Who Was Really to Blame for Pearl Harbor Today
NEA Service review interviews with key figures from the Pearl Harbor disaster reveal lingering questions about missed warnings and responsibility. Adm. Kimmel and Gen. Short faced blame, while Adm. Stark and Lt. Tyler recall how signals were handled and why crucial alerts were not acted on.
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Pearl Harbor
U. S
George C. Marshall
Army
Harold R. Stark
Naval Operations
Leonard T. Gerow
Army Asst
Husband E. Kimmel
Pacific
Mershall
NEA
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Henry L. Stimson
Frank Knox
Navy
Cordell Hull
Walter C. Short
Kimmel
Groton
Conn
Washington
Tokyo
Adm
Stark
Williamsport
Dons open season with 63 34 win sets 1,000 record
San Francisco Dons beat Chico State 63 34 to begin the season for their 56th straight victory setting an all time college record. Coach Phil Woolpert’s squad shows dominance as Bill Russell and K C Jones sit out Olympic duty.
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San Francisco
Dons
Chico State
Phil Woolpert
Peru
Neb
Bill Russell
K. C. Jones
Chico
California
Oregon State
West Virginia
George Washington
Brigham Young
Beavers
Wyoming
Virginia Military
Wake Forest
Big Ten
Delaware
Michigan
Iowa State
Michigan State
Vanderbilt
Minnesota
Western Michigan
Northwestern
Butler
Ohio State
Purdue
Evansville
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Gophers and Vanderbilt Open 1956-57 Cage Season
Minnesota meets Vanderbilt in Williams Arena to start the basketball campaign laced with optimism as coach Ozzie Cowles eyes depth and height upgrades. Other local colleges schedule varied openers including Gustavus Adolphus, Macalester, St Olaf, and St Thomas as Moorhead Teachers tops Manitoba and Macalester falls to Wisconsin Milwaukee.
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Minnesota
Vanderbilt
Williams Arena
Ozzie Cowles
Gophers
Gustavus Adolphus
Gus Young
D. L. Smith
Owen Wallin
Gus
Dayton
Macalester
Beloit
St. Cloud
St. Thomas
Duluth
Stout
St. Olaf
St. John’s
Mankato
St. Mary's
Carleton
Augsburg
Moorhead
University of Manitoba
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Scots
Scott Nizel
Alumni Beat Gophers 5-2 in Hockey Showdown
Minnesota hosts fell 5-2 as alumni packsters clicked late in the third period, though Mike Pearson scored twice unassisted at 2:36 and 2:58 after the graduates led 3-0. Johnny Mayasich had a middle stanza goal with two assists, with a pedigreed supporting cast including Bergseng Mere dith Johnson Campbell Yackel and Dougherty.
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Minneapolis
Minnesota
Gophers
Mike Pearson
Pearson
Johnny Mayasich
Refugees from Hungary Prompt U S Refugee Quota Review
Thousands of Hungarians flee to Austria amid Soviet terror. About 1,000 refugees arrived in the United States, with another 1,000 visas issued in Austria. President Eisenhower named Tracy S. Voorhees to coordinate refugee admissions and study boosting the quota. The Refugees Relief Act, expiring this month, planned 209,000 total admissions with 35,000 to West Germany or Austria. remaining visas are scarce.
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Austria
United States
Eisenhower
Tracy S. Voorhees
Army
Voorhees
White House
Free World
West Germany
Hagerty
Congress
Sugar Bowl teams to be announced for 1957 game
New Orleans officials of the New Orleans Mid Winter Sports association announced they would reveal the teams for the Sugar Bowl football game today. The event is the annual clash sponsored by the association and marks the season’s premier post season contest.
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New Orleans
Bridge by Oswald Jacob Delays and strong plays in New Orleans
Oswald Jacob explains how in the national tournament opener in New Orleans trust and party exchanges shape many hands. The example shows West leading the jack of hearts and declarer attempting a spade finesse after winning in dummy. West counters with the king.
