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Uranus was in Gemini. The United States had always been at war when Uranus, erratic, unor- It was soldier time, no private rooms or tele; . good soldier had nothing to do with logy or p thodox planet of sudden action and surprise, was posted in Gemini. : phones. For me, being a or zodiacal signs. | wanted to be just another soldier, a trainee. | wanted to march and fight and get into excellent physical condition. Perhaps the only differ- ence between me and the other soldiers was that I kriew when the war would end. «+, Under the blazing sun at -Bheppard Field, in Wichita * Falls, T very little about it. Sgt. Walker would shout, “Keep the cadence, keep the : carbine clean, get in shape, keep your mind on what you're : doing.” With a voice that rivaled a ei booming, rolling drum he seem- ‘ed intent on making me the . : best soldier in the regiment. “Keep: your butt down. : Run — double time. Get’ over that obstacle course. Look’ at > what you' ‘re doing, not up at the ; stars.” I wondered at those refer- : ences to the stars, the sky. Sgt. Walker, barrel-chested, wry ; humor, a perpetual scowl, was : about as far from exas, 1 marched, “be-, yeame .a marksman with. a ;earbine, went through the rigors of basic’ training, think- -dng about astrology, but talking + that receiving astrological re- ports was common sense. After the war, he decorated De Wohl for his services, Franklin Roosevelt was more intensely involved in astrology, although I did not know it’at the time. . It would later be revealed that one of Roosevelt's chief advisors, aman named “Howe,” .was deeply engrossed in the study of astrology. Henry Wal- lace, who had been secretary of agriculture and vice president under Roosevelt, wrote in his diaries of concern over the P fs with a." would spent the rest of the war years locked up on concentra- tion camps. Hitler was con- vinced the planets had sabotag- ed him, I had been whisked from Texas to Ontario Army Air Force base, near Los Angeles. I had expected to be shipped overseas, but here I was ina virtual garden spot. I was a private, yet soon I was booked up, giving readings for the benefit of Air Force charities. And I no longer was Private Omarr. Iwasa corporal :' — and camp newspapers strology. Hitler’ was no friend of astrology, contrary to popular’ belief. His advisors, however, * were much dependent upon astrological guidance. Astrol- ogy was riding a wave of, acceptance in Germany. But that was to change with cea atic suddenness. +. Rudolph Hess, who was Hitler's fair-haired boy, utilized He was + Pluto from the Sun. ig finally was finish- { Trainin, : ed. With pressures offand most ‘of: us ready to ship out, the : sergeant called a farewell get- + together. “All stops are: out!” he ‘ bellowed. The Post Exchange : beer was flowing. “You sorry excuses for soldiers probably hated me. No response. “But what I drilled + and taught you and trained you - : and yelled and worked for will + probably save some of your +, lives.” The sergeant turned in my \ direction. He pointed his finger directly at me. I choked on a © swig of beer, Some of the ~ soldiers hit-me’on the back to help me regain my breath. The others were silent. : 1. stopped choking and Sergeant Walker, his forehead screwed in a frown, continued to point. Maybe I was going to be shot at dawn, “I want my horoscope.” Walker boomed. “Listen, O- marr. I've known about you. I studied your articles. Yes, I'm anastrology buff, but I couldn't let you know it. Imade a soldier out of you and that was my job. Now, I want a horoscope by Sydney Omarr.” The war ground on. Win- aston Churchill had commis: sioned an apparently via astrological counsel, that he was destined to bring peace between Great Britain and Germany. He flew to Scotland for that purpose, Hess was captured. The Hess flight enraged Hitler. The day of his toleration of astrology was finished. He would find room in his concen- tration camps for astrologers. Karl Krafft,- the statisti- cian and astrologer: who had been in favor, was to die while fh the Fourth Air Force were -running feature articles on the soldier-astrol- oger in their midst. I put on record that the war in Japan would come to an end in’ mid-August, 1945. In June, the publication, “Wings,” stated it in bold face print. I was on record as staving that Roosevelt would win a fourth term and dis in office. That had occurred. Now, atten- tion focused. on my end-of-the- war forecast. Two months to go. dune of 1945 — the Japanese showed no signs of surrendering. - Ahigh-ranking officer con- ferred with me. He said it was “public relations.” “What made you say Roosevelt would win and die in office?” I was reminded of earlier episodes with sportswriter Bill McGaw. No one, it seemed, would easily accept that plane- tary and numerical cycles en- Perhaps. the only difference. between “me” and the ‘other soldiers was that | knew when the war would end. imprisoned in a camp. William Wulff would survive to tell of his experiences in providing Nazi leaders with astrological anformation: abled me to make accurate predictions. “Ever