tired and slept most of the way. At the 