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Oswald Jacob
NEA
New Orleans
West
Declarer
Bridge Strategy: Parry Diamond Thrust to Secure Game
The article analyzes a bridge defense and declarer play. It argues South should lead diamonds, East must cover, and West reopens a diamond attack. Declarer counters by playing the queen from the dummy forcing East to win with the ace, then defers diamonds to win the game by knocking out the clubs and keeping a diamond stopper.
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South
East
Declarer
West
Bo Trump
Dodgers Win Pennant With Hundred Victories In 1941
It All Depends New York reports the Brooklyn Dodgers clinched the National League pennant with 100 wins in 1941 and finished second the following season with 104 wins.
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New York
Brooklyn Dodgers
Usem Represents Chevrolet Dealers at Minneapolis Meeting
E G Usem of Usem Chevrolet Co. spoke for this district at a Chevrolet Dealer Planning Committee session in Minneapolis. The panel coordinates retail selling conditions and the nationwide merchandising program across 47 zones and 10 regional setups with nearly 500 districts.
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Usem
Usem Chevrolet Co
Minneapolis
Chevrolet
Fickbohm Joins Flannery Agency as Farm Sales Associate
Roy Fickbohm joins Flannery Agency Real Estate as farm sales associate after leaving Park Motors. He has been farming 320 acres south of Austin while Don Wedge of Wedge Nursery flew to Cleveland to address Plant Propagators Society events and return for Minnesota nurserymen sessions in St. Paul. New York Life Insurance Co. will pay over 100 million dollars in total dividends to policy owners in 1957, per C. K. Maudsley, St. Paul general manager, with 96.1 million for individual life and annuity owners.
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Roy Fickbohm
Flannery Agency
Park Motors
Fickbohm
Austin
Don Wedge
Wedge Nursery
Cleveland
Plant Propagators Society
Albert Lea
St. Paul
Minnesota
New York Life Insurance Co
C. K. Maudsley
Maudsley
Court House
Austin Daily Herald
Paul Kimball, Jr
Baudler & Baudler
Middle East Tensions Rise Over Syria and Egypt Crisis
Western powers monitor Egypt and Syria as Britain and Turkey discuss preventing a Soviet seizure of influence. Turkey seeks automatic NATO aid if conflict erupts around Syria while Iraq leads Arab nations toward a united front. U N inspectors report no unusual Syrian or Israeli military buildup.
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Egypt
Middle East
London
Syria
Turkey
Ethem Menderes
Britain
NATO
Soviet Union
Baghdad
Iraq
Lebanon
Saudi Arabia
Sudan
Libya
United States
Jordan
Damascus
Nuri Said
Faisal
Said
U. N
New York
U. N. Truce Supervision
France
Israel
Thorn lists campaign expenses in Arkansas AG bid
Little Rock candidate Harve Thorn reports total campaign spending of 1500 dollars. He cites a 500 dollar expense described as payment for moochers in a formal statement.
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Little Rock, Ark
Harve Thorn
Little Rock
Thorn
Defense Research Drives Military Progress Across Projects
Clifford C. Furnas outlines a broad defense research program with about 8,000 active projects and a $5.2 million current spend. The effort covers missiles, electronics, metals, foods preservation, clothing, combat psychology, and satellite planning for a 1968 launch.
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Clifford C. Furnas
Albert Marshall
Red Wing
Republican Eagle
America
Furnas
Elkton to vote on $235000 school bond for new wing
Independent Consolidated School Dist. 69 Elkton schedules a December 19 bond election to finance a six classroom addition and expanded departments. A 8 p.m. meeting December 17 at the high school tours the plan while polls run 2 to 9 p.m. in the cafeteria.
