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moved from the Presidio of San Francisco to Salt Lake. The move was
made because of fear of Japanese bombings. The Army paid clerical
and administrative jobs on a national pay scale, which was higher than
prevailed in Salt Lake. We heard they were paying $105.00 a month to
clerk-typists. At my urging, Jean applied and passed their test. Stan La-
kin thought she was foolish to pass up the bank job; I thought it foolish
to take it. Fortunately, Jean accepted my judgment and began working
at Fort Douglas. I was hoping to get into a graduate school in the fall but
wondered if that was realistic in view of war.
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