since 1840,” I ex- plained, “the man elected Pres- ident during a Jupiter- Saturn ion fails to finish his astrology books came off the shelves. A a That occurs every 20 It. was elected their studies in secret. Those whose reported them again io in 1940 — a Jupiter-Sa- turn conjunction. Thus, I knew CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, June Zi, 1979. Cl Unique Duty for a Young Soldier DESPITE POPULAR BELIEF, Adolf Hitler was no friend of astrology, according to Omarr. The Nazi dictator’ 's advisors, x notably Rudolf Hess, “Tt will be full-time duty. Your rank will not be revealed. You will be with the Air Force and we will ‘loan’ you to Armed Forces Radio Service. Most of the soldiers, officers and civil- ian personnel, probably will want to know when they're going home.” The officer, conferring in my tent, was assigning me to use my astrology on a weekly radio program, to answer ques- tions by interpreting the birth data of persons who wrote to me. The program was an immediate suctess, drawing mail and inquiries throughout the South Pacific area. I was os sergeant, not in but. Hitler found room in his concentration camps for astrologers after Hess left Germany for he would continue to be elected until he died: in office.” “You were so sure?” The officer puffed on his pipe. We were .in the office of public relations at the Ontario base. “You see, sir," I responded, “not only was President Roose- velt elected during a Jupiter- Saturn conjunction — or a year becoming an Y officer, My own revealed I would “You mean when the Ja- panese are finished two months from now, in August, according _ to you?" “Yes. I stand by that prediction. But I also mean when I'm a civilian...” “You are free. But do me a personal favor. Let us keep my name off the record. Some | put on record that the war in Japan would come to an.end in mid-August, 1945, ‘ending in zero, 1940 — but he also was an Aquarian.” “What did that have to do with it?” “No president born under Aquarius ever left office alive,” I responded. “So, according to you, Roosevelt had a sort of double whammy on him?” The colonel stood, relit his pipe. “And also according to you the man elected 20 years from 1940-1960 — wilt die in office. And the man elected in 1980 would fail to survive his term or terms?” ‘The colone!’s tone was not hostile. But it was obvious he was grappling with logic. “That is the way itis —and _ there is more, much more, to astrology and the presidents and the war and history.” \ The .colone) was taking notes. . “Is this for some sort of record?” “Don't be concerned. You’- re getting so much attention that I wanted to see if maybe you had a gimmick...” “It is no gimmick, Colonel.” “I know that, now. Let's just say this was for my own information, to satisfy my per- sonal curiosity.” “Can I write about it when everything is over..?” Louis De Wohl, to tell ee British what the Third Reich leaders were being told by their astrologers, William Wulff and Karl Krafft. De Wohl had worked with Krafft and Wulff prior to. the war. He was familiar with their systems. Churchill was neutral to- wards the subject of astrology. He was interested and he felt within | 48 hours! 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I was to get “strange looks.” And my stay at the country club atmosphere of the Southern California base was to be terminated, I was headed for Okinawa and the most unique duty ever assigned a soldier i in the U.S. army. again be a civilian in ning months, making my tour of duty two-and-a-half years. I had not asked for it when I enlisted, a 17-year-old who wanted to be a good soldier, but here I was on special full-time duty as an astrologer. Listeners asked many questions about going home, but concern with love, money and health led the way, just as they had in civilisn life. The mail poured in, from soldiers, nurses — and all wanted love, wanted to know about the future, about financial security, about survival or health, I was a hit. Ironically, when I was a civilian again, the The mushroom cloud came, as predicated, in mid-August, 1945. Japan was to surrender. | was to get ‘strange looks.’ National Association of Broad- casters code denied me the op- portunity to conduct a similar program. T was to do much to topple that regulation, which stated that astrology was never to be presented in a serious light — and that the astrologer must be made to appear foolish. Next week in the third excerpt, a stern junior high school principal is among the first to take Sydney Omarr to task for his belief in astrology. Later, in Mexico City, he carries on a feud with artist Diegd Rivera. ’ Sooner or 401 Front St., Castlegar 365-3639 later you'll be sleeping on a waterbed. VanWinkle WATERBEDS 1694 Second Ave., East Trall 368-3630 For graduation‘or wedding . +. for the rest of your life!" An Invitation to Join the | Castlegar unflower Fest | PARADE! | Saturday, July 21st! Name of Entry ANYONE CAN ENTER! Just send this entry form in before July 1st! Addre: City Addre: Name of person in charge of entry. City Phone. 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