| Dear Yuichi:
Thank you for the copy of the paper with the picture of you looking up
at the dome of the Capitol. It is a good photo. The Fulbright program
had produced more scholarships, up to that time, than I had realized.
It has been a very good program.
Regardless of what Joe Alexander had said, I agree with you about his
not being a diligent letter writer. His wife used to response to some
of the letters I had written him years ago. He has not replied to my last
two letters. Now I do not worry about it.
Yesterday I contacted Kelly Air Force Base in San Antonio to find out
the September flight schedule to Europe. The three flights are going to
Germany and not to England. The timing is not suitable for me. No flights
are scheduled for Japan this month; which is rather unusual. There are
two scheduled for Hawaii. It does not appear that Joe will be going to
Japan this month Via AF planes. However, the schedule could be changed
at any time. This is one of the things which make flying on Space Available
so uncertain. You cannot be sure if you will be going nor when you will
arrive at your intended destination. This is why Joe cannot tell you when
he will arrive there. I will go on commercial flights whenever I have
to make advance reservations ( hotel, meetings or etc. ) before I leave.
I would be glad to receive a copy of Mrs.Sasamoto's book about the POW
camps. It would be a welcom addition to my collection; even though I cannot
read it. I am enclosing some Zerox copies of photos of a camp at Kawasaki
for Mrs.Sasamoto. There are several which may be of a Kawasaki camp.
I have not received any correspondence from Norway since before you went
there.
This has been a rather disappointing year for me. Dental and medical appointments
have made it impossible to get overseas and have limited my domestic travels.
Staying home has not been very pleasant due to the extreme heat this past
month. Austin has had 18 days of 100 degrees or more. Air conditions are
On all the time. August has been the hottest month on record. Normally,
we may have only several days with 100 degrees. I would like to be in
England and Scotland now. Hopefully, our extremely hot weather is at an
end because it has been in the mid-ninty's for the past four days.
My best wishes to you and your wife.
Sincerely
Bob
Robert R. Martindale
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