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Independent Consolidated School Dist
Elkton
Citizens Committee
Louis Lundgren
Haarstick-Lundgren & Associates
Verdie L. Ellingson
Dexter
Dist. 98
Brookings Building Destroyed in Blaze
Fire started while a tractor gasoline tank was welded at Krieg Implement Co. and destroyed a Brookings business building valued at $100,000. Harold's Plumbing Co., DeKalb Corn Store, and offices of Farm Home Administration, soil conservation, and agricultural marketing headquarters were also burned. Volga and Aurora firefighters aided Brookings units, aided by a favorable wind, preventing spread to a nearby bowling alley and filling station.
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Brookings
Krieg Implement Co
Harold's Plumbing Co
DeKalb Corn
Farm Home Administration
Soil Conservation
Agricultural Marketing Headquarters
Volga
Aurora
Brookings Department
Two Iowans Die in Grinnell Area Crash
A car carrying two Des Moines residents from Montezuma ran off Highway 6 west of Grinnell around 1 am. George S. Tucker 35 was killed, Mary E. Filer about 22 died at a hospital, and Elvin L. Jobe 23 was injured with a broken leg and cuts. A trucker helped extinguish the blaze.
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Grinnell
Iowa
Des Moines
Montezuma
George S. Tucker
Highway 6
Mary E. Filer
Elvin L. Jobe
Jasper County
Ed Scoville
North Island Model Carrier Collides With Traffic Signal
A six foot model aircraft carrier named North Island mounted on a trailer collided with a traffic signal pole while being towed by Marion E. Jenkins, a 36 year old sailor. The carrier sustained no damage.
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San Diego
Calif
North Island
Marion E. Jenkins
Two Air Force pilots killed in Lauderdale jet crash
In Lauderdale Mississippi a jet training plane crashed after the pilot swerved to miss Lauderdale High School. Capt William T Davis of Mobile Alabama and 1st Lt Thad R Miller of Cedar Rapids Iowa were killed. Principal Rubern Knight witnessed the jet streak in from the east and divert toward the school before going down in a nearby wooded area. The school lists 130 students.
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Rubern Knight
The
Lauderdale High School
Knight
Limit on Congressional Investigations Sought in Court Case
John T. Watkins of Rockford Illinois appeals his contempt of Congress conviction arguing that a committee may not seek exposure of individuals without a legislative purpose. He testified before the House Committee on Un-American Activities in 1954 about past associates and cooperation with Communists. The case centers on whether exposure for its own sake violates separation of powers and the appellate court's ruling was reinstated after reversal.
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John T. Watkins
Rockford, Il
Watkins
United Automobile Workers Union
House Committee On Un-American Activities
Farm Equipment Workers Union
Condition of Injured Boys Still Serious
Two Grand Meadow youths injured in a Nov 4 auto crash near Wykoff remain in serious condition at St. Marys Hospital Rochester. Alan Durhman, unconscious earlier, can respond to requests but cannot speak. Kenneth Rieken remains unconscious and critical.
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Grand Meadow
St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester
Alan Durhman
Alan
Kenneth Rieken
Wykoff
Rochester Hospital
U.N. considers Hungary relief mission amid isolation row
U N secretary general Hammarskjold offered to lead a relief mission to Hungary as Hungary and its ally partners insist the matter is internal. Three observers Gunnderson Lal and Lleras work in New York but lack direct observation for a report. Syria accuses Britain France and Israel of massing arms in Palestine while Cosgrave warns Arab states against Soviet ties.
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VU. N
Hammarskjold
U.N
Hun
Gary
U. N
Oscar Gunderson
Norway
Arthur 8. Lal
India
Alberto Lleras
Colombia
Syria
Farid Zeineddine
Britain
France
Israel
Palestine
Liam Cosgrave
Kremlin
Natchitoches Claims Oldest Town Status in Purchase Lore
Natchitoches Louisiana, recognized as the oldest town within the Louisiana Purchase territory, holds a historic position cited in regional history and preservation contexts.
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Natchitoches, la
Louisiana Purchase
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